Hurghada beaches. Where are the best beaches in Egypt - an overview of the elite sandy strips of the Mediterranean and Red Seas

Hurghada is a world-famous resort located in Egypt, on the Red Sea. It is located in the southeast, 500 kilometers from Cairo. Great for family vacation together with children, since most of the beaches in Hurghada have a convenient sandy entrance to the sea. There are also wonderful Coral reefs, as well as worldwide Famous places diving Marsa Alam, bays Soma Bay And Makadi Bay. The climate in Hurghada is very favorable and dry, so the heat is not felt even in the hot summer months, and the water temperature in winter does not fall below 20 degrees. The sandy beaches of Hurghada have mostly gentle shores, the sand is fine. Most popular excursions V Luxor And Karnak, due to their proximity to this resort.

Should I go to the resort of Hurghada?

If you love diving, the sea, the beach, the usual family vacation is definitely worth it, this resort is perfect for you. Here a large number of great hotels where you can stay, some have their own private beaches. The largest number of 4 and 5 star hotels is located in the New Hurghada area.

The best sandy beaches in Hurghada

In Hurghada there are public beaches that are allowed to be used only by residents of hotels or certain areas, and there are those that are accessible to everyone. The beaches in the Sakalla area are accessible to everyone, but still the majority of vacationers here are local residents, plus these beaches are not as convenient as good beaches at the hotels of Khuragda, for example Sheraton or Conrad.

List of the best beaches:

Papa's Beach
Liquid Lounge

sea ​​horse
Zahabia Beach

And now about some of these beaches in more detail.

Hurghada beaches

Dream Beach is the most popular and one of the most expensive beaches at this resort. Great for families during the day, and at night there are great discos and parties, the beach becomes the abode of glamour. The cost of a sunbed on this beach will cost approximately 8 dollars, sunbeds are very different: ordinary, covered, cane cabins and so on. There are sports grounds, children's swings and slides, restaurants and bars are not very cheap. But the atmosphere and comfort of this beach are worth the money spent on it.
In confirmation of the above, photos and videos from this beach are attached below.

This beach is located 5 kilometers south of Sakkala. Prices here are almost two times lower than in Dream Beach, Old Vic can safely be called the complete opposite. There are practically no local golden youth who behave very arrogantly. Perfect place For a relaxing holiday with family or friends. The beach is clean, equipped, there are sports grounds, cafes, showers, a massage room. Animators on the beach are active and fulfill all the requirements of tourists for affordable entertainment.

Most big beach, with a total length of 1.2 kilometers. A small part is allocated for the only Arab countries nudist beach Cleopatra Beach. The beach is located 23 kilometers from the center of the Old City, on the southern outskirts of Hurghada. Entrance to the sea from a pontoon, it is better to be in special shoes, as the bottom is coral in places. Very clean, the sand on the beach is fine and pleasant. Towels are issued on cards for hotel residents, the rest need to be taken with them.

The best beaches in Hurghada

1) Beaches at Hurghada hotels
Many hotels allow guests who are not staying at their hotel to use the pool and/or beach without check-in, paying only for the day's stay at the hotel's beach/pool, usually from 8 am to sunset. This service called "Day-use" (Day-use). But the fee is usually more expensive than for visiting non-hotel beaches (starting from 100-150 pounds per person and up depending on the category and popularity of the hotel. On the beaches outside the hotels, you can get a sunbed for as little as 20 pounds.)

Hilton Plaza Hotel

2) Private beaches of Hurghada
Below is short description the best of them.

Old Vic
Old Vic Beach, located in the Memshi area , is the oldest private beach in the area. This wonderful place, located near the city center and has a very good value prices and quality. The cost of visiting the beach includes a fee for the use of sun loungers and a bar with hospitable staff. As with many beaches, you will find local wildlife such as hermit crabs and even a heron strolling along the seashore. You can also try numerous water sports, including parasailing or a banana boat ride. Currently, many sun loungers are in need of repair.
This beach has always been the number one destination for mixed couples in Hurghada.
Price: about 40 pounds
dream beach
Opposite the Bulls restaurant, close to hotel Marriott and Old Vic Beach is the popular Dream Beach. Club atmosphere and popular music attracts many young people here.
Price: 40 pounds

south beach
Located on Sheraton Street in the Hadaba area. Well-maintained beach, with a bar-restaurant, has a toilet and shower. In the evening it works as a nightclub.
The note: free admission for women

Orange Beach
Located in the heart of Hurghada, Hadaba area, opposite Roma Hotel and Barracuda Restaurant. The entrance to the water is not fully equipped, it has a rocky bottom, so it is recommended to wear special shoes when entering the water. On the territory there is a toilet, a cafe offering coffee, tea, drinks. On the beach there are umbrellas, sun loungers, on both sides of the fence, opposite the entrance, there are sun loungers with sunshades - for those who like to sunbathe in the shade.
Cost: £20

RIVA Club Ramoza beach
It's a beach with a pool and evening night club. Ramosa Beach is located on the Sheraton Road (Hadaba area), after the White Beach disco. The beach is quite small, so even during the working week it is always full of people. The entrance to the sea is not equipped, there are many corals, so swimming can be dangerous and it is better to use special shoes.
Cost: about 30 pounds

Anemone Beach
Anemone Beach is located in the Hadaba area, near the White Beach disco. The beach is small but very cozy. The beach has a cafe, umbrellas and sun loungers. Entrance to the sea from the pier. There are always a lot of people, mostly foreigners.
Cost: 10-20 pounds (children under 10 - free)


Old Sheraton Beach
Most old hotel in Hurghada, former hotel The Sheraton, which was put into operation in the 1960s, was closed many years ago, but the Old Sheraton Beach is open to all visitors and residents of the city. This is one of the most beautiful beaches Hurghada.
Cost: £20


El Sawaky Camp beach
El Sauaki Beach Camp is located in the Arabia area, close to the Hilton Plaza and Geisum Village. On the beach there is a cafe, a playground, a toilet. Works wifi internet. The beach is equipped with sun loungers and umbrellas. The entrance to the sea is clean, without stones and corals.
Cost: 12 pounds. Children under 6 years old - free of charge.


Color Beach
Color Beach is former beach Shedwan, located in the Dahar region next to the General Hospital. It has a restaurant, a children's pool with slides and a separate section of the sea with a beach.
Cost: 50 pounds

3) Public beaches of Hurghada

There are several public beaches in Hurghada, called in Arabic "El-Shaty el-aem".
This popular places beach holiday for the local Egyptian population. During school holidays and on weekends they are full of Egyptian families who spend the whole day picnicking on the beach.
There are very few foreign women in swimwear. And if they have the courage to visit a public beach, then they immediately become the center of attention of many Egyptian young people.


Finds on the coast and protection of species of flora and fauna of the Red Sea
In many shells found in the water live snails who built these beautiful "houses" millimeter by millimeter. The body of live mollusks can be seen when the snail opens its shell. These animals must be immediately returned to the water because these beneficial living organisms play an important role in the ecosystem and cannot survive outside the sea.

On the beaches you can often find hermit crabs, that settled in the empty shells of snails. If you pick up such a shell, then it looks completely uninhabited and empty. In fact, crab often hides deep in the shell.
Holding such a shell for a long time in your hand, you will be surprised when you suddenly feel a tickle - this is a crab half poking out trying to escape from your hand without leaving its shell. These living organisms should not even fall into hotel rooms, because they will die outside their usual habitat, and dead marine organisms smell unpleasant.

The export of any shells and corals from Egypt is banned and tightly controlled at Hurghada airport. Anything that Customs finds on a baggage scan prior to check-in will be severely confiscated.

Our advice: instead of exposing yourself to the worry of the possible confiscation of the Egyptian legally protected and much-desired maritime "souvenirs" just for the sake of having a few more dust collectors on your home shelf, it is better to perpetuate seafood in photographs, and then arrange them in an album along with other photos Your holiday in Egypt. So they not only look beautiful, but are also legal for transportation, harmless to environment, and will not gather dust on a shelf in your home.

We wish you a warm Red Sea and a beautiful tan!

They look alike: sand, a gentle entrance to the sea, almost no corals, but in fact the situation in the resort is completely different: there are exceptionally sandy beaches, there are long piers over corals, and there are artificially created lagoons.

In this review, we at Lookinhotels decided to collect best beaches in Hurghada hotels. First of all, we paid attention to making them comfortable for all guests: those who need a gentle entry into the water and those who want to snorkel. We paid no less attention to the number of sunbeds on the beach, after all, on the best beaches, we would not want to occupy them in the morning. Last of all, we paid attention to the quality of the hotel itself: the beach is the beach, but still you need to sleep and eat too.

We often say that if you do not know which hotel to start your acquaintance with Egypt, then look at the hotels of the Albatros chain, they are one of those who try very hard. The Albatros Palace Hotel itself has big beach with an entrance from a large pontoon to live corals. Literally next to it is another hotel of the chain () with a comfortable, gentle and sandy entrance to the water in the lagoon.

We still recommend staying at the hotel.Palace, there is better service, and more services. Sometimes, however, the hotel has problems with delicious food, but we are sure that in one of the 7 restaurants you can definitely find something to your taste.

In Hurghada, we often find beaches of an unusual shape, and this one is no exception: there is a concrete pier in the middle of the sandy lagoon, which expands at the end. From it you can go down to the open sea at the exit from the lagoon, where, of course, there are corals. Fans of splashing on the shore will like it directly on the beach: turquoise water, a comfortable entry into the water. There are loungers on the pier and on the beach.

The hotel itselfArabia is ordinary hotel"4 stars", so we sometimes recommend turning a blind eye to faulty service.

The Premier Romance Boutique Hotel 5 * is located in a new prestigious area Sahl Hasheesh. The beach is a match for him: beautiful sunbeds at a comfortable distance from each other, service on the beach: towels, sunbeds, waiters with drinks. The beach itself is very clean, the entrance to the sea is completely sandy. For corals you will have to swim a considerable distance from the coast, however, unlike some other hotels in Sahl Hasheesh, there are even living corals here.

It should be noted that the hotel only accepts guests over 16 years old, so families with children will not work here.

At first glance, the beach Hotel Club Azur Resort is an ordinary closed bay without waves. The entrance to the sea is gentle, sandy. If you want to look at the corals, then go to the right side of the bay (by the way, there are also sunbeds there), then outside you will find representatives underwater world. The advantage of going outside the bay here is that you can worry about passing boats and boats: coastline reliably closed from them by distant reefs.

The hotel itself is modest enough: food is sometimes scarce, and in the summer of 2014 the renovation made it less comfortable (although after its completion everything will be the opposite, we hope).

If your vacation company has not only lovers of the sand entrance and fish, but also nudists, then we at Lookinhotels recommend taking a closer look at Hotel Coral Beach Rotana Resort 4*. Do not be afraid of such recommendations: the beach of this hotel simply also has an unusual shape, which allows you to evenly distribute tourists of different categories separately from each other. There are two whole lagoons surrounded by corals. At the same time, you can swim to them with sandy shore, and go down to the other side from the pontoon. There is even a pier for boats, if you suddenly need it too.;)

A large number of beaches is no coincidence: the hotel is large, with many guests. This creates the greatest problems in the restaurant: sometimes it is crowded there, and the most delicious dishes are quickly sorted out.

The Desert Rose Hotel does not have many corals, but they are all located, so to speak, within walking distance, along the edges of the lagoon, where you can go on foot. This means you don't have to be an incredible swimmer to swim to them. The edges of the lagoon are connected by a bridge, which allows you not to spend a lot of time moving along it. The main entrance to the sea is gentle and sandy. It is small enough and suitable for families with children.

Sometimes the water in the lagoon itself stagnates and heats up, which makes swimming not so pleasant. The ability to sail into the open sea fully compensates for this.

Demand for holidays in Hurghada is growing at the same rapid pace as the demand for buying local property. This suggests that the beaches of Hurghada are just as popular among local residents as well as among visitors. The explanation for this is quite simple: holidays in Hurghada will not cost a fortune, and the level of service here is not at all different from that of more popular resorts.

Interestingly, for children under 8 years old, the entrance to a private or public beach will be completely free. Adults, however, will have to pay a small amount to get the right to enjoy the local rays of the sun on soft sand. It is noteworthy that all the beaches of Hurghada are gentle and sandy, and the local sand is very soft, fine and clean. Of course, there is also the merit of hardworking workers, but natural features the edges are even more conducive to this. The seabed in Hurghada is only sandy, so vacationers will not have to be afraid of corals or large stones. Despite the carefully cleared beaches, in some places you can still find coral reefs, but they only brighten up the landscape.

One of the best sandy beaches Hurghada are considered as follows:

• "Sea Horse";
• "El Sawaki Camp";
• "Zahabiya";
• "Old Vic";
• Dream Beach.

Private beaches in Hurghada

Most of the beaches in Hurghada are private, although the public beaches are quite a bit inferior to them in terms of convenience and visual appeal. Many vacationers note that the local sea remains relatively calm, even if a very strong wind blows. True, this factor repels lovers of extreme water sports from the beaches of Hurghada. Interestingly, the owners of most hotels have taken care to install special windscreens for each of their beaches. This is done in order to protect vacationers from the constant wind that blows here all year round, and in winter it becomes even more violent.

The beach of your dreams

by the most popular beach on the territory of Hurghada is considered "Dream Beach", whose name speaks for itself. It is perfectly groomed, and therefore it is perfect for relaxing with the whole family. Of course, you have to pay for quality, so Dream Beach also belongs to the category of the most expensive beaches in Hurghada. For children, there is a separate playground with trampolines, slides and swings, so the kids will have something to do. Also, children under 7 years old do not have to pay an entrance fee. The descent into the water at Dream Beach is very convenient, and the water is always at a normal temperature. Sunbeds, which can be rented at any time, are quite close to each other. The atmosphere is emphasized by pleasant and not intrusive music.

Capital: Cairo

Telephone code: 40

Timezone: UTC -1 hour

Official language: Arab

Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Visa: need

Some of the best sandy beaches in Hurghada include Dream Beach, El Sawaki Camp, Zahabia, Old Vic, Sea Horse...

Hurghada- this is the most old resort This is where tourism began. Here, for the most part, there is a sandy entry into the sea and there are no coral reefs near the coast. To admire the beauty of the Red Sea, tourists need to take an excursion, near the hotel they are unlikely to be able to see anything interesting. But in Hurghada it is good to relax with children, there is no need to worry about them, no matter how they hurt their leg on some kind of coral, etc. The pricing policy of this resort is more democratic. There are hotels for every budget, both simple 3 * and expensive 5 *. But on own experience I will say that nevertheless, there are more good 4 * and very average 5 *. Those who fly to Egypt in order to get to Luxor and see famous Pyramids, it is worth choosing this particular resort in connection with transport accessibility. As for those who fly here, most of them are Russians and Germans. You are unlikely to have problems with the language in Hurghada. Each worker is at the very least, but speaks ours with you mother tongue. In addition to hotels, the resort has a well-developed tourism infrastructure: souvenir shops, cafes, hookahs, restaurants, water parks, nightclubs. It will not be boring. I often hear the opinion that Hurghada is a little cooler than Sharm El Sheikh due to the fact that the resort is not surrounded by mountains. But in my opinion, I did not notice a strong difference in terms of temperatures between these resorts.

Most tourists gather on the private beaches of Hurghada, they are the most comfortable, kept clean, and there is entertainment for every taste. You can view background information on the main beaches of Hurghada (in the form of a table).

If you like swimming with a mask, you should go diving with an excursion - diving in the open sea is much more interesting.

On all beaches of Hurghada, admission for children under 6-8 years old is free.

All beaches are gentle, sandy, with small and clean sand. The entrance to the sea, as a rule, is quite convenient, not obstructed by corals. The bottom in Hurghada is sandy. In front of some hotels there are small coral reefs.

The Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada is calm, and even when strong wind no big disturbances. However, most hotels on their beaches install special wicker windscreens next to the sunbeds, since the wind from the sea blows almost constantly and throughout the year, but the strongest gusts are observed in winter.

1. Mostly beaches in Hurghada sandy: sand not only in the sun loungers area, but also with a good entry into the water. This is especially important for those who do not know how to swim or go on vacation with children.

2. Most of the beaches belong to hotels, in order to get to wild beach, will have to work hard. On the hotel beach you will find everything necessary set"beach service": sun loungers, umbrellas, mattresses, towels. From time to time you will be disturbed by sellers on the beach with their offers. excursion tours, cosmetic services (braiding an Arab pigtail, getting a tattoo), they will offer to do a massage, visit a sauna, purchase tickets for any evening events. Many hotels that have daytime animation will offer a variety of sports activities.

3. The size of the beaches can vary greatly - from a few tens of meters to a couple of kilometers. IN Sakkale And Dahar the beaches are small (in some hotels at the peak of the season the beach can be crowded) or medium. In some hotels, the length of the beach strip is very impressive, for example, in a hotel Magawish Swiss Inn the beach is over 1 km long.

4. coral beaches meet infrequently. Diving enthusiasts should think about the advisability of a trip to Hurghada. Most of the local reefs are badly damaged. At some distance from the coast, one can find beautiful reefs at the hotels Lillyland beach club , Titanic Beach, Reemyvera Beach,Coral Beach Rotana(but all this at a decent distance from the coast. good reef(most importantly, carefully guarded) at the hotel Arabella Azu r (this hotel can be given good recommendations and other indicators!

5. Most often found combined beaches: sandy entry and the remains of dead corals: therefore, it is still better to take special shoes for entering the sea with you. Not all hotels have open sea and clean, fine sand; many have created artificial deep lagoons, sometimes the water in them is unclear.

6. Hurghada is being built up quite quickly, if earlier almost all hotels were in the coastal strip, now there are many hotels on the second and even third line, from some hotels they get to the sea by transport. For example, the same hotel Alf Leila Wa Leila(perhaps the distance from the beach is the most serious disadvantage of the hotel).

7. Special attention to hotel beaches resort area north of Dahar (toward El Gouna) - here are the beaches sandy or combined, but the entry into the sea is very shallow! Sometimes you have to walk 300-500 meters to the place where you can swim.

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