Sharm El Sheikh: Parasailing and Speedboat Snorkeling Trip
Skim the Red Sea by speedboat, fly up to ten minutes above it under a parachute, then slip beneath it at two reef stops. Two hours on the water, hotel pickup both ways.
Overview
You have seen them from the beach — bright parachute arcs drifting over the bay, always somebody else up there. This is the trip where it's you. A car collects you at your hotel, the marina is a short drive away, and the speedboat is already idling at the jetty.
The engine opens up and the coastline thins out behind you. At the first stop you slide off the back into water clear enough to watch your own shadow move across the coral below — fish working the reef, a shoal turning all at once like a single animal. There's no schedule down here and no conversation, just your own breathing through the snorkel. When you finally lift your head, the boat has been waiting a while. Then the crew moves you to a second reef and you do it again.
Then the harness goes on, the line pays out, and you rise. What changes isn't the view, it's the scale. From up there the boat is a white scratch on the water, the reef you just swam is one dark shape among many, and the sea you were inside a minute ago becomes something you can take in with a single glance. Very few trips let you meet the same water twice in two hours, from both sides of its surface. That contrast is the whole point of this one.
The line comes in slowly and the landing is soft, back onto the deck, wet-haired and grinning. On the run home the engine is loud and nobody talks much. You'll keep the photos — but what lasts longer is smaller than that: the particular quiet at the top of the line, and the fact that this time you were the one up there.
Highlights
- A parachute flight of up to ten minutes, with the whole bay laid out beneath you
- Two snorkeling stops on Red Sea reefs — mask, fins and life jacket provided
- A fast open-water run along the Sharm El Sheikh coast by speedboat
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned car, both ways
- Two hours on the water — short enough to keep the rest of your day free
- The flight is included, not an extra: no upselling at the jetty
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle
- Parasailing flight of up to 10 minutes — included, not an on-site extra
- Two snorkeling stops in the Red Sea
- Snorkeling equipment: mask, snorkel and fins
- Life jacket and a full safety briefing from the crew
- Drinking water on board
- Shaded seating on the speedboat
Not included
- Meals and soft drinks
- Photos and video of your flight (available as an add-on)
- Solo single-harness parasailing (available as an add-on)
- Gratuities for the crew — optional and always appreciated
- Travel insurance
- Pickup from hotels outside the Sharm El Sheikh area
Good to know
- Child price: ages 3-11 · Infants not permitted
- Pregnant women
- Infants under 2 — this trip cannot carry them
- 75 kg (165 lbs) maximum for a solo flight.
- 150 kg (330 lbs) combined maximum for a tandem flight — most guests fly tandem.
- Swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and a change of clothes.
- The parasailing flight is included in the price. On windy or rough days the crew may cancel the flight for safety — the speedboat run and both snorkeling stops go ahead as normal, and you are refunded in full for the flight.
- The 2 hours is time on the water; allow around 3 hours from hotel pickup to drop-off.
- Departures run hourly from 09:00 to 13:00 — you pick your slot when you book.
- Children aged 3 to 11 pay the child rate.
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours before departure, and you can reserve now and pay later.