Hurghada - Egypt Travel Guide

Diving, quad biking or kicking back on the beach, it's all here.

Fantastic hotels, stunning scenery and the chance to visit the Pyramids. Get packing.

• Just over 5 hours from most UK airports.
• Hurghada is an amazing destination offering everything you could possibly need on a holiday
• Chill out in fantastic hotels with spa facilities, massages and beautiful beaches.
• Explore the desert on horseback or by quad bike.
• Enjoy some of the most spectacular diving and snorkelling in the world.
• Diving in Hurghada: The underwater gardens are amazing with a wide range of rare fish and coral reefs. Hurghada is also a good starting point to explore many uninhabited offshore islands.
• Watersports in Hurghada: sailing, windsurfing, deep sea fishing, kite surfing, catamaran sailing, glass bottom boats, pedaloes and waterskiing.
• Explore the ancient wonders of Egypt
• Visit the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings. Fly to Cairo and see the pyramids or take a coach to Luxor to see the Valley of the Kings.
• Top Travel Insurance Tip: Check your travel insurance covers quad biking. Also to what depths you are covered for diving. These can usually be added to your insurance.
• What's the nightlife like in Hurghada? As the second biggest resort in Egypt, it's a bit of a party town. There's even a Ministry of Sound bar. Plus, most hotels have their own discos and entertainment. Many offer belly dancing, Arabic and Nubic folklore, and there is an open air celebration called 1001 nights.
• What is the best restaurant in Hurghada? According to our holidaymakers, currently it's the Hard Rock Cafe. But let us know what you think when you get back.
• Do I need a visa to visit Hurghada? Yes. The relevant forms are usually handed out on the plane prior to landing. Costs £10.Valid for 90 days.
• Amazing Golf Resort in Hurghada: The 5* Steigenberger Golf Resort in El Gouna features a USPGA approved championship golf course.
• How child friendly is Hurghada? Extremely! Most of our 4* and 5* hotels have family rooms, children's pools, kids clubs, all inclusive deals, animation teams and unrivalled sports facilities for all ages. Our hotels in Hurghada suitable for families include Le Meridien, Makadi Bay, the Hilton Hurghada Long Beach, Calimera Golden Beach resort, the Aladdin Beach Resort, the Primasol Albatross, the Dana Beach Resort, the Titanic Resort and AquaPark and the Minamark.
• When is the best time to visit Hurghada? From mid October to May.
• What's the temperature in Hurghada? It ranges from late 20s to mid 30s.
• Health Tip: Drink lots of water, wear sunscreen, hat, use mossie repellent at night.
• Do I need jabs for Hurgahada? In most cases no, but if you are in any doubt because of your own specific medical conditions, check further with the FCO site and your GP. Also, check the small print of your travel insurance. Some require protection like Tetanus is up to date.
• How much should I tip in Hurghada? In Hurghada, tipping is widely expected. Here is a suggested guide, but really it is up to you. Restaurant - 5-15% Hotel - 5% Tour guide - £1 a day Taxi - 10%. If you are staying All Inclusive, it's worth giving small tips to your All Inclusive waiters throughout your holiday.
• Top 'Tips' Tip: According to one of our holidaymakers: "Take Euro's rather than Egytian pounds and take single dollar's as tips...the staff love them and at only about 54p value...you can afford to tip a little more often !!"
• Holidays to Hurghada: We have an excellent choice of holidays in Hurghada.
• Cheap flights to Hurghada: We have cheap flights to Hurghada with all your favourite airlines and operators.
• The flight takes just over 5 hours from UK airports.
• Car hire in Hurghada: There's so much to explore, you would be wise to hire a car.
• Transfers to Hurghada: We can book your transfers to your hotel in Hurghada by either shuttle or private taxi.
• Hurghada Hotel Reviews: Written exclusively by genuine customers who have booked and stayed in the hotel.

Did you know? El Gouna is known as Egypt's Venice. It is about 25 km north of Hurghada. It is man-made, quiet and clean and is made of up several islands separated by channels and connected by bridges. There are 14 hotels and 2 marinas.

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Top Tips you shouldn't miss

• Also make sure you go Quad Biking returning through the desert in the dark is not to be missed. Horse riding in the desert and in taking the horses into the sea is a wonderful experience. Don't forget to go to town on the hotel bus for £4 return it's good fun if you like to Haggle. Over all we had a wonderful time.If you would like a quieter evening meal pay five english pounds and you can have have a lovely meal upstairs in the restaurant of the Hotel freshly cooked in front of you. more Beaches & Sights Top Tips
• There are two restaurants nearby I would like to recommend: Moby Dick 5min walk just in the centre of Sakalla, typically Egyptian food, shisha of course available, nice atmosphere. Another place is more expensive but definitley WORTH TRYING! It's FELFELA - a restaurant on the shore,above the sea, quiet, romantic, with lots of cosy places, little waterfalls and harmony of light. 5min by taxi (10LE) south from the new centre Sakalla, along the coast. Delicious food (also European) and shisha available. more Food Top Tips
• Dont hesitate to go out at night, do lots of shopping, haggle with the shopkeepers, you get a hell of a lot for your money. Whilst you're out have a game of backgammon or chess in a coffee shop with local people, they are very friendly! You do get a bit of hassle from street vendors trying to sell you stuff but don't get intimidated, just walk past them and they will leave you alone once they see you're not interested. Loads of stuff to buy especially leather goods and egyptian cotton, all at a fraction of the cost you would pay at home. more Entertainment Top Tips
• The town of Hurghada nearby reached by the free shuttle bus is a really good insight to the real Egypt , the evening we went to Papas bar just to have a restaurant meal & ordered 4 large T.bone steak dinners and 4 drink s only £22.00 ! We finished off with a large cocktail in the Ministry of Sound sitting under the stars on the beach at 3.00am! more Bars, Pubs & Clubs Top Tips