BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller · Kids · Hurghada
BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller Course in Hurghada
Seven playful pool sessions, each named after a dolphin and each earning a sticker, that turn a nervous six-year-old into a confident young snorkeller. Mask, snorkel and fins only, no scuba tank, paced entirely around your child, in Hurghada.
What is the BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller course?
The BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller course is the British Sub-Aqua Club’s entry-level snorkelling program for younger children, seven progressive in-water sessions, each named after a different dolphin and each rewarded with its own sticker. In Hurghada it costs €150 per child, with any applicable BSAC registration or certification fee charged separately. Open from age six to any child who can swim and is comfortable in the water, the course needs no previous experience and uses only a mask, snorkel and fins, never a scuba cylinder. Sessions run in a pool or suitable sheltered water, paced entirely around the individual child, and collecting all seven dolphin stickers earns the BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller grade. Red Sea Diving runs it in Hurghada as a BSAC training center.
Moreover, the €150 covers what happens here: the instruction, the seven sessions and the equipment for the water. Therefore we explain in writing any BSAC fee that applies before you confirm. The program follows the structure published by the British Sub-Aqua Club for young snorkellers.
BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller in Hurghada at a glance
| Course | BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller, BSAC’s entry-level snorkelling program for children |
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| Price | €150 per child, training only |
| BSAC fees | Registration and certification, charged separately where they apply |
| Minimum age | 6 years, subject to swimming ability and water confidence |
| Prior experience | Not required |
| Sessions | 7 progressive in-water sessions, each named after a dolphin |
| Environment | Swimming pool or suitable sheltered water |
| Equipment | Mask, snorkel and fins, correctly sized for the child |
| Scuba tank | Not used at this level |
| Pace | Set by the child; no pressure to finish a skill before it feels comfortable |
| Award | BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller, after all seven sessions and stickers |
| Next step | BSAC Snorkel Diver, from age 8 |
| Location | Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Operator | Red Sea Diving, a BSAC training center in Hurghada, diving since 2000 |
How does BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller differ from PADI Bubblemaker?
Both are the first step for a young child in the water here, and both open the door to everything that follows. By contrast, they take different equipment. PADI Bubblemaker opens from age eight and uses a real scuba cylinder and regulator in water up to two meters deep. Dolphin Snorkeller opens two years younger, from age six, and stays entirely at the surface with a mask, snorkel and fins.
Furthermore, the pace differs too. Bubblemaker is a single supervised session; Dolphin Snorkeller spreads the same idea, water confidence first and skills after, across seven separate sessions, which suits a younger or more cautious child well.
In short, choose Dolphin Snorkeller for the youngest children or anyone who wants snorkelling first. Otherwise, if your child is eight or older and keen to breathe underwater, Bubblemaker is the faster route, and we run both.
What do the seven dolphin sessions cover?
1. Bottlenose Dolphin
Water confidence first. Above all, becoming comfortable in and around the pool before anything else is introduced.
2. Spinner Dolphin
Mask and snorkel skills: correct fit, breathing through the snorkel and basic clearing, practiced until it feels natural.
3. Dusky Dolphin
In addition, fins and efficient movement, plus swimming with the mask and snorkel together.
4. Striped Dolphin
Safe entries and exits, controlled finning and the first buddy awareness, snorkelling alongside a partner.
5. Clymene Dolphin
Likewise, mask and snorkel clearing under more control, surface diving and steadier water control.
6. River Dolphin
Improved finning, feet-first diving and basic buddy rescue awareness, with safety kept central throughout.
7. Risso’s Dolphin
Finally, the skills assessment, where the instructor checks every skill is comfortable and confident before the last sticker.
However, each session earns its own dolphin sticker, and collecting all seven completes the course. In other words, the reward comes at every stage, not only at the end.
How is the BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller course scheduled?
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Before the first session
To begin with, we ask for your child’s age, swimming ability, height and any previous snorkelling experience, so equipment and pacing are ready.
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Sessions one to three
Then water confidence, mask and snorkel skills, and fins and movement, each built on the one before.
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Sessions four to six
Next, entries, exits and buddy skills, followed by underwater skills and then finning, diving and basic rescue awareness.
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Session seven
Afterward, the skills assessment, checking every skill comfortably and confidently before the final sticker.
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BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller
Finally, the completed set of seven stickers and the grade, with Snorkel Diver as the natural next step.
However, no child is pushed through a stage before they are ready. Consequently the exact number of pool visits can vary from child to child.
Who can join Dolphin Snorkeller?
- Children from age six
- Also, comfortable swimmers, assessed by the instructor before the first session
- Likewise, no previous snorkelling experience needed
- In addition, correctly fitted child-sized mask, snorkel and fins
- Furthermore, a parent or guardian reachable throughout the course
- Above all, children who are ready to be in the water, not pushed into it
Already comfortable snorkelling, or eight or older? PADI Seal Team and the BSAC Discovery Diver course both introduce a scuba cylinder for children ready for that step. Moreover, this course never uses a tank, so it suits the youngest or the most cautious first-timers best.
What does the €150 price include?
Included
- Professional instruction across all seven sessions
- Also, standard snorkelling equipment where confirmed in your booking
- Close instructor supervision throughout
- In addition, the local pool or sheltered-water arrangements
Possible extras
- BSAC registration where it applies
- Also, BSAC certification or administration fees where they apply
- Accommodation, flights and visa
- In addition, travel insurance and additional excursions
Therefore your written quotation shows the €150 price and any applicable BSAC fee as separate lines. In fact, that keeps the pricing honest for a children’s course as much as for any other.
Why learn to snorkel in Hurghada?
Hurghada gives a young snorkeller warm water for most of the year and a genuinely rich Red Sea just offshore, so the skills learned in the pool have somewhere exciting to go afterward. Moreover, colorful reef fish and coral are close enough that a family snorkel trip is a natural next outing once the course is done.
Furthermore, we teach children to protect what they see from the very first session: never stand on coral, never touch or chase marine life, and never leave anything behind. However, marine-life encounters are natural and therefore never guaranteed.
Equally, the seven-session structure fits comfortably inside a family holiday, and our diving safety standards apply to every young guest in the water.
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Dolphin Snorkeller in pictures
What comes after BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller?
Snorkel Diver
The next BSAC snorkelling grade, from age eight, adding classroom lessons to the practical skills your child already has.
Keep snorkelling
By contrast, many children simply keep enjoying family snorkel trips on our boats, with no pressure to move to the next grade.
Scuba, when ready
Afterward, at age ten, BSAC Discovery Diver or PADI Bubblemaker introduce the scuba cylinder.
Overall, a Dolphin Snorkeller who wants to progress needs only the Snorkel Diver classroom lessons and a knowledge review, without repeating any practical skill.
Why us
Why train with Red Sea Diving
Safety first
Above all, every decision follows the child’s age, confidence, equipment fit and the conditions, with close supervision throughout.
Since 2000
Indeed, more than two decades of diving and training operations out of Hurghada, including families every season.
Patient with beginners
Furthermore, seven sessions instead of one means no child is rushed, and confidence always comes before the next skill.
Fun, on purpose
Moreover, each dolphin session ends with a game that puts the new skill to use, because enjoyment is part of the safety plan.
Transparent pricing
In addition, the €150 price and any applicable BSAC fee are explained in writing before you confirm.
Somewhere to grow
Likewise, Snorkel Diver, Bubblemaker and Discovery Diver are all here when your child is ready for the next step.
Questions
BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller questions and answers
Price and booking
How much does BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller cost in Hurghada?
The Red Sea Diving price is €150 per child. However, applicable official BSAC fees are separate.
Is equipment included?
Standard snorkelling equipment can be arranged according to the confirmed package and the available child sizes. Therefore tell us your child’s age and approximate size before arrival.
Can I complete the course during my holiday in Hurghada?
Yes. In fact, the seven sessions fit comfortably inside a typical family holiday, although the exact number of visits can vary from child to child.
Requirements
Does my child need previous snorkelling experience?
No. BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller is an entry-level course, so it starts from the very beginning.
What is the minimum age?
Six years, subject to swimming ability and water confidence assessed before the first session.
Is Dolphin Snorkeller a scuba diving course?
No. It is a snorkelling program using a mask, snorkel and fins. Children do not use a scuba cylinder and regulator on this course.
Can parents watch the sessions?
Yes. In fact, we encourage a parent or guardian to stay nearby, and we ask for reachable contact details throughout the course.
The course and after
How many sessions are included?
Seven progressive in-water sessions, each named after a different dolphin and each earning its own sticker.
Where does the training take place?
In a swimming pool or suitable sheltered water. Nevertheless, we select the exact location according to the child’s age, the conditions and safety.
What qualification does my child receive?
After successfully completing all seven stages, your child earns the BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller grade.
What comes after Dolphin Snorkeller?
The next level is BSAC Snorkel Diver, from age eight. In addition, only the classroom lessons and a knowledge review are needed, with no practical skill repeated.
What if my child doesn’t want to finish a session?
Nothing is forced. Consequently we pause, repeat an earlier skill, or simply try again another day, since confidence matters more than finishing on schedule.
Book your child’s BSAC Dolphin Snorkeller course
Send us your child’s full name, age, swimming ability, any previous snorkelling experience, height and equipment requirements, your arrival and departure dates, your hotel in Hurghada and a parent or guardian’s contact details. Then we confirm the schedule, the price and any applicable BSAC fee in writing. For liveaboard diving in Egypt see also redsealiveaboard.net, and read the current fitness guidance from Divers Alert Network.
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Red Sea Diving, Madares Street, Hurghada 1, Hurghada 84511, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Diving and training here since 2000.
This page was last reviewed by the Red Sea Diving instructor team in September 2026.
