Yellow Submarine: An Alternative to Diving in Ras Mohammed National Park
| Price: | from 50$ for adults and children aged 12 and older |
from 25$ for children aged 2 to 11 inclusive |
The bathyscaphe tour in the area of the famous Ras Mohammed National Park is no less impressive than scuba diving. This excursion will give you a unique opportunity to see the underwater world of the Red Sea literally without getting your feet wet.
Travelers will have a chance to admire breathtaking views of colorful coral reefs and various fish through the panoramic windows of the semi-submarine.
This sea trip will delight travelers with children. It will also be a perfect choice for those who want to take high-quality photos and videos underwater but don’t have special equipment. While sitting in a comfortable and cozy cabin with large panoramic windows, you can take excellent photos and make exciting videos which will be no less impressive than the ones of the most reckless divers.
The tour on a safe semi-submarine, the bottom of which is immersed in water to a depth of 4 meters, is a good opportunity to explore the underwater world of the Red Sea for those who don’t like diving and snorkeling. Travelers will be accompanied by an attendant, who will be glad to tell them about everything that they will see on the way.
The sea trip begins with meeting friendly members of the bathyscaphe crew on the upper deck. After that, the boat goes to the open sea, and travelers go down to the saloon on the second deck. There tourists will be able to see numerous colorful fish through big panoramic windows. Dozens of fish species live in Ras Mohammed which is a carefully protected nature reserve. There are moray eels, capitaine fish and even barracudas.
However, travelers have nothing to worry about because on board the bathyscaphe they are completely safe from toothy marine predators and sharp corals, some species of which can cause burns if you touch them.
There’s an added bonus on board which is a variety of soft drinks for sale, while drinking water is included in the tour price. The excursion takes half a day, so you can have a meal and share your impressions of the tour when you are back on the shore. And there’s no doubt that you will have plenty of things to discuss with your fellow travelers. The bathyscaphe tour is one of the most popular excursions among the tourists in Egypt really not for nothing.
