Hurghada
Hurghada is a coastal city that serves as the largest city and capital of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.
Hurghada is a coastal city that serves as the largest city and capital of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. Hurghada has grown from a small fishing village to one of the largest resort destinations along the Red Sea coast, stretching close to 40 km.
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Worth seeing in and around Hurghada
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Saint Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church
Saint Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the El Dahar neighborhood of Hurghada, Egypt. The church is dedicated to Saint Shenouda.
500 m · Coptic cathedral in Hurghada · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Hurghada does not have many spectacular sights except for the Red Sea. However, daily one- or two-day trips are available into both Luxor and Cairo. The Nile at Luxor is popular, as are the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx in Giza, Cairo.
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Things to do
If you were to choose to stay in your hotel complex for the duration of your break, you would miss out on much more than you bargained for. Swimming in the warm sea, windsurfing, para sailing, jetski, good shopping, excellent and varied cuisine from around the world are just a few things to mention, but there is more: Cruise across the Red Sea to the uninhabited island of Giftun surrounded by magical coral gardens.
- 01El Sakia Beach
- 02Orange Beach
- 03El Sawaky Beach
The main reason to visit Hurghada is the Red Sea, which is excellent for diving or snorkeling.
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Where to eat
Hurghada offers a variety of cuisine, including fast food, western restaurants, oriental food, and many others. KFC and McDonald's, and local fast food GAD, are present. There some Syrian restaurants in the Sheraton Road and more in the Marina, Indian, Thai, Sea food and Lebanese = =
- 01China Town Restaurant
Chinese restaurant, which may be a welcome change.
- 02Restaurant
Seafood in an unfussy environment.
- 03Syrian Bakery
- 04Isra Restaurant
- 05Abo Omar
Elantony Building, Sheraton Rd.
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Getting to Hurghada
- Airports
- Hurghada (HRG), 9 km · Sharm El Sheikh (SSH), 98 km · Neom Bay (NUM), 164 km
- Sharm El Sheikh → Hurghada83 km · quickest by ferry, 5h 55m · E£308–875
- Marsa Alam → Hurghada267 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · E£390–520
- Luxor → Hurghada209 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · E£390–520
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hurghada
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hurghada. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMost of these travellers are on package tours of Egypt — but not all, as the operators also sell flight-only tickets, a cheap and convenient way to get in.
- Get inTerminal use may vary by airline and flight, so check your airline or tour operator before travel.
- Get inThe airport is functional, but can become crowded when several charter flights arrive or depart close together.
- Get inFerry services between Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, on the Sinai peninsula, were suspended in 2010, and no resumption is in sight.
- Get inA fast-cat ferry runs between Safaga, 50 km south of Hurghada, to Diba (or Duba) in Saudi Arabia.
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- el-SaqalaPart of the town of Hurghada4.6 km