From Safaga: Dolphin Watching Cruise with Lunch & Drinks
A laid-back sail from a working harbour town to open water where the dolphins run.
Overview
Your morning opens with a relaxed pickup from your Safaga hotel and a short air-conditioned drive down to the harbour. Safaga is a low-key working port rather than a resort strip, so the day has an unhurried, local feel from the moment you step aboard and the crew eases the boat out into a broad, calm bay.
As the coast slips away, the skipper sets a course for Dolphin House, an open patch of the Red Sea where wild spinner dolphins often gather to ride the bow wave and turn through the swell. The crew keeps a respectful distance, and when the pod seems calm and curious you can lower yourself gently into the water for a rare, quiet encounter on their terms.
The rest of the day drifts by across two coral reef stops, where a mask and fins reveal the Red Sea in full colour — shoals of parrotfish, flashes of angelfish and the occasional turtle gliding beneath the hull. In between, you stretch out on deck for a generous buffet lunch, with cold drinks kept coming and nothing on the agenda but sun and salt water.
The boat carries everything you need — snorkelling gear, shaded seating and a crew who look after confident swimmers and nervous first-timers with equal care. Non-swimmers are welcome to enjoy it all from the deck, life jackets are on hand, and with free cancellation and reserve-now-pay-later, the only thing to pack is a towel before your afternoon ride back to Safaga.
Highlights
- Head out from the easygoing harbour town of Safaga for a full, unhurried day on the open Red Sea.
- Cruise to Dolphin House, where wild spinner dolphins turn up on the great majority of trips.
- Enter the water to snorkel near the pod when they're calm and willing — always at a respectful distance.
- Snorkel two different coral reefs full of parrotfish, angelfish and other Red Sea marine life.
- Tuck into a generous buffet lunch with unlimited drinks, served on deck.
- Unwind on a roomy, shaded boat with gear, guides and life jackets all provided.
Included
- Round-trip air-conditioned hotel transfers in Safaga
- Boat cruise to Dolphin House and two coral reef sites
- Professional snorkelling guides
- Full snorkelling gear (mask, fins, life jacket)
- Freshly cooked buffet lunch with seasonal fruit
- Unlimited soft drinks, water, tea and coffee
- Onboard shower, toilet and shaded deck
- All taxes and service charges
Not included
- Towels — please bring your own
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- What to bring
- Swimwear, a towel and plenty of sunscreen
- Sunglasses and a light layer for the deck
- An underwater camera if you have one
- About the dolphins
- These are wild spinner dolphins, seen on around 90–95% of trips and never guaranteed
- The crew keeps a respectful distance and never pursues the pod
- Confident swimmers may enter the water with a guide when the dolphins are settled
- Life jackets are provided and non-swimmers are welcome to stay on deck