Travelling to Hurghada?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

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   Hurghada in a day

   8 hYou don’t come here for monuments: you come for the water. A day is a morning of reef and an afternoon in the real town.The reef, in the morning · Giftun Island · El Dahar, the original town · The marina at sunsetRead the full guide
2. 02

   Hurghada in a weekend

   48 hTwo days cover the reef, an island and the desert. Or you never leave the water, which is a perfectly valid plan.Saturday: sea, island and reef · Saturday afternoon: El Dahar · Sunday: the desert · The option of doing nothingRead the full guide
3. 03

   Diving the Red Sea

   6 hOne of the best seas in the world for diving and probably the cheapest. You can certify in three days.Getting certified here · The house reef · The wrecks, and the outer reefs · What you seeRead the full guide
4. 04

   Eating in Hurghada: beyond the buffet

   2 hAll-inclusive is fine for three days. Red Sea fish in El Dahar costs pennies and is far better.The fish in El Dahar · Egyptian street food · The marina · The water, and the iceRead the full guide
5. 05

   Where to stay in Hurghada

   3 hForty kilometres of coast and three very different zones. Choosing wrong means spending your trip in a taxi.El Dahar: the real town · Sakkala and the marina · The southern hotel strip · Getting between the areasRead the full guide
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   Day trips from Hurghada

   12 hLuxor and the Valley of the Kings four hours away, the desert thirty minutes off, and the Red Sea’s best islands right there.Luxor and the Valley of the Kings · The Eastern Desert · El GounaRead the full guide
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   Hurghada airport to your hotel

   1 hThere’s no public transport from the airport: it’s your hotel transfer or a negotiated taxi. That’s it.The hotel transfer · Taxi: haggle on the pavement · The microbuses: inside the city, not hereRead the full guide
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   Hurghada: practical tips

   1 hVisa, the deceptive Red Sea sun, tips for everything, and don’t touch the coral. There isn’t much more to know.The visa · The sun deceives you · Don’t touch the coral · Baksheesh, and haggling · Data on your phoneRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TaxiEl Dahar (~5 km) · SakkalaThere is NO public transport from the airport: it’s a taxi or your hotel transfer, which most resorts include or sell. El Dahar is only 5 km away. Agree the fare before getting in, as everywhere in Egypt.15-25 minFares and timesAeropuerto de Hurgada

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

• Pearl Loungefrom €36.54

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