• The gilded face of an Egyptian sarcophagus, its eyes outlined in black.

    Hurghada Museum

    The Red Sea's first archaeological museum, opened in 2020 on the airport road.

    HurghadaHurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeHistoric venue
  • Safaga

    A windsurfing port and a black-sand beach reputed to be therapeutic.

    HurghadaSafaga

    €€ Mid-rangeSea view
  • A margherita pizza on a wooden table, tomatoes and garlic beside it.

    Kiki's

    Pizzas and pasta in the heart of El Gouna's Downtown, at reasonable prices.

    HurghadaEl Gouna

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Sergeant-major fish above fire coral, in front of a shoal of small silver fish.

    Royal Seascope

    Hurghada's boat with portholes: see the coral without getting wet, or knowing how to swim.

    HurghadaHurghada Marina, town centre

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • The promenade's wooden footbridge, its lamp posts, and the resort's arcades beyond.

    Old Town Sahl Hasheesh

    A piazza, paved lanes and a pier: the one place in Sahl Hasheesh where you walk.

    HurghadaSahl Hasheesh, some twenty kilometres south of Hurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Cook's Club El Gouna — the Day Use Pool

    The only pool in El Gouna whose day access the hotel itself puts in writing — and the hotel is adults only.

    HurghadaEl Gouna

    €€ Mid-rangePaid entry
  • The hotel's big pool at sunset, straw parasols and ochre blocks mirrored in the water.

    Siva Grand Beach

    Hurghada's best-documented day pass: pool, beach, lunch and soft drinks included — at a price dating from 2024.

    HurghadaSouth Hurghada, on the seafront

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Straw parasols over a seafront terrace, facing the turquoise water of the Red Sea.

    Blue Beach Club

    The only pool in town that belongs to no hotel — and whose price nobody publishes.

    HurghadaHurghada Marina (New Marina), through the main gate

    €€ Mid-rangePaid entry