Originally a small fishing village, Hurghada has become one of the foremost diving centers on the Red Sea and has developed into an area that is a haven for holidaymakers and divers alike.
Those who choose holidays in Hurghada enjoy the resort's great mix of shops, restaurants and nightlife plus some fine diving sites, diving centers and easy access to the rest of the southern Red Sea. The Hurghada weather is perfect all year round for diving in the Red Sea and combine this with a stay at Desert Pearl Apartments you have a great Hurghada holiday.
For divers, the Hurghada area offers a variety of off-shore dive sites offering challenges for the more experienced diver, including a multitude of reefs, walls and wrecks, and about 10 islands, which can be visited on day trips from Hurghada diving centre, where sharks, giant eels and manta rays can be found in deeper waters.
Diving in Hurghada
Hurghada offers divers the choice of over 30 sites around the numerous offshore islands, which provide shelter for the day boats. For the wreck diving enthusiast there are trips available to the world-renowned Abu Nuhas and S/S Thistlegorm Red Sea wrecks. If you enjoy the rush of drift diving, the beautiful Giftun drift is a mere stone's throw away .
When diving in the Red Sea you will see a wide variety of colourful hard and soft corals, clownfish, lionfish, tuna, groupers, jacks, turtles, dolphins, reef sharks, leopard sharks, eagle rays, schools of colourful tropical fish and numerous other reef fish.
Outside of the Hurghada diving centres, Hurghada Red Sea is home to a range of restaurants, bars, shops and nightclubs, all within walking distance or a short cab ride away. The downtown area of Dahar gives you a chance to experience true Egyptian ambiance where the souks, or markets, display leather, gold, silver, carpets, spices and trinkets of every shape and size.
For non-divers who want a little more than diving Hurghada,there are plenty of other alternatives. Take a camel or jeep safari and explore the hidden gems of the Egyptian desert and mountains, not to mention a chance to go deep sea fishing and participating in water sports.