Safaga: Beginner-Friendly Scuba Diving Day Trip — Two Red Sea Reefs & Lunch
Out of Safaga, onto a yacht, under the Red Sea — a first dive you'll retell for years.
Overview
Safaga has salt in its blood — a working Red Sea port that windsurfers and divers quietly rate among Egypt's best coasts. Your day starts with an included hotel pickup and a coastal drive to the marina, where a fully equipped dive yacht is fuelled for two reefs.
First-timers are the heroes here. After a relaxed briefing your instructor takes you down on a guided intro dive of about twenty minutes — within touch the whole time — over coral that looks lit from inside. Two separate reefs mean two different underwater worlds in one day, and snorkelers can float above every one of them.
Between the two sites the crew opens the buffet: fresh, generous, and backed by unlimited soft drinks and hot drinks. Eat, dry off, watch the water — then descend again.
Licensed divers can skip the intro format and take two guided 30–40-minute dives with their certification card. Everyone gets the on-board shower, the slow cruise back, and the drive home to Safaga before evening. Cancellation is free; you can reserve now and pay on arrival.
Highlights
- Two guided intro dives over two different reefs — no licence, no stress.
- Full-day Red Sea yacht trip with pickup from Safaga included.
- A certified-diver programme with two 30–40-minute dives is available.
- Fresh buffet lunch plus unlimited soft and hot drinks on board.
- Snorkel both reef stops if you would rather stay at the surface.
- Wetsuits, tanks, masks and all other equipment come with the trip.
Included
- Round-trip hotel transfers from Safaga.
- Full-day Red Sea yacht trip visiting two reefs.
- Two beginner dives under an instructor's direct care.
- Two-dive guided plan for certified divers.
- Dive tanks, suits, masks, fins — all included.
- Snorkeling at both reef anchorages.
- Hot buffet lunch served on deck.
- Unlimited soft and hot drinks all day.
- On-board shower and toilet.
- Professional dive team and boat crew.
Not included
- Marine-park/tourist tax of €5 (or £5/$5/250 EGP) per person, paid on the boat.
- Underwater photo & video service (see add-ons).
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- Not suitable for
- Mothers-to-be.
- Anyone with cardiovascular, blood-pressure or lung conditions.
- What to bring
- Swimwear and a towel, plus dry clothes for after.
- Sun hat, sunglasses and cream — the deck gets bright.
- Passport or a copy, used as your booking ID.
- Know before you go
- 12 is the minimum age to dive — younger children are welcome as snorkelers.
- The beginner format needs no certification; card-carrying divers book the certified plan.
- Expect a 5 €/£/$ (or 250 EGP) per-person park tax, paid on the boat.