Hurghada is located 22 km south of El Gouna and 54 km north of Safaga, the Red Sea to the east and the mountains of the Eastern Desert to the west. Two decades ago Hurghada was a little fisihing villaga and is now home for more than 40 thousand people. Most of them are working in services for the more than 1 Million Sun-Seekers and diving enthusiasts visiting Hurghada over the year.
Crystal clear and calm waters and facinating coral reefs have made Hurghada or Al Ghardaka as the Egyptian call it, Egypt's most popular resort town over the year with more than 150 hotels in all categories.
The main area in Hurghada is called Al Dahar and located at the northen part of the City.
A few km south you find Sakala, thenew center of Hurghada. In both areas you can find plenty of bazaars, shops, restaurants, bars, discotheques, fruit and vegetable markets as well as the post office, telephone central, beanks and money exchange offices and more...
For more information about optional tours available in Hurghada please visit:
http://www.santamaria-
