This morning we have an [OPTIONAL] snorkelling Island cruse trip. [on own account]

We have an early start this morning, meeting the Yanbu coast as we travel to a small nearby harbour, home to fishing boats and small yachts each bobbing up and down in the calm Red Sea water.

An approximately half hour boat ride away from the coast will bring us to an absolutely tiny atoll this mound of perfect white sand, dotted with blades of grass. Navigating the reef that hugs close to the island, our boat will get as close as possible before a wet landing.

We'll have a plenty of time for snorkelling and swimming in the warm ocean. The boats do have snorkels available but if you're a keen snorkeler and have your own equipment then we recommend that you bring it along with you. The technicolour coral simply has to be seen to be believed.

From here we drive to Jeddah, our final destination of the journey.

Stay overnight in Jeddah.