Hurghada Information and Red Sea Coast is already well known as a hot spot for tourists, and European
holiday makers. The town has all the facilities you would
expect from a holiday resort, including restaurants, diving
schools, hotels, long sandy beaches. Everything except the
rain.
Once an isolated
and modest fishing village, Hurghada has dramatically metamorphosed
into the largest Red Sea Resort. Now a sprawling collection
of more than 100 hotels, and is now Egypt's most popular resort
destination. Hurghada was once just a tiny fisher village,
with a location that seldom brought strangers here. Even in
late 1970's this was the situation, but with the such unspoilt
nature, the clarity of the Red Sea, and the endless opportunities
for divers, Hurghada was destined to become an Egyptian centre
for tourism.
Coral Reefs can be discovered by joining one of the many boat
expeditions out to the nearby islands. Welcome aboard ! Giftun
is the largest, and lies about 10 km from Hurghada, though
there are many smaller islands closer to the shore.
Hurghada stretches for about 40 km along the seashore, and it doesn't reach far into the surrounding desert. The resort is a destination for package holiday tourists from Europe, Italians, Scandinavians, British and Germans. Until a few years ago it remained a small fishing village. Today Hurghada counts 400,000 inhabitants and is divided into three parts: Downtown (El Dahar) is the old part; Sakkala is the modern part, and El Korra Road is the most modern part.
Hurghada stretches for about 40 km along the seashore, and it doesn't reach far into the surrounding desert. The resort is a destination for package holiday tourists from Europe, Italians, Scandinavians, British and Germans. Until a few years ago it remained a small fishing village. Today Hurghada counts 400,000 inhabitants and is divided into three parts: Downtown (El Dahar) is the old part; Sakkala is the modern part, and El Korra Road is the most modern part.
Dahar is where the town's largest bazaar, the post office
and the long-distance bus station are situated. Many
restaurants, bars and shops, small pubs and internet
cafes are available all over Hurghada. Every food taste
from McDonalds to Japanese Gourmet food is available.
Sakkala is kind of the place where Hurghada comes alive, and it is clearly the most chic place around here, not far behind what El Gouda and Sharm el-Sheikh has on offer. Sakkala downtown is a dense collection of hotels, restaurants and tourist shops. The beaches of Sakkala are largely owned by hotels, but getting to use them is usually easy.
Sakkala is kind of the place where Hurghada comes alive, and it is clearly the most chic place around here, not far behind what El Gouda and Sharm el-Sheikh has on offer. Sakkala downtown is a dense collection of hotels, restaurants and tourist shops. The beaches of Sakkala are largely owned by hotels, but getting to use them is usually easy.