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Which is better - Hurghada or Sharm?
We are going to Egypt for 14 days. Tell me, which is better - Hurghada or Sharm? We are interested in excursions and diving. And another question about hotels - which ones would you recommend (interested in 4 *)
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Definitely Charm. Of the 4 * I liked in Sol Siren and Sol Sharm, this is almost the same territory. But the minus of the hotels is the remoteness from the city center, the shuttle bus from the hotel costs 2 euros to Nayama and 3 to the old city (there the bus picks up after about 3 hours, or by taxi, as agreed. Food is better in Siren. Go on excursions to Ras Mohammed , better on a yacht than on a bus.Well, if you have the right attitude, climb Mount Moses to meet the dawn.-an unforgettable experience.If you are physically more or less well prepared, you can easily overcome this climb.
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answered 15 years ago
I have been to Sharm and Hurghada many times.
Definitely Sharm! how beautiful it is!!! peace and sea...
Sharm is not a city, it is a civilized tourist center - you can see the life of the locals, this is the Naama Bay promenade, where all the world-class bars, restaurants and discos are concentrated. This is the Old City area, where the corresponding atmosphere reigns
Plenty of excursions! except that you can’t get to Luxor by bus - this is an excursion from Hurghada
The sea is generally indescribable - in Hurghada you will not see this!
If we take Hurghada, then this is a city with a city - people live there, transport runs, it’s dirty, etc ... Is it that the sandy entrances to the sea attract ...
Definitely Sharm! how beautiful it is!!! peace and sea...
Sharm is not a city, it is a civilized tourist center - you can see the life of the locals, this is the Naama Bay promenade, where all the world-class bars, restaurants and discos are concentrated. This is the Old City area, where the corresponding atmosphere reigns
Plenty of excursions! except that you can’t get to Luxor by bus - this is an excursion from Hurghada
The sea is generally indescribable - in Hurghada you will not see this!
If we take Hurghada, then this is a city with a city - people live there, transport runs, it’s dirty, etc ... Is it that the sandy entrances to the sea attract ...
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answered 15 years ago
Of course, for the youth of Sharm el-Sheikh and only there))
The hotel should be looked for near Naama Bay, there are all disco bars, etc., in general, as for Odessa Arcadia))
This is their main entertainment street, it’s quiet in other places, but there are a lot of discos, hookahs, a very cool fish bar, in general it’s fun in the evening, this street is along the sea, all green))
So: hotels exclusively located in Naama Bay.
Hilton Dreams 5*
Tropitel Naama Bay 5*
Sofitel 5* 2 km. from the bay.
Novotel Beach 4*
Fantasia 3*
The hotel should be looked for near Naama Bay, there are all disco bars, etc., in general, as for Odessa Arcadia))
This is their main entertainment street, it’s quiet in other places, but there are a lot of discos, hookahs, a very cool fish bar, in general it’s fun in the evening, this street is along the sea, all green))
So: hotels exclusively located in Naama Bay.
Hilton Dreams 5*
Tropitel Naama Bay 5*
Sofitel 5* 2 km. from the bay.
Novotel Beach 4*
Fantasia 3*
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answered 15 years ago
Sharm El Sheikh without a doubt. Better .. worse .. everything is relative and depends on taste, but the atmosphere and the public in Hurghada is simply unbearable. Despite the fact that Hurghada lives on tourism, the locals are hostile towards foreigners with hidden hostility, they have one desire to rip off and cheat. It poisons the rest.
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answered 15 years ago
Were there and there. Definitely Charm. You can argue "for" for a long time, but for me the main thing is the quality of the sea.
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answered 15 years ago
many times I was in Hurghada, and then I went to Sharm, because. everyone said it was better. Upon arrival, I was simply shocked. The desert, there is nowhere to go, if you do not live in Naama Bay, walking is generally a problem, because. each hotel has a 2 km entrance, and then just some ruins. You can only get to Naama or the old city by taxi, and for some reason this is not cheap in Sharm, compared to Hurghada, and it’s just expensive to do it every day. And I didn't like the city itself. Compared to Hurghada, the poor are complete, there is not even anything in the shops, and in Hurghada there are wagons and tons of various goods. The structure of Sharm hotels is much worse than Hurghada, because. there they can only be made by floors, and in Hurghada the park areas are large, which is impossible in Sharm. As for calmness and the sea - this is to the point. Silence, silence, boredom. There is no sea there at all, only corals who cannot swim do not understand what they are doing here.
The staff is simply sick, and on the whole head. Never in Hurghada have I been asked to lend my girlfriend to a restaurant. At first I thought it was a joke, I also started joking, but on the second day, on the third, fourth, they pestered me more and more insistently, and I realized that these were not jokes.
The staff is simply sick, and on the whole head. Never in Hurghada have I been asked to lend my girlfriend to a restaurant. At first I thought it was a joke, I also started joking, but on the second day, on the third, fourth, they pestered me more and more insistently, and I realized that these were not jokes.
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answered 15 years ago
diving in Hurghada is much cheaper.
As for excursions, it is cheap from Sharm to Jerusalem, Petra, Mount Moses, St. Catherine, and from Hurghada to Luxor, Nile Cruise, St. Pavel Anthony.
We constantly take excursions from the local company Saiftours, they are cheaper and normally organized.
As for hotels, read the reviews.
As for excursions, it is cheap from Sharm to Jerusalem, Petra, Mount Moses, St. Catherine, and from Hurghada to Luxor, Nile Cruise, St. Pavel Anthony.
We constantly take excursions from the local company Saiftours, they are cheaper and normally organized.
As for hotels, read the reviews.
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answered 15 years ago
when I politely asked not to ask me such questions again, I was told that I might have problems. In the city, in principle, the attitude of the locals is the same as in Hurghada, no difference. Here the prices are lower, for sure, but there is no choice at all compared to Hurghada.
I walked around everything on foot, saw a lot of hotels and different places and did not understand why people go there so hard, although I was driving with the intention to prove to myself that Sharm is better, but I realized that I was mistaken. This place is only for divers, old people tired of life and managers like me who are tired of calls and people who are ready to sit in 5 * without a disco for 7 nights, watching corals and drinking free alcohol. The only exception is Naama Bay, but it's the same everywhere in Hurghada, only there are no corals. So you can go for 10 bucks on a yacht for half a day. 2-3 times will be enough, annoying.
But this is only my opinion and I wrote it only so that people who choose could think about something, and not stupidly choose Charm, because for some reason everyone likes it. But I don't.
Think, although no, do not think, go first to one place, and then to another and see everything for yourself.
I walked around everything on foot, saw a lot of hotels and different places and did not understand why people go there so hard, although I was driving with the intention to prove to myself that Sharm is better, but I realized that I was mistaken. This place is only for divers, old people tired of life and managers like me who are tired of calls and people who are ready to sit in 5 * without a disco for 7 nights, watching corals and drinking free alcohol. The only exception is Naama Bay, but it's the same everywhere in Hurghada, only there are no corals. So you can go for 10 bucks on a yacht for half a day. 2-3 times will be enough, annoying.
But this is only my opinion and I wrote it only so that people who choose could think about something, and not stupidly choose Charm, because for some reason everyone likes it. But I don't.
Think, although no, do not think, go first to one place, and then to another and see everything for yourself.
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answered 15 years ago
For diving definitely in Sharm
Regarding excursions, then to the pyramids for example
almost the same way to go from Hurghada, from Sharm.
But if Luxor - then definitely from Hurghada
Regarding excursions, then to the pyramids for example
almost the same way to go from Hurghada, from Sharm.
But if Luxor - then definitely from Hurghada
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answered 15 years ago
if you are going for the first time - better in Sharm !!! Get a huge mass of pleasure.
For the sake of Luxor another time go to Hurghada.
For the sake of Luxor another time go to Hurghada.
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answered 15 years ago
If one of these resorts was in all respects better than the other, then the worst one would have been "blown away" long ago.
They stand for each other. Hurghada attracts with its price / quality ratio, and Sharm - with a brighter sea and a more civilized center.
But if you don’t need the city itself (few people go to Egypt with the intention of hanging out often outside the hotels), then you need to think about the specific offers of travel agencies, for me the choice of Sharm-Hurghada is not as important as the cost and quality of the hotel and the beach.
They stand for each other. Hurghada attracts with its price / quality ratio, and Sharm - with a brighter sea and a more civilized center.
But if you don’t need the city itself (few people go to Egypt with the intention of hanging out often outside the hotels), then you need to think about the specific offers of travel agencies, for me the choice of Sharm-Hurghada is not as important as the cost and quality of the hotel and the beach.
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answered 15 years ago
I prefer Hurghada. She is somehow alive, compared to Charm. I agree with Amir1 that Sharm is a purely tourist center and there is a desert all around. There is always a place to go in Hurghada, and you can go on more excursions (closer). The sea in Hurghada, of course, you need to choose and there are also hotels with corals, for example, Zahabia, but it is 3 *. It has good rooms in new buildings. And the location of the hotel is convenient between the old and the new city. Take turns going to Hurghada and Sharm. Each resort has its pros and cons. From Sharm it is easier to get to the monastery of St. Catherine, Israel and Petra. pyramids closer to Hurghada.
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