• Senzo Mall

    The city's big mall: international brands, supermarket and food court.

    HurghadaAirport road, Hurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Clothes on wooden hangers, lined up on a rail.

    Hurghada City Center

    The seafront mall, next to the Hilton — smaller than Senzo, but on the Corniche.

    HurghadaCorniche, Hurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Cones of spices in large metal basins.

    El Dahar — the old souk

    Unmissable

    The quarter from before the hotels: spices, copper, leather, shisha — and bargaining as the common language.

    HurghadaEl Dahar, Hurghada

    BudgetWhere locals go
  • Gold and silver chains hanging, each with its price tag.

    Narmer Megastore

    Souvenirs, jewellery and watches at marked prices — and nobody following you down the aisles.

    HurghadaHurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeHandmade
  • Pierced-metal lanterns with coloured glass, lit up.

    Cleopatra Bazar — Mamsha

    A fixed-price bazaar on the Mamsha promenade, where you can walk in without being grabbed.

    HurghadaMamsha, Hurghada

    €€ Mid-rangeHandmade
  • The shops of El Gouna

    Egyptian designers, homeware and beachwear in a pedestrian resort town.

    HurghadaDowntown El Gouna

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • Whole fish laid out in rows on a fishmonger's stall, pink shrimp in the middle.

    Hurghada's fishing port

    Off the beaten track

    The morning auction, two streets from the hotels and a world from their mood.

    HurghadaSekalla, Hurghada

    BudgetWhere locals go