We arrive at Hurghada airport at 5:00 p.m. via Transavia from Orly:
Flight: Paris Orly – Hurghada
Date : 10/31/2024
Departure time: 09:50
Arrival time: 17:00
Duration: 05:10
Company: Transavia
Price for 3 people (including a 2-year-old child): €480
Supplement for 2 pieces of luggage of 25 kg: €96
An entry visa is required for Egypt. The Visa costs $25 / €25 in cash (It is preferable to have this amount in cash upon arrival)
To avoid scams, you must go to an official bank office. They are visible upon arrival.
At the bank office, you can buy the Visa that will be stuck on your passport and exchange currency to get Egyptian pounds EGP (Geneh Masri).
The rate of the day was: 1 € = 52 EGP
It is not necessary to exchange a large amount. The exchange rate is very similar between the bank offices at the airport and the exchange offices in town. It is even better to keep euros or US dollars on you. Local guides prefer to be paid in foreign currency.
Once the Visa is attached to the passport and the currency exchange is done, you can head to the border police.
Before leaving the airport, consider buying a telephone plan with an internet connection. The prices are attractive.
We took this package:
Operator: Vodafone
Package: Tourist Line
Local number: Included
International calls included: 30 minutes
National calls included: 200 minutes
Data: 30 GB
Price: 505 EGP = 11 $ = 10 €
We are now ready to leave the airport and enjoy this beautiful country.
To get to our hotel, we chose to book a taxi in advance via booking.com.
It is certainly possible to find cheaper, but it remains a simple solution for 5 €
For our accommodation in Hurghada, we choose an All Inclusive hotel by the sea. We could have chosen an airbnb in town but we wanted to try this formula (the most widespread in Hurghada
Accommodation: The Grand Resort
Address: Corniche Road, 11111 Hurghada
Location: 27°10’29.1″N 33°49’25.0″E
2 nights, from 10/31/2024 to 11/02/2024
Price: € 186
Booked with Booking.com
It is a beautiful hotel with a swimming pool. The room is spacious, clean, with a balcony.
Let’s go for dinner. It is a buffet with international food and some Egyptian specialties.
We stay at the hotel to rest.
Tomorrow we will go to discover the city of Hurghada.
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