Orange Bay with Kids and Non-Swimmers

You do not need to swim to enjoy Orange Bay: the island time is a beach stop, and the snorkelling on the way is optional. For a family or a non-swimmer, Zanetta Tours’ Orange Bay Island with Snorkeling, Lunch and Drinks brings help in the water: a special guide for non-swimmers, 2 to 4 guides on each boat and 2 hours of free time on the beach, from US$35 a person (checked November 2026) for the option without hotel transport.

The calendar above is the beach day, with 6,371 reviews (checked November 2026). Its cheapest option meets at the Moreno Horizon hotel in Hurghada; the options with hotel transport cost more.

The short answer

Non-swimmers and families have three good choices. The beach day brings a guide for non-swimmers and 2 hours on the sand. Go Luxury's yacht also brings a special guide for non-swimmers, on a shorter day. Go Shalabi’s sea taxi skips the snorkelling altogether at Orange Bay and gives you about 3 hours on the beach. None of the six trips carded on this site sets a minimum age, and every price is per person: pick your date and party on the calendar to see what a child costs.

Snorkelling if you cannot swim

The trips snorkel at reef stops from the boat, with life jackets or vests and, on some, a ring to hold. Reviewers who cannot swim describe the help on the boats:

• On Zanetta Tours’ beach day, non-swimmers “were sensitively and carefully looked after, and were able to join in” (1 November 2026), and one reviewer who cannot swim “felt very safe” (26 October 2026).
• On Go Luxury's yacht, a guide helped a non-swimmer hold onto the ring so they could snorkel (10 November 2026).
• On Go Shalabi's three-island day, “even someone not confident in the water could experience it with life jacket and the ring” (8 November 2026).
• On Miniature Egypt Hurghada's Orange Island cruise, two children who could not swim went snorkelling with the crew’s help (30 August 2026). That cruise allows a child who swims well to snorkel, accompanied by an adult at all times.

The boats cross open water to reach the beach: Orange Bay is about 8 km in a straight line from Hurghada Marina, a crossing of 15 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on the boat.

Children on the boats

Families appear throughout the reviews. On Royal Cruise Hurghada's cruise, parents of a five-year-old and a seven-year-old say both children snorkelled (4 November 2026), and a reviewer on 11 October found the crew “great with young kids”. On Zanetta Tours’ beach day, a family of six with children from 18 months to 14 years were included in all the activities (29 October 2026). On Go Shalabi’s three-island day, a four-year-old enjoyed the boat ride and the dolphins (8 November 2026). On the beach, one sea-taxi reviewer found the water off Orange Bay “not much deeper than 2ft at absolute most” (9 August 2026).

Who should pick which

Prices, ratings and review counts from the GetYourGuide listings (checked November 2026). Operators price by date, option and pickup zone, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.

The limits

Royal Cruise Hurghada’s cruise is not suitable for people with mobility impairments or wheelchair users, and Go Shalabi’s three-island day not for people with mobility impairments. Zanetta Tours’ beach day is not suitable for people with heart problems or people prone to seasickness. On the Go Shalabi and Go Luxury trips the Nature Reserve Fee is EUR 5 for each adult or child, paid separately; other listings state their own amount. Bring towels on Go Luxury's yacht, which does not supply them, and sunscreen on every trip, biodegradable on the beach day.

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