Red Sea Fitness & Body Transformation Retreat in El Gouna, Egypt

A typical day starts early. Monday, Wednesday and Friday you're in Invigorate Yoga at 7:30am — a mix of Yin and Hatha — then breakfast at Nicole's Greenhouse between 8:30 and 9:30. Tuesday and Thursday it's Run Club at 7:45, a 30-minute light jog around the running track or the lagoon. Late morning is Strength & Conditioning at 10:30, a strength-based workout with a conditioning element to push the heart rate up. Lunch is 12:30–13:30. Afternoons alternate: HIIT at 15:00–16:00 on Mon/Wed/Fri (bodyweight work), or personal training at 13:00–16:00 on Tue/Thu for Body Transformation guests only. Dinner is 18:00–20:00. Saturday shifts gear — breakfast at 8:00, then a "Wild Card" partner-style workout at 9:30, free time or an excursion voucher from 12:30 (a Red Sea mountain hike with tea with the Bedouins is the suggested one), and dinner at 18:00. Sunday is a rest day, and it's also check-out day or a full day at Mahmeya Island, which is included in the package.

What separates this from a fitness holiday where you just show up to classes: the Body Transformation package assigns you a coach for the duration. They build a personalised macro nutrition plan around your goals, dietary preferences and activity levels, you get two PT sessions a week, a weekly check-in to measure progress and adjust the plan, and body composition measurements along the way. Extra PT sessions can be added for a fee. Food is calorie-counted and comes from Nicole's Greenhouse — plant-based, healthy meals, smoothies and juices, with a personalised meal plan. Fitness Retreat guests get two meals a day (half board); Body Transformation guests get three meals plus a shake and a snack daily (excluding Sundays).

The training roster covers Strength & Conditioning, HIIT, Boxing, Yoga and Run Club. Classes sit a short 12-minute walk from the accommodation, except yoga, which runs on site — as does personal training. Coaches adapt each session to your ability and experience, so a complete beginner and someone who trains five days a week can be in the same class. Run Club is optional; the rest are encouraged.

El Gouna is the setting rather than a backdrop you ignore. It's built across lagoons and islands on the Red Sea, about 30 minutes from Hurghada International Airport, and the hotel is in the heart of Downtown — close to the training and wellness facilities. The property has three tranquil pools, a private lagoon beach, an on-site gym, a yoga studio, a spa, a restaurant, coworking space and WiFi.

Sarah is the Egypt Country Manager and heads the local team. The wider team covers fitness coaches and hosts, and the operation runs on a booking-and-enquiry desk reachable by email, WhatsApp or call before, during and after your stay. Rest and recovery is built in: each package includes massages and ice baths. Worth repeating — the Egypt retreat is currently unavailable while it relaunches; you can contact the team to join the interest list for future dates.

What's included

- 5–28 nights (Fitness Retreat) or 7 nights–8 weeks (Body Transformation) private room in a coastal hotel in Downtown El Gouna - x1 airport transfer - Group excursion - Group fitness classes: Strength & Conditioning, HIIT, Boxing, Yoga, Run Club - Group workshops - Goodie bag - Access to the global retreat community - 2 meals per day (half board) on the Fitness Retreat package - 3 meals, a shake and a snack per day on the Body Transformation package (excluding Sundays) - Calorie-counted meals on the Body Transformation package - Weekly check-in with your coach (Body Transformation only) - x1 massage and x2 spa access (Body Transformation only) - x2 personal training sessions per week (Body Transformation only) - Body composition measurements (Body Transformation only) - All meals served at Nicole's Greenhouse

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Additional personal training sessions (available at extra charge) - Meals out at local restaurants on the rest day - Personal expenses - Drinks and snacks outside the included meal plan - Anything not explicitly listed as included