Parasailing in Sharm El Sheikh - Adventure over the Red Sea

About this tour

When Sarah from our team tried the parasailing in Sharm El Sheikh, she spent a solid hour getting towed behind a speedboat, harness strapped tight, rising up to 50 metres above the Red Sea. The whole setup feels like the resort's A-grade adventure — you're lifted off from their private beach, gliding over brilliant turquoise water with the Sinai mountains hulking in the distance and the coastline stitched below. It's busy enough to feel established and safe, but you're high enough that the crowds on the sand fade away fast. The crew knows what they're doing, gear's tight, and the whole thing runs like clockwork.

Highlights

• Lifted 50 metres above impossibly clear turquoise water and coral
• Sinai mountains and coastline visible in one sweeping view
• Eight to ten minutes actually airborne — not rushed, properly meditative
• Private beach access means no fighting the public shoreline
• Professional crew handles all the kit; you just strap in and float
• Stays calm even on a windy day — the tow is smooth

What to expect

You'll rock up to the private beach section early in the morning or late afternoon (best light and calmest conditions). The crew fits your life jacket and harness quickly, checking everything twice. Then you're waded into the shallows, clipped to the tow line, and the boat guns it. The lift is sudden but controlled — your feet leave the sand and within seconds you're climbing. The boat banks gently so you see different angles: reef below, mountains inland, other boats dotting the bay.

It's quieter up there than you'd think. Wind noise, engine hum, your own breathing. Sarah said it felt less adrenaline-spike and more meditative — you're genuinely floating. The eight to ten minutes aloft goes faster than expected, but never feels truncated. Descent is the reverse, smooth touchdown back in the shallows, and you're done.

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