Hurghada is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. It is a main tourist center and second largest city (after Suez) in Egypt located on the Red Sea coast.
Hurghada stretches for about 36 kilometers (22 mi) along the seashore, and it does not reach far into the surrounding desert. The resort is a destination for Egyptian tourists from Cairo, the Delta and Upper Egypt, as well as package holiday tourists from Europe, notably Serbs, Italians, Russians, Poles, Czechs and Germans.
Until a few years ago it was a small fishing village.
Today Hurghada counts 248,000 inhabitants and is divided into three parts: Downtown (El Dahar) is the old part; Sekalla is the city center, and El Memsha (Village road) is the modern part.
Sakalla is the relatively modest hotel quarter. Dahar is where the town's largest bazaar, the post office and the long-distance bus station are situated.
The city is served by the Hurghada International Airport with scheduled passenger traffic to and from Cairo and direct connections with several cities in Europe.
The airport has undergone massive renovations to accommodate rising traffic.
Hurghada is known for its water sports activities, nightlife and warm weather.
Daily temperature hovers round 30 degrees Celsius most of the year.
Numerous Europeans spend their Christmas and New Year holidays in the city, primarily Germans, Russians and Italians
Excursions from Hurghada to Luxor
Trip the ancient city of Luxor in luxury on a private day trip from Hurghada. Accompanied by your private Egyptologist guide from Egypt Excursions Online.
Luxor is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens Thousands of international tourists arrive annually to visit these monuments, contributing a large part towards the economy for the modern city.
Egypt ExcursionsOnline will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada for a discovery tour to Karnak temples, the greatest example of worship in the history, which, dedicated to the God Amoun.
Lunch en route in quality restaurant in Luxor
Next we will cross the river Nile by Felucca, a typical Egyptian sailing boat, to explore? The City of the Dead? the Colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the temple of Amenophis III, Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only Pharaonic women who reigned ancient Egypt and then we will return back to Hurghada.
Trip Details
Runs On: every day
Hotel Pickup: 05:00 AM
Hotel Return: 09:00 PM
Available languages (Tour guide):
English, German, Russian, Spanish
The Price Doesn't Include
Drinks in the restaurant
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Flukka on the Nile
What to bring
Passport valid for 6 months
Sun block
Sunglasses
Photo/Video Camera
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