Port Ghalib
Port Ghalib is a marina resort town just 5 minutes from Marsa Alam Airport, base for liveaboards to the southern reefs.
Marsa Alam Airport transfers (RMF)
Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF) serves the southern Red Sea coast, from El Quseir down to Hamata. Resorts are spread out along the coast, so a pre-booked transfer is the easiest way to arrive.
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Destinations from Marsa Alam Airport
Abu Dabbab
Abu Dabbab bay is famous for snorkelling with green turtles and, if you are lucky, the resident dugong.
Marsa Alam
Marsa Alam town sits in the middle of a long coast of eco-lodges and dive resorts, gateway to Elphinstone and Wadi El Gemal.
El Quseir
El Quseir is one of the oldest towns on the Red Sea, with an Ottoman fort and relaxed reef resorts north and south of town.
Safaga
Safaga is a port town known for windsurfing and quiet diving resorts, and the junction for the road to Luxor.
Soma Bay
Soma Bay is a private peninsula with five-star resorts, a championship golf course and steady wind for kitesurfing.
Hamata
Hamata and Wadi Lahami are the remote deep south, with mangroves, kitesurfing lagoons and boats to the Qulan islands.
Madinat Makadi
Madinat Makadi is the newer town next to Makadi Bay, with a golf course, apartments and newer resorts.
Makadi Bay
Makadi Bay is a calm, family-friendly bay of all-inclusive resorts with house reefs right off the beach.
Sahl Hasheesh
Sahl Hasheesh is an upscale bay 20 km south of the airport with luxury resorts and the sunken city snorkel site.
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.
El Mamsha Promenade
El Mamsha is a 4 km pedestrian promenade between the big resorts, with shops, bars and the Hurghada Grand Aquarium nearby.
Luxor City
Luxor's Corniche hotels face the Nile and the West Bank, walking distance from Luxor and Karnak temples.
Sheraton Road
Sheraton Road runs south from Sakkala with mid-range beach hotels, apartments and plenty of restaurants.
Sakkala
Sakkala is Hurghada's busy centre for shopping, nightlife and city hotels, a short walk from the marina.
Hurghada Marina
The marina is where most boat trips and diving excursions leave from, lined with cafés and boutique hotels.
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.
Arabia
The Arabia area north of the centre has family resorts with long sandy beaches and quick access to downtown.
Al Ahyaa
Al Ahyaa is a quieter residential area in north Hurghada with long-stay apartments and the road towards El Gouna.
El Gouna
El Gouna is a car-free lagoon town 25 km north of Hurghada, known for kitesurfing, its marina and a lively Downtown.
Ain Sokhna
Ain Sokhna is the closest Red Sea beach to Cairo, with resorts along the Galala mountain coast.