The perfect week on the Red Sea.
Wake with the muezzin, coffee on a wooden pier, snorkel a reef before anyone else is up. Long lunches, a boat that is only ours, dinners in the marina until the moon is high. And an open door up the Nile to Luxor if you want it.
Seven days, quietly ambitious.
Enough structure to see the best of it, enough space to slow down. Sea days, one desert night, and an optional detour up the Nile.
Arrival & settle in
Land in Hurghada, 30 minutes to El Gouna, and check in at Panorama Bungalows Resort, our partner hotel on the lagoon. A welcome dinner by the water, time to wander Abu Tig marina, and if the group lands early enough, a first sunset sail.
Giftun island, on a boat that is only ours
A full day at sea around Giftun National Park and Orange Bay: coral gardens, reef fish, white sandbanks. Snorkel gear and a beach lunch on board. Dolphins often pass by.
Snorkel · Beach lunchDesert & stars
Late afternoon quads into the Eastern Desert for the sunset, then a Bedouin camp for dinner with tea by the fire. Far from any town lights, the stargazing is the part people remember.
Quad · Bedouin dinnerLagoon day, your way
El Gouna's flat, shallow water makes it one of the easiest places to try kitesurfing. A first lesson for those who want it, paddleboards and long swims for everyone else. Evening on Tamr Henna square, then the marina.
Kitesurf lesson optionalUnder the surface
Dive day. First-timers do a discovery dive one on one with an instructor. Certified divers head to the Abu Nuhas wrecks. Prefer to stay dry? Spa, golf, pool. Seafood together in the evening.
First dive includedLuxor, the open-air museum
An early start for the optional day trip up the Nile: the columns of Karnak, the painted tombs in the Valley of the Kings, a felucca at sunset. It's a long day and worth it. Prefer to stay? A free day to enjoy the resort at your own pace.
Optional day tripOne last swim
A slow breakfast, one last lagoon swim, your group photos already on your phone, and a transfer to Hurghada airport.
Panorama Bungalows Resort, El Gouna.
A hotel we would move into.
Bungalows around the lagoons, a private sandy beach, big pools and a short walk to Abu Tig marina. Not the flashiest hotel in town, one of the calmest.
All meals and drinks are included at the resort, so lunch on the beach or dinner by the pool is never a separate decision.
Photos courtesy of Panorama Bungalows Resort El Gouna.
A few side stories, if you feel like it.
Add any of these when you book, or decide once you are there. All arranged with local partners we trust.
A day up the Nile
Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, a felucca at sunset. A full day, driver and guide included.
from €95 ppGo-karting
El Gouna's own track for a fast, easy afternoon. Great with the group, no experience needed.
from €35 ppHurghada, as locals live it
The old town and Sekalla souk, a marina lunch, some proper Egyptian street energy, 30 minutes away.
from €40 ppKitesurf lesson
A private or small-group first lesson on the flat lagoon, gear included.
from €70 ppExtra dives
Add reef or wreck dives, or a full PADI course, with the local dive centre.
from €45 / diveSpa & hammam
Traditional scrub, steam and massage to round off a long day in the sun.
from €40 ppWhat is included, and what is not.
In, per person
- 6 nights at Panorama Bungalows Resort El Gouna, our partner hotel (private beach, pools, lagoon bungalows)
- All-inclusive at the resort: all meals and drinks
- Airport transfers and all local transport
- Giftun boat day with snorkel gear and lunch on board
- Desert quad outing and Bedouin dinner
- Discovery dive or guided fun dive
- Group leader, photographer, videographer and drone pilot
Not in, on purpose
- Flights (you fly from your own airport, we help you find or book them)
- Egypt visa (about 25 USD on arrival)
- Optional side stories listed above
- Meals or drinks outside the resort
- Travel insurance (required)
Imagine waking up there.
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