Located near Zafarana the St Paul Monastery consists of three churches and in one of them the remains of St Paul are buried. The churches are situated around the cave which St Paul used to worship God from for 85years. The Monastery is considered the first Christianity hermit for ascetic practices. There are a lot to see in this small monastery, wall paintings, symbols of resurrection, springs with running fresh water, and a fort which was used as a shelter from raids. Some important manuscripts are present in the Monastery.

St Anthony is considered the founder of monasticism in Christianity. The Monestary was built in memoration of him south the cave where St Anthony lead his ascetic life. Monks in the monastery can arrange overnight stay for the visitors where the main attractions are the colorful wall paintings which were recently restored and spans different historic periods. Valuable manuscripts are present in the monastery. The cave which is located 680 meters above sea level has some impressive writings and drawings and the view from top of the mountain provides fascinating views for Hurghada and the Red Sea.

Mons Porphyrites (Porphyry Mountain) was an important Roman quarry complex near Gebel Abu Dukhan (Father of Smoke Mountain) in the heart of the Eastern Desert. For over three centuries, from 29 AD to 335 AD, an exquisite purple rock found nowhere else in the world called Imperial Porphyry was extracted for the glory of Roman emperors .

This purple stone, fine-grained and speckled with white crystals, was discovered by a Roman legionnaire named Caius Cominius Leugas in 18 AD. Its beauty soon made it a symbol of royalty and successive emperors claimed exclusive rights to it. Much of this gem-like rock ended up as pillars, basins, statues and sarcophagi in Rome and Istanbul .

Mons Claudianus is at the foot of Jebel Fatira, located about 30 miles from Port Safaga just of the Qena road. This was a Roman Penal Colony of substance, where Quartzy diorite, a high quality granite, was mined as building materials for the Roman Empire. This black stone can still be seen in Rome in the portico of the Pantheon, in Hadrian's Villa, and public baths and in the columns and floor of the Temple of Venus. A temple begun by Hadrian but never finished is in ruins, but the staircase leading to it can still be seen. There is also a Roman camp, dwellings, workshops, stables and a dorms. The camp is surrounded by granite walls with rounded defense towers on the corners, to protect it from Bedouin attacks. There are hot springs today, which where used in a complex underground heating system for the sweating baths. The actual quarries are on the opposite side of the valley. There are fragments of granite, with several ruined artifacts such as a broken column and column slab.

A day trip to the Big and Small Giftun Island is necessary for those interested in discovering underwater attractions and marine life. A variety of marine species like whales, barracudas, sharks, fascinating coral reefs and canyons are located there. The area has turned to a protected marine park to preserve the marine life and prevent overexposure.

Although the Anafish mountain cannot be seen from any place in Hurghada, once you reach its top you can have a magnificent view of the whole town of Hurghada and the mountains and deserts overlooking the Red Sea.