Discover the Best Day Tours Marsa Alam

Most Marsa Alam day tours are about the reefs: snorkelling at Abu Dabbab, Satayah Dolphin Reef, the Hamata Islands, Port Ghalib and Sharm El-Luli with El-Qulaan, plus a diving trip and a semi submarine. In the desert there are quad bike, jeep and camel safaris, a stargazing evening and the Wadi El Gemal National Park. For history, long day tours go from Marsa Alam to Luxor or to Dendera and Abydos.

Marsa Alam day tours start from $30 for the city tour of El-Quseir or Port Ghalib. Snorkelling trips start from $50 at Abu Dabbab or Port Ghalib, $65 at the Hamata Islands or Satayah Dolphin Reef and $75 at Sharm El-Luli and El-Qulaan. Desert safaris run from $35 to $90, the diving trip is from $100, and the day tours to Luxor and to Dendera and Abydos are from $230 and $400.

Choose Abu Dabbab (6 hours) for an easy beach day in a bay known for sea turtles feeding on the seagrass, or Port Ghalib (7 hours) for a short boat outing. Satayah Dolphin Reef (8 hours) and the Hamata Islands (7 hours) are longer boat trips to offshore reefs in the south. Sharm El-Luli and El-Qulaan (9 hours) combines a white-sand bay with the mangroves of the Wadi El Gemal coast.

There is a good chance, but no one can guarantee wild animals. Satayah Dolphin Reef is a large horseshoe reef where pods of spinner dolphins often rest, and Abu Dabbab is known for green turtles grazing on the seagrass close to the beach. Watch them from a respectful distance, never chase or touch them, and let your guide tell you how to behave in the water.

Yes. The diving trip in Marsa Alam takes about 4 hours, from $100. When you enquire, tell us whether you are a certified diver or a beginner, and about any medical conditions, so we can confirm the right dive and what equipment is provided. If you would rather stay at the surface, the snorkelling trips reach the same kind of reefs, and the semi submarine (2 hours, from $50) suits non-swimmers.

Yes. The day tour to Luxor from Marsa Alam takes about 12 hours, from $230, and is the way to see Luxor's temples during a beach holiday. The day tour to the temples of Dendera and Abydos from Marsa Alam is even longer, about 17 hours, from $400. Both involve long drives across the Eastern Desert and very early starts, so plan a quiet beach day afterwards.

For a short adventure, the morning quad bike safari takes about 3 hours, from $35, before the heat of the day. The ATV quad, sunset camel ride and Bedouin dinner (6 hours, from $45) and the stargazing trip (6 hours, from $45) are evening options. The Golden Safari and the Super Safari by jeep fill about 8 hours, from $55, and the Wadi El Gemal National Park safari (8 hours, from $90) explores a protected desert valley.

The semi submarine trip (2 hours, from $50) lets everyone see the coral and fish through underwater windows, and the city tour of El-Quseir or Port Ghalib (3 hours, from $30) is a short, easy outing. Abu Dabbab is a sheltered bay where children can snorkel close to the beach, and the evening stargazing trip is popular with families. Each tour page states whether a boat trip is shared or private, and we can quote a private boat on request.

Bring swimwear, a towel, a change of clothes, a hat, sunglasses and reef-safe sunscreen, plus a T-shirt to wear in the water against the sun. Bring your own mask and fins if you have them; otherwise ask us what the trip provides. Water shoes help on rocky entries, seasickness tablets help on the longer boat trips to Satayah and Hamata, and a light layer is useful for winter boat rides.

Yes, each tour is arranged around your hotel. Resorts in Marsa Alam are spread along a long stretch of coast, so the pick-up time depends on the trip and where you stay, and we confirm it when you book. Send us the tour, date, hotel and number of travellers through the form, on WhatsApp or by email; a consultant usually replies within a few hours, and you can pay by bank transfer, a secure payment link, PayPal or in cash on arrival.