Families with children
Children take to snorkelling naturally in the warm, shallow, clear water, and a guided trip keeps them safe while they discover the reef. Often the highlight of a family's whole trip to Dahab.
Why guided snorkelling
The reef is shallow here — and a guide makes it better.
One of the joys of Dahab is that its reefs come right up into the shallows, so the coral, the fish and often turtles are visible just below a snorkeller floating on the surface — no diving certificate, no tank, no depth required. But a guided trip is far better than wading in alone. The guide knows which stretches of reef are richest, where the turtles graze, where the water is calmest for a nervous swimmer or a child, and how to keep everyone safe from the currents and the boat traffic. They turn a pleasant float into a genuine wildlife experience, pointing out what you would drift straight past on your own.
Trips suit all ages and abilities, including children and non-confident swimmers — we provide buoyancy aids and stay close, and we choose calm, shallow sites for those who want them. For families it is often the highlight of the trip, and for a diver's non-diving companion it means everyone shares the water together. The reefs are described on the dive sites page, prices are on the pricing page, and if a snorkeller decides they want to go deeper, a try-dive is the natural next step.
