Can you swim from the public pier area in Hurghada without a boat guide, and which direction is allowed?

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TL;DR

Yes, you can swim from the pier on your own — no guide needed, many just drive or take a taxi there. Swimming to the right (toward the Makadi hotels) is allowed, that's where hotel guests go, but swimming left (toward Sahl Hasheesh) has long been prohibited.

What the community said

According to a recent report, swimming is allowed throughout the bay; the restriction is only that you must not use loungers belonging to other hotels.

32 days ago Entire bay; other hotels’ loungers

To the left of the pier (facing the sea) is a small buoyed-off area — cramped, wavy, murky water with few fish; not worth going back after trying once.

Left side of the pier

Swimming to the right of the pier, toward the Makadi hotels, was not allowed — that zone is reserved for hotel guests.

Makadi hotels zone

Standing on the pier facing the sea, the right side is where all hotel guests swim, while the left side (toward Sahl Hasheesh) has been off-limits for a while.

Right = hotels, left = forbidden

You can swim from the pier freely — no guide required, travelers usually just get there by car or taxi, and there's a hotel nearby that's also accessible without a guide.