Free Day at Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 7 (Part 54) 06D19

Spending Leisure Time at The Caves Beach Resort | All Inclusive Food & Drinks at The Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada

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Today was the first time in a long time that I had nothing to do – for 2 days in a row. I woke up at a relaxed pace and it felt good knowing I had all day ahead of me without any agenda.

I headed to the dining section for breakfast. I met some of our tour mates there and we had breakfast together. One guy went snorkeling in the Mediterranean and we would hear about his experience later. After coffee, we all split up and I decided to tour the whole resort and take videos.

I saw lots of Russians at the resort. As a matter of fact, lots of Russians live in Egypt and in Hurghada the concentration is even higher. They own townhouses and condos facing the Red Sea and you see them wherever you go in town. I have seen Russian TV channels wherever we went.

The landscaping of the resort was amazing. Caves combined with swimming pools, gardens, rocks, plants – think of a beach resort with suites likes caves and furniture and decorations made of wood and rock.

I went to the front entrance of the resort and walked around a little bit. I saw a small shopping complex selling gifts and other items tourists usually buy.

On the other side of the main road, there was nothing but desert. But I did see a few windmills. I could see some beach residents a little far away passing the shopping complex, but decided not to walk too far as it was too hot.

I wanted to visit Hurghada’s downtown, which I heard was half an hour or less by taxi. There were lots of restaurants, bars and nightclubs like any ideal resort town, but I didn’t want to go alone and didn’t find anyone else. So I decided to spend some time at the resort instead.

Dinner at Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 6 (Part 53) 05D19

First Night at The Caves Beach Resort | All Inclusive Food & Drinks at The Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada

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After taking a shower and putting my things I’d be using in my room, I headed for the dining area. It was a warm night and just the right moment to spend some time in the fresh sea breeze.

The Caves Beach Resort was an all you can eat and drink resort and I saw customers taking advantage of it in the dining area. Some people went heavy on the alcohol and I noticed some of them were about to get very drunk, although the night was young.

I met some of my tour mates, especially the blond girl from Hungary and the BC (British Columbia, Canada) girl. We stayed close from the beginning of our tour and I was happy to see them again. We decided to grab some food and sit on the open-area sofas in the garden to eat.

We missed the AC inside the dining area, but it was still pleasant to sit under open skies and enjoy our foods. The resort attendants provided great service and checked several times to serve us drinks. I went with only Coke this time.

What I noticed that if you are in resorts in the Caribbean, you were expected to tip if the waiters or attendants brought over something to you. But here looked it like that practice was absent and I saw no one was tipping them.

We stayed outdoors for about an hour and headed to the recreation room together. We met more of our tour mates in the games area, where there were pool tables and other entertainment. We all stayed close and some of us played pool.

Most people were drinking. I had a couple of alcoholic drinks. I don’t have a good knowledge of alcohol, so whenever I go to a resort, I just tell the bartenders to make me a colourful, good-tasting drink. I did the same thing here and I got a nice blue, good-tasting drink. Even my tour mates seemed to be puzzled and were asking what kind of drink it was.

It was past 11:00 and I felt like it was time to go back to my room. It seemed like some of our guys would stay late to drink a lot more, so I said good night and headed for my room.

I’ll get some good sleep tonight knowing that tomorrow I am all free and have absolutely nothing to do except take pictures and videos, eat, and spend time on the beach. 

The Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 6 (Part 52) 05D19

Arriving at The Caves Beach Resort | First Night at The Caves Beach Resort, Hurghada

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After our guide handed over our room keys, I headed to my room. The Caves Beach Resort is an all-inclusive resort – all you can eat and drink for free.

The full hotel interior and exterior are designed based on unique Stone-Rock-Mountain Style. It gives you a feeling of living in caves and mountains with modern amenities wherever you look.

The outside pools, trees, and all areas are designed in cave-mountain themes and looked beautiful and distinctive. The rooms are also made of woods and rocks, including the beds.

It was night and I had to check a few direction signs to get to my room. It was pitch-black dark outside the resort boundaries, but I still felt the presence of the sea out there in the darkness. That was a good feeling.

The moment I entered my room, I felt like I entered modern-day caves with furniture made of wood and rock with modern amenities like an AC, refrigerator, TV, shower, and so on. Even the ceilings, walls, and floors looked unique and cool. I felt like I was living in the Stone Age.

I had a private balcony overlooking one of the pools, gardens and other units. Even the balcony walls looked like they were made of rock. It was a nice view and I decided to spend more time there tomorrow during the day.

I took out and arranged whatever I needed and headed for the shower, which I was craving for a while after a long day of excursions and bus rides. I would head out to eat after a shower.

Arriving at the Red Sea Resort Town of Hurghada | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 6 (Part 51) 05D19

Arriving at Hurghada | The Caves Beach Resort

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After the stopover at the service station, our bus started moving again. We had daylight for another hour. Our bus was cutting through the desert on a narrow road and I enjoyed the unique landscapes. However, soon enough it was all dark and I couldn’t see anything out the window.

The remaining bus ride felt too long and I got impatient and began looking for lights in the distance. I felt like it was a never-ending trip.

Finally, I saw a shimmering light far away. Most people were sleeping on the bus, so I was one of the few to notice. Although it was still another hour to reach Hurghada, I started feeling a lot better at seeing our destination in the distance.

As we were getting closer, I noticed how the outskirts of Hurghada looked very different than other Egyptian cities. It quickly became apparent that it was a resort town by the sea and everything was neat and clean. The closer we got to the downtown area, I saw more and more of tourists, shopping malls and restaurants.  There definitely were vacation vibes in the air.

We passed the downtown area and after another 15-minute drive we reached a resort. This was not our resort, but a lot of people were there. I saw many other resorts along the sea. There were many townhouses and condos near the beach area as well.

Once we arrived, we were told to leave our luggage near the bus and someone would take it to our room. A funny thing happened here; the employees actually declined to carry my luggage to my room because they said it was too light.

We headed to the reception area. I will talk about the resort in the next post.

Bus to Red Sea Resort Town Hurghada | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 6 (Part 50) 05D19

5-Hour Bus Ride to Hurghada | Arriving at the Caves Beach Resort

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After boarding the bus, I noticed lots of new faces. Unlike before, this time the bus was full. It looked like 2 other tour groups had boarded with us.

At first, we passed rural landscapes with some green crops and trees. Then a little later the scenes all changed to desert and mountains. I saw big towers carrying electricity in the middle of the desert.

It felt like we were going to another world on this road cutting through the middle of the desert. I saw that most people on the bus had fallen asleep, but I didn’t want to miss this unique road trip experience.

We had a stopover at a service station in the middle of nowhere. I saw some tribal women wearing black hijabs covering their whole body except their eyes standing with their donkeys. The donkeys were dressed up and there were baby goats sitting on top of the donkeys.

Our tour guide told us they came from faraway villages to make some money by giving tourists photo opportunities with them and their goats and donkeys. I was shocked at how far I imagined they came from just to make a little money. I appreciated their hard-working spirit.

The service station was like a complex, with stores selling a variety of items and souvenirs. I didn’t find fresh coffee or tea, so I settled for a coffee from a vending machine costing 50 LE (close to $4 CAD), which was too expensive for a terrible cup of coffee.

We had another 3 hours on the bus before reaching Hurghada.