Ghazala Explorer Liveaboard, Egypt

Name: Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone (Hurghada - Hurghada)
Start: 2026-08-17
End: 2026-08-24
Location: Egypt

9.7 Exceptional

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

from $ 140 / 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.

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$ 1,625

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22 Jun

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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
Dedicated 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
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
Monika C
Czech Republic

excellent wrecks and reefs diving
This boat has an excellent crew, competent dive guides and very tasty food. Staying at Ghazala was a wonderful experience for me. Thank you guys for the great job you have done. I really enjoyed diving with you.
Recommended for
top crew service, perfect dive guides, great food
21 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
CHU CHIAO W
Taiwan

Liked it very much and very good value for money
The quality of the service is very good and the quality of the staff is excellent
Recommended for
Good service, good dive, good food
16 May, 2024

Translated from Chinese

10 Exceptional
Marcelo L
United States

Great liveaboard experience for all type of divers. Excellent boat conditions and staff.
Great dive locations, excellent food, overall boat conditions, super-frindly and competent staff. I did this same liveaboard before on a different route and I will do it again. Excellent job Ocean Tribe!!!!
Recommended for
stateroom conditions. excellent food. sufer friendly staff.
11 Apr, 2025

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
Quentin N
France

Great liveaboard experience all around!
Diving with 17 hammerheads! Very friendly crew. Great group of people. And amazing dives! Already planning to join the same boat for another itinerary!
Recommended for
Crew, dives, food
07 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Michal C
Germany

Experience a beautiful underwater world with professional dive guides on the best MY in Red Sea
can only recommend this trip to everyone!! Great crew and great ship!!
Recommended for
Friendliness of the staff. Diving - dive guides - Mousa & Karim - the best. Food delicious; Cabins clean, well maintained.
02 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
loucas G
France

Nice & Easy
SS Thistlegorm with no other boat with a super dive.The meals are very varied, hearty and delicious.A caring team that listens, with a lot of complicity and good humor.A boat in impeccable condition! Thanks again to the whole GAZALA team
Recommended for
Quality of service, professionalism, good humor.
05 Dec, 2022

Translated from French

10 Exceptional
Emil L
Finland

Ghazala rocka you to sleep and your world
Unforgettable crew, amazing diving and nice guests.
Recommended for
Cabins are fresch and roomy with own toilet. Food could not be better. The feeling of saftey in the middle of the sea.
22 May, 2024

177 reviews

9.7 Exceptional
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10 Exceptional
Arndt P
Germany

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

10 Exceptional
Kris H
United States

Great Experience on the Ghazala Explorer
The trip was fantastic, some of the best Crew and Dive Guides we’ve experienced in the Red Sea. We did the southern route and were blessed with Sharks, beautiful seas and great company. This was a great trip.
Recommended for
The Crew, The Dive Guides and the Food
21 Nov, 2022

10 Exceptional
Kasimir S
Germany

Super Neat Crew, everyone's perfect
Everyone puts a lot of effort into making sure that all divers dive happily and safely. A very nice experience. Hopefully back soon
Recommended for
Essen Crew Guide
11 Apr, 2024

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
Martin K
Germany

A boat which I would recommend to all my friends. Guides love their job and don’t push for short and fast dives. There is always the possibility to dive unguided to explore the dive sites on your own
Just get on the boat and dive. The crew will make sure you get everything you need to have fantastic dives for a hole week.
Recommended for
No hidden costs, you just have top pay for some drinks and non-standard tanks.
04 Apr, 2023

10 Exceptional
Vitaliy D
United States

Great Red Sea adventure
Great Red Sea diving with an awesome liveaboard and its crew! Everything was well organized with nothing to complain about. The crew was very helpful at all times. Food was always delicious with plenty of variety. A special shout-out to the dive guides, very knowledgeable of the sites/currents/conditions and adjusting as needed based on the conditions at the current moment.
Recommended for
Dive guides. Crew service. Food.
18 Jan, 2026

10 Exceptional
Qusai N
Saudi Arabia

An Unforgettable First Liveaboard Experience
This was my first liveaboard trip, and I originally chose the Ghazalla Explorer because I saw it was the top-rated boat—and those ratings were absolutely right! The fact that most of the divers onboard were returning guests, some for the third time or more, says everything about how good this boat really is. The crew and the dive masters were incredibly friendly, extremely helpful, highly professional, and genuinely kind. The food was excellent. I had brought plenty of snacks with me just in case—I’m a bit of a picky eater, especially with sweets—but I didn’t touch anything I brought until the very end of the trip. That’s how good the meals were! The weather, the dive deck, the dive sites, and even the fellow divers were all fantastic. I’m really happy I booked this trip at the last minute, and I’m definitely coming back again—I honestly cannot wait to book again and try the north itinerary!
Recommended for
Crew. Food. Diving.
25 Nov, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Andrey G
United States

Excellent experience with wonderful people!
Finally, the hammerhead experience!
Recommended for
Size of the boat, size of the cabins, staff
11 Nov, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Simon W
United Kingdom

My first Red Sea trip and it was so much fun it’s made me want to book again
Exceeded my expectations, my highlights are happy upbeat staff and there willingness to help at every opportunity
Recommended for
Friendliness of the staff. The food. Cleanliness of the boat.
17 Sep, 2025

10 Exceptional
Solange P
France

Experience at the top! 11/10!
I did the northern route with Ghazala. The boat is new, big and super clean. I had an upstairs cabin that was very spacious and had a fridge. Everything is well organized, the crew is dynamic and very professional. The diving instructors supervise very well whether it is with the detailed brief, or the changes of plans in case of bad weather conditions or in case of guided diving without buddy. I only used one of their regulator and bcd which were fine. There was a fart on the reg one morning, it was fixed in 2min flat. The food is varied and delicious, you are always greeted with a small glass of juice at the end of a dive. The interventions of a wreck specialist were most surprising, very appreciable. The transfers were impecable. The wifi is okay for a shared network of 25! However, I would take a local chip next time for more intenet fluidity. I had a great time without a negative to report.
Recommended for
The safety, the crew, the food
22 Aug, 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
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

9.2 Superb
Marcelo L
United States

Great Liveabaord for the price.
Great wrecks and beautiful reefs on the North route. If you have never done it, it is worth it. Hurghada port is better than Sharm El Sheik. I highly recommend it. Beautiful dive sites, very professional crew, great boat. The only thing missing is the free Wi-fi advertised on Liveaboard site. There is no internet on the boat. You will have 2-3 days without signal. The other days you will get some signal from roaming your own services.
Recommended for
Crew friendliness, Boat condition, Good price.
18 Oct, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
ALESSANDRO V
Italy

AMAZING
ALL WEEK, VERY NICE TRIP, AMAZING DIVING
Recommended for
DIVE SITE, BOAT, FRIENDLY ATHMOSPHERE
06 Nov, 2022

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

9.6 Exceptional
John G
Ireland

Fantastic Shark Experience
Multiple Hammerhead encounters at Daedalus. Multiple Oceanic Whitetip encounters at Elphinstone. On one dive we had 4 Oceanic White Tips around and in-between our dive group. Fantastic! The Dive Guides were great at finding the sharks. The crew were very organized and professional and always good-humored. The boat was in very good condition.
Recommended for
Guides, Crew, Boat
15 Nov, 2022

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

10 Exceptional
Rafael M
Brazil

Best Liveaboard at the Red Sea
I recently had the pleasure of going on a liveaboard trip in the Red Sea, and it was an unforgettable experience from start to finish. The boat itself was extremely comfortable, offering spacious cabins and all the amenities needed for a relaxing and enjoyable stay. Whether lounging between dives or resting after a day underwater, the comfort onboard made the trip even more enjoyable. The food was exceptional—every meal was freshly prepared and delicious, with a great variety to suit all tastes. From hearty breakfasts to delightful dinners, it was clear that a lot of care went into crafting each meal, making every dining experience a highlight of the day. But what truly made this trip remarkable was the crew. They were attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure that every guest was well taken care of. Whether it was assisting with dive gear, sharing local knowledge, or simply offering a smile, their dedication and enthusiasm created a welcoming atmosphere that made the trip even more special. I highly recommend Ghazala explorer for anyone looking to explore the beauty of the Red Sea in comfort, with fantastic food and an incredible crew!
Recommended for
Boat (Food and Comfort). Crew. Dives.
14 Sep, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Uli Marco K
Germany

Perfect week to remember
Friendly and helpful crew, great guides, the transfer to and from the ship worked great, large cabins and plenty of space on the dive deck
Recommended for
Great crew, hardly any other ships at the dive sites, the many shark sightings
07 Jun, 2023

8.0 Very good
Stuart W
United Kingdom

Safe, relaxed and fun.
Red Sea North wrecks and reefs. Exactly what was offered happened. Comfortable, clean boat.
Recommended for
Excellent dive guides. Friendly, attentive crew. Real focus on diver safety.
24 Mar, 2025