Snorkelling in Hurghada is rarely sold as a product of its own. It arrives inside something else — a boat tour, a charter, an island day — which is good news for the price and bad news for planning, because the thing that decides your day is not the mask but the stop schedule. Every trip on this page hands you the gear; what differs is how many times the engine stops.
How much does snorkelling cost in Hurghada?
Nothing extra, on any of these trips. Snorkelling equipment is listed among the inclusions of the dolphin-spotting trip, the Orange Bay half day, the Dolphin House trip, Serenity’s Orange Bay day, the ‘Thunder VIP’ charter and the ‘Mirage Pool’ yacht. What you are paying for is the boat: €100 to €160 per boat on the tours, €240 or €540 per boat on the charters.
Which trip gives you the most time in the water?
Two of them are built around stopping rather than arriving. Bullet’s dolphin run puts two snorkelling stops into the same route as 45 to 90 minutes of dolphin searching, from €160 per boat. The ‘Mirage Pool’ day carries a private snorkelling guide from 09:00 to 16:30 for up to fourteen guests at €540 per boat, which is the only trip here where the guide is named specifically as a private snorkelling guide. The island days spend more of their hours on the beach than on the reef.
| Trip | Per boat | Gear | Guide in the water | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin spotting, Bullet | from €160 | included | skipper/guide aboard | not published; 45–90 min of searching + 2 snorkel stops |
| Orange Bay half day, Bullet | from €100 | included | skipper/guide aboard | up to 5 h |
| Dolphin House, Serenity | €150 | included | guide included | 4 h |
| Orange Bay, Serenity | from €160 | included | guide included | 4 h |
| ‘Thunder VIP’, Egyptboats | €240 | included | — | 4 h |
| ‘Mirage Pool’, Egyptboats | €540 | included | private snorkelling guide | 09:00–16:30 |
Life jackets are named on three of the four boat tours, and the snorkelling stops are optional on all of them — you can spend the whole day on deck.
What should you bring?
Sunscreen, a hat, a towel and a dry bag on every one of these boats — the speedboats are open, fast and wet. Water and food on the two Bullet trips, where soft drinks, fruit, snacks and lunch are all excluded. On the Egyptboats charters, snacks and drinks are included and the yacht adds lunch and fruit, so the only thing left to carry is cash: island entry there is €10 per adult and €5 per child.
Is snorkelling the same as a try dive?
No, and the price gap is smaller than people expect. A try dive puts you under the surface with an instructor and a tank: €45 at Diving Star for two dives to a maximum of 7 metres from age 10, €48 at Dive Academy Red Sea with equipment and lunch, €50 at Gagoblue with German-speaking instructors. If your day on a snorkel makes you want the next step, that step costs about the same as a share of a boat.
Common questions
Do I need to be a strong swimmer?
Life jackets are named in the inclusions of both Bullet trips and of the Serenity Orange Bay trip; on the Serenity trip to Dolphin House they are not named — we confirm that before booking. The snorkelling stops are optional on all of them. The operators do not set a swimming test; comfort in open water with a jacket is the practical bar.
Can children snorkel?
None of the boat operators publishes a minimum age, so we do not state one. Children pay the reduced island entry of €5 on the Egyptboats charters. For a specific age, ask us and we will get the operator’s answer in writing.
Is a guide in the water included?
Serenity includes a guide on both of its trips and Egyptboats includes a private snorkelling guide on the yacht. On the Bullet trips the skipper doubles as the guide, and on ‘Thunder VIP’ the gear is provided without a dedicated snorkelling guide named on the page.
Updated 3 September 2026. Prices, durations, age limits and inclusions are taken from the operators’ cards.
