Utopia Island by private boat

Utopia Island is a small island with a sandy beach. Boat trips usually stop on a shallow reef on the way, snorkel a coral garden near the island and then land on the sand, so you get the reef and the beach in the same day.

On a private boat, the stops and the time on the beach follow your group, not a timetable for a full boat of strangers.

1. You send a request with your date, your group, your swimming level and where you are staying. Utopia Island is already filled in.
2. The LYT Concierge Team replies within 2 hours, 9:00 to 22:00 Cairo time, and sends a written quote: the boat, where you board, the departure time, the hours at sea and what is included.
3. You accept the quote and pay the 25% deposit through a secure payment link from your concierge. The operator confirms in writing.
4. On the day, you meet the crew where your quote says, with your passport or a copy. The crew gives a short safety briefing.
5. The captain chooses the reefs for the wind and the sea. You snorkel, then land on the island’s beach for the time agreed on your quote.
6. You sail back at the time on your quote. The 75% balance goes to the operator before boarding.

Every boat we list carries a licensed crew and a life jacket for every guest, including children’s sizes. Everything else is written on your quote, line by line: snorkelling gear, lunch and drinks, towels and any fee. If it is not on the quote, it is not included.

Boats tie up to mooring buoys instead of dropping anchor on the coral. Do not touch or stand on coral, do not feed the fish, and take nothing from the sea or the beach, not even shells. Take all your rubbish back to the boat.

Boats sail all year. The wind blows from the north and is strongest from late May to early October. If the port authority or your captain stops sailing, you choose a new date or a full refund. More places are on our Safaga page, including Tobia Arba’a and Safaga Island.