From Safaga: Semi-Submarine, Private Quad Safari & Hurghada City Tour

Overview

You came to the Red Sea for the water. Stay a week and you'll notice the rest of it - a desert that starts where the hotels stop, and a town that was a fishing village long before the first resort went up. This is the day you stop choosing between them.

The semi-submarine takes you down behind panoramic glass, close enough to the reef that the fish hold their formation an arm's length away while you stay completely dry. When it surfaces you get about forty minutes in the water yourself, mask on, if you want them closer. Later the desert does the opposite: you take your own quad, the guide sets the pace, and for the next stretch there is nothing to think about except the line you're riding and the dust hanging behind the machine in front of you.

Between the two, the day slows down. Sweet tea at a Bedouin village, a short camel ride, and then Hurghada itself - the Al-Mina Mosque, the old Coptic church, the boatyards and the harbour where the town still works for a living. It's the part most visitors never see, and it's the part that turns a coastline into a place.

Everything is arranged around you - pickup, transfers, guides and entrance fees - and because the three outings run at their own times, a driver comes back for you between each one. Set the whole day aside. What you take home won't be one photograph; it'll be the day you found out how much was hiding behind the beach.

Highlights

• ✦Watch the reef from inside a glass-walled semi-submarine - no diving, no wetsuit, completely dry
• ✦Ride your own quad into the desert behind Hurghada, with a guide setting the pace
• ✦Drink sweet tea at a Bedouin village and take a short camel ride
• ✦Step inside Al-Mina Mosque and Hurghada's old Coptic church
• ✦Walk the fishing harbour, the boatyards and the New Marina where the town still works
• ✦About 40 minutes in the water with mask and fins, if you want the fish closer

Included

• ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off in Safaga, Soma Bay and nearby areas
• ✓All transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle
• ✓Semi-submarine reef cruise with panoramic windows
• ✓About 40 minutes of snorkelling, with mask and fins provided
• ✓Quad bike with helmet and a full safety briefing
• ✓Professional desert instructor and city guide
• ✓Visit to a Bedouin village with traditional tea
• ✓Short camel ride
• ✓Guided Hurghada city tour: fishing harbour, New Marina, Al-Mina Mosque and the Coptic church
• ✓All entrance fees
• ✓A soft drink and bottled mineral water

Not included

• −Bedouin scarf and protective goggles for the quad ride - add at checkout
• −Photos and video from the quad ride (sold on site by the operator)
• −Gratuities (optional)
• −Personal expenses and souvenirs

Good to know

• iChild price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
• iHow the day works
• iThis booking covers three separate outings - the quad safari, the semi-submarine and the city tour - and they do not run back to back. Each one has its own pickup, and you return to your hotel in between. Plan on the full day rather than a single short block. Your first pickup is at 09:00.
• iQuad bike - age and health rules
• iRiders must be 15 or older to drive their own quad.
• iChildren aged 5 to 15 may ride as a passenger on a double quad.
• iChildren under 5 and pregnant guests cannot take part in the quad ride.
• iThe combined weight limit on a double quad is 170 kg.
• iNo driving licence is required.
• iIf you have a serious health condition, please check with your doctor first.
• iWhat to bring
• iSunglasses and sunscreen
• iA camera
• iSwimwear and a towel
• iClosed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dusty
• iA scarf for your face during the quad ride (available to add at checkout)
• iGood to know
• iYou stay dry inside the semi-submarine - no swimming ability is needed for that part.
• iFree cancellation up to 12 hours before your first pickup.
• iPickup times shift slightly with your hotel location; you will be given your exact time on confirmation.