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.