Shopping in Hurghada


Hurghada, being the most popular and advanced tourist destination in Egypt attracts many of the tourists from different part of the world. Being the most visited tourist’s spot Hurghada is the home to many of the popular shops and shopping malls which are made for the targeted visitors and is visited by a large number of tourists every year. The wide range of shops and shopping malls in Hurghada makes it the perfect spot for the shoppers. You can easily get expensive T-shirts on sale, along with clothing shops, fashion boutiques and diving shops. You can easily get flippers, selling snorkelling equipment, goggles and more besides. Though the markets of Hurghada remain closed on Friday and hence if you are planning shopping in Hurghada than you make sure you time the shopping. The main timing for the shopping in Hurghada is between 09:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 22:00 in the summer season.

For the shopping enthusiasts Hurghada is the ideal spot to shop for Gift’s. Gift shops in and around Hurghada are present in abundance and apart from gifts there are shops for famous souvenirs like perfumes, painted papyrus, trinkets, postcards, statues, rugs and jewelry. The shops for these goods are easily available in the market.

One thing that you should keep in mind is to bargain in any of the store you shop. The shops in Hurghada provides a friendly shopping environment and you can easily get healthy amount of bargain at these shops, hence it is recommended that you negotiate for every thing that you buy. There are lots of grocery stores around central Hurghada and Sakala district. One of the most popular stores in Hurghada is the Abu Ashara store. Abu Ashara has a helpful staff with inexpensive snack food, which is ideal for the people who stay in this part of the world.

There are a lot of charming stores in the market of Ad-Dahar district, especially near 'souq' area. There are a lot of inexpensive antiquities available in the market and the shops here have a wide range of merchandise to offer to the tourists coming to Egypt. Among the popular shopping malls in Hurghada there is the Hurghada Marina Boulevard which has all the big brands available for the shoppers. Also there is Nikki leather dehar which has excellent quality leather goods with great designs. The karkusha cotton house has cheap price cotton clothes for the visitors. Hence if you are on a visit to Hurghada then you better consider these shopping venues for your shopping.







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