City / Markaz in Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab · Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab
Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea (Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab) Travel Guide 2026
Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea is a city / markaz in Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab (Hurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab), Egypt, with a population of 450,000 and regional transit links via Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea Central Station and Hurghada Airport (HRG) & Sharm El Sheikh Airport (SSH).
Province / StateHurghada, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh & Dahab
Population450,000
Rail HubHurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea Central Station
Airport GatewayHurghada Airport (HRG) & Sharm El Sheikh Airport (SSH)
Highlights & What to See in Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea
- Giftun Island National Park (Orange Bay / Mahmya) Snorkeling Cruise — Full-day boat excursion over shallow turquoise sandbars and coral heads teeming with clownfish and blue-spotted rays.
- El Gouna Lagoon Town (25 Mins North of Hurghada) — Master-planned Venetian-style Red Sea resort town famed for flat-water kitesurfing, Abu Tig Marina dining, and zero street hassle.
- Marsa Alam (Abu Dabbab Bay & Sataya Dolphin House Reef) — Swim directly from a sandy beach alongside giant green sea turtles and endangered dugongs.
- Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed National Park — World-renowned drop-off wall dives (Shark & Yolanda Reef) and the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm.
Transit & Getting There
Connect to Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea via Hurghada, El Gouna & Red Sea Central Station (Egyptian National Railways (ENR) Talgo High-Speed Day Trains (Cairo–Alexandria–Luxor) & Abela Egypt Sleeping Trains (#86/#87)) and local transit using Cairo Pass.