Glass Bottom Boat, Sharm El Sheikh

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Sharm El-Sheik is one of the worlds best diving destinations, so there are many dive clubs around. The underwater scenery is wonderfull with scenic reefs, colourfull coral and exotic fishes.

If you don´t want to go into the water for scubadiving or even snorkeling, you can take the glassbottom boat. The first time in Sharm we took one of these boats. The views at the reefs and fishes through the glass bottom were great.

cheap n good tour to do... hop into any tour shops at namma bay n join e tour at USD8/pax.. includes an hr boat ride out to e pretty corals n includes a 10-15 mins snorkelling time.. (do bring ya own).. relaxing n good way to see e underwater world of e red sea! didn't get to see e lionfish though... but we did saw a stingray!

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Silly me here decided to jump off my hotels Jetty, big mistake. Hehe. I didn't realise how deep it was after the coral and that the waves were strong when they were hitting against it. I nearly drowned. Which was shocking as i'm a good swimmer, but couldn't compete with those waves.

ANYWAY, i was upset about this as i really wanted to see the beautful fish up close, so walking around Naama Bay and been asked to go on a glass bottom boat seemed a good idea. As the boat took us out you could see the beautiful fish pass by, it was amazing. The boat stops further out by Naama Bay and near some coral so you can see the best of the fish. They usually let you stop for some snorkelling, which is completely fine here has the sea is so calm. Even after my scare i even snorkelled here, however if your unsure you can rent a lifejacket on Naama bay beach.

It is definately worth a trip, i went twice amongst my other ventures that i did in the two weeks i was there. It was breathtaking.

If you want to maximize the glass bottom boat trip experience, take the last boat of day. The sun will go down when you start the slow trip back to beach. You have plenty of time to enjoy the unforgottable views, Na'ama Bay is really beautiful.

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A nice break is to make an excursion with the glass bottom boat. All hotels can make this arrangement and prices are much alike everywhere.
You have to embark at the beach of the old port in Sharm.
With coral reef and colourful fish life, the world under water is unbelievable. You don't have to be a diver to enjoy this, a glass bottom boat will give you a very good glimpse of the
life under water.
The boat was supposed to leave at 10 o'clock in the morning, but we had to wait until noon before we could embark ( don't get nervous, in Egypt everything is possible)

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The resorts of the Red Sea are famous for their spectacular corals, fish, and underwater life. Therefore the area is incredibly attractive to snorkellers and divers.

However, for those of us who neither snorkel nor dive, the solution lies in the glass bottomed boat trip.

Many of the superior hotels have their own boats, and all hotels will arrange trips for you in some boat. It's a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours, or you can organise an all day trip including lunch if you wish. There are day and half day boat trips to the Ras Mohammad National Park.

Most of the boats will anchor at some point in the trip and allow those who wish to swim off the side of the boat.

You can choose to sit up on top of the boat enjoying the sunshine and the sea spray, or lower down watching the fish and the corals through the glass bottom of the boat. It's also a great way to see the coastline.

Very well worthwhile taking this trip.

the glass bottom boat was great fun even if i did get sunburn. our rep organised it for us for 10british ounds and off we went. the sea was amazing and we saw lots of fish and things i didnt want to see like crabs and big spiky rocks. definately worth it, if you do it and see my camera that i dropped overboard please let me know.

A lot of people may find this a bit tame but i thought it was good value for money and it gives a great flavour of what there is to see underwater. Cost is around E£40 and for this you get an hour trip, with around 10 minutes snorkelling if you fancy it. Be warned that the boat has to anchor in deep water, however, so it's not the greatest snorkelling.

I'd recommend you do this on your first few days in Sharm as it'll encourage you to get snorkelling! We went with Ocean Club who have a nice new boat (see pic). Please tell them Peter says hi!