Discover Scuba Diving — Hurghada
Scuba Diving in Hurghada
Never dived before? This is the easiest way to breathe underwater for the first time. After a short briefing on the boat, a PADI instructor stays with you the whole way through two shallow dives in the Red Sea, keeping depth to a gentle max so you can focus on enjoying the reef rather than the gear. No certification or prior experience needed — just a sense of curiosity. Booking for two? Two persons together pay €112 total instead of €117.
More About This Trip
Your day starts with a morning pickup from your hotel and a short drive to the marina, where a comfortable dive boat is waiting. Once on board, your PADI instructor gives a relaxed, easy-to-follow introduction: how the scuba equipment works, how to breathe through a regulator, how to equalise your ears, and the few simple hand signals you will use underwater. There is no exam and no paperwork beyond a standard medical statement — the goal of the day is simply to enjoy it.
The first dive begins in shallow, calm water where you practise breathing and getting comfortable while standing or kneeling within easy reach of the instructor. Once you are relaxed, the actual exploring begins: your instructor stays right beside you — holding your hand or your tank valve if you prefer — while you drift slowly over coral gardens full of butterflyfish, anemonefish, parrotfish and the occasional blue-spotted ray. Depth is kept shallow and beginner-friendly at all times, typically no deeper than 10-12 metres.
Between the two dives the crew serves a fresh lunch on board with coffee, tea, water and soft drinks, and you will have time to sunbathe, snorkel or just enjoy the sea. The second dive usually feels dramatically easier than the first — most guests are surprised how quickly it starts to feel natural.
The minimum age is 10 years, and you should be in normal good health and reasonably comfortable in water. Swimmers and non-divers travelling with you can join the same boat as snorkellers. If the day wins you over — and it usually does — everything you learned counts as a head start toward the entry-level certification courses, which you can begin on your next day in Hurghada.
Highlights
What's Included
- Full scuba equipment rental
- PADI instructor
- Lunch, coffee, tea, water & soft drinks on board
- Free hotel transfer from/to all hotels within Hurghada
- Dive Safe Package — medical care from licensed physicians before, during and after your trip — and a fitness check before you dive whenever you would like one. No extra cost.
Not Included
- Marine park entrance fee (€5 per person per day, paid locally)
- Hotel transfer for Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh & El Gouna: €20 per day per car
- Any certification course upgrade
Dive Safe Package — medical care is on us
Diving with us includes medical care from licensed physicians — before your dive, on the day, and after your trip has ended. If anything comes up once you are back at your hotel, you are still ours to look after: call us and we arrange the doctor, at no extra cost.
A dive medical fitness check before you get in the water is entirely up to you. Some divers simply like the reassurance — say the word and we arrange it with a licensed physician at no extra cost, whenever suits you. And if the physician advises against diving, we refund your booking in full.
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Dive sites in this area
Reefs this trip may visit. The captain chooses each day's sites by wind, current and conditions on the morning — so treat this as the area, not a schedule.
All taxes & equipment included
