Hurghada: Orange Island with Lunch, Scuba Diving, and Parasailing
Snorkel, try a guided intro-dive, and soar on a parasailing flight over the Red Sea on this full-day Orange Island trip from Hurghada, with beach time and a buffet lunch served on board.
Overview
Some trips make you choose — reef or beach, depth or height. This one refuses to. You board at Hurghada marina with the whole menu ahead of you: two hours of white sand on Orange Island, two living coral reefs, your first breaths underwater, and the Red Sea glittering far below your parasail — with a chance of dolphins riding alongside on the way out.
The water is where the day slows down. At the reef you slide in with mask and fins and the surface world thins to a murmur; then your instructor walks you through a few minutes of practice, and suddenly you are breathing below the surface — eye level with butterflyfish, close enough to watch a reef go about its morning. No licence, no course. Just you, a patient professional, and water clear enough to forget it is there.
Nobody forgets their first breath underwater — it is one of those small thresholds you cross once and carry forever. This day is built to collect them: first dive, first flight over open water, harnessed beneath the parachute at 30–40 metres with the islands laid out beneath you like a map of where you have just been.
Back on deck there is a fresh buffet lunch with hot and soft drinks, then a slow sundeck cruise toward the marina while the salt dries on your skin. You came out for a beach day; you go home with two new firsts — and a much harder time answering "what was the best part?"
Highlights
- Take your first breaths underwater on a guided intro-dive — no experience needed.
- Soar 30–40 metres above the Red Sea on a parasailing flight.
- Snorkel two living coral reefs in Giftun Island National Park.
- Unwind for around two hours on Orange Island's white-sand beach.
- Enjoy an open buffet lunch with soft and hot drinks served on board.
- Round-trip hotel pickup and all snorkeling and diving equipment included.
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hurghada
- Professional guide and snorkeling/diving instructor
- Boat cruise to Orange and Giftun Islands
- Around 2 hours on Orange Island beach
- Two snorkeling stops
- One beginner intro-dive
- Parasailing flight (around 7–10 minutes)
- Snorkeling and diving equipment
- Buffet lunch on board
- Hot and soft drinks, mineral water
- Breakfast sandwiches
- Fresh showers and onboard bathrooms
- National Park and Orange Island entry fees
Not included
- Pick-up and drop-off from Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh, and El Gouna (available as a paid add-on)
- Pick-up and drop-off from Safaga and Soma Bay (available as a paid add-on)
- Private transfer upgrade (available as an optional add-on)
- Onboard photos and videos
- Gratuities and personal expenses
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- Swimwear and a towel
- Reef-safe sunscreen and sunglasses
- Camera
- Parasailing depends on wind conditions and can occasionally be cancelled for safety; our team will arrange the fairest solution on the day.
- Parasailing is subject to the operator's weight and age limits, confirmed on the day.
- The intro-dive is not suitable during pregnancy or with serious heart, lung, or ear conditions — let us know at booking if you are unsure.
- No swimming skills are needed for parasailing; basic comfort in the water is recommended for the intro-dive.