Semi Submarine and Hurghada City Tour with Transfer
Meet the Red Sea's reefs through panoramic glass — no diving, no wetsuit — then step ashore into the real, living Hurghada of fishermen, markets, and quiet old streets.
Overview
You don't dive. Maybe you never learned; maybe the idea unsettles you — and yet the Red Sea's reefs have been pulling at you since the day you arrived. This is the morning you finally answer, without ever putting your head under.
You settle behind a wide panoramic window as the semi-submarine slips below the surface. The light turns blue, then green — and the reef appears: walls of coral in colours you didn't know the sea kept, and fish that drift close enough to count their stripes. For forty minutes the world above simply stops existing. When you want more, you slip into the water with mask and fins and float above it all.
Back on land, the day turns quietly human. Your guide leads you off the resort strip into the old fishing quarter, where single-storey houses lean into narrow lanes and life still follows the sun — up at dawn, asleep at dusk. You watch wooden boats take shape in a working shipyard the way they have for generations, step into Hurghada's largest mosque and its oldest Coptic church, and move through a market loud with fruit and easy bargaining. This is the Hurghada that lives behind the hotels.
By the time you're back at your hotel, you've done something you'll retell for years: you met the Red Sea face to face without a single diving lesson, and you saw the city as a place people actually live — not a postcard. You came for a boat ride. You leave having quietly crossed into a world that was never supposed to be yours.
Highlights
- Sail below the surface in a panoramic semi-submarine — no diving skills needed
- See the Red Sea's coral reefs and fish up close, then snorkel for about 40 minutes
- Wander Hurghada's old fishing village, where daily life still follows the sun
- Watch traditional wooden boats built by hand at a working shipyard
- Visit Hurghada's largest mosque and its oldest Coptic church
- Browse the local fruit-and-vegetable market with your guide
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within Hurghada
- Round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Semi-submarine reef cruise with panoramic windows
- About 40 minutes of snorkeling, with equipment provided
- Bottled water and a soft drink
- All entrance fees (mosque and church)
- Guided Hurghada city tour: fishing village, shipyard, mosque, church and market
- Professional English-, German- or Arabic-speaking guide
Not included
- Gratuities / tips (optional)
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Extra-zone hotel pickup — Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna (+€8 per person, round trip); Soma Bay, Safaga (+€14 per person, round trip) — add at checkout
- Optional water sports — Jet Boat and Parasailing — add at checkout
Good to know
- Child price: ages 2-11 · Infants under 2
- What to bring: swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, hat, camera and some cash for extras.
- The semi-submarine stays near the surface with large panoramic windows — it does not fully submerge, so there is no diving and no claustrophobic descent.
- Snorkeling is optional; you can simply stay aboard and watch through the glass.
- Suitable for children and non-swimmers; infants travel free.
- The tour visits a mosque and a church — please dress modestly, with shoulders and knees covered, for these stops.
- Free hotel pickup covers the Hurghada zone; other areas are available as paid add-ons at checkout.
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours before departure.