A privately-owned luxury hotel town, about 25 km north of Hurghada. Quiet and clean, the town consists of several islands separated by channels and connected by bridges. Besides 14 hotels and 2 marinas, there are also 300 private villas and apartments, and some 500 more are under construction. It is promoted by some as Egypt's Venice. It is built on 10 km of beachfront and has unique and diverse architecture.
El Gouna provides diving and watersports centres, horse stables, gokarting, shopping arcades, bazaars, a wide selection of restaurants and bars, night clubs, an internet cafe, an automated teller machine (ATM), a pharmacy, the El Gouna international school, a nursery, a private hospital, a marina, an airport, the only casino on the Red Sea coast, a private radio station, a post office, a real estate office and an 18-hole golf course designed by Gene Bates with a unique aqua driving range.
Al-Mahmya
A tourist beachfront camp on the protected Giftun Island, 45 minutes by boat from Hurghada.
Soma Bay
A tourist resort situated 45 km south of Hurghada, with various hotels including La Residence des Cascades, Inter-Continental, Robinson Club, Sheraton (Kempinski - opening August 2008) & Caribbean World Resort Soma Bay ( opened December 07). The place is not at all good for either diving or snorkeling.
Sahl Hasheesh
Sahl Hasheesh is a community resort developed seaside by The Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC). It is a long-term project under development, designed to meet social and environmental objectives.
Makadi Bay
A beachside resort 35 km south of Hurghada. Makadi Bay provides scuba diving and snorkeling. Features one of the world's most impressive swimming pools at Le Meridien Hurghada: Makadi Bay, Egypt.
