El Gouna: Orange Bay Yacht Cruise with Private Transfers
Sail to Orange Bay from El Gouna with a private hotel transfer, two guided reef snorkel stops, an open buffet lunch on board and two unhurried hours on the island's white-sand beach — water sports and national park fees included.
Overview
Some holidays need one day with nothing to organise. This is that day: a private air-conditioned car collects you at your El Gouna hotel — no bus circling other resorts — and drives you straight down the coast to Hurghada's marina, where the yacht and a crew who handle everything are already waiting.
The yacht anchors off Orange Bay and a small ferryboat runs you ashore. For two hours the island sets the pace: white sand underfoot, shallow turquoise water in every direction, and nowhere you need to be. Then the day tilts gently into the sea — at the first reef your guide leads you out over coral gardens busy with fish, and somewhere between one slow breath and the next, the time simply goes.
Orange Bay sits inside the Giftun Islands' protected marine area, which is why the water looks the way it does — and why a day here does something a hotel beach can't. Real rest isn't just stopping; it's being somewhere that asks nothing of you. Out here the buffet lunch appears on deck, the drinks stay topped up, and your only decision is beach or water.
By late afternoon a second reef and a turn on the banana boat and towed sofa have shaken loose whatever the beach didn't, and your driver is waiting at the marina to take you — and no one else — back to El Gouna. You come home salt-skinned and unhurried, carrying the rare feeling of a day that spent itself exactly as it should.
Highlights
- Skip the tour-bus loop — a private air-conditioned car runs door-to-door between your El Gouna hotel and the marina
- Spend two unhurried hours on Orange Bay's white-sand beach in the Giftun Islands' protected waters
- Snorkel two coral reefs with a guide — equipment and life jackets included
- Eat an open buffet lunch on deck with fresh fruit, soft drinks, tea and coffee kept coming
- Ride the banana boat and towed sofa — both water sports already in the price
- National park and government fees included — no cash surprises at the pier
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from your hotel in El Gouna
- Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- Group yacht cruise
- Visit to Orange Bay Island
- 1.5–2 hours on the beach
- Snorkeling guide
- 2 snorkeling stops
- Snorkeling equipment (life jacket, mask and fins)
- Unlimited mineral water, soft and hot drinks
- Open buffet lunch and fresh fruits
- National park fees
- Government fees
- Toilets and fresh-water showers on board
Not included
- Beach towels
- Introductory dive (bookable as an extra)
- Photos and videos purchased on the day from the boat's photo service
- Gratuities (optional)
- Anything not listed under Includes
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- Know before you go
- Children who swim confidently can snorkel, but must be accompanied by an adult in the water at all times
- Bring swimwear (worn under your clothes), a towel, sunscreen and a hat; a small amount of cash is useful for extras
- Photos and videos offered on board are sold by the boat's photo company — purchases and any follow-up are handled directly with the photographer
- The sea is usually calm, but if you are sensitive to motion, take seasickness medication before sailing
- Pregnant travellers should check with us before booking
- Banana boat and sofa rides are temporarily unavailable.