A day of two dives in Sharm el-Sheikh costs €70–100 per person and eight hours is the standard length of it. Two centres quote in dollars ($70 and $95) and one in pounds (£70); the Zodiac shark day stands apart at €155. The cheapest way in is a shore day, because walking into the water carries no boat fee.
Prices checked in September 2026
- €70–100per person for a day of two dives
- 8 hthe standard boat day; the shore day is six
- €7–10 a daymarine park and jetty fees that headline prices leave out
Most of the bill is decided by one fork: whether you walk into the water from the beach or take a boat out. The rest is decided by the fees that the headline price leaves off — the jetty, the marine park and, at some centres, the tax.
Shore or boat?#
A shore day at The Wave costs €70 and carries no boat fee at all, because you walk into the water from El Kheima Beach. A boat day gets you to Ras Mohammed and the Straits of Tiran, but it brings the jetty, the fuel and the park gate with it — that is where the €10 a day and the park fee come from. Sea College and Reef Oasis let you pick either format at the same headline price.
- Hadaba and Ras Um Sid
- the headland south of Naama Bay where four of these centres sit; El Maya and El Kheima are its beaches and the shore dives are entered there.
- Nabq
- the strip at the northern end of the resort, the base of Mr. Diver and Aquarius — the opposite end of town from Hadaba, so the pickup time is not the same.
- Ras Mohammed
- the national park at the southern tip of Sinai and the destination of the Cinderella boat day. Its park fee is a state charge, not the centre's.
What is actually in the price?#
Nearly every centre includes the guide, a 12-litre tank and weights. After that they diverge:
- Hotel transfers are included by Sea College, Aqua Sharm, Dolphin, The Wave, Reef Oasis, Story Divers and Aquarius, and Mr. Diver includes transport in the package.
- Lunch is included on full days at Sea College and Reef Oasis and by Mr. Diver, sold at €13/day by Story Divers and at €10/day by Aqua Sharm.
- Nitrox is free at Story Divers (32 %, for certified divers), included at Mr. Diver, Camel and Reef Oasis (Eanx for certified divers), and an extra everywhere else.
- Equipment rental is almost always separate: $25 a day at Mr. Diver, £30 a day at Aquarius.
Never breathed underwater — where do you start?#
The entry point is Nemo's PADI Discover Scuba Diving — theory, a confined-water session and one open-water dive, about four hours, €100 for the session (the club's list price is €110).
The full certification is Anar's PADI Open Water Diver course at €380, with theory and an exam, pool work and four dives to 18 metres; the student manual and the certification itself are billed on top. Anar teaches in Russian, English, Turkish and Italian.
A week rather than days?#
Camel Dive Club in Naama Bay sells the trip as a block: seven nights in a double or twin room, three days of guided diving, free nitrox and airport transfers from €559 per person, with lunch on board at €10 and equipment rental extra.
Important
If you plan to dive more than three days, compare that against a per-day rate multiplied out — and remember to multiply the boat and park fees too.