Mahmya Island — Attraction in Red Sea

Mahmya beach is top 3 best beaches in the world! This is the only beach worth visiting in Hurghada and Egypt.

Warm and shallow water, unreal colors, great sand, nicely arranged beach. Beach has few levels on one side of it, and has stairs so you can walk there and take amazing pictures of the beach.

The only problem is how to get to here. It is on separate island so it is not a part of any resort. It is on the same island where Orange beach is, but Mahmya is better in any way possible. When we were here in october 2020 only tourist agencies organized tour to Mahmya, so be very careful if you are organizing to visit this beach with some Egyptian people. Make sure you are asking for Mahmya specifically, not Paradise beach, Orange beach or anything like that. Mahmya. And a price to get to here was not small, 79€ per person. For that money you get a lunch on the restaurant in the beach, 4 free drinks, sunbeds, umbrella. You get to spend time on Mahmya from 11am to 4pm, and you have an option to go diving for an hour, they will take you by boat and provide you with free mask for diving. I didn’t go for a dive because I wanted to enjoy in this magnificent beach, and it was time well spent.

I highly recommend visiting Mahmya,...

This wasn't the first choice for the day trip, was actually Orange Bay, but I'm glad we chose this because it did not disappoint. The guide who recommended this island for us, was spot on. You take a larger boat which takes around 1 hour, but the boat is very clean and staff very helpful. Once you get near the island they take you to a smaller boat as the big boat can't go near the shallow waters. You collect your snorkeling kit and then walk a bit of a distance to the restaurant and the beach area. A word of warning, if you bring a buggy, it's really hard to drag across the sand and can get challenging! The restaurant is very clean, decent amount of buffet food, which actually tasted really nice. Unlimited soft drink and water. The beach is clean, with white sand, the water is very clear were you can actually see the fish swimming. Wasn't very busy which was great! Overall would definitely recommend this island, especially for families, as the clean and accessible bathroom, restaurant and bar which is handy for milk or drinks. They do take card, but there was an issue with the machine,...

We spent one day of our stay at El-Gouna / Hurghada, visiting Mahmya Island. Tour company that organizes Mahmya Island day trip had nice reception area where they serve welcome drink. Boat was nice and clean and had clean toilets. About one hour after reaching island we went for snorkeling trip on another boat to a site off island selected for snorkeling / diving activities, which was optional. Snorkeling was good experience, with absolutely clear water and beautiful coral and marine life at the site. After the snorkeling trip we came back to the Mahmya island beach, where buffet lunch was served. Lunch was not great but okay. Toilets and shower area on the island was quite clean. Overall it was a great day spent. Will recommend this to all travelers, even those who are not interested for snorkeling / diving activities. Snorkeling / Diving equipments were good, but they can provide little more explaining for first time user for better experience. Support team seemed professional and well...