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Hurghada · Off Hurghada
Eden Island
An island beach where the reef starts a few metres out — the snorkelling is better than the setting.
€€ Mid-range
Another island day out of Hurghada, aimed at the water rather than the beach: the coral is close, dense and busy from the surface. The formula is the usual one — crossing, loungers, lunch — but what you come for fits in a mask and a snorkel.
The extra bit
Water shoes change the day: you enter over dead, sharp coral, and they are rarely for hire on site.
Know before you go
The reef is just below the surface at low tide: swim flat, never a foot or a fin on the coral. Mineral sunscreen if possible — chemical filters damage what you came to look at.
