Makadi Bay house reef
4.6An accessible fringing reef wrapping the whole bay, alive with corals and turtles just metres off the sand.
Free (hotel beach)2hMorning
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Makadi Bay
خليج مكاديYear-round (best Mar–May, Oct–Nov)3d
A purpose-built resort bay south of Hurghada, all-inclusive hotels and a vast water park backed by a vibrant house reef.
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Madinat Makadi Aqua Resort
4.7A sprawling Venetian-style resort laced with canals and lagoons, regularly rated among Egypt's top family stays.
$170/night
Makadi Water World
4.5One of Egypt's largest water parks, with more than 50 slides — the bay's headline attraction for families.
$305h
Tobia Island day trip
4.5A short boat hop to a sugar-white sandbank with shallow reefs, the area's favourite snorkelling excursion.
$35 (boat trip)5hEarly morning
Stella Di Mare Makadi
4.5A polished all-inclusive resort with a long private beach, multiple pools and direct house-reef access.
$150/night
Orange Bay excursion
4.5A full-day boat trip north to the celebrated white sandbar off Giftun, calm shallows and beach bars included.
$40 (boat trip)7hEarly morning
Desert safari & Bedouin dinner
4.3An afternoon of quad bikes and camels in the coastal desert, capped by a starlit Bedouin barbecue.
$355hSunset
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