Hammam and massage in Hurghada: with or without transfer – and what costs extra
Updated October 3, 2026 · 6 min read
In short. For most people the best choice is the Boutique Turkish Hammam Experience with limited guests: two hours, from €28.80, rated 4.7 from 1,115 reviews, with a limited number of guests per session stated in the description: see dates and prices for the Turkish hammam. If you need a hotel transfer – Sultan Cleopatra & Massage with Transfer, two hours from €30, 4.4 from 1,015 reviews, with sauna, steam room and salt room: see the Sultan Cleopatra programme. The shortest and cheapest option – the Massage and Relaxation Experience with Transfer, one hour from €25: see prices for the one-hour massage.
This is one of the few ways to fill a day when the sea is closed by wind and the desert doesn’t appeal. All five experiences below sit in the things to do overview – 97 experiences from €8.50.
Five experiences side by side
| Experience | Duration | From | Rating | Transfer in the name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish hammam with limited guests | 2 hours | €28.80 | 4.7 · 1,115 reviews | not stated |
| Sultan Cleopatra & Massage | 2 hours | €30 | 4.4 · 1,015 reviews | stated |
| Moroccan hammam with 50-minute massage | 2 hours | €30 | 4.8 · 140 reviews | not stated |
| Moroccan hammam & full body massage | 2 hours | €31.50 | 4.4 · 39 reviews | stated |
| Massage and Relaxation Experience | 1 hour | €25 | 5 · 42 reviews | stated |
Prices sit close together here – €25 to €31.50. The decision isn’t about price, but about three other questions: whether you’re driven there, how many people are in the room, and what exactly those two hours include.
“With transfer” and “entry only” are two different purchases
Three experiences have the transfer right in the name. The Turkish hammam and the Moroccan hammam with the 50-minute massage don’t state it in the name – that doesn’t mean it’s definitely missing, but it’s worth checking before you pay. Spas in Hurghada aren’t all in the same neighbourhood, and the drive there and back from a hotel in Makadi Bay or El Gouna is extra time that isn’t included in the two hours from the description.
If the transfer isn’t included, you’ll need to get there yourself. How that works in Hurghada, what a taxi costs and when a hire car is actually worth it is covered separately: getting around Hurghada.
See the programme with hotel transfer
What the two hours actually include
“Two hours” in these experiences is the whole visit, not the time on the massage table. The Moroccan hammam with the 50-minute massage states the length of the treatment itself – the only one of the five with a number in its name. For the others, you need to ask.
Sultan Cleopatra’s description lists massage, sauna, steam room and salt room – so you’re buying access to a spa, not a single treatment. The Moroccan programmes list a traditional steam ritual and Moroccan black soap in their descriptions. The Turkish hammam offers a limited number of guests per session and individual attention.
See the Moroccan hammam with 50-minute massage
The question worth asking for all of them: how many minutes is the massage, and how many people are in the room at the same time? Two hours with twenty minutes of massage and two hours with fifty are different purchases at the same price.
Ratings and number of reviews
The highest rating in the table is the 5 for the one-hour massage experience, but it’s built on 42 reviews. The Turkish hammam holds 4.7 from 1,115 reviews, Sultan Cleopatra 4.4 from 1,015. For a decision, the second figure matters more: a rating given by a thousand people points to consistency, while a five from a few dozen reviews only shows a good start so far.
The Moroccan hammam with full body massage has a 4.4 rating from 39 reviews – too few to judge by, and we don’t put it ahead of the proven options just because of its name.
What we don’t write about
We don’t describe how a treatment affects your health, and we don’t recommend it for any complaint. Questions about skin, blood pressure, pregnancy or past surgery are a conversation for a doctor’s surgery or a pharmacy before your trip, not for the spa reception. The operators don’t promise anything along those lines in their descriptions either.
We also don’t make any claims about hygiene or the state of a venue: all we have are ratings and reviews, and those are exactly what’s worth reading before you pay – especially the recent ones.
Who this isn’t for
If you don’t like being touched by strangers, no rating changes that: a hammam is a treatment with a masseur or masseuse, not a sauna you can enter alone. If a programme includes a steam section and you don’t cope well with heat and humidity, two hours can feel long – ask whether you can stick to the massage only.
With young children, this isn’t something both parents can do at once: none of the descriptions state any conditions for children. What works on a windy day with kids is covered here: Hurghada with kids on a windy day. For a couple, on the other hand, a spa is one of the cheapest ways to spend an evening away from the crowds; other options are covered here: Hurghada for couples.
Our recommendation
Go with the Boutique Turkish Hammam Experience with limited guests. A 4.7 rating from 1,115 reviews is the most reliable combination in this group of five, the limited number of guests per session is stated in the description, and €28.80 is less than either of the two-hour programmes with transfer. The only thing left to check before you pay: the address, and whether the ride is included.
Check availability for the Turkish hammam
If you’d rather not arrange transport at all, go with Sultan Cleopatra: transfer in the name, access to sauna, steam room and salt room, and the surcharge is €1.20 per person. And if all you need is a massage and an hour, don’t pay for a hammam at all – the one-hour programme from €25 covers exactly that. Calmer options for the rest of your days are covered here: relaxed trips.
