A two-dive boat day in Hurghada costs €60, an intro dive €60, snorkelling €35, and the Open Water diving course €390 – the latter including materials, equipment, all dives and the certification fee. With multi-day packages the daily price drops to €50, and returning guests get a 10% loyalty discount.
In this article we go through every one of our 2026 prices item by item – dives, courses, equipment rental, discounts –, show exactly what the price includes, and honestly compare it with the cost of diving from Hungary.
At the end you'll also get practical money tips: which currency to pay with, how much to tip on the boat, and why we never ask for a deposit when you book.
Dive and trip prices (2026)
- Snorkelling boat trip: €35
- Intro dive with an instructor (no certification needed): €60
- Daily diving for certified divers (2 boat dives): €60
- 3-day dive package (6 dives): €165 – that's €55 per day
- 5-day dive package (10 dives): €250 – that's €50 per day
- Third dive on the same day: +€15
- Shore dive: €35
- Every boat price includes hotel transfers, guided dives, plus lunch and drinks on board
Course prices – every one all-inclusive
- Open Water Diver (OWD), 3–4 days: €390
- Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD), 2 days: €290
- Specialty courses (e.g. deep, night, nitrox, wreck): €180
- Rescue Diver: €500
- EFR first-aid course: €200
- Divemaster (the first professional level): €800
- Every course price includes materials, equipment, all dives and the certification fee
- We teach both SSI and PADI – same price, your choice
Equipment rental and nitrox
- Full equipment set: €15/day
- Full equipment for 3 days: €40
- Full equipment for 5+ days: €10/day
- Nitrox: €8 per tank
- Need just one item? BCD €8, regulator €8, full wetsuit €8, shorty €5, dive computer €8 per day
- During courses equipment is free – it's included in the price
- With your own equipment there is of course no rental fee at all
Discounts and ways to save
- Loyalty discount for returning guests: 10%
- With the 5-day package you pay €50/day – saving a total of €50 over 10 dives compared to single days
- With the 3-day package you pay €55/day – a €15 saving
- Equipment rental for 5+ days is €10/day – €25 saved over five days versus the daily rate
- A third dive on the same day is +€15 – an extra dive at half price
- E-learning at home: you save a full holiday day on your course, at no extra cost
What does “everything included” mean with us?
The biggest difference between dive centers' price lists isn't in the numbers – it's in what they include. In many places, on top of the advertised course price you pay separately for the certification fee, the materials, equipment rental and sometimes even the transfers – so the final total can end up well above the advertised price.
With us, the listed price is the final price. The €390 Open Water course, for example, includes the complete digital materials, equipment, all four open-water dives, boat days with lunch, transfers and the certification fee – no surprises when you arrive.
- Boat dive days include: hotel transfers, 2 guided dives, lunch and drinks
- Course prices include: materials + equipment + all dives + certification
- What you pay separately: equipment rental on daily dives (€15/day), nitrox (€8/tank), tips
- No booking fee, no deposit, and no surcharges afterwards
Honestly: what would the same cost from Hungary?
An Open Water course in Hungary, with pool sessions and theory, typically runs around 150,000–250,000 forints – and on top of that come the mandatory open-water certification dives, usually as a weekend trip to Croatia, which with travel and accommodation easily becomes another significant expense.
Our €390 course is roughly 150,000–160,000 forints – but for that you learn not in a pool but in the warm, crystal-clear water of the Red Sea, above coral reefs, and the price covers everything from materials to certification. The course also folds into your holiday: you'd pay for the flight and hotel anyway, even if you only came to lie on the beach.
And to be honest: if you look purely at the course price, you can find training for a similar amount at home. The difference is in the content and the experience – here a coral reef surrounds you from your very first dive, every cost sits in a single price, and earning your certification doubles as a seaside holiday.
Payment, currency and tipping
Booking with us is free and comes with no obligations: we take no deposit, and you pay the full amount on site in cash or by card. If something comes up, you're not stuck with money transferred in advance.
Tipping is a natural part of Egypt's service culture: €5–10 per day for the boat crew is the customary amount, but it's entirely voluntary – give it when you're happy with the day.
- Most practical currency: euros in cash – our price list is in euros too
- US dollars are accepted without any problem; Egyptian pounds (EGP) are only needed for small purchases
- Card payment is also available
- No deposit and no booking fee – booking is free
- Tipping: around €5–10 per day is customary, but voluntary
- Tip: bring small-denomination euro notes – ideal for tips and minor expenses
Sample budgets: what you'll actually spend
To make planning easier, here are four typical budgets – excluding flights and hotel, just the diving itself:
- Curious holidaymaker: 1 intro dive (€60) + 1 snorkelling day (€35) = €95
- New diver: OWD course with everything = €390 (plus a voluntary tip of about €15–30)
- Certified diver, 5 dive days: package €250 + equipment €50 = €300 (about +€80 with nitrox)
- Diving couple, 5 days each: two packages €500 + two equipment sets €100 = €600 – that's €60 per person per day, everything in
- As a returning guest you get a further 10% off the above
Frequently asked questions
Our two-dive boat day is €60, which works out at €30 per dive. Packages are even cheaper: with the 5-day, 10-dive package a dive comes to €25, and a third dive on any day is always just +€15.
Not with us: the listed price includes transfers, guided dives and lunch, and on courses also the materials, equipment and certification. The only optional extras are equipment rental for daily dives (€15/day), nitrox (€8/tank) and voluntary tips.
Euros in cash are the most practical, but we also accept US dollars and card payments. You don't need Egyptian pounds for diving at all – at most for small purchases in town.
No. Booking is free and requires no deposit – you settle the full amount on site in cash or by card. That keeps you flexible if your plans or the weather change.
€5–10 per day for the boat crew is the customary amount – but tipping is voluntary in Egypt too: give what feels right for how happy you were with the day.
