Full day
Hamata Islands Boat Trip (Qulaan Mangroves)
A full-day cruise through the protected Hamata archipelago — mangrove lagoons, white sandbars and untouched reefs.
From€65/ adult
Marsa Alam Boat Trips & Island Cruises
Cast off from Port Ghalib or Hamata and spend the day island-hopping across turquoise shallows. Lunch is served on deck, snorkel stops are unhurried, and the only schedule is the tide.
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Guides for boat trips in Marsa Alam
Snorkeling7 min read
Swimming with Turtles in Abu Dabbab: How to Do It Right
Swimming with turtles in Abu Dabbab needs no boat and no experience: you wade in from the beach and float above the seagrass where wild green turtles feed. Here is how to find them, how to behave around them and how to plan your morning.
Snorkeling7 min read
Sataya or Abu Dabbab? Dolphins by Boat or Turtles from the Beach
Sataya or Abu Dabbab? Choose Sataya for a full day at sea on the reef where wild spinner dolphins rest, and Abu Dabbab for a relaxed half day snorkeling from the beach in a bay where green turtles feed. Here is how the two trips compare.
Things To Do7 min read
Best Beaches in Marsa Alam: Turtle Bays, Lagoons and Sandbars
The best beaches in Marsa Alam are not a busy town strip but quiet bays, lagoons and island sandbars: Abu Dabbab for turtles and an easy sandy entry, Sharm El Luli for white sand and turquoise water, and the Hamata sandbars for a wild day by boat.
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