boat trips & water sports · Sharm El Sheikh · run by Meduse Water Sportsverified operator

Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya

  • duration 1 hour
  • leaves 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00 every day
  • from $26.22 per person
  • prices checked 20 October 2026
  • meet at Sharm El Maya, Sharm El Sheikh
  • free cancellation up to 24 h before
  • book at least 24 h ahead
A group in life jackets on a yellow banana boat by the beach

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Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya: book it in the app.

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Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya: what the day looks like

Up to six of you sit astride the banana, a speedboat pulls it across the bay, and the aim is to stay on. It's fast and splashy, and it's made for groups and families.

Everyone wears a life jacket, and the life jackets are included. Riders from age 4 can join.

The ride itself is about ten minutes. Rides go out from Sharm El Maya at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00, every day, and the slot is 1 hour.

There's one ticket, Per person, at $26.22, for one ride. Each rider needs a ticket.

Two other bananas on daynight, both in Naama Bay. The banana boat ride gives you the banana and then the ringo on one ticket, at $29. The banana boat ride at Jaz Fayrouz is priced by the ride, with extra riders added on.

Smaller and bumpier? The bumper tube ride at Sharm El Maya holds up to three on an inflatable tube, from the same bay and at the same times. And for something with no one else on the line, water-skiing or wakeboarding puts you behind the boat on your own.

In the app it's called "Banana Boat".

what's included

  • Banana boat ride
  • Life jackets
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off by van

in the operator's words

Up to six riders on the banana, towed by a speedboat across the bay: fast, splashy and made for groups and families. Everyone wears a life jacket, and riders from age 4 can join.

described by Meduse Water Sports

tickets

  • Per person

    $26.22per person

    One ride.

when it runs

  • leaves at 10:00every dayback around 11:00
  • leaves at 12:00every dayback around 13:00
  • leaves at 14:00every dayback around 15:00
  • leaves at 16:00every dayback around 17:00

about 1 hour in all

getting there

Meet at Sharm El Maya, Sharm El Sheikh.

see where it starts on a map

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before · pay by card in the app · how booking works

questions about Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya

Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya: how long is it, and when is it back?

About 1 hour. It leaves at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00 every day. The 10:00 departure is back around 11:00, and the 16:00 one is back around 17:00.

Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya: where does it start?

At Sharm El Maya, Sharm El Sheikh. Hotel pickup isn't included on this one.

Banana boat ride at Sharm El Maya: what's included?

Banana boat ride. Life jackets. Hotel pickup and drop-off by van.

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