Is £399 Enough for a Hurghada, Egypt Holiday? What's Really Included
Updated: Sep 22
A £399 per person Hurghada holiday sounds almost too good to be true — which is exactly why it deserves a proper breakdown rather than a leap of faith either way. This post covers precisely what a £399pp Hurghada holiday package includes, what it doesn't, and how to budget for the parts that sit outside it — starting with the one most people assume is included and isn't.
Flights Are Not Included - Here's Why That Matters
Let's deal with the most important detail first, because getting this wrong changes your whole budget: the £399 price is a land-only package. It does not include your flights from the UK to Hurghada.
This isn't a hidden cost - it's a deliberate, upfront decision, and honestly, it's the more transparent way to price a holiday. Flight prices from the UK to Hurghada change constantly depending on your departure airport, travel dates, and how far in advance you book. Baking a flight estimate into an advertised package price means either overcharging travelers who could find cheaper flights themselves, or underquoting and adjusting the "real" price once you enquire. Instead, your flights are quoted separately, based on your actual dates and preferred UK airport, so the number you're given reflects your real trip — not an average.
What this means for your budget: treat £399pp as the cost of everything that happens once you land, and get a flight quote for your specific dates as a separate line item before you commit.
What the £399 Package Actually Covers:
For your land package, £399 per person includes:
3-star sea-view resort accommodation
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the length of your stay
All transfers — airport to resort, and back again
A full activity excursion package — scuba diving and snorkelling, ATV quad biking and a desert safari, and parasailing plus a speedboat trip to Orange Bay Island.
That last point is where this package earns its value. Most travel deals treat excursions as an add-on you're sold once you arrive. Here, the core activities are already part of the price — not a "book on arrival" upsell.
What's Genuinely Not Included
Alongside flights, three other things sit outside the £399:
Personal souvenir shopping
Optional luxury spa services
Visa stamping fees
A visa stamping fee is a cost set by Egyptian authorities to enter the country, every traveler pays it, regardless of which agency they book through. It isn't a markup or a hidden agency fee; it's simply not something a land package can absorb into its price. We'll cover the visa process itself cost, how to get it, what to bring — in a dedicated guide, since it deserves proper space rather than a rushed mention here.
Why "3-Star" Doesn't Mean What Some Travelers Assume
Worth addressing directly: a 3-star sea-view resort isn't a downgrade dressed up in nice language it's an honestly-rated, comfortable resort with a sea view, at a price point that reflects what it actually is. Star ratings in Egypt's resort market don't always map neatly onto UK expectations, but "3-star" here means exactly that: clean, comfortable, sea-facing accommodation not a luxury resort marketed under a rating it doesn't hold. If a competitor is advertising 5-star accommodation at a similar headline price.
Building Your Real Total Budget
Here's the honest shape of the full cost:
£399pp — land package (resort, meals, transfers, activities)
Flights — quoted separately for your dates and airport.
Visa stamping fee — a fixed government charge, the same for every traveler.
Optional extras — spa treatments or souvenirs, entirely up to you.
Nothing beyond those four categories should appear on your bill. That's the actual test of a transparent price: not whether the headline number is the only number, but whether every additional number was told to you before you booked, not after.
Ready for the Full Picture?
If the land package makes sense for your budget, the natural next step is seeing what a full 5 days in Hurghada actually looks like worth reading before you get a flight quote and enquire.
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