Itineraries, practical tips and neighbourhood guides to plan your stay in Hurghada.
Abu Simbel from Hurghada is a 2- or 3-day trip, not a day excursion: our first choice is the private tour w...
In Hurghada most spending comes from the sea: boats, diving, water parks, hotels. But several things cost n...
Hurghada International Airport (HRG) is one of the busiest in Egypt: 9.6 million passengers in 2024, with s...
Egypt's currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP, or "LE"). Travellers need to remember three things: the exchan...
For a first intro dive in Hurghada, our top pick is the “2 dives for beginners or snorkeling” trip run by a...
Hurghada is one of the most affordable resorts on the Red Sea, but the budget varies enormously depending o...
Our pick: the 3-day (2-night) package from Hurghada with a hot air balloon flight over Luxor, a 5-star boat...
Our advice: for a first hammam in Hurghada, book a "hammam, scrub and massage" package with hotel transfer,...
Two days are enough to get a taste of Hurghada if you alternate town and sea. This itinerary devotes the fi...
Three days in Hurghada let you balance city, sea and one big outing. This itinerary spends the first day on...
Our first choice for a family in Hurghada: the Grand Aquarium, sheltered from heat and wind, then a boat tr...
For most travellers, our first choice is the shared Giftun or Orange trip with snorkelling and lunch: it is...
To see Cairo from Hurghada in one day, our first choice is the excursion with a return flight, such as From...
Our first choice for Luxor from Hurghada is the small-group trip with the Tutankhamun tomb: the best rated ...
Hurghada is sunny all year and gets almost no rain, so the choice of month depends on the heat, the wind an...
Our pick: the one-day air-conditioned van tour with a guide and hotel pickup, sold on GetYourGuide, for any...
Wild dolphins cannot be booked: a "Dolphin House" trip takes you where they often rest, but cannot promise ...
Hurghada stretches along dozens of kilometres of coast, and the area you choose decides everything: access ...
Hurghada stretches for dozens of kilometres along the Red Sea, and what brings most visitors is the water, ...
In Hurghada the real question is almost never rain: the figures consulted in October 2026 show precipitatio...
For a first quad safari in Hurghada, our top pick is the 2-hour quad tour to Makadi Bay (from $17, rated 4....
Sakkala is the district where you dine and go out in Hurghada. It lies between the old town of El Dahar to ...
