White Island Discovery: Boat Tour with Snorkeling from Sharm El Sheikh

Embark on a thrilling boat tour from Sharm El Sheikh to the White Island, part of the Ras Mohammed National Park. Snorkel in the vibrant underwater world, enjoy a delicious lunch, and be amazed by the Invisible Island phenomenon.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sharm El-Sheikh - Guests will be picked up from their hotel in Sharm el Sheikh and transported to the port. From there, they will embark on a boat journey to the White Island, part of the national park surrounding Ras Mohammed. Known as the “Invisible Island,” it disappears at high tide due to tidal exposure. During the boat trip, there will be…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle comfort
  • Complimentary tea and coffee
  • Soft drinks available
What's Not Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • All services that are not listed in the description.
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

You will be transferred to and from the port from your hotel in Sharm el Sheikh. From there, take a boat to the White Island, which is part of the Ras Mohammed National Park. The island is nicknamed the ‘Invisible Island’ because it is exposed to the tides and cannot be seen at high tide. During the boat trip you have the opportunity to do one or two…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Passenger31286798313
Feb 17, 2026
Excellent and wonderful - Our boat trip with EgyPtra was absolutely wonderful. We have been EgyPtra customers for years, and they always deserve the highest praise.
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519cristinam
Feb 3, 2026
First dive ... fantastic experience - Boat trip with 3 stops. Two for snorkeling or diving and one for the white island. The diving instructor was fantastic. Very patient and professional. The excursion includes a 10-minute dive and being the first experience for me it was beautiful. I recommend this agency with which I made innoassto excursions to both sharm and Hurgada. Easy to contact, honest and timely prices and serious
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705federicoo
Dec 6, 2025
Do not miss it!! - Do not miss it!! The staff is very kind and helpful, professional without ever forgetting the smile, important to interact with people on holiday!!.. the place is wonderful, everything perfect!
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Barbaraannam2022
Nov 30, 2025
Boat trip Isola Bianca - Beautiful Giarnata, Very attentive, professional staff. Staff with very nice people, prepared. We had a great time. Fantastic sea, wonderful snorkeling. Highly recommended!!! Bravo bravo!
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Ionut_g
Nov 29, 2025
Beautiful day at sea - The excursion exceeded expectations for the following reasons: The boats are great, spacious and comfortable and have two or 3 decks; the superlative boat assistance: the staff has literally dedicated themselves to us following us in every activity and assisting everyone in a perfect way. We stand in 30 people (with ample space available on the boat) as well as 6 people entirely dedicated to activities, plus the master, a cook and a sailor. The 3 marine places visited were of great interest. Both snorkeling and beginner scuba diving were superb, well organized and with good safety standards. Lunch on the boat was satisfactory. Coffee, tea, water and soft drinks available at will. This excursion appeals to those who love the sea, swimming and those who are passionate about exploring the coral bottoms or experience the thrill of tank diving assisted by an instructor (although not booked in advance it can be arranged once on the boat). Things to know in advance to avoid disappointment: 1) You spend the whole day by boat 2) The white island is often invisible as it is covered by high tide for about 20cm, in this case you just "walk on water" 3) To access the white island you have to swim a stretch: the staff also assists those who are not very familiar, offering the coupling to a buoyant doughnut dragged by themselves, but do not think of "getting off" the boat to go to the island, indeed the swim can be difficult if there is current or waves 3) There are downtimes: once you reach the port you are notified of the boat that will host you and you have to wait until the boat is ready to load the passengers. Once up you have to wait for the green light from the captaincy. It is possible that from arrival at the port to departure it can take up to two hours.
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H3683cjlarap
Nov 16, 2025
Island that there is no - We were picked up from the hotel by a zaga travel bus that took us to the port We boarded a very nice yacht where we also had lunch We made the first stop for snorkeling in a wonderful sea among incredible fish and then the one for Neverland Unfortunately the high tide covered the tongue of sand but it was very beautiful equally Recommended
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Danielmontini
Nov 11, 2025
SINDARELLAAAAAAAAA - SINDARELLAAAA...This was the motto of the tour. Beautiful and fun experience. Organized cruise with 3 snorkeling/diving stops. My almost 4-year-old son had a great time. I did 2 dives and my wife was baptized in the water. Very nice and special diving places. Large boat, clean and well organized. Good food. Already recommended to boys in the village. Guide in Italian good and competent. What can I say, try to believe.
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Ryan_h
Nov 4, 2025
Awesome trip - Amazing day trip mustafa and his team was great definitely worth booking some of the best snorkelling I’ve done the coral is and marine life is unbelievable next I would definitely book the scuba diving instead of just snorkelling
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Fm_sm
Nov 26, 2025
Too much confusion and delays. Disappointed - Not to be done!!! Friday, November 21, 2025 Ras Mohammed excursion by sea paid 118 euros (total for 2 people) with Alpitour. Arrival by bus at the port at 08:25. Get on the boat at 10:10. Departure boat 10:30. So 2 hours late. After more than 1 hour (perhaps 1:30) of sailing we arrive at Neverland. Stop for 15 minutes on a strip of sand 100 meters long and 2, crowded with people. There were about twenty boats moored (each boat 20/30 people). Too many people, too much confusion. Same confusion in the 2 snorkelling points. I saw more fish in the reef of the resort where I stayed than in the spots where the boat stopped. Return to port at 4pm as the sun sets early in this period. Meal on board not commentable but perhaps it was the minor problem. In conclusion, if the Alpitour agent had informed me at least of any mass of people I would have met, since delays in departure are not attributable to anyone, I would have thought twice before buying the excursion. Definitely disappointed!!!
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Charl_neb124
Mar 29, 2026
Very disappointing poorly organized - Arrival airport We had booked a pick up at the airport to our hotel arrived at the airport exit many drivers were waiting but no one with my name. I had to send messages on the 3 contacts I had with the agency asking where our driver was we waited 30 minutes then as no one answered we left to finally take a taxi but a driver with my name finally appeared. It was necessary to pay him the whole excursions which I had agreed well with the agency so ok the problem was that the driver did not speak English and impossible to make himself understood to know what he wanted. We finally understood each other and once at the hotel I received messages from WhatsApp contacts I had to know if everything was ok. First excursion We had a Bedouin dinner without activities only dinner so around 6pm. The pickup picked us up at 3:45. We arrived at 4pm at the meeting point for quad bikes but were not doing this activity because we were with a 3 year old and did not want to do this activity. We had finally waited until 6pm sitting down for the show to start and dinner so we waited 2h to do nothing while we had well booked dinner and no other activities. The organization is to be reviewed for people who only want to attend dinner and pick them up later. On the way out it was a simple car that picked us up and the guy told us he was coming back after. Once dinner was over the first car took us back to the quad meeting bridge and we thought we had the car to go to take us back Not at all we waited more than 30 minutes for a minivan to take us back to the hotel by making other stops before The organization is cata we have from 4pm to 8.30pm to wait (with a total of 2 shows and meals ) for 2h30 to spend in the cars and wait so it is too long. Boat trip: we did a boat trip for race, Mohamed and white islands. The car picked him up at 7:40 in the morning at 10:15. The boat had not left for more than two hours to wait for the boat to leave. On the boat, there was no music, it was a bit of a shame. The staff of the boat was friendly. The boat was clean and the food was good. Disappointed with the White Island, I thought it was really an island and not a sandbar. there is a whole boat line next to each other. Disappointed on that side too. Second boat trip: we finally decided to cancel the trip to tyran island because after checking better on the internet it is also a sandbank and we did not want to spend our day on the boat doing nothing. I did cancel 24 hours before with the agency and I asked them how we proceed for the refund. They told me I would get the money when the Driver picked us up for the return trip to the airport. We wanted to have the money before to use it and I didn’t have complete confidence. To the fact that I will see my money or not on the last day on the airport dock. Indeed, with the plane to take I would not have had time to chase the money so I asked them to come and take it to the hotel. they took me 15 € of charge to bring the money to the hotel and they reimbursed me in Egyptian pounds and us in euros but this point was OK. Return airport: The day before the return, I was contacted to find out what time we wanted to leave and at the end of the message he mentioned the €15 for the return, except that I had already paid it the Saturday before and when I mentioned it, they told me that no, I sent a conversation screen with another person from the agency, then they said OK. Arriving at the airport I kindly give the driver a tip and he tells me what it is so I tell him it is for him, no it is 15€ that you have to give, and here I am to remove again for 10 minutes waited for him to call the whole earth and show him my messages which confirms that the 15€ are ok and he had not been informed. It's a hell Overall I was put in touch with five or six people from the agency, it was difficult to manage and I had to send several messages each time to get answers. I wouldn’t say that this agency is to flee either but we shouldn’t expect a square organization and we must send messages regularly to have a follow-up of your request because I am not talking about the messages sent before for the estimate and validation of the dates of the Excursion two months before. By way of comparison, we had also made trips to Hourghada with an agency where everything had gone remarkably well. Here I don’t know if it’s because we were French and are treated less well than Italian Russians have English but it was quite really unbearable and that’s why I would only put one star unfortunately because I spent a lot of time before and during the holidays sending messages to these people.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).