How to negotiate the price for yacht trip and diving photos in Sharm El Sheikh?

From messages by 3 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 65 days ago

TL;DR

According to travelers in Sharm El Sheikh in summer 2026, the photographer on a yacht or diving trip opens with a high price — for example $90 — and lowers it after each refusal; one participant described settling at around $20 this way. The tactic does not always work, though: in August a photographer who was turned down at $50 simply moved on to other passengers.

What the community said

Repeated refusals do not always work. In August 2026 a photographer followed a group for the whole return trip, quoted $50, and after they declined he lost interest and went to offer photos to other passengers. The travelers themselves wondered whether they should have named their own lower price straight away instead of waiting for him to come down.

65 days ago $50 declined — photographer moved on

The bargaining routine one participant described in August 2026: the photographer first quotes $90, you decline, he drops to $75, you decline again, and so on until you agree on about $20. In their words it is a kind of game, and the opening price is set with bargaining in mind.

66 days ago $90 → $75 → … → ~$20

Photos are sold both on yacht trips and on diving excursions, and in late July 2026 a traveler complained that prices seemed very high in both cases. They asked whether anyone had managed to bargain down to $20 — the replies above show it can happen but is not guaranteed.

75 days ago