Snorkelling in Hurghada

I'd suggest buying your snorkelling equipment at the resort (the hurghada star shop) has lots of cheap gear and is good quality. The Siva Grand beach hotel has two boats that leave from the beach at the hotel each day at 12 noon to Magawish Island. The trip lasts 2.5 hours and is £5.50 (yep - cheap and very cheerfull) Take a towel and some clothes you dont mind getting wet (it can get a bit splashy on the boat but its great fun. The reef is great and very safe (you can stand up in places) The boats are glass bottomed and you get a little tour. All in all its a really nice trip and the same location is visited by large boats where the punters have paid £30 to do it! We saw all manner of fish and marine life and some great coral formations. As good as anything seen in all of my Caribbean trips and for peanuts. The boat boys will also help nervous snorkellers. I suggest a practice before you go out on the boat to gain confidence and then go for it. Pay on the hut on the beach. DT