Hurghada started as a small fishing town, but has grown into a 40 km stretch of high-end resorts along  the west shores of the Red Sea. 

 

The area features year-round nice, warm temperatures and draws a lot of European tourists, especially during wintertime.

 

Hurghada sports nice beaches but the real beauty is hidden below the water surface. Colorful coral reefs and abundant fish life make Hurghada a real scuba diver's paradise.

 

For those that get bored at, on, or under the water there are daytrips by bus through the desert to history packed Luxor.

 

Hurghada has Egypt's largest Russian community and is nicknamed "Russian capital of Egypt".

 

Unfortunately Muslim terrorist attacks on tourists in 1994, 2016 and again in 2017 have cast a dark shadow on Hurghada.

 

In November 2002 we stayed in a resort in Makadi Bay and I had ample time for scores of fantastic dives.