Resorts near Hurghada Hurghada

1 resorts near hurghada

1.1 el qoseir
1.2 makadi bay
1.3 sharm el naga
1.4 soma bay
1.5 el gouna
1.6 el mahmya

resorts near hurghada
el qoseir


russian dumplings (pelmeni) in central hurghada.

el qoseir 1 of egyptian gateways, , 1 of oldest cities on western coast of red sea. in past known various names, such thagho in pharonic period, leucos limen (white port in greek) in hellenistic , ptolemaic period, , portus albus in roman period. in islamic period given name el qoseir, means small palace or fortress .

located between hurghada , marsa alam, el quseir used important port. many people traveled there land of punt buy ivory, leather , incense. during ottoman , islamic periods, egyptians , muslims north africa traveled el quseir pilgrims mecca. port importing coffee yemen. during french occupation of egypt, el qoseir arrival point arabs , muslims hegaz coming fight beside mamalic against french army. important sites in el qoseir fort , water reservoir. water reservoir el qoseir s source of drinking water 100 years ago.

el qoseir el adima important site well. old roman port hundreds of amphora , old pottery artifacts found. police station located @ historical site. there many bazaars here, cafes, coffee shops , restaurants offering sea food. there several 300-year-old buildings here: ottoman fort , old mosques el farran, el qenawi , el senousi.

makadi bay

a tourist resort located 30 km south of hurghada dedicated hotels, shops , clubs. there s no settlements locals. place features sandy beach.

anemone , clownfish @ sharm el naga beach


sharm el naga

a village, around 40 km (25 mi) south of hurghada. beach contains beautiful reef cliff.

soma bay


soma bay.

soma bay tourist resort situated 45 km (28 mi) south of hurghada, various hotels including palm royale soma bay, la residence des cascades, robinson club, sheraton (kempinski – opening august 2008) & caribbean world resort soma bay ( opened december 7).

el gouna


walkway in hurghada night.

a privately owned luxury hotel town, 25 km north of hurghada. quiet , clean, town consists of several islands separated channels , connected bridges. besides 14 hotels , 3 marinas, there 2200 private villas , apartments, while many more under construction. promoted egypt s venice. built on 10 km of beachfront , has unique , diverse architecture.

el gouna provides diving , watersports centers, horse stables, go-karting, shopping arcades, bazaars, wide selection of restaurants , bars, night clubs, internet cafe, 4 bank branches, many automated teller machines (atms), 2 pharmacies, el gouna international school, el gouna national school, nursery, private hospital, 3 marinas, library, airport, 1 of several casinos on red sea coast, private radio station, post office, museum, real estate offices , 18-hole golf course designed gene bates unique aqua driving range.

el mahmya

a tourist beachfront camp on protected giftun island, 45 minutes boat hurghada.