Orange Bay Giftun Island · #1 Shallow Red Sea Lagoon · 2026 Direct Tariff
The 2026 direct tariff for the full-day Orange Bay Hurghada cruise is €22 per adult and €11 per child (ages 3–11), plus the €5.00 HEPCA marine park levy—totaling €86.00 all-in for a family of four from Central Hurghada vs. €185.00 at hotel desks.
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2026 ORANGE BAY DIRECT OPERATOR TARIFF & HOTEL GATE (BAWABA) PASS
€86.00(4,644 EGP)
All-In Direct Total
€66 Base + €20 HEPCA + €0 Zone
€185.00
Hotel Rep Quote
Saves €99.00 (53.5% saved)
2.0 Hours
Island Dwell Time
+ Two 45-min coral reef stops
08:00 - 08:45
Gate Pickup Window
Return to hotel by 16:30
Active Gate Pass: Orange Bay Island Full-Day Cruise · 2 Adults + 2 Children + 1 Infant from Hurghada Central = €86.00 EUR (4,644 EGP) · Includes buffet lunch, snorkel gear & €5/guest HEPCA levy.
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Western Giftun Kebir Bathymetry & Inclusions
Protected from open-sea swell by the western ridge of Giftun Kebir, Orange Bay combines a zero-wave toddler wading shelf with two offshore Red Sea coral garden moorings.
Orange Bay All-In Direct Family Tariff Formula (Incl. €5.00 HEPCA Levy):
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Located on the sheltered western lee of Giftun Kebir Island, Orange Bay features a 150-meter ultra-gradual white sandbar where water depth stays between 0.4m and 0.8m—making it Hurghada’s safest natural wading lagoon for toddlers and non-swimmers.
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Alongside 2.0 full hours ashore on Orange Bay, the 7.5-hour yacht itinerary includes two 45-minute guided snorkeling stops over Giftun National Park patch reefs, complimentary mask/fin rental, banana and sofa water-sports rides, and a freshly prepared seafood/chicken buffet lunch on board.
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For families of 2 to 5 passengers, the shared double-deck yacht (€27.00 adult all-in / €16.00 child all-in from Central Hurghada) delivers the lowest per-person cost. Once your group reaches 6 to 7 adult-equivalent guests, a private speedboat charter (€145 base + €5/guest HEPCA) reaches break-even.
Full-Day Yacht Dispatch & Mooring Protocol
Every licensed Orange Bay day cruiser departs Hurghada New Marina between 09:00 and 09:15 AM under Egyptian Law 102/1983 Giftun Marine Protectorate mooring permits.
To prevent boat propellers and anchors from scarring the shallow turquoise sandflat on western Giftun Kebir, HEPCA and Red Sea Protectorate engineers constructed a 400-meter elevated wooden boardwalk extending out to the deeper mooring channel. Day yachts tie up along the outer timber pier, and guests stroll 4 minutes across crystal-clear knee-deep water directly onto the beanbag lounges, shaded pergolas, and overwater wooden swings.
Because the Orange Bay shoreline itself is a pure carbonate sandbar (0.4m to 0.8m deep), the captain schedules two separate 45-minute snorkeling moorings at Giftun's offshore coral pinnacles—typically Sabina Reef and Erg Somaya—where visibility exceeds 25 meters and hard brain corals, table Acropora, giant clams, and Red Sea clownfish thrive at 2.5m to 6.0m depth.
| Time Window | Operational Stage | Included Activity & Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:45 | Resort Security Gate (Bawaba) Pickup & New Marina Boarding | Air-conditioned coach pickup from your hotel gate to Hurghada New Marina jetty; mask, snorkel, and fin sizing on deck. |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | 45-Minute Red Sea Crossing to Western Giftun Kebir | Cruise across the turquoise Giftun channel; CDWS safety briefing and mooring at the wooden Orange Bay boardwalk pier. |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | 2.0 Hours Ashore at Orange Bay Lagoon & Beanbag Lounges | Wade across the 0.8m sandbar, photograph the overwater wooden swings and hammocks, and relax under palm-thatch umbrellas. |
| 12:15 – 14:45 | Open-Buffet Yacht Lunch & Two 45-Minute Coral Reef Snorkeling Stops | Hot buffet lunch served aboard followed by guided drift and moored snorkeling at two sheltered Giftun coral gardens. |
| 15:00 – 16:15 | Banana & Sofa Water-Sports Ride & Return to Resort Gate | Complimentary inflatable banana/sofa tow in the calm lagoon before docking at the marina and returning to your hotel by 16:30. |
2026 All-In Tariff Matrix by Resort District
Compare exact adult, child (50% base tariff), and family-of-four all-in totals across Central Hurghada, Makadi Bay, El Gouna, and Soma Bay.
| Hotel Pickup Corridor | Gate Pickup | Adult All-In | Child (3–11) All-In | 2A + 2C Total | vs. Hotel Rep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone A — Central Hurghada (Sheraton Rd, New Marina, Mamsha, Arabia) | 08:00 – 08:45 AM | €27.00 (€22 + €5 HEPCA + €0 Transfer) | €16.00 (€11 + €5 HEPCA + €0 Transfer) | €86.00 (4,644 EGP) | €185.00 (Saves €99.00) |
| Zone B — Makadi Bay & Sahl Hasheesh Resorts | 07:30 – 08:10 AM | €32.00 (€22 + €5 HEPCA + €5 Transfer) | €21.00 (€11 + €5 HEPCA + €5 Transfer) | €106.00 (5,724 EGP) | €205.00 (Saves €99.00) |
| Zone C — El Gouna Lagoons & Marina Resorts | 07:25 – 08:00 AM | €34.50 (€22 + €5 HEPCA + €7.50 Transfer) | €23.50 (€11 + €5 HEPCA + €7.50 Transfer) | €116.00 (6,264 EGP) | €215.00 (Saves €99.00) |
| Zone D — Soma Bay & Safaga Coastal Resorts | 07:10 – 07:45 AM | €37.00 (€22 + €5 HEPCA + €10 Transfer) | €26.00 (€11 + €5 HEPCA + €10 Transfer) | €126.00 (6,804 EGP) | €225.00 (Saves €99.00) |
The published 2026 direct operator tariff for the full-day Orange Bay Giftun Island cruise is €22.00 per adult and €11.00 per child (aged 3.00 to 11.99 years, 50% base discount), while infants under 3.00 years travel free (€0.00). Adding the mandatory €5.00 per person HEPCA Marine Park conservation levy brings the all-in Central Hurghada price to €27.00 per adult and €16.00 per child—saving 51% compared to €55.00 hotel tour-rep quotes.
Both beaches sit on Giftun Kebir Island inside the Red Sea Marine Protectorate, but they have opposite shoreline depth profiles. Orange Bay faces the sheltered western lagoon with a 400-meter wooden pier and a knee-deep (0.4m–0.8m) turquoise sandbar ideal for toddlers, wading, and overwater swing photography. Paradise Island sits on the southern tip facing open turquoise water where the beach drops off to 1.8m swimming depth within 15 meters of shore.
Because Orange Bay is a pure white-sand shallow lagoon (0.4m to 0.8m deep for 150 meters offshore), there are no coral heads directly on the wading beach. Instead, all coral reef snorkeling takes place during the two dedicated 45-minute boat mooring stops at Giftun’s outer fringing reefs (Sabina Reef, Erg Somaya, or Abu Ramada), where water depth ranges from 2.5m to 8.0m.
Yes. The €22.00 direct boat tariff includes the freshly cooked onboard open-buffet lunch (grilled chicken or kofta, fish, rice, pasta, 3 salads, and bread), unlimited soft drinks, mineral water, tea, and coffee aboard the yacht, full snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel, fins, and life vests), and the banana/sofa boat ride. Food and specialty cocktails ordered ashore at the private Orange Bay island bars are billed separately by the island club.
Excursions Hurghada 2026 Statutory Tariff Summary: All 24 catalogued Red Sea island cruises (Orange Bay, Paradise Island, Mahmya, Eden, Hula Hula, Bianca, Utopia, Ozirea), submarines (Sindbad 22m, Royal Seascope 3.5m, Hurghada Grand Aquarium, Dolphin House), Eastern Desert ATV quad/buggy safaris, and Luxor/Cairo historical day tours enforce a 3-tier age pricing standard (Infants 0–2.99 yrs 0%, Children 3.00–11.99 yrs 50% base tariff, Adults 12+ yrs 100%), €5.00–€10.00 HEPCA marine park levies (Law 102/1983), and 4 hotel transfer zones (€0 Central, €5 Makadi/Sahl Hasheesh, €7.50 El Gouna, €10 Soma Bay/Safaga) at 1 EUR = 54.0 EGP.