Marsa Alam Tours: 8 That Justify the Spend

1.Sea and Desert Horse Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 344 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $33Our pick

Ride from Marsa Alam’s stables across desert trails and beside the Red Sea on a calm, well-matched horse. Choose a two-hour ride or a four-hour VIP trip with a sea swim. Guides such as Mustafa, Mohamed, Sami, and Blal help beginners, control the pace, and take photos along the way. Hotel pickup is available from Coraya Bay, Port Ghalib, Abu Dabbab, and Marsa Alam City.

“All in all a very nice tour. Pick up and drop Off at the hotel without any trouble. Horse was well chosen for an experienced rider. Swimming with the horse was great and the guide was very kind and made everything to the customers choice. The only minor bit was that I would have preferred to get more general information about destination, country and people. Due to his limited English only very basic communication was possible. But I would definitely do it again.”

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2.Royal Seascope Submarine Cruise with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 241 reviews · 1h 30m · from $59

From Marsa Alam, ride to Port Ghalib Marina, then board the Yellow Sea Scope semi-submarine. You will sit at an individual window in an air-conditioned deck four meters below the Red Sea, watching coral reefs, canyons, towers, and tropical marine life. Guides speak English, German, Russian, and Italian.

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3.Elite vip Turtle bay snorkeling with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 198 reviews · 4h 30m · from $100

Spend about four and a half hours aboard a four-deck Elite VIP boat from Port Ghalib, with two guided snorkeling stops at Marsa Mubarak and Small Shenwa. Expect hotel pickup, a BBQ buffet, massage beds, waiter service, and multilingual guides. Turtle, dugong, dolphin, and reef sightings are possible, but never guaranteed.

“Leider nur 1 Stopp, und dieser war nach nur 15 Minuten Bootsfahrt direkt vor meinem Hotel.”

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4.Nefertari Cruise Marsa alam with lunch/dinner & hotel pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 158 reviews · from $76

Join the Nefertari Cruise from Marsa Alam for a four-and-a-half-hour trip to Marsa Mubarak. View Red Sea wildlife through underwater windows, snorkel for about 45 minutes, pose in pharaoh costumes, and enjoy a three-course seafood meal. Hotel pickup, vegan food, and gluten-free options are available.

“Very nice crowd and good service. Specially the snorkeling trip was good. We started in three groups.”

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5.Sea and Desert Camel Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 89 reviews · 3 hours · from $28

Spend two calm hours riding a well-trained camel through Marsa Alam’s dunes and beside the Red Sea. Choose sunrise, morning, afternoon, or sunset. Ahmed and the local guides provide safety help, helmets on request, and often take photos with your phone. Transfers cover Coraya, Port Ghalib, Abu Dabbab, and Marsa Alam City.

“Ahmed hat sich sehr viel Mühe gegeben mir ein tolles Erlebnis zu ermöglichen. Transfer von Port Ghalib hat super funktioniert. Ich hatte das Glück einer Privattour. War super”

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6.Marsa Mubarak snorkeling with dugong and turtles – marsaalam

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 88 reviews · from $82

You’ll leave your Marsa Alam hotel by air-conditioned vehicle, sail from Port Ghalib to Marsa Mubarak, and snorkel among Red Sea turtles, reef fish, clownfish, and possibly a dugong. The day includes equipment, guides, lunch, drinks, and several water stops. Wildlife sightings are never guaranteed.

“Buena atención del personal. Hemos pasado un dia bonito, navegando, haciendo snorkeling y tomando el sol.”

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7.Quad with Camel Ride & Bedouin village From Marsa Alam

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · from $19Best value

You’ll ride an automatic quad through Marsa Alam’s desert, stopping at an acacia tree and a small Bedouin settlement for tea, bread, and a brief camel ride. Guides such as Ahmed may also help with photos. Choose three hours, or five hours with dinner and a night party. Pickup, helmet, and an air-conditioned transfer are included.

“Een hele leuke ochtend op een quad door de woestijn. Vriendelijk team. Goede prijs/kwaliteit verhouding.”

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8.Nefertari Sunset/Morning Cruise & Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 85 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

You’ll cruise from Port Ghalib aboard a pharaoh-themed boat with a three-meter underwater viewing deck, then visit Marsa Mubarak for reef viewing and up to 45 minutes of guided snorkeling. Dress as an ancient Egyptian king or queen for photos, enjoy a seafood meal, and choose a morning or sunset departure. Pickup from Marsa Alam is included.

“Very nice experience, glad to have seen turtles and the other wildlife. The boat is very nice, very clean and the food served was good, but not great. The staff were excellent however and very engaging and attentive. What let this excursion down was that it felt longer than it needed to be, the prices of the refreshments onboard, the prices of the photos that are taken of you and also we had to wait a long time after the free time in Port Ghalib for our pickup which was supposed to be at 7pm but didn't arrive till nearly 7:40pm.”

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