El Gouna guides
42 guides that combine El Gouna's hotels, places to eat, beaches, activities, events and weather around a kind of trip, a theme or a month.
Plan your trip
Plan your trip to El Gouna: when to go, getting there, where to stayWhen to go, getting there, where to stay, getting around and what to do, step by step.
Things to do in El Gouna: water sports, beaches, golf, desert and nights outKitesurfing, diving, boats, golf, riding, beach clubs and evenings: the best of El Gouna.
Getting to El Gouna: flights, visa, airport transfers and busesFlights to Hurghada, the visa on arrival, the airport to El Gouna, and the bus from Cairo.
Getting around El Gouna: tuk tuks, the shuttle bus, bikes and boatsHow to get between Downtown, the marinas, the beaches and your hotel.
El Gouna excursions and day trips: boats, reefs, desert and LuxorBoat trips, snorkelling and diving, quads and horses in the desert, and day trips to Luxor.
The best time to visit El Gouna: weather, sea and wind, month by monthWhen to go for warm sea, steady wind, golf or winter sun, with the weather for every month.
Best of El Gouna
The best restaurants in El Gouna: our picks for every tasteWhere to eat in El Gouna: special nights, seafood, Italian, Egyptian, Asian and good value.
The best hotels in El Gouna: where to stay for luxury, families, adults only and the marinaOur picks of El Gouna's hotels by the kind of stay you want.
The best beaches in El Gouna: beach clubs, family beaches and kite spotsBeach clubs for a day out, calm beaches for children, and the kite beaches.
Trip ideas
A kitesurfing holiday in El GounaWhere to stay, kite and eat for a kite trip. Windiest months: September, August, June.
A family holiday in El GounaFamily hotels, child-friendly beaches and food, and things to do on land.
A couples' escape to El GounaAdults-only and boutique hotels, dinners for two, spas and sunset spots.
A diving holiday in El GounaDive centres and boats, and the hotels closest to them. Warmest sea: August, July, September.
Golf and spa in El GounaEl Gouna's golf hotels and spa hotels.
Stay
Adults-only hotels in El Gouna5 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Family hotels in El Gouna11 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
All-inclusive hotels in El Gouna7 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Hotels with a private beach in El Gouna8 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Hotels on a lagoon beach in El Gouna6 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Spa hotels in El Gouna7 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Golf hotels in El Gouna3 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Hotels for kitesurfers in El Gouna6 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Boutique hotels in El Gouna5 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Marina hotels in El Gouna6 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Hotels with accessible rooms in El Gouna10 of El Gouna's 20 hotels.
Eat & drink
Dine Around restaurants in El GounaRestaurants in El Gouna's hotel Dine Around scheme.
Family-friendly places to eat in El GounaPlaces for families: kids' options, space, a relaxed setting.
Places for a dinner for two in El GounaRestaurants and bars for a dinner for two.
Sunset spots in El GounaBars, restaurants and beaches with a view or a sunset.
When to go
El Gouna in JanuaryWeather, sea and wind in January, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in FebruaryWeather, sea and wind in February, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in MarchWeather, sea and wind in March, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in AprilWeather, sea and wind in April, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in MayWeather, sea and wind in May, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in JuneWeather, sea and wind in June, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in JulyWeather, sea and wind in July, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in AugustWeather, sea and wind in August, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in SeptemberWeather, sea and wind in September, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in OctoberWeather, sea and wind in October, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in NovemberWeather, sea and wind in November, with what has been on in past years.
El Gouna in DecemberWeather, sea and wind in December, with what has been on in past years.
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