Makadi Bay: Sea Lion Submarine Trip with Snorkeling
See the Makadi Bay reef twice in one trip — first through the windows of a submarine-style boat, then mask-first in the water above it. No diving needed; a Red Sea adventure the whole family can share.
Overview
You've admired the Red Sea from the beach; today you slip beneath it. Aboard the Sea Lion — a submarine-style vessel with windows set below the waterline — Makadi Bay opens a door that usually belongs only to divers: no licence, no lessons, no experience required.
Down in the viewing hull, the surface world goes quiet. Light angles through the blue and the reef assembles around you — coral in ochre and violet, shoals of fish turning as one. Faces press to the glass; no one checks a phone. Then you surface, pull on a mask, and you're in the water yourself, floating above the very coral you just watched from below.
This is the rare trip that leaves no one on the jetty. The grandparent who won't dive, the child too small for a tank, the friend who never learned to swim — each meets the reef today in the way that suits them. The Red Sea stops being a postcard you shoot from dry land and becomes somewhere you have actually been.
You'll climb back on deck with salt drying on your skin and a cold drink in your hand, already deciding which fish to describe first. Two hours ago the reef was a rumour under the waves; now it's a place you've seen with your own eyes — and the sea will never look quite so closed to you again.
Highlights
- Board the Sea Lion, a submarine-style vessel with windows below the waterline
- Watch the coral reef and its fish from a dry seat — no swimming required
- Slip into the water with mask and snorkel to float directly above the reef
- Sip a cold drink on deck as Makadi Bay's calm coast slides by
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off across the Makadi Bay area
- An easy two hours that suits families, non-divers and small children
Included
- Air-conditioned hotel pickup and drop-off (Makadi Bay area)
- Submarine-style reef-viewing cruise
- Snorkeling stop with mask, snorkel and fins
- Soft drink and bottled water on board
Not included
- Lunch and additional food
- Gratuities (optional)
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- Snorkeling is optional — prefer to stay dry? Enjoy the whole reef from inside the submarine.
- Two departures daily: a morning slot at 09:00 and an afternoon slot at 13:00.
- Wheelchair users
- Swimwear
- Towel and a change of clothes
- Comfortable shoes
- Sunscreen and a hat