Top Hurghada Day Trips

Absolutely fantastic Cairo excursion from Hurghada! ✨ The early-morning flight was well worth it to visit the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum. We finished the day with a beautiful sunset river ride along the Nile. A special mention to our tour guide, Mr Falcon, who was brilliant, extremely knowledgeable and made the whole experience even more enjoyable by bringing Egypt’s incredible history to life. An unforgettable experience that we would highly recommend! 🇪🇬

I went for the stargazing but ended up really enjoying the village. Arabi was a fantastic guide. Friendly, funny and speaks several languages. This isn't some tourist trap village you go to. You are essentially going to someone's home. It was so interesting to see the way the people that live in the desert, how they utilize resources and the way that they support their families (what does partially our visit). The family does have a few different things that they make and you can purchase so bring maybe ten extra euro to purchase something. It was a full moon, so the stargazing part was a bit more difficult. But we did get some cool shots at the moon in a few planets. I said there's just mentioned if you know a lot about astronomy it's going to be pretty basic knowledge for you. But interesting for those of us that are beginners. An additional note on our guide Arabi, I appreciated that he didn't push for a tip. In fact the only thing he mentioned was giving a little something to the driver if we could. That was very refreshing compared to everyone else that's harassing you for money here.

An excellent day out. We were collected from our hotel at 4:30am by our lovely driver, Ahmed. A 4hr journey through the desert seemed to pass quickly in the air conditioned comfort of Ahmeds car. He drove excellently through the chaos of Egypts roads. Sometimes you overtake on the left, sometimes on the right and sometimes by barreling through the middle. Its completely baffling and I am glad I wasn't driving! We collected Professor Ahmed on the West Bank of Luxor and proceeded to the valley of the kings. Professor Ahmed was so informative and amusing and we both learned a lot, even though we are both familiar with this part of history. Prof Ahmed explained about each tomb we visited in detail. We paid extra to visit King Tut and Ramses and it was worth it. Once we had spent our time in the valley we were taken to an Alabaster workshop where manager Ahmed explained the traditional processes still used after all these years. We then visited the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. This was a bucket list for me and it was the highlight of my day. We then made a brief stop at the colossi of Memnon and then it was off for lunch. It seemed to be a traditional Egyptian cafe and the food was good. The boat ride along the nile was cool and the owner did let me pilot it for a while which was great. It was not a traditional Feluca but it was a great experience nonetheless. The last stop was at Karnac temple and this was also fantastic. Having seen so many documentaries and then actually walking round, seeing it with your own eyes is priceless. Again, Professor Ahmed explained all to us before we entered. Be careful of the walk back through the market place as you exit Karnac as the shopkeepers here were particularly aggressive in their hounding for trade. We grabbed a quick drink and were ripped off for 10€ for 2 cans of iced tea but they need the money more than I do I guess. We then headed back to drop off Professor Ahmed and were then safely driven back to our Hotel. We arrived back in Hurghada at around 6pm. A long day but worth every penny and every minute. Thank you again to both Professor Ahmed and driver Ahmed.