Full day (about 8 hours)Giftun Island Yacht Trip in Hurghada
An hour out of Hurghada to the Giftun Island National Park, and the white sand of Mahmya on its southern shore — the beach the Red Sea postcards are usually of. Reef stops on the way, a lagoon shallow and clear enough to snorkel straight off the sand, and lunch at the beach restaurant.
What You’ll Do
- 1
Hotel pickup in Hurghada
Transfer to the marina and boarding.
- 2
An hour out to the park
Sailing to the Giftun Island National Park — the time depends on weather, sea state and marina traffic.
- 3
First reef stop
In off the boat over the coral, with a guide in the water and gear provided.
- 4
Ashore at Mahmya
The boat moors at fixed buoys and a tender takes you in — that's how the reef here is protected. White sand, shade, and a lagoon you can snorkel from the beach.
- 5
Lunch and the afternoon
Lunch at the island restaurant, then the rest of the afternoon in the water or out of it.
- 6
Sail back into Hurghada
Return crossing and transfer to your hotel.
Included
- ✓Hotel pickup and return in Hurghada
- ✓The boat and its crew
- ✓Mask, fins and life jacket
- ✓A snorkelling guide in the water with the group
- ✓Lunch at the island
- ✓Soft drinks and bottled water
- ✓National park and marine fees
Good to Know
The practical truth about this one — timings, conditions, and what we can’t promise.
- Around an hour each way, weather and marina traffic depending.
- Boats moor at fixed buoys and you go ashore by tender. That's the reef protection rule for the national park, not an upsell.
- Reef-safe sunscreen only, and don't stand on the coral — it's alive and it doesn't grow back quickly.
- The island has shade, a restaurant and a bar; you don't need to carry a day's food out.
- Confident swimmers and complete beginners both work — the guide stays with the group and life jackets are there for anyone who wants one.