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.

$ 1,274 Deal %

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17 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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24 Aug

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$ 1,448 Deal %

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31 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,411

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07 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,499

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14 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,556

FULL

21 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,614

FULL

28 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,533

FULL

05 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,614

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12 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,614

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19 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,614

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26 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,499

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

9.6 Exceptional
Jens K
Germany

A Must
Clean and beautiful boat with very friendly and helpful crew. Great divessites, adjusted to actual conditions, with great guides. Fantastic food.
Recommended for
Boat condition. Food. The guides at great divesites.
09 May, 2026

10 Exceptional
Johannes R
Austria

Amazing boat
This was our second time with the Ghazala, and this trip was as great as the first. Great food, clean cabins, excellent dive organization. The crew was always fun, friendly and helpful, (fire) safety protocols in place and of course wonderful diving!
Recommended for
Cabin guys - especially Mohammed!. Dive guides. Food - compliments to the dessert chef!.
11 Nov, 2024

10 Exceptional
Sascha K
Germany

Great trip on a modern safari boat
We deliberately drove to spots where sharks could also be seen - it worked very well. The guides have found really fantastic dive spots with great reefs, grottos or abundance of fish.
Recommended for
The selected dive sites, the guides, the really nice crew
21 Nov, 2022

Translated from German

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
Anthony H
United States

Fantastic Experience!
Amazing guides, and super-helpful crew. Drinks and snacks always available. Great chef, who was responsive to dietary concerns. New boat with all the modern niceties. All the guides/crew were so attentive and responsive. Their zodiac even has a ladder on it (but they know that people don't necessarily like zodiacs, so they do try to minimize its usage). Just a great great experience. We will definitely use them again the next time we're in the Red Sea.
Recommended for
1) the guides, 2) the crew, 3) the boat
29 Jun, 2024

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
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

10 Exceptional
Michel P
France

Lovely experience
The crew is constantly doing its best to suit people's needs. Great food. The boat is new. Great value for the money
Recommended for
The dive briefings, the crew, the food
17 Mar, 2023

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

10 Exceptional
Robin S
Germany

Outstanding experience!
Great dive sites! Excellent dive guides! All in all a really good experience!
Recommended for
Such a great community on board!
13 Jan, 2024

178 reviews

9.7 Exceptional
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10 Exceptional
Emily K
United States

10/10, would book again
This was my first liveaboard and it far and away exceeded my expectations. The staff was incredible - they were so attentive I felt like a helpless baby. I didn't put my own fins on all week and every time I turned around someone was there to help me into/out of my wetsuit. The guides were awesome and the rest of the crew was amazing, especially the chefs - the food was delicious. The boat and rooms were very spacious and it had everything you could want or need for a week on board. I would 100% recommend this liveaboard and would book the Ghazala Explorer if I returned to the Red Sea (there were several people on the boat who were repeat customers).
Recommended for
Staff. Facilities. Food.
13 May, 2025

10 Exceptional
Arcadio D
United States

Excellent sevice from both dive instructors and crew, very attentive.
I'm a warm water diver so this was my first cold water dive (20C). Jumped in with a 5mm and was comfortable. The briefing was detailed and the dive was great with all the instructors. Before and after the dive the crew would help use gear up and off after the dive. There was so much food and all of it was excellent thanks to the chiefs. This was my first all wreck dive and the stories behind the ships made it even more interesting. I had a double room cabin in the upper deck. It was clean and quit. I would come again and highly recommend the Ghazala Explorer.
Recommended for
Dive boat is very clean and comfortable, food was excellent, briefing was professional
26 Mar, 2023

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
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

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

10 Exceptional
Nicholas D
United Kingdom

Will be going again on the Ghazala Explorer/ Adventure as it fall outclassed all other Liveaboards I have been on
Very well organised trip. The boat was fantastic and food as well.
Recommended for
Excellent food. Massive rooms. Good guides.
07 Aug, 2025

10 Exceptional
Daniel K
United States

Highly recommend for advanced diving. Best boat in the Red Sea.
Our first live aboard experience was extremely memorable and I'm happy it was on the GE. The boat is new, and it's facilities are both comfortable and make diving extremely easy. Advanced diving, but the guides made it accommodating for us. There were many people with twin sets and side mounts, etc. I will be using GE if I come back to the Red Sea and would recommend 100%
Recommended for
Big cabin with bathroom, great food, excellent service
26 Mar, 2023

10 Exceptional
Peggy B
Belgium

I look back on a fantastic week.
My 15th liveaboard and by far the best. The welcome was warm, the crew is extremely helpful and friendly. The dives are well briefed and supervised. Those who wanted to could dive unaccompanied. Always felt safe. Even though I had done this tour 4 times, they still showed other reefs. The boat was quite comfortable and neat. It is also nice that there are plenty of sunbeds in the sun so that you can warm up between dives now that it was a bit colder season. Wide range of decent towels and bathrobe when you get out of the water and stand in the wind. After the dive, the crew was ready to help you take off your wetsuit, they rinsed it for you and hung it up which is nice when you are shivering from the cold. The food was tasty and varied. There was also always a fruit basket that was replenished daily. A big plus was the coffee machine with delicious coffee that is included. That also brings me to the fact that there are no hidden costs.
Recommended for
Great crew. Comfort on board. Safe feeling.
08 Dec, 2025

Translated from Dutch

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
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

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
Dmitrij Z
Germany

Great diving from an excellent boat
Having been on quite a few liveabords by now I can confidently say this has been the best one so far. The ship's general layout is the same as most liveaboard boats in the red sea, but the attention to detail and many thoughtful details really made a difference (plenty of charging outlets, plenty of drying space etc.). The crew has been amazing - extremely professional and always there to help with absolutely anything about your diving day to an extent that even seemed funny at times - like it's okay, I can grab my water bottle myself, but thank you for handing it to me ;). The same goes for the two dive guides - extremely experienced, they could probably navigate through the dive sites with their eyes closed and made sure to point out all the details that were easy to miss. At the same time, they gave the most thorough briefings I have ever encountered and made safety a top priority I particularly loved how the team was able to accomodate a request for an uncommon dive site during the trip. The food has been very tasty, varied and plentiful, but to be fair, this goes for every liveaboard I have been on ;). So thanks a lot guys, I will certainly try to book this boat in particular for future red sea trips.
Recommended for
Boat and cabin comfort, the crew, the food onboard
16 Mar, 2024

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

9.6 Exceptional
Zhiwei Z
Netherlands

What an unforgettable diving trip!
Shark, shark,shark, ……( 5 times) Dolphin dolphin, dolphin ……( 6 times) Sting ray, eagle ray………( 10 times) Surprising, exciting and enjoying ( uncountable times)
Recommended for
Professional team ( driving, cooking and entertaining)
12 Dec, 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
Frank S
Netherlands

One of the most beautiful experiences in my life
Really nothing to complain about! Everything was great
Recommended for
Great food. Great guides. Super helpful staff.
20 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Arndt P
Germany

Ghazala to Dahab
Nice Corals, Dolphins and Rays.
Recommended for
Safety routines like Enos. Dive Guides. Anis Tea.
12 Dec, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Mireille P
Luxembourg

TOP TOP TOP
Great dives, international mix of divers
Recommended for
Friendliness, very safe dives, likeability
02 Jan, 2023

Translated from French

10 Exceptional
C C
Hong Kong

Best of the Best in all aspects
Crew were all amazing and friendly! Helping you with gears before and after dives. They helped us rinse our gear properly after the last dive. It was much appreciated. I love all the meals especially the snacks and juice, always feeling rejuvenated thanks to the nice drinks they made when we came out of the water. Food was very delicious and fresh, with great varieties. Guides were amazing, always taking care of guests and pointing out those marine animals hiding somewhere. Worth every bit to go along with them! Can't recommend enough and I'll be back!
Recommended for
Crew were the best. Then the food and dive guides were both awesome!!!
18 Mar, 2024

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