Hurghada’s New Seafront Walkway: Where to Go This Summer
Hurghada’s seafront is changing fast
For anyone who has not walked Hurghada recently, the city’s seafront story is no longer just about hotel strips and private beaches. The clearest sign of change is the tourist walkway project in north Hurghada, which officials said reached its third and final phase with a total length of eight kilometres and a cost of around LE100 million, funded as a community contribution by hotel and tourist-village owners in coordination with the Red Sea Governorate. According to statements made at the inauguration, the project added green spaces, umbrellas, lighting, parking, tourist shops, cafés, and dedicated walking and cycling space.
That makes this more than a beautification project. For residents of Egypt planning a Red Sea weekend, it changes where the city feels easy, social and genuinely walkable after sunset. It also matters for where casual dining and café stops are likely to cluster this summer.
What was actually launched, and where?
The best-known piece is the new tourist walkway north of Hurghada. Coverage from Egypt Independent dated January 24, 2024 said Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi inaugurated the third and final phase, bringing the full length to eight kilometres at a cost of up to LE100 million. The report said the walkway serves dozens of hotels and tourist resorts north of the city and includes cafés, tourist shops, bike and walking lanes, green areas and energy-saving lighting.
Earlier official-style local coverage from Al Ahram Gate tied the third phase inauguration to September 30, 2022, when then Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa and Governor Amr Hanafi opened the final development works on what was described as Hurghada’s biggest tourist walkway. That report said the upgraded stretch ran for about 6,000 metres and was turned into an open-air art space, with sanitation networks, service centres, toilets, cafeterias, bicycle lanes and leisure areas also upgraded.
There is now a second seafront-adjacent storyline in the south. On January 22, 2025, Al Ahram Gate reported that Governor Amr Hanafi inspected the new Magawish tourist walkway in south Hurghada, a wider tourism-and-services project being carried out on 80,000 square metres. The report said it is planned with landscaped areas, a commercial mall, restaurants and cafés, a food court, hypermarket, padel and tennis courts, a children’s zone and a tourist bazaar.
Area by area: where the upgrades matter most
1) North Hurghada: best for an easy long stroll
If your priority is a proper seaside walk rather than a single dinner destination, north Hurghada is the area transformed most directly by the LE100 million project. This is the zone the governorate has presented as a new public breathing space for residents and hotel guests, especially along the northern hotel belt. The practical difference is simple: wider pedestrian space, more lighting, more landscaping, and a route built to be used for both walking and cycling.
For Egyptian visitors, that means north Hurghada now makes more sense for a low-effort summer evening: start just before sunset, walk a long section, stop for coffee, and keep moving without feeling trapped inside one resort compound. If you are travelling with children or older family members, the promise of parking, shaded points and service facilities is part of what makes this stretch easier than the old stop-start seafront experience.
2) The Youssef Affifi Road / Mamsha zone: best for dinner-led evenings
If north Hurghada is about length and movement, the Mamsha / Youssef Affifi Road area remains the better choice when the evening is really about where to eat in Hurghada. One of the most concrete dining anchors here is the ALDAU Art Promenade, whose official site describes it as a nightlife and dining hub on Youssef Affifi Road. Its listed venues include Namliyah Restaurant, an Egyptian restaurant open from 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM; S-Square, an Asian dining concept open from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM; White Elephant, a Thai restaurant open from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM; and Taj, an Indian restaurant also open from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM.
That mix matters because it shows how Hurghada’s evening economy is shifting: not just promenade walking, but promenades with named dining destinations attached. If you want one polished summer plan, this is the straightforward formula: start with a walk on Mamsha, move into ALDAU Art Promenade for dinner, then linger for live music or the late-night atmosphere the venue actively markets.
3) South Hurghada / Magawish: best area to watch next
The Magawish tourist walkway is not yet the established classic that Mamsha is, but it is the project to watch if you care about where Hurghada may expand its evening map next. The January 2025 inspection report points to a more all-in-one leisure concept: promenade, mall, food court, sports courts, kids’ area and bazaar. In other words, this is not just a path by the sea; it is a bid to create a fuller night-out district in south Hurghada.
Because official coverage focused on the project’s components rather than a final tenant list, it is best to approach Magawish this summer as a developing zone. It is worth checking locally what has opened on the ground before building your whole evening around it. But the direction is clear: south Hurghada is being prepared to compete for footfall, not just traffic.
Where to spend an evening this summer
- For walkers: choose the north Hurghada tourist walkway for a longer, more linear promenade experience.
- For dinner first, stroll second: head to the Mamsha / Youssef Affifi Road strip, especially around ALDAU Art Promenade.
- For families watching new openings: keep an eye on Magawish, where the project concept includes dining, shopping and children’s entertainment in one place.
- For a mixed group: Mamsha is still the easiest compromise because it combines the familiar Hurghada evening rhythm with established restaurants and a promenade feel.
Why this matters for Hurghada now
Hurghada has long been one of Egypt’s easiest resort cities, but not always its easiest city to explore on foot outside hotel grounds. These walkway upgrades matter because they make the destination work better for domestic tourism too: Cairenes on a long weekend, families driving in from Upper Egypt, or couples looking for a summer break where the evening does not have to mean sitting inside one resort all night.
The city’s official tourism platform already lists the Hurghada tourist walkway as a place to visit in the Red Sea Governorate. Add the newer Magawish development push and the established pull of Mamsha’s dining corridor, and the direction is obvious: Hurghada is investing in a more connected seafront lifestyle, one where walking, eating, shopping and staying out late increasingly happen in the same few upgraded strips.
For summer 2026, the takeaway is practical. If you want the freshest expression of the city’s seafront makeover, start with the north Hurghada tourist walkway. If you want the strongest restaurant-and-café night, book yourself into the Mamsha area. And if you like scouting what is next before everybody else does, keep Magawish on your Hurghada list.