Egypt · Beach & Island

8-Day Hurghada and Marsa Alam Beach Holiday with Optional Snorkeling

8 Days Round trip from Hurghada Airport Toll Gate Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Relax on the exceptional beaches of Hurghada and Marsa Alam
  • 02 Join an optional tour to Giftun Island
  • 03 Enjoy an optional day tour to Mahmya Island
  • 04 Snorkel at Dolphin House in Marsa Alam
  • 05 Discover Sharm El Luli on an optional snorkeling tour

Spend 8 days in Hurghada and Marsa Alam, enjoying exceptional beaches, crystal-clear water, and a range of seaside adventures. In Hurghada, you can unwind by the Red Sea and join optional experiences such as the Giftun Island Snorkeling Trip, Hurghada Bedouin Desert Safari, and Orang Bay Island Snorkeling Trip. In Marsa Alam, discover palm-fringed shores, soft sandy beaches, world-class dive sites, and a glitzy marina, with optional activities including the Sharm El Luli Snorkeling Trip, Wadi El Gemal Tour, Abu Dabab snorkelling tour, Satayh dolphin reef snorkelling trip, and a desert safari tour.

The coral reef is stunning, and the crystal-clear water makes this one of the most beautiful underwater places in the world.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Hurghada, Marsa Alam
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Hurghada

  • Meet the representative at Hurghada International Airport and transfer to your hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Welcome to Hurghada, Egypt (around the clock).

Welcome drink.

2
Day 02

Hurghada Holiday and Optional Giftun Island Tour

  • Choose an optional tour to experience exquisite diving and snorkelling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. You may also choose from many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing, and deep-sea fishing.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Hurghada, optional Giftun Island tour.

3
Day 03

Optional Mahmya Island Experience

  • Choose an optional tour to experience exquisite diving and snorkelling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. You may also choose from many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing, and deep-sea fishing.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Hurghada, optional Mahmya Island tour.

4
Day 04

Transfer to Marsa Alam

  • After breakfast at the Hurghada hotel, your tour guide will transfer you to your hotel in Marsa Alam. Check in and spend a free day at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

5
Day 05

Free Day or Optional Dolphin House Tour

  • Enjoy a free day in Marsa Alam or join our optional tour to Dolphin House, also known as Sha'ab Samadai. You will have 2 snorkelling stops, each lasting 45 minutes, and enjoy snorkelling beside the dolphins and coral reefs. The coral reef is stunning, and the crystal-clear water makes this one of the most beautiful underwater places in the world. Take a short boat ride from the beach to discover where the spinner dolphin lives in Sha'ab Samadai.
  • Enjoy lunch on board, then head back for another snorkelling adventure underwater with your guide. At the end of your tour to Dolphin House from Marsa Alam, transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight in Marsa Alam.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Free day, optional tour to Dolphin House.

6
Day 06

Free Day or Optional Sharm El Luli Snorkelling Tour

  • After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy the hotel beach and swimming pool, or join our optional snorkelling tour to Sharm El Luli Beach, 60 km south of Marsa Alam. Unwind on the white sandy beach of Sharm El Luli and discover the coral reefs under the clear water, the slower skulking behavior of solitary groupers or puffer fish, the exotic colored Napoleons, and the bright orange clownfish. If you are lucky, you may also see sea turtles and hawksbill. At the end of your snorkelling tour to Sharm El Luli from Marsa Alam, transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight in Marsa Alam.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Free day, optional tour to Sharm El Luli.

7
Day 07

Leisure Day in Marsa Alam

  • Breakfast at your hotel in Marsa Alam. Enjoy a free day or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing, or a safari tour.

Overnight in Marsa Alam.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Free day, optional tour to choose one of the Marsa Alam excursions.

8
Day 08

Departure from Marsa Alam

  • Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to Marsa Alam International Airport for final departure.

Meals: Breakfast

Hurghada beaches, Marsa Alam palm-fringed shores, Giftun Island coral reefs, Dolphin House snorkelling

Where this trip takes you

Hurghada beaches, Marsa Alam palm-fringed shores, Giftun Island coral reefs, Dolphin House snorkelling

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hurghada Airport Toll Gate 2 cities · 8 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Meet and assist at Hurghada Airport, plus transfer to the hotel by air-conditioned vehicle
  • 3 nights accommodation in Hurghada on an all-inclusive basis
  • 4 nights accommodation in Marsa Alam on an all-inclusive basis
  • English-speaking escort during the tour in Hurghada
  • All transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Local English-speaking tour guide
  • All meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • Portage as needed

What's Not Included

  • International airfare
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Any optional tours
  • Personal spending
  • Tipping

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hurghada International Airport, Airport rd, Hurghada, Egypt
Tour start
Hurghada Airport Toll Gate, Airport rd، Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate 84511, Egypt
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 days finish where they began, in Hurghada Airport Toll Gate.

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