Hurghada

Welcome To Hurghada

Hurghada was founded in the early 20th century. For many decades it was a small fishing village, but it has grown into a major Red Sea resort as a result of Egyptian and foreign investment that began in the 1980s. Holiday resorts and hotels provide facilities for windsurfing, kitesurfing, yachting, scuba diving and snorkeling. The city is known for its watersports, nightlife and warm weather. Daytime temperatures are around 35 °C (95 °F) most of the year, and during July and August temperatures can reach over 46 °C (115 °F).[citation needed] Hurghada is a popular holiday destination for Europeans, especially during the winter, and some spend Christmas and New Year there.
Hurghada offers a wide variety of tourist activities including diving, snorkeling, desert safaris, and family-friendly boat trips. Comprehensive listings of popular things to do in the city are available through independent local sources.
In recent years, Hurghada has also become a gateway for day trips and excursions to nearby destinations such as Luxor and Cairo offered by various local tour operators.
Hurghada extends for about 36 kilometres (22 mi) along the coast, but 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.
Many of Hurghada’s newer hotels, restaurants, and shops are located along El Mamsha. Most of the largest hotel resorts are located in the area between Mamsha and Sahl Hasheesh on El Mamsha. Beyond Sahl Hasheesh there are the hotels of Makadi Bay. Dahar is considered the oldest part of the town, where the traditional bazaar, post office and long-distance bus stations (Go Bus and Upper Egypt Bus) are situated. Sakala could be considered older because, it was the place where Hurghada was established by Ababda fishermen and where they settled along a natural harbor. The busiest area is also Sakala, the city center on Sheraton Road lined with hotels, shops and restaurants.