Hurghada What to Pack

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: The weather in Hurghada is sunny and mild almost all year. However some days and evenings are incredibly windy. When the wind does stop blowing, the weather usually stays cool.
For cooler evenings, pack a few long sleeved shirts, sweaters or a light weight jacket.

Luggage and bags: I found my money belt (which you wear under your clothes) quite handy. I don't know how likely you are to have your bag grabbed, but if your money is in here, you'll feel safer!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Good walking shoes, especially if you're going to do Cairo or quad biking. It's a hot country, but walking around in microscopic shorts and vests doesn't do you many favours with the Muslim locals. If you can get your hands on some long shorts, kaftans, long skirts or even a light pashmina to put over your shoulders, you should be ok. Sunglasses and a big hat! Swimsuit/shorts for all those sea-faring activities. Some areas are quite orthodox and prefer you to cover your hair, too, but it depends how far from tourist land you venture. Take a scarf for your head, anyway, because you might be glad of it for protecting your head from the sun, or your face from the sand if you do the desert safari (another reason for sunglasses)!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Diorreah tablets! I didn't need them but many tourists get a bit ill. TISSUES!!! 90% of public toilets have no toilet paper, or if they do it's provided by someone who expects a tip. Hand wash gel (which I used religiously). Suncream (factor 50 ought to do it....), mosquito repellent spray, aftersun. One of my favourite items was Malibu sunblock spray for scalps... I get a lot of sunburn on my scalp, and it works well!
Lip balm (sea dries out your lips). Your usual things - shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste. If you get friction burn from walking in skirts, take Savlon!

Photo Equipment: underwater cameras, if you're going diving or snorkelling! And your normal camera (although don't let anyone take "special picture" for you... they'll probably expect money)

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: If you're a serious diver/snorkeller, take your own equipment! At least your own fins and mask, as the ones our dive centres provided were a bit old and cheap. My boyfriend took his entire dive bag with BCD and regs and everything... a bit of a pain to get on the plane, but in the long run he was glad of it.

Miscellaneous: If you're likely to miss home, take some chocolate/crisps with you for munching in your room! Also, this is something for you to buy when over there, but always have water on you! It's very easy to get dehydrated in such a hot country, and the tap water isn't safe to drink.
Also, if you're into tipping, make sure you carry a lot of small change with you. Apparently you can tip with dollars/euros/sterling, or for children, sweets or pencils! I only tipped when I felt that I really had to, but it's very handy to have one pound (equivalent of 10p) notes on you; also, many people like to pretend that they don't have change, so it's good to be able to pay the exact amount. Your hotel or the nearest CIB (bank) will change your larger notes for you.

Miscellaneous: If you are travellinbg with a baby or young toddles who uses diapers, then try to bring as many as you can (I realize that bringing a two-week worth of supply may not be as practical) or prepare to pay as much as 35 LE for a small 24-pcs pack at the local drugstore. Apparently, diapers are kind of luxury in Hurghada, at least that's the way I felt :). They are not as expensive in Cairo, for example.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: light clothes
sandals
comfortable walking shoes - for Luxor trip
some sandals for beach of course
something to cover your head as you;ll be exposed to sun a lot

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: what you use at home
and GOOD SUN PROTECTION (block, or 20up)
maybe antibiotics-i caught cold and was good to have them in my 'medi pack'
for the stomach cramps that some people get you do not bring stuff from your home. ENTOCID, local medicament works excellently fine when taken in time, costs 2LE and can be bought in any pharmacy (usually are opened 24hrs a day)

Photo Equipment: heheh
YEAH!

Miscellaneous: if you plan to have a drink with your friends on a beach or in your room (and plan not to buy it in hotell where the prices are who knows how high+the selection ain't really as in europe) pick some BOTTLE from duty free (at your hometown airport) or from your fav liquerstore ;)

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: It's very windy out there and the sun in treacherous. If there is one thing you should do it's wear sunscreen from early in the morning until the sun goes down in the evening.

A good hat and sunglasses should also be on your packing list.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Imodium and Motilium
Baraxal

Photo Equipment: Underwater cameras are nice if you plan to go diving/snorkling.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Sea-urchins can be a bit tricky in the red sea. Bring some slippers or sea sandals for a walk on the shores..

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Like you find sometimes cheap in supermarket Lidl once a year, sea-shoes.
Essential to step on the sharp rocks when snorkling. Also watersandals can be used.
Also some snorkling gear is advised if you want to see some fish.

Photo Equipment: When you have a digital camera that can take movies also and you don't use a videocamera, you'd better take 3 GB memorycards with you when you do the Cruise on the Nile + Hurghada. I also take 3 extra sets of spare batteries with me.
When you want to take exclusive personal underwater pictures of the tropical fish you can buy an aquapack on ebay for your digital camera to shoot the fish :)

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Bring some extra toilet paper. 80% of the tourists becomes sick in Egypt due to the unusual bacteria flora in the food.
Also bring some digestive pills.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Lots of sun screen. Without it you will get sunburned in 5 minutes.