3) Hurghada culture

Europeans know nowadays Hurghada as a party town especially when locals and others claim that real life begins in Hurghada after midnight in the clubs the town features, which by the way is worth to mention that are attracting people of all ages!

Additionally Hurghada is a beach destination where thousands people come go to in order to enjoy the sea and the sun of private resort beaches, some all inclusive. Almost all of these hotels offer such a wide range of facilities and services as well as activities that people don’t have to look for fun elsewhere apart from the resort. It is also quite common for bigger resorts to have zoos, playgrounds, discos, bars, swimming pools and even small theaters.

However Hurghada is still under development since many new hotels and construction are taking place and some luxurious new hotels, restaurants and other facilities are to be seen in the near future. Anyhow this is a busy part of the Red Sea in general. Safaga is just south of Hurghada, and Soma Bay with its beautiful Sheraton is even closer to the South. To the North is El Gouna, a very well organized resort area. All these communities and resort areas offer just about everything any visitor might want, from lively parties to isolated scuba diving, with golf, bowling and fishing in between. Also the islands near Hurghada offer all kinds of fun and excitement.

If you visit Giftun Island for a day you can do snorkelling and a fish barbecue, or view the Red Sea from a submarine! You can also do your shopping in the boutiques, lay back in the beautiful holiday villages or visit the Roman Mons Porphyrites (mountain of porphyry) nearby Gebel Abu Dukhan (Father of Smoke). Day-trips or safaris to explore the Red Sea Mountains by camel or jeep are also available.

Other nearby islands and destinations include the Shadwan Island (Diving, snorkelling, fishing but no swimming), Shaab Abu Shiban (Diving, snorkelling and swimming), Shaab el-Erg (Diving, fishing and snorkelling), Umm Gammar Island (Diving and snorkeling), Shasb Saghir Umm Gammae (Diving), Careless Reef (Diving), Abu Ramada Island (Diving), Shaab Abu Ramada (Fishing), Dishet el-Dhaba (Beaches and swimming), Shaab Abu Hashish (Beaches, diving, snorkelling, swimming and fishing), Sharm el-Arab (Diving, swimming and fishing and Abu Minqar Island (Beaches and swimming).