El Gouna - the Ultimate Guide
El Gouna – Your Gateway to Red Sea Kite Paradise!
El Gouna certainly is a great place for a kitesurfing vacation offering great kitesurfing for all levels. The spots on the reefs offer flat water, which only gets choppy in high wind. There is a big choice of hotels and restaurants as well as apartments. The kite clubs offer provide the whole package. storage, beach and rescue service as well as food and bar. Our favourite place is Makani Beach Club – great spot, good food and friendly staff. Other options are Kitepower, KBC or Kite People.
Restaurants
There is a huge variety of restaurants in the old harbour and El Gouna downtown.
- Maroush and Kan Zaman have great Egyptian food and good prices.
- Best Indian food in El Gouna at Tandoor
- Great breakfast and fresh food at Malu’s Deli.
- Nicole’s Greenhouse is an excellent vegan/vegetarian restaurant.
- Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant offers good good Vietnamese dishes, but you can pay with cash only.
- Chicha Restaurant and Bar is a good Mexican place – reservations are required.
- Barten is a good Sushi place, you get a special deal on Mondays.
Yalla Food Order Delivery app
You can order via the Yalla Order delivery app from grocery stores and most restaurants.
Shopping
- Gourmet Food, Best Buy and Supermarket Ebaid are the places for grocery shopping.
- Beer and wind at the liquor shop Cheers or Drinkies
- The Senzo Mall 40k from Hurghada is huge but has tons of shops.
Laundry Service
- The Tamr hena laundry offers reliable same day laundry services.
Fitness Gym
- The LAX Gym is probably the best gym in El Gouna. Good fitness equipment – a great view of the Red Sea – as well as massage and sauna.
Wind and Weather
While it is super hot during the summer months, temperatures can be surprisingly chilli in winter (e.g. April) – especially in combination with strong wind. You might need a warm hoody and I recommend a 4/3mm neopren.
There is wind throughout the entire year. Particularly good are February, August and October.
Details for wind and weather at windfinder.com.
Ramadan
During Ramadan, things are a bit more quiet in Egypt, some opening hours shift in favour of the working people.
However, after sunset, things can get really busy and at the end of Ramadan, El Gouna was just flooded with Egyptian tourists.