Holidays in Hurghada
This luxury resort town is the ‘capital’ of the Red Sea Riviera, where exciting dive sites, hot nightclubs and tranquil beaches await on your Hurghada holiday. Below its 40km of coastline are dazzling underwater coral gardens, awash with some of the world’s most amazing marine life – everything from butterfly fish to anemones that glow in the dark. Your choices for family fun are endless, with squeal-inducing banana boat rides and shallow white sand beaches perfect for paddling.
16-30 °C
Hurghada enjoys a hot, dry, subtropical climate with cloudless skies throughout most of the year.
5 hours
Hurghada International Airport lies approximately 8km southwest of central Hurghada.
Recommended offers in Hurghada
SUNRISE Holidays Resort
Hurghada Resort, Hurghada
7 Nights, All Inclusive
- Located on the beach
- Adult-only resort
- Free Wi-Fi zones
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Based on 3569 reviews
What is included?
- 15kgs Standard Luggage Allowance
- ATOL Protection
- Resort service
From
£456
SENTIDO Mamlouk Palace Resort
Hurghada Resort, Hurghada
7 Nights, All Inclusive
- Located on a private sandy beach
- Choice of 4 à la carte restaurants
- Two outdoor swimming pools
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Based on 2269 reviews
What is included?
- 15kgs Standard Luggage Allowance
- ATOL Protection
- Resort service
From
£520
Fort Arabesque
Makadi Bay, Hurghada
7 Nights, All Inclusive
- Directly on the beach
- Five swimming pools
- Superb coral reef
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Based on 1862 reviews
What is included?
- 15kgs Standard Luggage Allowance
- ATOL Protection
- Resort service
From
£540
Jungle Aqua Park
Hurghada Resort, Hurghada
7 Nights, All Inclusive
- Waterpark with 21 adult slides and 14 kids' slides
- 21 outdoor pools
- Choice of 6 restaurants and 12 bars
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Based on 2460 reviews
What is included?
- 15kgs Standard Luggage Allowance
- ATOL Protection
- Resort service
From
£540
SUNRISE Royal Makadi Resort & Aqua Park
Makadi Bay, Hurghada
7 Nights, All Inclusive
- On-site waterpark
- Thomas Cook Kids Club
- Nine restaurants
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Based on 5277 reviews
What is included?
- 15kgs Standard Luggage Allowance
- ATOL Protection
- Resort service
From
£550
Slip on a snorkel and fins to float on the Red Sea’s dazzling coral reefs with luminous fish drifting below – look out for turtles, or moray eels teeming around reefs at Giftun Islands. For something more dramatic, try diving beyond the islands off Hurghada’s east coast, or perhaps delving around submerged shipwrecks. Advanced divers can up the ante and spot sharks at Careless Reef. Hire a jet ski and feel the wind in your hair, or take a windsurfing course and learn from the experts.
Fine dining and hot bars and clubs overlook sleek yachts at the contemporary Hurghada Marina Boulevard. Here, you can dine on sushi or even camel steak with chocolate sauce from a Michelin-starred chef. Then afterwards dance until sunrise at a Hed Kandi pool party at the award-winning Papa’s Beach Club, with Ministry of Sound DJs. If you want a taste of traditional eating and drinking in Hurghada, sip mint tea in an ahwa (traditional teahouse) with the locals in the old Dahar neighbourhood. Or take an off-road jeep trip for dinner in a Bedouin village for tasty local cuisine.
Don your life jackets and take the kids for a ride on a banana boat, a fun zip across the waves with the wind blowing in your hair. For something more tranquil, enjoy a cruise on a glass-bottomed boat; it’s a good way to see the Red Sea’s dazzling fish without getting wet! Or, take the whole family to Hurghada’s Red Sea Aquarium to see scary sharks and placid turtles and learn about life in the ocean. The soft white sands of Hurghada’s beaches are perfect for young visitors, with warm shallow waters for paddling.
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HURGHADA IS BEST FOR...
Adventurers: Take a 4x4 off-road jeep experience across the desert to visit a Bedouin village followed by dinner.
Day trippers: Cruise to the uninhabited Giftun Island, relax on the white sand and swim or snorkel in the crystal-clear sea.
Families: Take a cruise on a glass-bottomed boat.
FAST FACTS
Language: The language spoken in Hurghada is Arabic.
Currency: The currency used in Hurghada is Egyptian pounds (E£).
Local time: Hurghada is 2 hours ahead of GMT/UK time.
Fly to: Hurghada International Airport lies approximately 8km southwest of central Hurghada.
Flight time from UK: 5-5.5 hours
Tourist Information: Further Hurghada tourist information can be found at www.egypt.travel
Visa & Health: Before you travel, visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt for recommendations and advice on visas and health for your holiday to Hurghada.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Temperature: 16-30 (°C)
Whatever time of the year you visit Hurghada, you’re almost always guaranteed clear skies and plenty of sunshine. Summer is the best time to hit the beach, when highs of 33 (°C) provide the perfect conditions for diving and snorkelling. Temperatures drift in the high to mid-20s during the spring and autumn, before lingering in the mid-teens throughout the winter. Rain is practically non-existent throughout the year, and the temperatures very rarely drop below 16 even in January, which is Hurghada’s coldest month.
GETTING AROUND
By microbus: Flag down a white microbus and hop on board to travel around Hurghada cheaply. There are no fixed stops, but the routes are fixed – just make sure the driver knows where you want to get off.
By taxi: There are plenty of taxis, though it’s wise to agree the price in advance and don’t pay anything until you have reached your destination. It’s also advisable to have plenty of change, and ask at your hotel what the fare should be.
EVENTS
For hobby anglers: Just as the winter ends, February sees the Hurghada Fishing Competition attract anglers from around the world in a prime contest.
Open-air clubs: From June, the resort gets into its stride and the summer fun begins – open-air clubs and beach parties mean that your nightlife is under a blanket of stars.
Watersports: In October, the International Yacht Racing & Water Skiing Festival celebrates the amazing watersports skills in the resort.
Religious festivals: The fasting month Ramadan won’t affect the resort of Hurghada as much as throughout the rest of the country. However straight afterwards, the festivals of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha see Egyptian families travel en masse to resorts, which will mean Hurghada and its surrounding region get busy.
