Is Hurghada safe for solo female travelers?

Hurghada has security measures in place, particularly in tourist areas, to ensure visitors are mostly safe. However, as a solo female traveler, it's advised to exercise extra caution especially during the night. There might be occurrences of persistent local vendors or cases of sexual harassment, particularly if you're walking alone. It's ideal to respect local culture and customs by dressing modestly and avoid less crowded places if possible. Also, getting a guide or joining a group tour while visiting various attractions can add to your safety. Local people are generally friendly and helpful, but learning a few basic Arabic phrases would be beneficial.

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How safe is Hurghada for female travelers?

Travel safety index

3.8 /5

based on 6 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

It always feels safe. The sellers are always talking much but this will never change. But we need to be passionate because most of them really don't have enough money for their family. The nice thing is you can be sure to have every day sunshine

Posted: August 1, 2025Experienced: February, 2025
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Group travel

Loved my time in Hurghada! Beautiful beaches, clear water, and super friendly locals. Snorkeling in the Red Sea was a dream—so much marine life! Felt safe and relaxed the whole trip It was not expensive Food was amazing

Posted: May 12, 2025
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Dian

Dian

North Macedonia

Solo travel

It's a very safe place full of tourists. Food is good. But the shop vendors are very arrogant and if you don't need to buy anything just don't approach them. All beaches are private. It's nice city but small.

Posted: November 15, 2023Experienced: August, 2023
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Group travel

I was with a friend at an all-inclusive resort in Hurghada and we didn't encounter any dangerous situations - but we decided not to venture outside the hotel complex. There, we felt safe and comfortable. The only problem was that when we tried to walk around the tourist shops, we returned after 5 minutes straight to our hotel - not due to safety concerns, but because of the pushiness of the shopkeepers.

Posted: October 2, 2023
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Solo travel

I found safety to be varying, more safe in the controlled areas where there is security at entrance gates like senzo mall, city centre mall and the marina. Elsewhere, I did not feel particularly safe, especially around sheraton road, the local tourist shops and sellers can be overly aggressive trying to get your attention. Also, alway ALWAYS USE UBER! Please trust me, this is the safest way for a lone female, of course nothing is 100%, even in uber the driver has argued trying to extort cash from me when I already paid via app. This is a known occurrence, I always show the driver my payment and trip details on my screen before I get in the car and make sure they understand i have already paid and will not pay more cash.

Posted: September 24, 2023Experienced: August, 2023
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How safe is Hurghada for women?

Local safety index

3.3 /5

Based on 4 local experiences

Local crime index

1.5 /5

Based on 4 local experiences

i love hurghada, i think is very chaotic but i feel safe. People try to talk with you every time and try to sell you something but nothing to worry about. Searching for taxi taxis can be a bit stressful because they insist on accepting the fare.

Posted: June 19, 2025
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Myah

Myah

It's somehow safe, the safest so far amongst everywhere I've been to... It's a small town, so it's easy to track anything happens, and recently, some teen girls and little boys get kidnapped, but I've heard of that 3-4 times life long.

Posted: February 9, 2025
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Tamara

Tamara

Hurghada is an extremely safe city. I've been living here since 1996, and I've never felt scared about my safety or well-being. I can take a walk on my own at 4 am and no one bother or harm me. It's a very safe a fun town to live in.

Posted: January 17, 2025
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