El Dahar (Hurghada Old Town) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience El Dahar (Hurghada Old Town). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Private Tour: Hurghada City Sightseeing
• Hurghada Private Guided City Tour with Transport
• Private Hurghada City Tour from Sahl Hasheesh
• Customized City Tour Hurghada
• Private Hurghada City Tour from Makadi

While it’s free to visit Hurghada’s Old Town of El Dahar, there are several guided tours that can help you learn about it, and discover sights, too. Many tours are private, but depending on your group size and when you visit, prices range from around US$17 to US$45 per person.

The El Dahar Souk is the main attraction for visitors in the old town, offering the chance to browse alongside locals for spices, fruit, leather goods, and everything in between. El Dahar also boasts the Coptic Cathedral of St. Shenouda and the El Mina Mosque, which offer some calmness after a market visit.

El Dahar itself offers the culture that many Hurghada resorts lack, and a visit to its streets will give you a glimpse of life in real Hurghada. For organized cultural experiences, a visit to the recreated Bedouin Village, just outside Hurghada, offers musical performances, dance shows, and artisan craft displays.

You can walk around El Dahar easily on foot, but if you want to get there by vehicle, a taxi or rideshare is easy. Just note that taxis organized by hotels will normally be more expensive than taxis chartered elsewhere. For rideshares, you can use Uber or a Middle East alternative such as Careem.

El Dahar isn’t the obvious family-friendly neighborhood with its crowded souks and traffic. While younger kids could feel overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle, smells, and sights (think raw animal carcasses in the souks), older kids might like the adventure of a roam around—especially if it’s their first visit to an Arabic city.