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What Diving in Hurghada Really Costs: Rental, Park Fees and Extras

A Hurghada dive price rarely tells you the whole cost. Across the eight tracked Red Sea operators around Hurghada, equipment rental runs from EUR 5 to EUR 20 a day, a dive computer is EUR 5-7, and the marine park fee is included at one shop, EUR 5 a day at another and a EUR 50 ticket at a third. This guide lists each shop's own extras, so you can add them to the headline price yourself.

The extras Hurghada dive shops list outside their headline price: equipment rental, computers, nitrox, torches, park fees and transfers, shop by shop.

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    Egypt / Red Sea

    Red Sea (Egypt)

    Beginner-friendlyBudget

    Open Water course from EUR 330 · Day trip from EUR 25

    Equipment per day: White Dolphin Diving Center EUR 5 for full equipment without a computer, Diamond Red Sea EUR 10 plus EUR 5 for fins and boots, Tauchen Hurghada EUR 10 for a one-day tier, Funnydivers and Red Sea Diving School EUR 15, Aquarius Red Sea EUR 20 for a single day and EUR 75 for five days, IDive Diving Center EUR 7 each for wetsuit, BCD and regulator plus EUR 3 a dive for a tank. Dive Nemo Hurghada has equipment recorded as included. Computers: EUR 5 a day at Diamond Red Sea and White Dolphin Diving Center, EUR 7 a dive at IDive Diving Center. Nitrox per tank: EUR 3 IDive, EUR 4 Aquarius, EUR 7 White Dolphin. Torch: EUR 7 a dive at IDive. 15 litre tank: EUR 5 a tank at White Dolphin. Park fee: included at Red Sea Diving School, EUR 5 on a one-day tier at Tauchen Hurghada (EUR 25 on five days, EUR 50 on ten), EUR 50 National Park ticket at IDive. Transfers outside Hurghada City: EUR 20 a day at Funnydivers; hotel transfers are included at Red Sea Diving School. Lunch is EUR 7 extra at Aquarius.

Before you book

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Red Sea (Egypt)

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Also good: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May.

Getting there

  • Fly to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) on the Sinai Peninsula, or Hurghada (HRG) on the mainland - both have direct charter and scheduled flights from Europe.
  • Marsa Alam (RMF) serves the south.
  • Dahab is reached by bus or taxi from Sharm (1.5 hr).
  • Each base has a distinct character, choose it before you book accommodation.
  • Check current government travel advisories for the Sinai region before travelling.

Minimum stay

4 nights (7+ for liveaboards to far sites)

Good for your first trip if

Open Water minimum for most sites. Advanced OW recommended for Ras Mohammed and liveaboard itineraries (current, depth). Thistlegorm is manageable for OW divers with a guide; interior penetration is Advanced. Hyperbaric chambers in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Dahab's Blue Hole is dangerous, never attempt the Arch (56 m) without full technical training.

Know before you go

  • Well-equipped hyperbaric facilities in Sharm and Hurghada.
  • Dahab's Blue Hole has a disproportionate accident record, never push depth here, and avoid the Arch without full technical training.
  • Currents at Ras Mohammed and the Brothers can be unpredictable.
  • Drink only bottled water.
  • Sun protection on surface intervals is critical in summer months.

Top dive sites

Top sites in Red Sea (Egypt)

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SS Thistlegorm

Intermediate

Depth15–32 m

British WWII cargo wreck in the Strait of Gubal, motorcycles, trucks, and military cargo preserved in the holds. Widely considered the world's greatest accessible wreck dive.

  • WWII cargo wreck
  • motorcycles and trucks
  • military cargo
  • coral superstructure
  • glassfish
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Ras Mohammed

Intermediate

Depth5–40 m

Wall dropping to 800 m at the tip of the Sinai, grey reef sharks in the blue, enormous jack schools, Napoleon wrasse, and some of the Red Sea's densest coral coverage.

  • grey reef sharks
  • schooling jack
  • wall diving
  • soft coral
  • Napoleon wrasse

Common questions

How much does equipment rental cost in Hurghada?

EUR 5-20 a day depending on the shop: White Dolphin Diving Center EUR 5, Diamond Red Sea and Tauchen Hurghada EUR 10, Funnydivers and Red Sea Diving School EUR 15, Aquarius Red Sea EUR 20 for a single day. IDive Diving Center prices per item at EUR 7 a day each for wetsuit, BCD and regulator. Dive Nemo Hurghada records equipment as included.

Which shops include the marine park fee?

Red Sea Diving School states it is included. Tauchen Hurghada lists EUR 5 a day extra, IDive Diving Center lists a EUR 50 National Park ticket including lunch and drinks. For the other shops we haven't found the fee stated, so ask.

What does a dive computer cost?

EUR 5 a day at Diamond Red Sea and White Dolphin Diving Center, and EUR 7 a dive at IDive Diving Center.

Do longer packages lower the rental cost?

At Aquarius Red Sea, yes: EUR 20 for one day against EUR 75 for five days. Tauchen Hurghada lists EUR 10 for one day, EUR 50 for five and EUR 100 for ten.

How this guide was built

Every fact above is pulled live from the same destination and operator records used on Dive Curated's destination pages. It can never drift out of sync with what those pages say.

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