Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo and the Nile Corniche hotels are close to the Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square.
Cairo Airport transfers (CAI)
Cairo International Airport (CAI) has the widest choice of flights into Egypt. The drive to the Red Sea runs on the modern Galala and Zafarana highways.
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Destinations from Cairo Airport
Giza Pyramids
Hotels around the Giza plateau look over the Pyramids and are near the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Ain Sokhna
Ain Sokhna is the closest Red Sea beach to Cairo, with resorts along the Galala mountain coast.
El Gouna
El Gouna is a car-free lagoon town 25 km north of Hurghada, known for kitesurfing, its marina and a lively Downtown.
Al Ahyaa
Al Ahyaa is a quieter residential area in north Hurghada with long-stay apartments and the road towards El Gouna.
Arabia
The Arabia area north of the centre has family resorts with long sandy beaches and quick access to downtown.
Hurghada Downtown
El Dahar is Hurghada's old town, with the souk, mosques and local restaurants. Streets are narrow, so the driver may meet you at the nearest main road.
Hurghada Marina
The marina is where most boat trips and diving excursions leave from, lined with cafés and boutique hotels.
Sakkala
Sakkala is Hurghada's busy centre for shopping, nightlife and city hotels, a short walk from the marina.
Sheraton Road
Sheraton Road runs south from Sakkala with mid-range beach hotels, apartments and plenty of restaurants.
El Mamsha Promenade
El Mamsha is a 4 km pedestrian promenade between the big resorts, with shops, bars and the Hurghada Grand Aquarium nearby.
Village Road
Village Road is Hurghada's main resort strip, home to most of the large all-inclusive hotels and only minutes from the airport.
Sahl Hasheesh
Sahl Hasheesh is an upscale bay 20 km south of the airport with luxury resorts and the sunken city snorkel site.
Makadi Bay
Makadi Bay is a calm, family-friendly bay of all-inclusive resorts with house reefs right off the beach.
Madinat Makadi
Madinat Makadi is the newer town next to Makadi Bay, with a golf course, apartments and newer resorts.
Soma Bay
Soma Bay is a private peninsula with five-star resorts, a championship golf course and steady wind for kitesurfing.
Safaga
Safaga is a port town known for windsurfing and quiet diving resorts, and the junction for the road to Luxor.
Luxor City
Luxor's Corniche hotels face the Nile and the West Bank, walking distance from Luxor and Karnak temples.