Hurghada is deservedly considered one of the most popular Egyptian resorts. There are many attractions, an extensive tourist infrastructure, and numerous opportunities to stay on the first line. It offers two types of beaches — for coral lovers and those who prefer to enter the water on smooth sand without special shoes.
The Red Sea attracts diving and snorkeling enthusiasts. Young people have places to party, but there are excellent options for a quiet family vacation as well. There are many entertainments for children. Hotels in Hurghada with water parks are a great solution if you are going to relax with your family or friends: both children and adults love water attractions.
Jaz Aquaviva 5*
Part of the Jaz Hotel Group. The four modern buildings house 487 rooms in pleasant light and cream tones, with a private sandy beach with a pontoon nearby. On the territory, there is one of the largest water parks in Egypt — Makadi Water World, which includes 50 slides — equally divided between adults and children.
You can eat at Amaraya (international cuisine), Felfela (local), Paprika (Italian), and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and light snacks are served in the Liquid lobby bar. Sports entertainment includes water sports, a golf course, and a tennis court. The Fit & Fresh center offers strength and cardio workouts in a panoramic glass-walled gym, and aqua aerobics. Gamers are advised to visit the Game Corner with virtual simulators, arcades, and other popular games.
The Mivida spa invites you to restore the strength of your body, mind, and soul with signature relaxation therapy, massage, and cosmetic procedures with natural ingredients. For children, there is a cute playground and a mini-club.
Steigenberger Aqua Magic 5*
Located 5 km from the center of Hurghada, on the 2nd coastline, it has its own sandy beach. Once a day, guests can take a free bus to the city center. The buffet can be found in the main restaurant Magic Flavor. In others — à la carte — Mediterranean and Italian cuisine is served, there are a lobby bar and a hookah bar.
There are 9 heated pools in winter, a water park with 9 slides (6 for adults, 3 for children), and a lazy river. For active recreation, guests visit a 24-hour fitness center, do aqua aerobics, play football, golf (at the neighboring Steigenberger Aldau), beach volleyball, ping-pong, darts, and billiards.
There are many opportunities for water sports: there is a diving and aqua center where you can practice diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, water skiing, canoeing, and pedal boating. The spa has a jacuzzi, hammam, steam room, and massage treatments. For children, there is a mini water park and a playground.
Jaz Makadina 5*
Another accommodation facility of the Jaz network boasts the most exclusive and secluded sandy beach in Madinat Makadi: “silver sand and azure water just steps from your door.” Guests eat at the main restaurant Al Masry with international cuisine, Al Sakkala serves late breakfasts and brunches, Aqua offers Mediterranean snacks, and cocktails are available at the Sultan lobby bar, El Obba pool bar, and panoramic View bar.
Makadi Water World is located 3 km away, and directly on the territory, there are 3 pools (1 special for children) and 2 outdoor jacuzzis. The gym has both cardio and strength training equipment, and fun and energetic aerobics workouts are held. They play big tennis on well-maintained, evening-lit courts, and on the beach — beach volleyball, mini-football, and basketball.
There are many excellent diving spots nearby. The diving center is staffed by an experienced team, has a full set of equipment, offers a range of courses and diving certificates, and organizes diving excursions in the area.
Guests gather in groups to play bocce, billiards, and darts, attend lively dance lessons, and go shopping at the Madinat Makadi Shopping Center, which is a few minutes’ walk away. The mini-club and playground are under constant supervision, and children have plenty of entertainment.
Albatros White Beach 5*
A luxurious modern complex, belonging to the largest Egyptian network Pickalbatros, occupies 20 acres of the Red Sea coast. There are 473 rooms with balconies or terraces and direct access to a 150-meter sandy beach with a pier.
Meals are organized in restaurants — Italian Soprano, Oriental Saffron, Asian L’Asiatique, in a food court, in a stylish dining room Wow, combined with a cocktail bar. You can comfortably sit with friends in the Millennium, White, lobby, sports, and beach bars.
There is an extensive range of opportunities for all kinds of water entertainment. The shallow water ensures the safety of children and non-swimmers, making it ideal for walking along the shore and watching the sunrise. There are 2 adult and 4 children’s pools on the territory, and the main pool has a water fitness area.
Also, there are a beach volleyball court, a multi-purpose court, mini-golf, bocce, a diving center, a gym, and a wellness center with a jacuzzi, sauna, and steam room. Diving in the open sea is practiced here. Entertainment programs run from morning till late at night.
The mini-club has a well-equipped playroom and creative activities. The team working there is ready to develop an individual program for any child.
Otium Pyramisa Beach Resort Sahl Hasheesh 5*
A leisure complex within the Otium Hotels concept, located on the shore of Sahl Hasheesh Bay, on a green area of 120,000 m², next to a private 900-meter beach separated by a pedestrian promenade.
Guests are awaited in 4 restaurants — the main Six Continents, the Italian Pablo’s, the Mexican Cavalera, and the Middle Eastern Fayroyz. In the Vienna bar, they offer French and local pastries, in Outlouk — beer, wines, and cocktails, in the beach bar — low-calorie and gluten-free pizza.
The complex has a compact water park: 2 outdoor pools (one heated) with 6 slides and 2 children’s pools with 3. There is a fitness room, a tennis court, darts, bocce, and billiards. Those wishing to dive are provided with the necessary equipment. You can relax in the spa center with a jacuzzi and sauna, and tidy up your appearance in the beauty salon.
The children’s club has just been renovated. Besides it, little guests are awaited by an equipped playground and active animators. By the way, they enchant parents too — judging by the reviews, a very diligent team that knows how to entertain literally everyone.
Bellagio Beach Resort & Spa 5*
Guests arriving at this Panorama network complex receive modern service, but live as if in Ancient Greece with its spacious buildings, plenty of air and light, and a combination of simplicity and luxury. There is a kite station on the shore, and the “Sultan” kitesurfing school is located nearby. A favorite of visitors is the pelican living in the complex. There are 464 clean and spacious rooms and a private beach.
In the main restaurant, according to reviews, the food is tasty and varied, in the other two you can try the cuisine of Italy and Mongolia, there is an Irish pub, beach, lobby, and pool bars. Golds Spa invites you to the sauna, jacuzzi, and various spa treatments, there is a fitness room, and aerobics and aqua aerobics classes are held. The adult heated pool has 2 slides, there is also a children’s pool with toys.
Water entertainment is well represented here: banana rides, pedal boats and canoes, diving courses, kitesurfing, windsurfing. Among the land entertainments, squash and horseback riding attract attention, not only on horses but also on camels. Children spend time on the playground and in the mini-club, participate in special animation programs.
Amarina Abu Soma Resort & Aquapark 5*
This paradise is located in the idyllic oasis of Abu Soma with direct access to its own sandy beach about 200 meters wide. From the private pier, you can reach the coral reef, which is very convenient for divers and snorkelers. Opposite the accommodation is the Amarina Square Shopping Center.
The buffet is in the main restaurant Elements. À la carte service is available in the Asian Zeina and Italian Luca Toni. There is a London pub in British style, Caribbean bars, Turquoise in the lobby, Sea Shark right in the water, Tropicana with a terrace, Aqua Fun, and the beach Pirates on the 2nd floor of the surf center.
The complex has 5 outdoor adult pools with fresh water and 7 slides and 1 children’s pool with 5. Everything for water sports: snorkeling, diving, and windsurfing. There are 2 tennis courts (tennis lessons for all ages), a fully equipped gym (with a huge variety of fitness courses, yoga, zumba, Nordic walking), and ping pong.
Family events are held: bocce, water games, family fitness, beach volleyball (with daily tournaments and weekly awarding of winners). You can book a desert safari by jeep or motorcycle with a guide. The spa center offers a traditional range of services.
Entertainment programs with live performances and parties are held regularly, with a gala concert on the red carpet once a week.
Sunrise Garden Beach Resort 5*
There is an excellent sandy beach, and an “adults-only” zone for couples and companies. A stunning variety of flavors awaits you in the restaurants — international Giardino and The Boulevard, Italian Basilico, Egyptian Gamila, Mongolian Mongolian, lounge restaurant Grill Nasaya. Guests are also awaited by the hookah café Yazol, billiard bar Amuse, pub Victoria, and lobby bar Sun Ray.
On the territory, there are 3 pools, a water park with 11 slides, aqua aerobics classes, swimming competitions, water polo games, diving center specialists help beginners make their first dive.
Water sports are presented in a variety — guests go sailing and kayaking, surfing the waves, doing parasailing, snorkeling, diving, rowing, having fun on attractions, and going on sea excursions on boats with transparent bottoms and yachts.
Among the land entertainments, the archery range and the riding school stand out. Fruit festivals are organized, and the animation team won’t let either children or parents get bored.
Gravity Hotel & Aqua Park Sahl Hasheesh 5*
A stylish and comfortable accommodation facility located on the coast of Sahl Hasheesh Bay, it has a private sandy beach and a pier. Restaurants with à la carte service offer Italian, Oriental, Mediterranean, Asian, Mexican, Brazilian, and Japanese cuisine. The lobby bar is ideal for a coffee break, and the pool and beach bars have a wide range of delicious snacks.
The professional animation team ensures that guests of all ages do not get bored during the day — the programs are multilingual. And it is difficult to get bored among such a sea of sports activities and entertainments.
There are 7 pools, including a children’s one, step aerobics and aqua aerobics classes, social games, volleyball, football, bocce, darts, ping pong, water polo, bike rental, golf carts, scooters, and electric bikes. In the evenings, colorful shows and discos are held in a special amphitheater.
In the spa & wellness center, you will find a steam room, jacuzzi, hammam, sauna, and massage room. In the fitness room, not only do they use machines, but also yoga, zumba, and dancing. For children, there is a playground and a club.
Jasmine Palace Resort 5*
The ideal place for a family vacation. 547 rooms in three-story buildings are decorated in white, blue, and beige tones, with beautiful views from the windows. The beach with fine sand is clean and spacious. Guests are fed here with a variety of preferences: in the main restaurant Dunes with an international menu, in Ma Mia — the best dishes from Italy, in Tiger Lily — Chinese cuisine masterpieces, in Om Ali — Eastern, in Jabur — Indian.
On the territory, there are 5 pools (including a wave pool), 1 children’s pool, heated in winter. There is a water park. Among the sea entertainments — water skiing, water polo, windsurfing, aqua aerobics, and diving with experienced professional trainers.
There is a gym, and fitness classes are held. The spa & wellness center offers rejuvenating, relaxing, and therapeutic procedures. The Locomotive Disco club hosts dance parties. At night, the fun does not stop: live music, a DJ, evening shows, a mini-disco for children.
In the “Tom and Jerry World” club, young guests play indoors and outdoors, participate in entertainment and sports activities, and engage in creativity and cooking.
Royal Lagoons Resort & Aqua Park 5*
The location of this accommodation facility is the city promenade of Hurghada. The 2nd line, and a private sandy beach can be reached in 5 minutes by a constantly running bus. The food here is varied: the main restaurant Cascade, the Italian La Luna, the Asian The Moon, and a full set of bars, including a hookah bar.
The water park has 10 slides — 5 each for adults and children, 1 children’s pool, and 3 “parent” pools (all outdoor and heated). At the sea, you can dive and snorkel (equipment rental available), and water ski. The complex itself has a fitness room, tennis court, ping pong tables, and a billiard room. The excursion bureau is popular.
The beach infrastructure includes a football field and a volleyball court. There is a spa center and a beauty salon: a set of massage treatments, a steam bath, a sauna, and hydromassage baths are available for holidaymakers. For children, there is a well-equipped playground (if you can get them out of the water park!). Guests highly appreciate the well-maintained territory, the courtesy and friendliness of the staff, and the work of the animation team.
Mirage Bay Resort & Aqua Park 5*
Located on a green area, next to a coral reef. It has 700 spacious rooms with balconies and verandas. Guests go for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the main restaurant Karnak with an open kitchen, not forgetting other restaurants — the Italian La Dolce Vita, Chinese Chinese, Eastern Prince Omar, pool bar Tango, 24-hour Salsa, beach and lobby bars.
On the sandy beach, there is a pier leading far into the sea, from where divers and snorkelers dive to admire the reef and colorful fish. Holidaymakers of all ages like the “cool” water park, as they describe it, with 12 adult and 5 children’s slides. There is a tennis court, a fitness room, darts, ping pong, billiards, and horse riding lessons.
The spa is magnificently equipped, where you can relieve tension on the massage table, as well as enjoy bath procedures — they are varied here: sauna, steam, Thai, Turkish, and Moroccan baths. A club and a special animation team are open for children.
Sunrise Aqua Joy Resort 4*
This wonderful place for relaxation with simply decorated cozy rooms, belonging to the Sunrise network, is often visited by families — and they come back again. You can come here even just for gastronomic pleasures — restaurants with cuisines from all over the world. But not only that.
This is a real kingdom of water entertainment. The water park (6 slides), aqua aerobics, swimming competitions, “Olympic Games”, water polo, international diving center (free trial dive for beginners), “banana boat” and other sea attractions (do you know what “doughnuts” or “crazy eight” are? You will find out!), kayaking, rowing, sailing, windsurfing, parasailing, snorkeling, sea trips on yachts and boats with glass bottoms.
There are also plenty of other entertainments: beach volleyball, ping pong, billiards, darts, bocce, a game room with Xbox and PlayStation, aerobics, yoga, tai chi, and sunset meditation classes are held. An international animation team performs daily programs.
The spa wellness center offers many types of massage: aromatherapy, shiatsu, hot stones, anti-stress, and others. A club is organized for children from 3 to 12 years old with professional caregivers. Young guests play on the playground and indoors, engage in sports, art and crafts, learn painting and cooking, and are entertained with mini-discos and movie nights.
Albatros Aqua Park Resort 4*
Located on a beautiful green area. Guests dine at the main Mediterranean restaurant, Italian Alfredo, Asian Mandarin, and can also relax in the food court and bars Columbus, Olympus, Red Sky, and sports bar, there is a hookah corner.
There are many options for diverse recreation. The water park with 4 crystal-clear pools boasts an abundance of cool and winding slides: 9 for adults and 16 for children. Comfortable sun loungers await on the sun terraces, and the private beach is nearby. Active rest enthusiasts spend time on volleyball courts, tennis and multi-purpose courts.
For training (strength and cardio), there is a well-equipped fitness center, and in the wellness center, you can relax in the jacuzzi, steam room, or on the massage table. Guests play ping pong and mini-golf, dine admiring the sunset, dance under the stars at night, and watch live shows in Egyptian and international styles. The performances are described as superb!
For preschoolers and younger school children, there is a playground, and in the club, they will be supervised and provided with films, games, educational talks on the history of Egypt, and materials for handmade and other creativity. Those arriving without children regret it and next time, definitely take them with them.
Jungle Aqua Park 4*
This place of rest also belongs to the Pickalbatros network. Guests can visit the Mediterranean, Alfredo, and L’Asiatique restaurants, but there are also their own — in Tagine, interesting mixes of Egyptian, Syrian and Moroccan dishes are served, in Zum Kaiser, the menu is predictably German, in Le Marche — international, and Club Mc invites you for pizza.
The water park here is amazing: a huge water paradise offers 35 slides (21 for adults and 14 for children), including a wave, rafting, closed “black hole”, family, multi-slide (for four at the same time), and there are other attractions — games, a wave pool, a 1000-meter rafting river.
There are also other entertainments: a hard-surface tennis court will please both professionals and amateurs, you can also play football, mini-golf, garden chess, and visit the fitness room with the latest equipment. In the spa center — sauna, steam room, and hydromassage.
In the mini-club, young guests are awaited by programs and activities designed according to their needs. A great place for a family vacation — both children and parents don’t want to leave.
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