RED SEA MARITIME & EXCURSION DISPATCH // 24 CATALOGUED TOURS
Direct Hurghada excursion tariffs range from €12 to €68 for Red Sea boat, submarine, and desert tours, saving 38% to 55% against resort desk quotes once €5 HEPCA marine levies and €5–€10 outer-zone transfers are itemized.
01 // Scenario Benchmarks (1-Click Preset Loaders)
Age 7.0 yrs → Child 50% Base Tariff Bracket (3.00–11.99 yrs)
Reference FX (Static Planning Rate — 1 EUR = 54.0 EGP)
All-In Direct Group Total (Base + HEPCA + Transfer)
€86.00(4,644 EGP)
Saves €99.00 (53.51%) vs. €185.00 hotel tour rep quote for 4 paying guests + 1 free infant.
€66.00
Base Excursion Tariff
2 Adults + 2 Children (50%)
€20.00
HEPCA Marine Park Levy
€5.00 × 4 paying guests
€0.00
Hotel Zone Transfer
Hurghada Central (30m lead)
€99.00
Net Savings vs. Rep
53.51% direct discount
PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT BREAK-EVEN SOLVER: Shared group total €86.00 vs. 4h Giftun Private Speedboat €165.00 (Break-even at 7 guests).
| Excursion & Zone | Party | Direct | Rep | Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Bay · Central | 2A+2C+1I | €86.00 | €185.00 | €99.00 (54%) |
| Paradise · Soma Bay | 2A+0C+0I | €78.00 | €140.00 | €62.00 (44%) |
| Sindbad 22m · Central | 2A+1C+0I | €112.50 | €187.50 | €75.00 (40%) |
Notice: This calculation engine models published statutory formulas and regulatory codes for informational and planning purposes only. It does not provide certified legal, medical, veterinary, tax, or engineering advice. For definitive rulings, consult an actively licensed professional in your jurisdiction.
24tours
Catalogued Red Sea & Desert Excursions
8 Island · 6 Marine · 5 Safari · 5 Historical
€5.00/guest
HEPCA Marine Park Levy
Law 102/1983 Giftun & Reef Protectorate
50%off base
Child Tariff Bracket (3.00–11.99 yrs)
Infants 0–2.99 yrs travel at 0% (€0)
€0–€10/guest
Hotel Corridor Transfer Surcharge
Central €0 · Makadi €5 · El Gouna €7.50 · Soma €10
Master Register // 100% Catalog Coverage (24 of 24 Entities)
Filter all 24 catalogued Red Sea island cruises, submarines, dolphin reefs, desert ATV convoys, and Cairo/Luxor overland or air day trips. Click any excursion to load its exact parameters into the calculator above.
Shallow turquoise sandbar (knee-deep for 150m), iconic overwater wooden swings & beanbag lounges
Open powder-white sandy beach on Big Giftun south shore with shaded palm pergolas and direct swimming drop-off
Tiki-themed Giftun island beach club with panoramic photo spots, folklore music show & shallow lagoon
Low-density luxury island club with padded sunbeds, island restaurant buffet & quiet swimming cove
Exclusive eco-protected south Giftun bay with direct shore coral garden and gourmet beachfront buffet
White-washed Mediterranean aesthetic on Giftun with cabanas, water sports banana/sofa ride & reef stops
Natural shifting sandbank off Soma Bay/Safaga with pristine unspoiled hard corals and glass-bottom viewing
Bohemian macrame beach lounges, foam party deck & shallow crystal-clear Giftun lagoon
1,200+ marine species, 24 galleries, 48-meter acrylic underwater shark tunnel, Wadi El Hitan fossil museum & rope bridge
Open-sea horseshoe coral lagoon north of Hurghada frequented by wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin pods
Shaded amphitheater arena in Makadi Bay (10:30 AM daily show) with optional 5-min or 10-min controlled pool swim
Air-conditioned underwater viewing deck 3.5 meters below surface with large panoramic glass windows & top sun deck
True pressurized passenger submarine (44 seats, individual round viewports) descending to 22m depth along 500m coral wall
Two 20-minute 1-on-1 instructor-guided coral reef dives (max 8-10m depth for beginners) with full scuba gear & hot lunch
Eastern Desert wadi trail (25km out + 25km back), Bedouin terrarium/bread baking, camel ride & open-air Tanoura/Fire BBQ dinner
Pure 50km desert quad riding through Red Sea mountain valleys to a Bedouin tent without the evening dinner show
Steering-wheel bucket-seat UTV buggies with full roll cages and seatbelts ideal for families with younger children
Bortle Class 2 dark-sky desert plateau observation of Saturn, Jupiter & Milky Way via high-aperture Celestron telescopes
Guided Arabian & Baladi horse trail across coastal desert flats and shallow Red Sea shoreline
285km Highway 65 desert crossing (~4h each way), Egyptologist guide, all monument entry tickets & Nile buffet lunch
460km Red Sea Zafarana highway express minivan (max 8-12 guests), Egyptologist guide, GEM/Egyptian Museum + Giza Plateau + lunch
1-hour EgyptAir/Air Cairo flight from Hurghada Airport (HRG) to Cairo (CAI), eliminating 10+ hours of highway transit
2,000+ Pharaonic artifacts at Hurghada Museum (Mamsha South), 42 monumental sand sculptures at Sand City & 55 scale monuments at Mini Egypt
Guided cultural walk through New Marina yacht basin, Boatyard, El Mina Mosque domes, and El Dahar Old Town Souk
All rates reflect published 2026 direct operator reference tariffs in EUR before outer-zone hotel transfer supplements (€0 Central, +€5 Makadi/Sahl Hasheesh, +€7.50 El Gouna, +€10 Soma Bay/Safaga).
Specialized Silo Workbenches // One Intent per Route
Each excursion category requires distinct physical decision parameters—from Giftun lagoon wading depth and submarine dive pressure to desert quad solo-driver age limits and Cairo air-versus-overland transit math.
Compare Orange Bay, Paradise Island, Mahmya Eco-Resort, Eden Island, Hula Hula, Bianca, Utopia Island Safaga, and Ozirea across lagoon wading depth (`0.8m` vs. `2.5m`), reef snorkeling stops, island dwell time (`2.0h` vs. `4.5h`), and private speedboat charter break-even math for groups of 5–8 guests.
Evaluate Sindbad's true `22.0m` pressurized submersible dive (`€45`) against Royal Seascope's `3.5m` panoramic glass-hull semi-submarine (`€15` + 45-min snorkel), Hurghada Grand Aquarium's `48m` shark tunnel (`€30`), Shaab El Erg wild dolphin ethically distanced swim rules, and CDWS 24-hour pre-flight dive intervals.
Configure desert quad ATV (`16+` solo driver rule, `45km–50km` wadi trails) versus family roll-cage dune buggies (`€25`), Bortle Class 2 telescope stargazing (`€24`), Luxor Valley of the Kings (`285km` Highway 65), and Cairo Express Minivan (`€60`, `11h` round-trip drive) vs. Domestic Flight (`€215`, `2h` air transit).
Resort Gate Dispatch // 4 Coastal Pickup Corridors
Egyptian tourist police convoy schedules and marina departure windows require staggered resort gate pickups between 01:30 AM (Cairo overland) and 08:45 AM (Giftun boat jetties).
| Zone | Resort District & Coastal Corridor | EUR / Guest | EGP Ref | Gate Lead | Marina Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZONE-A | Hurghada Central (Sheraton Rd, Mamsha, Arabia, Al Ahyaa North) | €0.00 | 0 EGP | 30 mins | 8 km |
| ZONE-B | Makadi Bay & Sahl Hasheesh Resorts | €5.00 | 270 EGP | 50 mins | 32 km |
| ZONE-C | El Gouna Lagoons & Marina Resorts | €7.50 | 405 EGP | 55 mins | 28 km |
| ZONE-D | Soma Bay & Safaga Resorts | €10.00 | 540 EGP | 70 mins | 52 km |
Infants under 3.00 years old sharing a parent lap do not incur transfer supplements. Private minivan transfers (€15–€25 per vehicle) eliminate multi-hotel stops for groups of 5+ guests.
Layer 3 // Statutory Formulas, Regulatory Citations & FAQ
How our deterministic engine computes direct group totals, child age-bracket discounts, and hotel-rep markup deltas.
Every quote computed on excursionshurghada.online follows the published Red Sea operator tariff identity for N_A adults (≥ 12.00 yrs), N_C children (3.00–11.99 yrs at 50% base rate), and N_I infants (0–2.99 yrs at 0% rate):
Where P_A is the direct adult tariff in EUR, F_HEPCA (€0.00 or €5.00) is the statutory marine protectorate fee under Egyptian Law 102 of 1983, and S_zone (€0.00, €5.00, €7.50, or €10.00) is the round-trip outer-corridor transfer supplement per paying seat. Equivalent EGP amounts use the static planning rate of 1 EUR = 54.0 EGP (1 EUR = 1.08 USD = 0.85 GBP).
Resort lobby tour desks bundle tour-operator agency commissions, lobby concession rents, and unitemized outer-zone transfer margins into a single brochure rate (for example, quoting €55 per adult for an Orange Bay cruise whose direct boat tariff is €22 plus the €5 HEPCA park levy). Calculating base tariffs, child 50% discounts, and zone transfers separately reveals the exact all-in cost before booking.
Under Egyptian Law 102/1983 (Nature Protectorates) and Red Sea Governorate Marine Park regulations, vessels mooring at Giftun Island National Park (Orange Bay, Paradise Island, Mahmya, Eden, Hula Hula, Bianca, Ozirea) and northern dolphin reefs (Shaab El Erg) remit a €5.00 environmental conservation levy per paying passenger. Nearshore submarine trips, desert safaris, and Hurghada Grand Aquarium entries carry a €0.00 marine park levy.
Across licensed Hurghada marine and desert operators, infants aged 0 to 2.99 years travel free of charge (0% base tariff, €0 HEPCA levy, €0 transfer fee). Children aged 3.00 to 11.99 years pay 50% of the adult base excursion tariff while occupying a standard transfer seat and marine park permit. Passengers aged 12.00 years and older are classified as adults (100% tariff).
Central Hurghada districts (Sheraton Road, New Marina, Mamsha Promenade, Arabia, and North Al Ahyaa) include complimentary door-to-door coach transfer (€0.00 surcharge, 30-minute pickup lead time). Outer coastal resort corridors incur per-person round-trip transfer supplements: Makadi Bay and Sahl Hasheesh (+€5.00, 50m lead), El Gouna (+€7.50, 55m lead), and Soma Bay / Safaga (+€10.00, 70m lead).
Following Chamber of Diving and Watersports (CDWS) and Divers Alert Network (DAN) barotrauma guidelines, a single no-decompression introductory dive requires a minimum 12-hour surface interval before ascending to commercial cabin altitude, while a two-dive full-day boat excursion requires an 18-to-24-hour surface interval before flying.