Hurghada: Private City Tour and Turkish Hammam Combo
Three hours of private sightseeing across Hurghada, then a full hammam ritual with a massage to finish — one pickup, one afternoon, five euros less than booking the two separately. The old town, El Mina Mosque, the Coptic church and the markets first; steam, scrub, sauna and a full-body massage after.
Overview
Most people book the city tour and the spa on different days, which means two pickups, two afternoons and a fair amount of waiting in lobbies. This puts them back to back, in the order that makes sense: the walking first, the heat afterwards.
The City, Three Hours You are collected from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle with your own guide and driver — your party only, nobody else's schedule. The route starts in El Dahar, the old town, where single-storey houses and a working shipyard still do what they have always done. You will see fishermen bringing boats in for repair by hand, walk through the fish market and the fruit and spice market, and go into El Mina Mosque, the largest in the city, and the oldest Coptic church in Hurghada — two buildings a few minutes apart that explain most of what there is to know about how the town lives. The souks come last, and the shopping stops are entirely optional; tell your guide if you would rather keep moving.
The Hammam, Two Hours From the old town your driver takes you to Soul Spa Wellness Club, inside the TK Royal in the InterContinental district. There is no second transfer to pay for — you are already across the city.
Every program begins the same way, with heat. You sit in the hammam and let the warm steam work until your skin stops resisting it. Then comes the glove: a brisk, thorough full-body scrub, and a foam or mask worked in on the heated marble — milk, coconut, coffee or chocolate, depending on which of the five programs you chose. The dry sauna, the herbal steam room and the jacuzzi are yours to use at your own pace in between. The program closes with a full-body massage, an hour of it on the 120-minute rituals and seventy-five minutes on the two long ones, with the style and the pressure agreed with your therapist when you arrive.
Afterwards there is herbal tea in the relaxation lounge and nobody hurrying you out of the chair. Your driver takes you back to your hotel when you are ready, rather slower than you left it.
Which Program to Choose Turkish is the plain, traditional sequence and the best value. Cleopatra swaps milk for coconut and adds a face mask. Moroccan uses coffee, the coarsest of the scrubs, for skin that wants a firm hand. Ramses Royal puts you through two hammams instead of one and gives seventy-five minutes of massage. Chocolate is cocoa and coconut, the most indulgent of the five. Every one of them ends with a full-body massage.
Highlights
- Three hours of private sightseeing and a full hammam ritual in one afternoon, on a single pickup
- El Dahar old town, the working shipyard, the fish market and the fruit and spice market
- El Mina Mosque and the oldest Coptic church in Hurghada, with your own guide to explain both
- Your own air-conditioned vehicle and guide — your party only, at your own pace
- Five hammam programs to pick from: Turkish, Cleopatra coconut, Moroccan coffee, Ramses Royal double or Chocolate
- Warm steam, natural-glove scrub, mask, sauna, herbal steam room and jacuzzi, then a full-body massage
- EUR 5 less than booking the tour and the spa separately, and one transfer instead of two
- Female therapists for women and male therapists for men, on every treatment
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off across central Hurghada, and the transfer between the tour and the spa
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver, your party only
- Expert local guide for the three-hour city tour
- Entry fees to all listed sites, including El Mina Mosque and the Coptic church
- Guided walk through the old town, the shipyard, the fish market and the spice market
- Optional shopping stops at the souks
- Bottle of water during the tour
- Hammam program of 120 or 150 minutes at Soul Spa Wellness Club, inside the TK Royal
- Time in the warm hammam, full body exfoliation and peeling
- A foam or soap treatment on the hammam table — milk, coconut, coffee or chocolate depending on the program
- Full-body massage to close the program, with the style agreed with your therapist on arrival
- Use of the dry sauna, herbal steam room and jacuzzi
- Robe, slippers, towels and toiletries
- Herbal tea in the relaxation lounge afterwards
- Female therapists for women and male therapists for men, on every treatment
Not included
- Transfers from outside central Hurghada — EUR 10 from Sahl Hasheesh, Makadi Bay and El Gouna, EUR 15 from Soma Bay and Safaga, both available as add-ons
- Hurghada National Museum entrance, available as an add-on
- The hot stones upgrade and the 30-minute foot massage, both available as add-ons
- Lunch and drinks other than the water and the herbal tea
- Personal expenses and anything you buy at the souks
- Swimwear, which you will want for the hammam, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi
- Gratuities, entirely optional
Good to know
- Child price: ages 12-17 · Infants not permitted
- Comfortable shoes for the markets and the old town, a hat and sunscreen, and swimwear for the hammam, sauna and jacuzzi. Bring some cash if you plan to buy anything at the souks. Everything else — robe, slippers, towels, toiletries — is provided at the spa.
- Men should cover shoulders and knees. Women should wear long clothing covering arms and legs, with a scarf for the head. Abayas can be borrowed at the mosque free of charge.
- Every program ends with a full-body massage, and you agree the style and the pressure with your therapist when you arrive, at no extra cost. Hot stones are not part of any program; they can be added to your booking for EUR 5.
- Women are treated by female therapists and men by male therapists, on every program and every treatment. This is fixed, and you do not need to request it.
- Treatments are for guests aged 12 and over, and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Infants and younger children cannot be treated, so this combo is not suitable for families with small children — the city tour on its own is.
- The spa runs by appointment, so your start time is the one you book. Three hours of sightseeing and a 120-minute program come to about five hours door to door; the two 150-minute rituals come to about five and a half. Tell us at booking if you are pregnant, recovering from surgery or being treated for a medical condition, so the spa can advise before you arrive.
- The vehicle and guide are yours alone, and the tour runs for a minimum of two travellers.