Ghazala Explorer Liveaboard, Egypt

Name: Get Wrecked (Hurghada - Hurghada)
Start: 2026-10-26
End: 2026-11-02
Location: Egypt

9.7 Exceptional

Nitrox available
Free Internet
Free Nitrox
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly

from $ 159 / day Check dates

“Great dive locations, excellent food, overall boat conditions, super-frindly and competent staff. ”
Marcelo L, United States

Highlights

Built in 2021 and renovated annually
Top-ranked in guest reviews
Bright, modern decor
North and South Red Sea itineraries available
2 dive tenders for access to dive sites

The Ghazala Explorer liveaboard in Egypt is a modern 37mtr/121ft motor yacht offering itineraries throughout the Red Sea area. It can take up to 24 guests in 12 air-conditioned, ensuite cabins, consisting of 9 twin bed and 3 double bed cabins, including suites. Ghazala Explorer has a spacious, bright indoor dining and lounge area for guests to enjoy prepared meals or relax with a drink. There is a sun deck with seating areas, bean bags, and either covered or open areas for those who prefer to be in the sunshine. A large dive deck to the rear allows storage of dive equipment and plenty of space to get ready for dives, and the rear platform makes getting on and off the tenders more accessible.

Ghazala Explorer liveaboard offers divers a wide choice of itineraries throughout the Red Sea, including favorites such as the Thistlegorm wreck, Abu Nuhas, Brothers, Ras Mohammed, Daedalus, Elphinstone, and St. John's. The Red Sea offers divers so much diversity in marine life and healthy corals; whichever itinerary you choose, you'll be amazed at the underwater world in Egypt.

Book online today to reserve your space on the Ghazala Explorer liveaboard in Egypt.

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10 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

Up to 15% OFF! Rates include discounts. Valid until August 30, 2026.

$ 1,275 Deal %

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17 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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24 Aug

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$ 1,449 Deal %

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31 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,412

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07 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,500

FULL

14 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,557

FULL

21 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,615

FULL

28 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,534

FULL

05 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,615

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12 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,615

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19 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,615

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26 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,500

FULL

Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, National Park Fees, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.

Optional Extras: Chamber Fees, Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear.

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Boat features

Free Internet
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Seaview Cabins
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Observation Deck
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Wine Available
Beach BBQ
Snacks All Day
Buffet style
Western Food

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

Nitrox available
Free Nitrox
Shaded Diving Area
DIN Adaptors
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Sidemount Diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, German, and Spanish.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2021

Length: 37 meters

Beam: 8.2 meters

Top speed: 13 knots

Cruising speed: 11 knots

Engines: 2 x MAN 1100 Hp

Max guests: 24

Number of cabins: 13

Number of bathrooms: 14

Tenders: 2

Water capacity: 12 tons

Fuel capacity: 20 tons

Freshwater maker: 2 * 7 tons each

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

Ghazala Explorer Reviews

9.7 Exceptional

Vessel

9.6
Crew

9.6
Food

9.9
Diving

9.7
Value

9.8

10 Exceptional
Esther G
Spain

Highly recommended, it's all 10 minutes away.
It has been a very good week, ideal service, delicious food and very knowledgeable guides who supported very well both in and out of the water
Recommended for
Crew, super helpful. Very knowledgeable guides. Boat amenities.
04 Apr, 2026

Translated from Spanish

10 Exceptional
Selina G
Germany

A week full of beautiful dives where everything around is just right!
The trip on the Ghazala Explorer was simply a complete success! The crew and guides were extremely accommodating and eager to make you feel completely comfortable. The dives are great and professionally planned, you feel safe at all times. There is no shortage of food either. In addition, it has an extremely good quality. It's amazing what the bosses were able to conjure up in a small ship's kitchen. The interior has recently been modernized and is tastefully designed. We had a very nice cabin on the upper deck.
Recommended for
The great, cordial team. The beautiful cabins with private bathrooms. The delicious food.
10 Apr, 2026

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Rajeev R
Germany

A fulfilling dive adventure with great people
The Crew went above and beyond to ensure our satisfaction - definitely would recommend travelling with them
Recommended for
The professionality of the crew. The great food. The great vibe.
26 Dec, 2024

10 Exceptional
Patrick F
Switzerland

Great boat and crew for a diving cruise
The dives were obviously the best part of the trip.
Recommended for
Best crew, great food
09 Jun, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Sinan S
Turkey

Great diving on a good boat with fantastic people.
Great diving, staff and food. Emphasis on security, both on boat and during diving. Felt secure and had a great week with some of my most memorable dives ever. Will be back on same boat - which comes
Recommended for
Food. Diving. Crew.
31 Dec, 2024

10 Exceptional
Tim S
Germany

The perfect liveaboard
This was our first liveaboard and there was just nothing to complain about, everything was perfect, we felt comfortable all around the whole week.
Recommended for
Friendliness of the staff. Boat as a whole. Eat.
02 Dec, 2025

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
GERARDO F
Argentina

Just truly amazing
The food you are given in the boat is really good and great quantity. The schedule for every day is communicated properly and follow by everyone. The dive sites are truly amazing and the guides know very well when to go where. All the crew is very respectful and will help you anytime. One of the best Liveaboard I have ever been
Recommended for
The crew is really helpful in every way, the accommodations are one of the best and the selection of the dive sites is really good
10 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Javier P
Spain

Superb experience!
After 3 liveaboards in the Red Sea I have a good feeling about what's best in class and what's not. The experience with Ghazala was great in every asepect: infrastructure and service are top. Congratulations to the crew for providing such a great experience.
Recommended for
Nice ship in very good condition. Very good service provided by friendly crew. Good food in general.
16 Aug, 2025

10 Exceptional
McKenzie G
United States

It was an amazing week at sea.
The highlights of our trip were the SS Thistlegorm wreck, the great crew who worked hard to meet all of our desires, and the delicious food.
Recommended for
Crew, food, wrecks
28 Nov, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Remus S
Germany

Great boat with great crew.
Good athmosphere on boat, best dives under the boat
Recommended for
Excelent dives with good briefings. Helpfull crew.
21 Dec, 2022

178 reviews

9.7 Exceptional
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9.6 Exceptional
Johannes R
Austria

Probably the best boat on the Red Sea
We did 2 back-to-back trips in the summer of 2024 - North&Wrecks and BDE. It was an overall great experience - the Ghazala is in great shape, nice dive deck on the boat, good guides, zodiac drivers and helping hands. Clean cabins and cabin service was top notch. AC didn't work on the first day, but was serviced immediately, and worked fine for the next 2 weeks. Great food as well, although I still wonder who eats the chicken liver that was served once ;) The biggest compliment though is on the organisation and exectution of the diving. You always get the choice of going guided, unguided or a sort-of-hybrid (do your own thing but stay somewhere near one of the groups). Switching groups is also no problem, there's always a whiteboard going around after the briefing for you to decide which guides and other divers you want to dive with. We also almost never saw other boats - and even when we did, it was 1-2 max. So we pretty much had the dive sites to ourselves, even the Thistlegorm!
Recommended for
Cabin guys - especially Mohammed!. Dive guides. Food - compliments to the dessert chef!.
04 Nov, 2024

10 Exceptional
Stefanie K
Germany

Relaxed and stress-free safari on a super boat
All in all, it was extremely good. The food was delicious, the cabins large, bright and clean.The common areas were comfortable and large. You never had the feeling of too many people or crampedness. We actually all got along well and chatted a lot between dives and exchanged photos. Great friendships have developed.The dive guides always explained the dive ponts to me in detail and described the current, I never felt unsafe.You could always go diving with a guide or on your own with Buddy. It was never hectic, which was very important to me. Most of the time we dived directly from the boat or with Zodiac. We had stunning dives with deflines, large schools of fish, octopus, stonefish, lionfish and very beautiful wrecks. I would love to come back. 10 of 10👍
Recommended for
The dive guides are super personable and nice, great briefing, relaxed dives. The whole dive group was great, we got along great and had a good time. There was no hecktik, you could be guided or alone with buddy diving.
30 Mar, 2023

10 Exceptional
Kwan Lun C
Hong Kong

Best liveaboard ever
All the crew are helpful and professional. Although there is some issue happened, they handled with extremely quick response. The ship is clean and comfortable. The food there is world class!
Recommended for
Food, crew, facility
22 May, 2024

10 Exceptional
Marlon S
Germany

Great Trip
I had a great trip with the crew of the Ghazala Explorer. I can recommand this boat.
Recommended for
school of hammerheads, staff, social experience
15 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Claudia K
United States

Colorful north Red Sea diving
Red Sea diving was better than I expected. Visibility was great and corals were colorful. Enjoyed diving in such close proximity to the dolphins also.
Recommended for
Friendly staff. Good food. Great equipment.
03 Jan, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Polaris L
United States

Wonderful, wonderful liveaboard experience!
Very attentive, cheerful, and timely service from the liveaboard crew covering dining, housekeeping, and diving. Dive guides highly knowledgable and helpful. The crew kept the daily schedule ontime and punctual making the day's activities predictable. Ample room on the boat in the cabins, dive deck, indoor lounge area, dining area, and upper deck. The entire dive package offered excellent value for the money paid. The transfer from and to the airport handled very well. The diving on the reefs and wrecks of the north Red Sea proved superb!!
Recommended for
The service from the liveaboard's crew. The boat's amenities. The price for the liveaboard pacakge.
16 Sep, 2024

10 Exceptional
Serdal T
Germany

It was incredibly beautiful, best liveaboard I ever been
The whole trip as a package was incredibly extraordinary, it exceeded all my expectations. The crew was very friendly and helped us every minute during the trip. Dive guides were just amazing by choosing the right sites, and giving us advanced divers the freedom to enjoy the dive sites unguided. Diving was suberb, lots of colorful corals with a beautiful reef life, and nice wrecks, and my personal highlight with multiple dolphin encounters. Have been on many livaboard, this one was the best so far, therefore can only recommend it. Thanks for the whole Ghazala Team
Recommended for
Boat, Crew, Diving
28 Mar, 2023

10 Exceptional
David S
United States

Top rated for a reason
Had a great experience from the minute I booked the trip. Beforehand, Alex was helpful in setting up transportation to Aswan at the end of my trip. Pickup from Hurghada was friendly and set the tone of great service for the entire week. Once aboard, the crew was great at communicating everything coming up and was very accommodating, constantly making sure that everything was ok and I didn't need anything. The entire week of diving was fun, safe, and relaxing. Everything was great and I would definitely do this trip again (although maybe a different itinerary to dive somewhere new).
Recommended for
The crew. The food. The diving.
29 Mar, 2025

10 Exceptional
Dan M
United Kingdom

Fantastic experience of wrecks and reef. Great crew, guides and dive sites
An amazing trip, in a lovely boat with an amazing crew. Strong dive guides with great experience. Diving with Dolphins!
Recommended for
Staff were all cheerful and helpful. Intinerary was good. Food fantastic.
02 Apr, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Patrick B
Netherlands

Fantastic experience
Diving intensively together and being together with my youngest son is a memory that will last foreverVery friendly crew, nothing too much to ask, from deck-hands to captainGood cabin with separate bathroom/toilet and private air conditioning unitBeautiful itinerary with nice balance between reef dives and wreck divesGood cuisine, variety every day
Recommended for
Personal attention, customer focus crew and highly experienced dive masters
25 Aug, 2023

Translated from Dutch

10 Exceptional
George F
United Kingdom

10/10 would highly recommend! Will be back :)
I honestly can’t even put into words how good this trip was with Ghazala Explorer. Everything from the food to the boat to the crew to the dive guides was all perfect! The only slight improvement I would recommend is that the beds could be slightly softer. I want to say a huge thank you to the crew for making our trip so incredible! It’s rare to find a trip with so few faults.
Recommended for
The staff. The boats facilities/food. Incredible dive sites.
01 May, 2026

10 Exceptional
Nicholas B
United Kingdom

great trip, best boat ive been on for facilities
having the thistlegorm to ourseleves, and having a cabin to myself, which was pure luck but ill take it :)
Recommended for
new boat, crew, food
04 Apr, 2023

10 Exceptional
Mario D
Netherlands

Amazing
Thistlegorm, diving with the dolphins and the great atmosphere on the boat.
Recommended for
Divespots, friendly crew and perfect food.
16 Mar, 2024

10 Exceptional
Ryan S
France

Great stay in the North Red Sea!
A pleasant, smiling and professional crew, taking care of us to make sure we had an excellent stay in the Red Sea.The food was plentiful and excellent throughout the week, with a perfect mix of Egyptian and international food. The boat is very well maintained, and safety is well ensured during the dives: safety first!Very nice dives in the North of the Red Sea with the incredible Thistlegorm, the Giannis and to finish a superb encounter with a school of more than 10 dolphins. Can't wait to come back to do the BDE South Route!
Recommended for
The crew and the organization. Food. The boat.
02 Apr, 2025

Translated from French

10 Exceptional
Arndt P
Germany

Just lovely
Just lovely!
Recommended for
Dive Guides. Dive Deck. Crew.
16 Sep, 2025

10 Exceptional
Brendan M
Ireland

New Boat, Lots of Space to chill out between dives, Crew were very Friendly and Attentive. Excellent Trip
As Mentioned above The Crew and Dive Guides, The "Can Do" attitude, The Food, The Boat & accommodation. The knowledge of the Dive guides on the Dive sites The Crew on the boat were very attentive from Gearing up to coming out of the water. They were always on hand to assist you.
Recommended for
The Crew and Dive Guides, The "Can Do" attitude, The Food, The Boat & accommodation
12 Dec, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Roger M
Switzerland

Excellent!!!!
Great holiday with everything you could wish for, anytime again
Recommended for
Crew & Diveguides. Food selection and quality. Relaxed atmosphere on the boat.
14 Sep, 2024

10 Exceptional
Sean B
United Kingdom

Great boat and crew
I've done three Liveaboard's in the Red Sea the Ghazala Explorer being my fourth, i was impressed from the moment i stepped onboard, the boat is only a year old and very well designed, i stayed in the upper deck cabin and was impressed by the size of the cabin and how well designed it was. All the crew were very friendly, the dives were great, i saw eleven Hammerhead's at Daedalus...amazing ! I will definately be booking the Ghazala again, thank you for a great week !
Recommended for
The dives, the boat and the crew.
25 Oct, 2022

8.0 Very good
Laurent D
France

A cruise in no false notes!!
We were pampered during this cruise with a helpful and very nice crew.The SS Thistlegorm is certainly the most beautiful wreck I have visited in my life!!
Recommended for
Crew. Food. Comfort.
02 Sep, 2025