How to get from resort to shops in Egypt — taxi or free transfer?

Another option, from September 2026: travelers book a shuttle from a pharmacy in the Old Town, where the minimum purchase is $30, and ask the same shuttle to pick them up about an hour and a half to two hours later. That gives them enough time to do their shopping in the Old Town.

You can get to the Old Town on a pharmacy shuttle, a traveler wrote in August 2026: you need to buy something for about $30. The pharmacy lets you leave your bags there while you walk around the centre, and when you come back it drives you to the hotel.

A taxi to the Old Town and back cost about $8, according to an August 2026 report. The same traveler mentioned that the Elezaby pharmacy is within walking distance of their hotel, and that the 'Russian' pharmacy has a smaller range than Elezaby.

A free pharmacy shuttle usually covers both ways, a participant explained in late July 2026. If you want to stay longer, you let the car go and return at your own expense: ask the pharmacist to call a taxi or find one yourself. Drivers may ask $10, $20 or $30, but a fair price, according to the participant, is around $5; if a driver will not agree, decline. In October 2026 travelers who stayed on after the Alyonka pharmacy shuttle took a taxi back for $6.

In late July 2026 travelers did not call a taxi at all: they took a pharmacy shuttle, shopped there, walked around nearby for about two hours, and the pharmacy then drove them back. They did not particularly recommend that pharmacy, calling it overhyped.

Fix Price accepts payment only in Egyptian pounds, according to a participant in early July 2026. You can get there with InDrive and take a taxi back on the spot, bargaining down to the price you paid on the way there — drivers will of course quote more. The same participant did not recommend the pharmacy next to Fix Price, preferring the 'Russian' one.

In early July 2026 travelers went to the pharmacy near Mango Market: they walked to the hotel gate and took a taxi for $2, even though, in their words, they are not good at bargaining. They also took a taxi back from outside the shop. Judging by the map, they noted, it is possible to walk there too.

The hotel's own taxi, travelers said in early July 2026, cost $10 for a round trip — noticeably more than a taxi from outside the gate, which cost $2 each way.

Right outside the hotel barrier, according to a participant in late June 2026, 3–4 taxis wait — you need to bargain over the price. There are also free transfers to the pharmacy, Mango Market and other shops, provided you buy something there.

The Alyonka pharmacy near Fix Price offers a free shuttle, according to a late June 2026 report. If you need something from the pharmacy, you can combine the trip and get there for free.