Marsa Alam: Snorkel with Sea Turtles Marsa Mubarak
Sail out from Port Ghalib to Marsa Mubarak, one of the Red Sea's most reliable spots for wild green turtles, and drop in for two guided snorkel stops over living coral. Buffet lunch on board, all your gear, and hotel transfers included — an easy 8-hour day in the water.
Overview
You came to the Red Sea for a morning like this. The boat pushes off from the marina, the coastline slips away behind you, and somewhere under the turquoise ahead a sea turtle is already gliding over the reef — unhurried, ancient, waiting for you to get in.
At Marsa Mubarak you slide off the back of the boat and the surface world goes quiet. Below you the reef opens into a wall of colour — parrotfish grazing the coral, shoals turning together like a single mind, and then the slow, dinner-plate shadow of a green turtle rising to breathe beside you. Two guided snorkel stops give you time to stop counting the minutes and simply float, weightless, in water so clear the seabed looks close enough to touch.
Marsa Mubarak is one of the last bays on this coast where turtles and their seagrass meadows still thrive undisturbed — a pocket of the Red Sea that behaves the way the whole sea once did. Sharing the water with a wild turtle here is less a photo opportunity than a quiet reminder that you are a guest in a world that was doing perfectly well before you arrived. Most people surface calmer than they went in.
Back on deck a buffet lunch is waiting, the sun dries the salt on your skin, and the boat drifts you to a shallow sandbank where the water turns the colour of glass. Everything else — hotel pickup and drop-off, all your gear, an unhurried pace — is already handled; all you bring is a swimsuit. You will step back onto the shore carrying the particular, unshakeable calm that only a long day in open water leaves behind — the kind that outlasts the tan.
Highlights
- Snorkel two guided stops at Marsa Mubarak, a sheltered bay known for wild green turtles
- Float over living coral reefs alive with parrotfish, shoals and the occasional ray
- Drift to a shallow sandbank where the water turns clear as glass
- Refuel with a buffet lunch on board, plus fresh fruit and drinks all day
- All snorkel gear, life vests and a friendly guide included — no experience needed
- Door-to-door hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off at Marsa Alam
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- Marsa Mubarak visit
- Boat trip
- Snorkeling guide
- 2 snorkeling stops
- Snorkeling equipment
- Buffet lunch
- Fresh seasonal fruits
- Soft and hot drinks all day
- Unlimited mineral water
- First aid medical box
- Life vests
- Fresh water shower access
Not included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Underwater photos (optional, available on board)
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- Sunglasses
- Swimwear (worn under your clothes)
- Towel
- Reef-safe sunscreen
- You should be comfortable in the water — snorkelling is at your own pace and life vests are provided throughout the day.
- Marine-life and turtle sightings are wild and can never be guaranteed, though Marsa Mubarak is among the most reliable spots on the coast.
- The day runs at a relaxed pace: two snorkel stops, a buffet lunch on board, and time to unwind at a sheltered sandbank.