5 options for boat & catamaran tours in Sharm el-Sheikh — real operator prices, routes and guest reviews, all in one place.
A boat day out of Sharm El Sheikh costs $13 to €45 per person, and these five sea trips are five different answers to the same question.
Four of the five are eight-hour days, so plan a whole day rather than a morning; the glass boat is the short option.
Four of the five carry a marine park fee: it is collected on site at Cinderella, Shark Divers, Hero and Dive In, and Dive In also names a boarding fee; Horizon's glass boat has none. Ask the operator for the exact amount before you pay.
The five, cheapest first:
A full day on the boat over the four reefs of the Straits of Tiran, snorkelling rather than diving. €40 per person on the price list, down from €50; park and jetty fees are collected separately.
A full day on the boat with lunch, fins and mask included, €45 per person at the web price against €50 on site. Boarding and marine park fees are paid separately.
A boat day to White Island and Ras Mohammed for snorkellers, €25 per person. No certification needed; marine park fees are paid separately on site.
A yacht day trip to Ras Mohamed National Park, $35 per person. Marine park fees are extra, and a version with an introduction dive is sold separately at $45.
The reef seen through the hull for $13 per person — a glass boat trip for anyone who does not want to get in the water: no mask, no swimming, no snorkelling licence needed.
| Tour | Duration | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiran Island Snorkelling Boat Trip | 8h | — | €40 per person |
| Full Day Snorkelling Boat Excursion | 8h | — | €45 per person |
| White Island & Ras Mohammed Snorkelling Boat Trip | 8h | — | €25 per person |
| Ras Mohamed Yacht Trip | 8h | — | $35 per person |
| Glass Boat Tour in Sharm El Sheikh | — | — | $13 per person |
Operators: Cinderella Eldawley Diving Center · Dive In Sharm El Sheikh · Shark Divers · Hero Diving Center · Horizon Water Sports
The trip me and my partner booked to Ras Mohammed has exceeded expectations. All the staff were incredible, you have everything you need for the day — drinks, teas and coffees, toilets — just bring a towel and sunscreen.
We had an absolutely unforgettable trip to Ras Mohammed on the Joe boat. From the moment we stepped on board until the end of the day, everything was organized to perfection. The crew deserves the highest praise.
Incredible team. I would go back the next day. We saw marvellous places and were all satisfied with the schedule. We even ate the food on the boat, which was great.
I don’t think I have dived from a fancier boat (apart from a livaboard) nor being cooked a delicious hot lunch in between dives. These guys are superb! The dive briefings were so clear I felt like I would know where I was going on my own.
The glass boat is for people who do not want to get in the water at all — children, grandparents, non-swimmers — and at $13 it is the cheapest of the five. Snorkelling trips put you over the reef with a mask: Cinderella at Tiran, Shark Divers at White Island and Ras Mohammed, Dive In on its own day boat.
Going under with a tank is diving rather than a boat trip — though Hero sells a version of its Ras Mohamed yacht day with an introduction dive, booked on its own, at $45 per person.
Tiran means the four reefs of the strait — Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon — seen from the surface. Ras Mohammed is the national park at the southern tip of Sinai, where the reef wall drops into deep blue. White Island is a bare sandbank that appears and disappears with the tide, and Shark Divers pair it with Ras Mohammed in one day for €25.
Which of the three you pick matters more than which operator, because the price spread between them is €15 and the scenery is completely different.
Dive In puts fins, mask and lunch in its price. On the €25 Shark Divers day, snorkelling gear is not part of the deal — bring your own mask from the hotel, or ask the crew for one before you sail.
Important
Horizon's two trips, the glass boat and the parasailing flight, include no hotel transfer at all — you reach the boarding point yourself.
Tips, destinations and everything water-sports.
Ras Mohammed, the Straits of Tiran, White Island, the reef under a glass hull and the view from a parachute — the whole seaward side of Sharm, with what each one costs.
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Operator price lists in one table: from a $13 glass boat to a $1,500 night aboard a catamaran, with the equipment rental and the fees that sit outside every headline number.
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Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon in a single eight-hour day, €40 per person instead of €50 — and the park and jetty fees the operator collects separately.
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