Hurghada (Egypt) > Reviews > My impression from Hurghada

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Good
Shopping	Terrible
Nightlife	Good
Ease of getting around	Poor
Family Friendly	Excellent

Advantages:	Beautiful sea, nice night life, amazing hotel groups, various outdoor activities
Disadvantages:	Far from other cities, no airport, not many cultural places to see

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

When I went to Hurghada for the first time I was just amazed by the sea. The water is so warm and clear you never want to get out of it. The coral reefs are gorgeous, also if you just go snorkelling you can see millions of different fish (not even talking about going scuba diving, which is another great thing).

I loved going to the sea in a boat and staying there for the whole day, having lots of watermelon and traditional local food on board. The water is so clean that you can see through a couple of meters. There is also danger of getting sun-burnt, as the breeze makes you feel cool and you do not realise how hot it is and do not feel burns.

I think as a disadvantage I would only mention that a woman should not go out alone or with other women, because in this case she would be treated as if she were looking for adventures. It is much more advisable to have a man by your side if clubbing in the town centre. So most of the time (as I was single) I stayed on the territory of the hotel (I stayed at Ali-Baba). But there were so many option: several swimming pools, gym, snooker table, table tennis, tennis lawn, video games, bars, restaurants and whatever you might want.

Another thing I enjoyed is local market, where everything is extremely overpriced because one is supposed to try to put it down. So if you ask how mush something is, just divide the price by 3 and that would be more or less realistic. It was so much fun! If you do not like this kind of bazar market, there is supermarkets as well. there you can buy anything from food to souvenirs.

This makes it good for family holiday, as there was even a small zoo, where you could see lots of birds and animal.