One of the most frequent complaints filed by international holidaymakers in Sharm El Sheikh is the obligatory "equipment rental stop" during what was advertised as a morning yacht transfer.
Under the guise of "getting your gear before boarding", minibuses make a mandatory detour to commercial strip malls along Peace Road or Hadaba. The driver kills the engine, and guides herd thirty bewildered passengers into a crowded, dimly lit rental shop.
Inside, tourists are informed that standard tour tickets do not include masks, fins, or life vests, and that the yacht provides no equipment. Queuing in the desert heat consumes 45 to 60 valuable morning minutes. Tourists are pressured into paying €15 to €25 per person in cash for scratched polycarbonate masks and chewed-up rubber snorkels.
The economic truth is simple: street agencies receive a 30% to 50% cash kickback from the rental shop owner on every transaction. The delay also allows the harbor boat to stall its fuel consumption and dock turnaround.
At Sharm Direct VIP, our policy is uncompromising: your transfer vehicle travels directly from your resort security gate to the private yacht marina. All professional snorkeling gear—hypoallergenic liquid silicone masks, dry-valve splash snorkels, buoyancy vests, and hydrodynamic fins—is inspected, sanitized in medical-grade wash tanks, and waiting for you in your reserved deck station.