Travel
The Red Sea Snorkel Spots Worth Getting Wet For (Ranked)
Eight snorkel spots between El Gouna and Marsa Alam, ranked best last by what you actually get — with the famous dugong bay placed honestly and the empty number one named.
1 August 2026
Travel
Getting here, getting around, and what to do on the coast.
HurghadaTravel
The Seven Mistakes Every First-Timer Makes in Hurghada
From the day-one sunburn to the airport exchange rate: the seven mistakes first-timers make so reliably we can list them — with the cheap fix for each.
1 August 2026
Travel
Things Nobody Tells You Before a Red Sea Holiday
Sixteen genuinely surprising truths from the desk's own guides: the November sea, the Ramadan misunderstanding, the hotel-gate rule, and where holiday budgets quietly leak.
1 August 2026
Travel
What a Red Sea Trip Really Costs Right Now
The honest answer to the question everyone asks before booking — not a price list, which would be wrong within a season, but the ratios, the structure and the traps that survive a devaluation.
1 August 2026
Travel
When NOT to Visit the Red Sea (and When to Absolutely Go)
The honest anti-guide: the month the sea offers no relief, the fortnight that costs double, the week that can blow out your diving — and the windows regulars quietly book.
1 August 2026
Travel
The Red Sea Dive Sites That Will Spoil You for Everywhere Else
Eight dive sites between El Gouna and the Sudanese border that set a bar the rest of the world struggles to clear — ranked by how thoroughly they ruin you.
1 August 2026
HurghadaTravel
Egypt's 100-Pound Departure Fee Written Into Law — and the Tourism Discount Is Gone
President El-Sisi has ratified Law No. 148 of 2026, fixing a 100-pound fee on departure from Egypt, in force since Friday 31 July per Al-Masry Al-Youm. The amount is not new — but the 50-pound discount for tourism travel is gone.
31 July 2026
HurghadaTravel
Belavia to Resume Gomel–Hurghada Charter Flights From 27 October
Belavia will restart Gomel-Hurghada charters on 27 October, flying Tuesdays and Fridays on ten-to-eleven-night rotations, with visa-on-arrival available for Belarusian travellers.
30 July 2026
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Marsa Alam in Path of 2027 Total Solar Eclipse
The August 2, 2027 total eclipse will bring more than five minutes of daytime darkness to Marsa Alam — the longest totality on accessible land until 2114.
30 July 2026
HurghadaTravel
Your First 48 Hours in Hurghada: A Realistic Plan
A friend's-advice plan for your first two days: land, SIM, cash, marina evening, then boat or old town — with swaps for kids, divers, and tight budgets.
14 July 2026
HurghadaTravel
Best Day Trips from Hurghada: Luxor, Cairo, the Desert and the Islands
Island snorkel boats, desert safaris, the long road to Luxor, and the question of Cairo — an honest, practical guide to day trips from Hurghada.
19 May 2026
Travel
Wreck Diving from the Red Sea Coast: What Lies Beneath
A minesweeper off Hurghada, a ships' graveyard in the Gubal Strait, and a ferry near Safaga that demands respect: how wreck diving works on this coast.
17 March 2026