Hurghada Once a small fishing village, Hurghada has become one of the premier resorts in Egypt and has developed into a resort that is a haven for holidaymakers and divers alike. Hurghada's great mix of hotels, shops, restaurants and nightlife as well as some fine dive sites and access to the rest of the southern Red Sea, makes this a great base. Hurghada is a large, spread-out resort. The harbour area of Sekkala offers a good range of facilities, while other locations are ideal for peace and relaxation

El Gouna is a genteel resort set on small islands, surrounded by natural lagoons and the Red Sea, about 15 miles north of Hurghada. In El Gouna you can take enjoy a unparalleled underwater paradise, hire a speedboat or even a yacht from one of the marinas, travel through the desert, or take a hot-air balloon to experience some of the most beautiful desert scenery. El Gouna is also un excellent base for windsurfing and kite surfing.
El Gouna features numerous hotels, an 18 hole golf course, a casino, two shopping centres, an open-air cinema, Go-karting, a museum, an aquarium, the Palladium amphitheatre & disco and plenty more leisure facilities, all linked by bridges. El Gouna blends perfectly with its environment.
With beautiful reefs, only an hour away from the resort, El Gouna has similar diving to Hurghada with a good combination of hard and soft corals. Perfectly positioned to dive some of the finest shipwrecks in the Red Sea. Sites range from shallow coral gardens to dramatic walls and historic shipwrecks.