All-inclusive diving holidays: where to go, destination by destination

We track 448 hotels that offer an all-inclusive package, and the prices published by more than 1,200 dive centres (November 2026 survey).

What an all-inclusive dive holiday actually includes

At an all-inclusive hotel, the price covers your room, meals and drinks, often snacks through the day and some of the hotel's own activities (pool, beach, entertainment, sometimes snorkelling from the beach). Some hotels offer two levels: standard all-inclusive, and an "ultra all-inclusive" that adds branded drinks or the à la carte restaurants.

The diving, on the other hand, is almost never part of the package. You pay the dive centre, whether it is based in the hotel or a few minutes away. That is the case at the vast majority of all-inclusive hotels in the Red Sea, the Canaries, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. So the sum is a simple one: the price of the all-inclusive hotel, plus the cost of your dives on the spot, which we give further down, destination by destination.

There are exceptions, often run by divers. In the Maldives, on the island of Dhigurah in South Ari Atoll, Boutique Beach sells an all-inclusive package that includes two to three dives a day. On Bonaire and Curaçao, hotels such as Captain Don's Habitat and Lions Dive sell room and dive packages with unlimited shore diving, although meals are not always included.

Where to go all-inclusive for the diving

Egypt's Red Sea: where the hotel and the diving fit best

This is the destination where all-inclusive and diving go together best. The big hotels along the coast are nearly all sold all-inclusive, the reefs often start right off the beach, and the diving is the cheapest on our whole list: €29 a dive at the median in Hurghada, €250 for a week of ten dives, €270 in Dahab.

Marsa Alam, further south, has the most choice: large hotels set along the coast, well away from town, with their own house reef and often their own dive centre. Budget €320 for ten dives. Sharm El Sheikh, at the foot of Sinai, opens up Ras Mohammed National Park and the Strait of Tiran, for around €400 a week. El Quseir (€315) and Sahl Hasheesh (about €325) are quieter.

See the 23 all-inclusive hotels in Marsa Alam, the 11 in Sharm El Sheikh, the 10 in Hurghada and the 10 in Sahl Hasheesh.

The Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Mauritius, the Maldives

Zanzibar (€430 for ten dives) and Mauritius, at Trou aux Biches (€437), combine beach and reef, with plenty of all-inclusive hotels along the coast.

The Maldives work differently: the hotel is an island in its own right. You sleep, eat and dive in the same place, with the island's dive centre, and there is often no restaurant other than the hotel's own, which is where an all-inclusive package makes the biggest difference to the budget. On Ari Atoll, a week of diving comes to €493 at the median, for some of the most celebrated sites in the world. Nosy Be, in Madagascar, remains one of the most affordable destinations in the region, at around €400.

See the 12 all-inclusive hotels on Zanzibar, the 7 in Trou aux Biches and the 5 on Ari Atoll.

The diver's ideal all-inclusive: a dive centre in the hotel

A dive centre inside the hotel changes your week: you walk down to the jetty with your coffee, your kit stays at the centre from one day to the next, and you are back in time for the lunch your package already covers. No transfers, no shuttle timetable. Three examples of the all-inclusive dive resort, each with its own dive centre:

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Other all-inclusive hotels have their own centre too: the Three Corners Equinox in Marsa Alam, the Rohanou and the Mövenpick in El Quseir, the Wadi Lahmy Azur in Hamata, the Swiss Inn in Dahab, the Mövenpick in El Gouna, the LUX* Belle Mare on Mauritius, The Preluna on Malta, The Reef Playacar in Playa del Carmen and the Tesoro Los Cabos in Mexico. All our hotels with an on-site dive centre, all-inclusive or not, are gathered on a single page: hotels with an on-site dive centre.

The button on each card opens Create my holiday on that destination, with the all-inclusive option already ticked: you enter your dates and your airport, and the holiday appears with the hotel price for your dates, the flight and the dives.

Choosing your all-inclusive hotel when you dive

• The distance to the centre. In the hotel, on foot or by shuttle: over a week of diving, the comings and goings add up. Ask whether the shuttle is included.
• The reef in front of the hotel. In the Red Sea especially, many hotels have a reef you can reach from the jetty: enough for a shore dive between two boat trips.
• Lunchtime. Boat trips leave early and often get back in the early afternoon. Ask whether the restaurant is still serving when you return, or whether the hotel will make you a packed lunch.
• All-inclusive or ultra all-inclusive. If you spend your days on the boat, the basic package is often enough; the ultra mostly pays off for the à la carte restaurants in the evening.
• Your kit. Dive centres hire out full equipment for around €25 at the median: nothing forces you to carry it.

What the diving costs once you are there

How we got these prices

We collected the prices that dive centres publish on their own websites between July and October 2026: more than 1,200 centres in 105 countries. Prices in dollars, pounds or local currency were converted into euros at the European Central Bank rate of 6 November 2026.

The figure we give is the median price: half the centres are cheaper, half are dearer. It is a benchmark, not a quote. It tells you what to expect, not what you will pay: by definition you will find cheaper and dearer centres on the spot, depending on the boat, the sites, the group size, the season and what is included (kit, tank, taxes). We prefer the median to a plain average because one very expensive or very cheap centre cannot drag it one way or the other.

The spread is wide: a package of ten shore dives in the Red Sea has nothing in common with ten fast-boat dives in a Galápagos reserve. That is why it pays to look at prices destination by destination.

The package is where you save: over a week, ten dives bought in one go work out about 20% cheaper than paying dive by dive (€40 a dive instead of €50, at the median). Equipment hire is charged per dive, per day or per stay depending on the centre, so ask before you book.

The 26 destinations: all-inclusive hotels and the price of diving

For each destination: the number of all-inclusive hotels we track (the figure opens their list), the price of one dive, and what a week of ten dives costs on top of the hotel. These are median prices per destination: in each one, some centres are cheaper and others dearer, and only the centre can give you its exact price. A cell is left empty when too few centres in that destination publish the price to give a reliable benchmark. Where no 10-dive package was found, the week is estimated at ten times the price of one dive and marked "about".

What can still be added to the bill

• Equipment hire, if you do not have your own: around €25 at the median, per dive or per day depending on the centre.
• Nitrox, offered by many centres as an extra on top of the dive; the course costs €178 at the median.
• Marine park fees, in the reserves that charge them: they are paid separately, at the centre or at the park entrance.
• The transfer to the dive centre, if it is not in the hotel.
• A tip for the crew, according to local custom. See our guide to liveaboard tipping and extra costs.

Try dives and PADI Open Water on holiday

An all-inclusive holiday is a good time for a first try dive or to do your PADI Open Water: you have the time, and your meals are sorted. A try dive costs €90 at the median, the Open Water course €438 and the Advanced course €367. In the Red Sea, the Open Water drops to €350 in Hurghada and €330 in Dahab.

Frequently asked questions

Are dives included in an all-inclusive holiday? Almost never. The hotel's all-inclusive package covers meals and drinks; the dives are paid to the dive centre. A few hotels run by divers are the exception.

Which all-inclusive hotels have a dive centre on site? Among the ones we track: in the Red Sea, the Marina Resort Port Ghalib and the Three Corners Equinox in Marsa Alam, the Rohanou and the Mövenpick in El Quseir, the Wadi Lahmy Azur in Hamata, the Swiss Inn in Dahab and the Mövenpick in El Gouna; elsewhere, the Adaaran Select Meedhupparu in the Maldives, the LUX* Belle Mare on Mauritius, The Preluna on Malta, The Reef Playacar in Playa del Carmen and the Tesoro Los Cabos in Mexico.

How much does a week of diving in the Red Sea cost? For ten dives, budget €250 in Hurghada, €270 in Dahab, €320 in Marsa Alam and €400 in Sharm El Sheikh (November 2026 survey).

How much does a try dive cost? €90 at the median worldwide, from €50 in Dahab to more than €130 in Mexico or Zanzibar.

How much does a PADI Open Water course cost on holiday? €438 at the median, around €300 to €390 in most Red Sea resorts, and more than €550 in Mauritius or the Maldives.

Do I need to bring my own dive kit? No: dive centres hire out full kit, for around €25 at the median. Many divers still bring at least their own mask and dive computer.

Where these figures come from: prices that dive centres publish on their own websites, collected from July to October 2026 across more than 1,200 centres and converted into euros at the ECB rate of 6 November 2026. These are median prices: half the centres are cheaper and half are dearer; the exact price is the one the centre gives you when you book. All-inclusive packages were recorded from hotel rates in September 2026; the hotel price is given for your dates.