DESCRIPTION:

Take a boat trip to Tiran.Island for fantastic snorkelling in the crystal clear blue waters and relaxing on it’s white sandy beaches on this full-day tour from Sharm el-Shiekh. Cruise across the Red Sea and snorkel . Encounter fish and other marine life in an underwater paradise. Snorkelling At Tiran.Island ..

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Experience the amazing underwater world.
• Sail through the Red Sea on a fantastic snorkelling boat to Tiran.Island.
• Snorkel with the marine life of an underwater sanctuary in this protected natural area.
• Enjoy lunch aboard the boat and relax on the white sand beaches.
• No Hidden Costs.
• Hassle Free .

TOUR’S PROGRAM:

We will pick you up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheik and head to the port, where we will take our boat to start a wonderful day trip to Tiran.Island National Park, giving us the chance to sail near coral reef areas for snorkelling and swimming with lunch and soft drinks provided. Sail for 2 hours along gulf Aqaba to reach blue lagoon coral reef areas, then will be 2-3 stops at the best areas for those who love jumping to enjoy the coral reefs and exploring the magical underwater world. Then continue to Tiran.Island for snorkelling, swimming and relaxing on it’s white sand beaches
After swimming through the clear blue waters and admiring the abundance of underwater wildlife and scenery, we will sail back to the dock and drive back to your hotel in Sharm el sheikh

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle
• Snorkelling stops at coral reefs and along Tiran.island
• Buffet lunch on board
• Snorkelling guide
• Light refreshments
• All taxes and service charges.

WHAT’S EXCLUDED?

• Any extras not mentioned in the program.
• Snorkelling equipment (From 2 dollars)
• Personal expenses
• Professional photo shoot (recommended)
• Gratuity (recommended).
• Photo or DVD

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

• Please do not forget: Photo and video equipment head cover (Cap or Scarf), Sunglasses, Sun Cream and Towels

TIMING & DURATION:

Pickup: Around 8:00 am (Depending on your hotel location in Sharm el sheikh)
Drop Off: Around 16:00 Pm (the same day).
Duration: 8 hours.
Tour available on: Daily tour

TOUR PRICES:

Adult : 20$ per person.
Child / from 5 years to 10 years: 10$
Infants / Under 4 years old are: Free of charge

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Information About Tiran.Island

The island is located at the entrance of the Straits of Tiran, which connect the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It has an area of about 80 square kilometres (31 square miles). It was part of the Ras Muhammad National Park. The Straits of Tiran are Israel’s only access from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Red Sea, and Egypt’s blockade of the Straits of Tiran on 22 May 1967 was the casus belli for Israel in the Six-Day War.

Tiran Island is of strategic significance in the area, as it forms the narrowest section of the Straits of Tiran, which is an important sea passage to the major ports of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel. Israel briefly took over Tiran Island during the Suez Crisis and again from 1967 to 1982 following the Six-Day War. The island is inhabited only by military personnel from Egypt and the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)

“Egypt and Saudi Arabia clarified their sovereignty claims to the islands in 1954, when Egypt informed the UN Security Council that the two islands had been Egyptian territory since the delimitation of the frontier between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire in 1906

However, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel the islands had not belonged to Egypt before 1949.

During World War II the Egyptian forces on Tiran and Sanafir islands were part of the contingent of Egyptian troops protecting the Suez Canal according to Egypt’s representative at the 659th UN Security Council meeting on 15 February 1954.In the same meeting, Egypt’s representative considered Tiran and Sanafir islands an integral part of the territory of Egypt since they have been under Egypt’s administration since 1906.