City History
In the beginning of 1980 Hurghada start to be known for the tourist industry due to the natural condition as the fine beaches, coral reefs, colored fishes and the sunshine. The investors began their tourist projects in the area in building resorts and hotels, nowadays Hurghada has around 350 hotels and resort beside there are many Travel agents, Transportation Agent, Diving schools, Diving centers, Safari Agents.
Info
It is located on the western coast of the Red Sea, 500km south-east of Cairo, and stretches for about 36 kilometres (22 mi) along the seashore, and it does not reach far into the surrounding desert. Hurghada is bordered by Ras Gareb in the north, Safaga in the south, Red Sea coast in the east and Sohag and Assiut Governorates in the west.
Tour details
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Tour Type
Impression
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Price
300$ - 500$
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Categories
Destination
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Language
English
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Drives on the
Left
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Calling code
+20
Hurghada
- City Travel Information
Hurghada city is far from Cairo by 6 hours driving and from Luxor by 4.5 hours driving. It is the biggest city on the red sea. Hurghada airport make it easy to travel to the city from worldwide and from Egyptian cites, there are many ways for travel from/to Hurghada from other cites in Egypt by flight with Egypt Air, ferry boat that sail between Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh or the transportation companies in Hurghada that leave to Cairo, Luxor , Marsa Alam , Alexandria etc which make the city easy to reach from any where.
- The Hurghada city is divided to three partitions, El Dahar area is the old area in Hurghada and it has the old market and Bazaars in Hurghada , the biggest Masjed in Hurghada and church.The second area called El Sakala and this one consist of many of Bazaars, Cafes, discus, Hurghada Marina, Hurghada port which ferry boats leave to Sharm El Sheikh and Saudi Arabia.The newest area is the Touristic Road that take place in front of the hotels, there are many Bazaars, cafes and discus a long the road.
- El Gouna
El Gouna is a new city in the north of Hurghada by 25 Km it has around 18 hotels and many private villas, it has a private airport and Marina. El Gouna has many activates in the field of water sports, including scuba diving, windsurfing, kite surfing, waterskiing, parasailing and snorkeling. The three main areas in El Gouna that has housing shops, bars and restaurants: Downtown, Tamr Henna square and the Abu Tig Marina.
- Giftun and Mahmya Islands
Hurghada has many islands far from its beach but there are two big island that are famous and you can do trips to them, Giftun and Mahmya Islands are the main diving and snorkeling sites to which daily boats take diving parties. The island has a beautiful sand reef, and garden of corals and exotic marine life. This trips for snorkeling including in their itinerary one hour relaxing in Giftun island.
- Where to Go:
During your holiday in Hurghada there are many places your can go to discover the history of pharaohs, there are daily flights to/from Cairo that you can arrange your trip to visit the Great Giza Pyramids, old capital on Egypt Memphis area, Sakkara and first pyramid (Step pyramid), Dahshur, The Egyptian Museum , Islamic and Coptic sites in Cairo, Salah El din citadel, Mohammed Ali alabaster and many sites in Cairo and Giza. You can travel to Cairo by car as well the road takes around 6 hours by way.
Hurghada is opposite to the Nile valley on the red sea, so the way from Hurghada to Qena and Luxor is easy and the daily excursions to Luxor start in the morning from Hurghada at 05:00 AM to visit the sites in the west bank valley of the kings, valley of the Queens, Habu temple, Hatshepsut temple and the sites in the East Bank Karnak temple, Luxor temple, Luxor Museum, Mummification Museum.You can travel from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh, St. Catherine monastery and Moses Mountain by ferry boat or by flight it is too near rather than use the road.There are tour operators in Hurghada that operated charter tours to Petra in Jordan in a new way to add other cites to be visit during the holiday in Hurghada .
- Economy
Since the 1980s Hurghada has grown from a small fishing village to an internationally renowned resort town on the Red Sea Governorate. It became an international centre for aquatic sports like windsurfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing, swimming, and above all snorkelling and diving. The unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world
Hurghada is merging the old with the new, and boasts some of the finest hotel chains in Villages Road and the tourist districts around it like Sahel Hasheesh, or north of it and El-Gouna in the south. he city is served by the Hurghada International Airport that has direct connections with several cities in Europe for more details
Population
Hurghada is inhabited by 860791 people (according to 2006 census), the majority of the inhabitants depend on tourism, and some of them work in fishing.
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Things To Do In Hurghada
- Things to do in Hurghada , discover top 10 activities in Hurghada Hurghada City is the capital of Red Sea Governorate, it is one of the most important scuba-diving tourist destinations around the world.
1- GIFTUN ISLAND
- The Giftun Islands are one of Hurghada ‘s most popular boat Trips, The Giftun Island has good sand beaches. The sea surrounding the island is crystal clear.
2-PARADISE ISLAND
- Like in Paradise. White sandy beach with crystal clear water. it’s located in the big Giftun Island beach. Paradise Island is provided by huge parasols, bean bags and matters to lie down, restaurant and bar in which you can enjoy in belly dance and dervish performance.
3-DOLPHIN HOUSE
- Dolphin House area, where a large number of dolphins can be found, if the weather allows, you can even jump in and play with them! Experience the dolphins in their natural habitat, living away from the constraints of an artificial pool and controlled environment.
4-SHARM EL-NAGA
- It is a nice beach for snorkelling. 56.6 km south of Hurghada , Coral reef straight at the beach.Lots of fish in many colours. Beach sandy beach, The sea and the reef are amazing, there are fish swimming around 2 m from the shore, with enough palm leaf umbrellas and sunbeds for everyone. A good place to snorkel and spend a day
5-HURGHADA MUSEUM
- Hurghada Museum is not only the first antiquities museum in al‑Bahr al‑Ahmar (Red Sea) Governorate, but also the first museum that is the result of a joint project between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, al‑Bahr al‑Ahmar (Red Sea) Governorate, and the private sector. The museum is located to the south of Hurghada , near the Tourists’ Promenade and Hurghada International Airport. It occupies three‑thousand square meters on a ten‑thousand square meter property.
6-HURGHADA MARINA
- Starting from June 2008 Hurghada Marina offers the City of Hurghada a new look, a place where the tourist and also the residents can walk in the afternoon and breath fresh sea air at night away from the noise of Sakala without anybody disturbing, whenever you feel like having a rest on the seaside in a cosy restaurant admiring contours of fine yachts and boats
7-HURGHADA DESERT
- With so much action happening in the water, some travellers forget that back onshore there’s an entire desert world to explore. Among Hurghada ‘s most popular on-the-ground things to do are quad biking, jeep expeditions, and dune buggy trips into the sand dune hinterland. You don’t have to travel very far off-road from the resort town to discover the acacia tree-studded wadis (valleys), sandwiched in by red-tinged mountains, that make up most of the landscape of the Eastern Desert.
8-MOSQUE EL MINA MASJID
- Incredible place and architecture are amazing. Open to all tourist but you must show respect as it is a religious place. A huge masjid with beautiful architecture, with fantastic towering minarets, very close to the marina, need to dress modestly when visiting as with most religious places. Also very beautiful at night with the illumination, free to visit and enter.
9-EL DAHAR IN HURGHADA
- The vegetable and fruit market its a must to visit its near to the El Dahar square its surrounded by a wall there is a big digital billboard telling the number of the population the entrance of the market is under this billboard. You will find the sellers are very friendly and speak different languages.
10-COPTIC CATHEDRAL OF SAINT SHENOUDA
- A big, beautiful church, very well maintained. It is good to see such a lovely Christian building in Egypt
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