The Best Excursions in Hurghada: 12 Trips Worth Booking
By Hurghada Transfer · 5 November 2026 · 8 min read
Hurghada has more trips than you can do in one holiday. These are the twelve our guests enjoy most, with what each day is really like, who it suits and what it costs.
On the Red Sea
1. Orange Bay Island
The classic Hurghada day: a boat trip to the white beach of Orange Bay on Giftun Island, with two snorkelling stops and lunch on board. From €22 per person.
Orange Bay Island Trip, with Snorkeling Lunch & DrinksFrom €22 per personSee the trip → 2. Dolphin House
A boat trip to the reef where wild dolphins often swim. When they are close, you can swim near them while keeping your distance. Lunch on board, from €35 per person. Dolphins are wild here, so sightings cannot be guaranteed.
Hurghada: Dolphin House Swim with Dolphins & LunchFrom €35 per personSee the trip → 3. Mahmya Island
The quietest and most comfortable island in the Giftun National Park, with sunbeds, shade, lunch and two snorkelling stops. From €80 per person.
4. Try scuba diving
No experience needed: after a short explanation on the boat, an instructor takes you on two short dives in shallow, calm water. A full day with lunch, from €56 per person.
Try Scuba Diving: Beginner Dive Day Trip with LunchFrom €56 per personSee the trip → 5. Sunset cruise
An easy evening on the water with a snorkelling stop, the sunset over the mountains and dinner on board. From €35 per person.
6. Semi-submarine
The reef without getting wet: you sit below the waterline and watch the fish through the windows. Good for small children and non-swimmers, from €18 per person.
In the desert
7. Desert adventure with quads, jeep and camel
Quad bikes through the desert, a jeep ride, a camel ride at a Bedouin village, dinner and a show. The most popular half day out of Hurghada, from €29 per person.
Hurghada: Desert Adventure Quads, Jeep, Camel Ride, Dinner & ShowFrom €29 per personSee the trip → 8. Stargazing with a Bedouin dinner
A jeep into the desert in the evening, dinner at a Bedouin camp and the night sky through a telescope, far from the hotel lights. From €26 per person.
Ancient Egypt in one day
9. Luxor
The Karnak temples, the Valley of the Kings and the temple of Hatshepsut with an Egyptologist guide and lunch. About four hours by road each way. In a small group of up to 8 guests from €87 per person, or private from €155.
From Hurghada Luxor Day Trip with Small GroupFrom €87 per personSee the trip → 10. Cairo and the pyramids
The Giza pyramids, the Sphinx and a museum in one long day. By road from €95 per person, or by flight from €273 per person for a shorter, more comfortable day.
Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Egyptian Museum Day Trip from HurghadaFrom €95 per personSee the trip → Easy half days
11. Hurghada city tour
The marina, the big mosque, the Coptic church and the old market, with time for shopping. From €10 per person.
12. Turkish bath and massage
A hammam, a scrub and a massage, with the transfer from your hotel. A good plan for the last day or a windy afternoon, from €29 per person.
Tips before you book
- Plan sea trips for the first days of your holiday: if the wind closes the marina, there is still time to move the trip.
- Luxor and Cairo start very early. Do not plan them for the day after your arrival.
- All our trips include hotel pickup and you pay in cash on the day.
- Book two trips together with your airport transfer and you get 10% off.