Best Diving in Hurghada
Hurghada is one of the world's great places to dive and to learn — warm water year-round, CDWS-licensed centres, and sites running from sheltered training bays to walls and wrecks with real reputations.
Local truth: certification requirements here are enforced at booking (not at the boat), valet setups are standard, and autumn brings the visibility everyone photographs.
42 bookable picks, ranked by traveller demand
PADI Discover Scuba Diving — Hurghada
No licence, no problem — your first real dive on a shallow reef with a PADI instructor.
PADI Open Water Diver Course — Hurghada
The full entry-level certification: 3–4 days to become a licensed diver to 18 m.
PADI Advanced Open Water — Hurghada
Level up in 2 days with 5 adventure dives including deep and underwater navigation.
Guided Night Dive — Hurghada House Reef
See the reef come alive after dark — a single guided night dive with torches provided.
Freediving Taster Session — Hurghada
A half-day intro to freediving — learn to relax, breathe up and glide down on one breath.
Gota Abu Ramada 'The Aquarium' — 2 Dives
Fast speedboat to Abu Ramada, the reef nicknamed 'the Aquarium' for its dense fish life.
Abu Nuhas Shipwrecks — 2 Dives
Dive the 'ship graveyard' of Abu Nuhas — the Giannis D and Carnatic wrecks on one boat day.
SS Thistlegorm Wreck — Day Trip
A long day to the world-famous WWII wreck of the Thistlegorm — cargo holds of trucks, bikes and guns.
PADI Rescue Diver Course — Hurghada
The most rewarding PADI course — learn to prevent and manage diving emergencies over 3–4 days.