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We have thought about booking a sea excursion for the day, but the slightly windy weather, the water temperature and the management of the possible fatigue of our 2-year-old baby discouraged us.

In Hurghada, you can take excursions to the Giftun Islands, Orange Bay and Mahmya Island

So, today’s program: discovering the city center of Hurghada.

We installed the taxi applications: Careem & Indrive.
Depending on the Egyptian city, one of these 2 applications or Uber is more practical. For Hurghada, Careem works very well.

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After breakfast at our hotel, we find a taxi via Careem to the Al Mina Mosque (Mosque of the port) for 50 EGP (1 €)

Even if Hurghada is a small quiet seaside resort at this time of year, we discover life in Egyptian cities with its horns and frenzy.

After a few photos in front of the mosque (It is Friday, the big prayer day, access to the interior is restricted to people praying),

We head to the Marina

We take a little tour in the Marina. It is a pretty small marina with Yachts, cafes, restaurants and small shops

We return to our hotel by Taxi (we took directly in the street, but we had to negotiate well to get the Careem rate). The taxi cost us 75 EGP (1.5 €).
Our reservation being All Inclusive, we have lunch at the hotel and rest a little.

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

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During the afternoon, head to the hotel beach for a little swim in the Red Sea. The water is cold but that doesn’t discourage us.

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Return to the hotel for dinner. The food is okay but not extraordinary. It’s an international buffet with some Egyptian specialties.

To finish the evening, we go out for a walk next to the hotel. It is a very touristy area, with its hotels, cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops. Of course, it is not authentic Egypt, but the journey has only just begun.

We return to the hotel for the night, tomorrow we leave for Luxor. We can’t wait.

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PS: We made a list of highly rated restaurants in Hurghada, but with our All Inclusive stay, we did not try any of them:

• Paradise restaurant
• El Dar Darak (meat)
• Al Halaka Fish Restaurant (Fish and seafood)
• Starfish Seafood Restaurant (Fish and seafood)
• Charly’s Hot Stone Steak Hurghada (meat cooked on hot stone)
• Moby Dick Restaurant (Fancy family restaurant)
• Granada Restaurant & Pub Hurghada (Fancy restaurant with nice sea view)
• The Tavern Hurghada (Sports bar)

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