Tourist office Hurghada
Hurghada has 2 tourist information offices, and the Egyptian Tourism Authority runs both of them: one on the tourist walkway and one on Al-Nasr Street, the Hurghada Museum office. The authority was set up in 1981 to boost international tourism to Egypt, and it also promotes domestic tourism and tourism awareness across the country.
Neither the walkway office nor the museum office has published opening hours.
Tourist information points in Hurghada
Visit Hurghada in detail
Visit Hurghada in detail
A one-day route on top things to do in Hurghada starts in Ad-Dahar, the old quarter, at El Dahar Bazaar and Saint Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, then heads south to Hurghada Marina and El Mina Mosque in Sigala and ends at the Hurghada Grand Aquarium.
Boats from the marina reach the reefs of the Giftun Islands and the white sand of Orange Bay, while desert safaris head inland and Sand City sets out its sand sculptures on the Safaga road. The guide favours October to April, once the summer heat has eased, and the microbuses and taxis of the coastal strip for getting about.
Public holidays in Hurghada to plan around
During a public holiday, Hurghada's offices, museums and transport may close or keep holiday hours. In 2026 the January 25th Revolution and National Police Day moved to Thursday 29 January and Labor Day to Thursday 7 May, and Armed Forces Day follows on Thursday 8 October rather than Tuesday 6 October.
National holidays in Egypt 2026
- 7 January Coptic Christmas Day
- 29 January January 25th Revolution and National Police Day
- 19 to 23 March Eid Al-Fitr
- 13 April Sham El-Nessim
- 25 April Sinai Liberation Day
- 7 May Labor Day
- 26 May Arafat's Day
- 27 to 31 May Eid Al-Adha
- 18 June Islamic New Year
- 2 July June 30 Revolution
- 23 July July 23 Revolution Day
- 27 August Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Mawlid Al-Nabi)
- 8 October Armed Forces Day, moved from Tuesday 6 October
Local holidays in Hurghada 2026
Hurghada has no public holiday of its own beyond the national dates.
National holidays in Egypt 2027
- 7 January Coptic Christmas Day
- 25 January January 25th Revolution and National Police Day
- 25 April Sinai Liberation Day
- 1 May Labor Day
- 30 June June 30 Revolution
- 23 July July 23 Revolution Day
- 6 October Armed Forces Day
The other holidays, from Eid Al-Fitr and Sham El-Nessim through Arafat's Day and Eid Al-Adha to Islamic New Year and Prophet Muhammad's Birthday, take a different date each year, and none of them has a 2027 date yet. Any of the seven fixed dates may still move to another day, as several did in 2026.
Local holidays in Hurghada 2027
In 2027, as in 2026, Hurghada adds no local public holiday to the national ones.