What an Orange Bay Trip Includes
What each Orange Bay island trip from Hurghada includes and leaves out: the Nature Reserve Fee, snorkel gear, lunch, drinks on the island, photos, transfers.
Every Orange Bay island trip includes the boat, a guide and time on the beach, and most include hotel pickup, snorkelling gear and lunch on board. They differ on four things: whether the Nature Reserve Fee is in the price, whether you snorkel at all, whether the transfer is in the cheapest option, and what you pay for on the island. Nothing bought on the island is included on any of them. Royal Cruise Hurghada’s cruise is the one carded first here, from US$59 a person (checked November 2026) with the marine fee in the price.
The short answer
Read the fee line first. Royal Cruise Hurghada’s cruise, Zanetta Tours’ beach day and Miniature Egypt Hurghada’s Orange Island cruise put it in the price; the Go Shalabi and Go Luxury trips list a Nature Reserve Fee of EUR 5 per person as not included. Then check the transfer, which is not in Zanetta Tours’ cheapest option, and the snorkelling, which Go Shalabi’s sea taxi leaves out at Orange Bay. Carry cash for the island on every trip.
The calendar above is Royal Cruise Hurghada’s cruise, with 7,249 reviews (checked November 2026); the price is per person.
Included and not included, trip by trip
| Trip | Nature Reserve Fee | Transfer | Snorkelling | Food and drinks | Not included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury Cruise Trip to Orange Bay with Lunch (Royal Cruise Hurghada) | Included: “Marine fee” | Hotel pickup and drop-off | A snorkelling stop with equipment; life jackets | Open buffet, salads, fruit, unlimited soft and hot drinks, unlimited snacks; one massage per guest | Drinks on the island |
| Orange Bay Island with Snorkeling, Lunch and Drinks (Zanetta Tours) | Included: “Orange Bay entry fees” | Not in the cheapest option (meet at the Moreno Horizon hotel); transfer options cost more | Two stops, equipment included | Welcome drink, lunch buffet, unlimited water, tea, instant coffee, cola, Sprite and Fanta | Gratuities; the extra-zone pickup fee |
| Premium Orange Island Cruise with Lunch and Transfer (Miniature Egypt Hurghada) | Included: “Nature reserve fee” and “Entry fees to Orange Island” | Hotel pickup and drop-off | Two stops, equipment and an instructor | Buffet lunch, salads, fruit, unlimited juice, cola, water, tea and coffee | Drinks on the island; videos and photos |
| High-Speed Sea Taxi Tour to Orange Bay or Magawish (Go Shalabi) | Not included: “5 EUR per adult or child” | Pickup and drop-off from Hurghada | Not at Orange Bay; included on Magawish Island | A bottle of water | Snorkelling equipment; snorkelling on Orange Bay |
| 3 Islands, Dolphins and Snorkel Yacht Trip with Lunch (Go Shalabi) | Not included: EUR 5 per person, cash, Visa or payment link | Pickup and drop-off from Hurghada | Two stops, equipment and life vest | Breakfast, seafood lunch, unlimited soft and hot drinks, fruit | The Nature Reserve Fee |
| OrangeBay Yacht, Snorkel, 2 Meals and Transfer (Go Luxury) | Not included: EUR 5 per person, cash, Visa or payment link | Pickup and drop-off from Hurghada | One 30-minute stop (5 hours) or two (8 hours), equipment included; 1 hour at Orange Bay on the 5-hour options, 2 hours on the 8-hour ones | Breakfast; lunch on the 8-hour option; unlimited soft drinks, tea and coffee | Towels, underwater photos, gratuities, food and drinks on the island |
| Orange Bay Island Trip, Hurghada (Egyptra Travel Services) | Not included on the option the card prices (the one without entrance fees): “Admission Fee - Giftun Island National Park”, US$5.00 per person, paid on arrival; the option with entrance fees was USD 29.99 | Hotel pickup and drop-off | Two stops | Buffet lunch, snacks, fruit, water, hot and soft drinks | Pickup from the extra zones |
| Orange Bay Island (EGYPTOUS) | Not included: “Government Fees”, EUR 10.00 per person | Air-conditioned vehicle | Snorkelling equipment | Lunch, hot and cold drinks | Transfer from Makadi, Safaga, El Gouna and Sahl Hasheesh, EUR 10.00 per person |
| Luxury Cruise inc. Snorkeling/Massage/Island/water sport and Lunch (Royal Cruise Hurghada) | “All Fees and Taxes” included | Air-conditioned vehicle | Snorkelling equipment; life jackets | Seafood or BBQ lunch, salads, fruit, soft and hot drinks, snacks | Nothing listed |
From the GetYourGuide listings (checked November 2026) and the Viator listings (checked November 2026), in each listing’s own words where quoted.
The cheaper trips each leave something out: the transfer on Zanetta Tours’ cheapest option, the snorkelling and the fee on Go Shalabi’s sea taxi, the fee on Go Luxury's yacht. On Royal Cruise Hurghada’s cruise and Miniature Egypt Hurghada’s Orange Island cruise, the price on the calendar covers the day, bar what you buy on the island.
The Nature Reserve Fee
Giftun el Kebir and Giftun el Saghir lie in the Red Sea Northern Islands protectorates, and Ministerial Decree 92 of 1999 provides for a visit fee on the two islands. No page of an Egyptian authority with the current amount was found (checked November 2026), so this site prints no figure as “the fee”. The EUR 5 is the Go Shalabi and Go Luxury figure, per adult or child; Egyptra Travel Services (US$5.00 per person) and EGYPTOUS (EUR 10.00 per person) have their own amounts in the table above. On Go Luxury's yacht a reviewer on 10 November 2026 felt it was asked for later on top of the price, so count it before you book.
What you pay for on the island
Food and drinks bought on Orange Bay are outside every price here. Reviewers give an idea of the island’s prices: US$5 for a 300 ml soft drink and US$12 for a burger with chips (6 October 2026, Go Shalabi’s sea taxi), 650 Egyptian pounds for a cheeseburger with fries and 750 for three soft drinks, cash only (7 September 2026, same trip), and EUR 10 a person for a VIP area on the beach (25 October 2026, same trip). On Zanetta Tours’ beach day, reviewers in November 2026 mention photographers selling photos; on Go Luxury's yacht one reviewer put the photos at EUR 50 (10 November 2026). One reviewer on 6 October says no food or drink of your own is allowed onto the island; another, on 9 August, took water along. Ask your crew on the day.
What to bring
For the cruise, bring sunglasses, a sun hat, swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and cash. For the beach day, add biodegradable sunscreen and weather-appropriate clothing; alcohol and pets are not allowed on it. For Go Shalabi's three-island day, bring a towel, sunscreen, a jacket, cash and a passport (a copy is accepted). The Go Shalabi and Go Luxury trips need a passport copy, your nationality, the hotel name and the room number in advance, and send pickup times by email or WhatsApp at 10:00 PM the night before. Towels are not supplied on Go Luxury's yacht.
The Orange Bay trip price adds these extras to each option’s price.
The Cruise with the Marine Fee Included
Royal Cruise Hurghada's cruise: hotel transfer, snorkelling gear, buffet lunch, unlimited soft and hot drinks, one massage per guest and the marine fee. Drinks on the island are extra.
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