A major resort town on Red Sea coast of Egypt, Hurghada, a former fishing village, has emerged to become a popular tourist destination. The place is particularly popular with adventurous souls with a love for diving. The town that remains abuzz with tourists round the year has seen its dark phases too when it was closed for a decade between 1967 and 1976 due to war between Egypt and Israel. The city of 50,000 has more than 70 hotels that tell a tale of its tourism potentials. Travellers often take a business class flight to Hurghada during fall and winters when the weather is very pleasant.
Useful Information
- The best time to visit Hurghada is November through March.
- The city doesn’t have a proper transport system so hiring a taxi would be a better idea.
- Use of bottled water is prescribed to ward off communicable diseases.
The city may have lost a large part of its tourism business to more spectacular resort towns like El-Gouna and Sharm el-Sheikh but it is making herculean effort to regain its lost ground. The development of this place has been phenomenal in recent decades and most of these developments are made in tourism sector. Now it enjoys connectivity to major world cities that results in increased footfalls. To facilitate these travellers some of the major hospitality chains have started operations here. And now we can find hotels even on beachfront.
There are very few places of sightseeing in the city and it acts as a base for several adventure options situated on the outskirts. But while in the city the tourist should to visit some of the stunning parks situated here that include Gota Abu Ramada, Siyul Kebira and Umm Qamar among others. Most of the tourists visit this city to indulge in activities like scuba-diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, parasailing, diving and quad biking in Sahara Deserts. Equipments for this are available here at various stores situated here.