About Hurghada Holidays

If you love the beach life and water sports, you'll love Hurghada Holidays. This Hurgahada travel guide explores your options in vacation planning for the whole family.

A Holiday in Hurghada

After the early 1980s, the little fishing town of Hurghada rapidly developed into a thriving tourist destination for diving enthusiasts, beach goers, fans of exciting nightlife and those interested in the outdoors.

Clearly, anyone can find a lot to do while on a holiday in Hurghada, and to that end there are many hotels and resorts and, of course, accommodations providers in the area. There are inexpensive, small and privately owned establishments as well as all inclusive resorts appropriate for individuals, couples and entire families.

The Beaches of Sekalla

Most visitors will stay in the Sekalla neighborhood during their Hurghada holiday, Sekalla is located along the town’s beautiful beaches. The area is thick with smaller more modest accommodations providers as well as the major international chains and upscale resort properties. It is also in this neighborhood where the city’s largest bazaar is situated as well as many traditional tourist services.

Hurghada by Night

Interestingly, many of the hotels in Hurghada are actually connected to at least one other hotel, and guests can wander freely through the shops and cafes at all such establishments.

This is also of great benefit to the town’s extensive nightlife, which plays out along the Hurghada Marine Boulevard, populated with over eighty different shops and specialty boutiques, more than a dozen restaurants and seven bars, as well as entertainments including thrill rides and weekly parties at several bars and clubs.

Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

For those looking to scuba dive in Hurghada, there is a nice variety of scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities for visitors who are licensed to dive or those who want to enjoy the clear blue waters in a more casual way.

There are also many pleasure boating opportunities in the area, including glass bottom boats for those who would like to gaze upon the remarkable coral reefs and vast numbers or fish without setting foot in the warm blue waters.

Finally, for those interested in outdoor activities or cultural pursuits, Hurghada is in close proximity to the desert and is therefore a common starting point for short and long desert tours. Many offer hotel pickup and can arrange for camel or “quad” transportation. Some safaris allow for a meal in the desert, while others make arrangements for their guests to enjoy tea with a local group of Bedouins.

The diversity of travelers to Hurghada has allowed the town to develop a distinctly international flavor, and today many tourists from Cairo can be seen strolling the waterfront along with many Germans, Russians, Italians and Czech visitors as well.