Effective 20 October 2026.
Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to store. They are used for logins, shopping baskets, analytics and advertising. This guide needs none of that, so it sets none. This page explains the one thing we do store in your browser and the cookies third parties may set.
Cookies set by hurghadasnorkeling.guide
None. We have no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no social-media buttons, so there is nothing for a cookie of ours to do. Fonts, images and the coastal charts are served from our own server and do not set cookies.
The one setting we store: your calendar choice
By default the booking calendars load automatically. The "Calendar settings" link at the foot of every page opens a small panel where you choose how they behave:
| Button | What happens | Stored value |
|---|---|---|
| Load automatically | Calendars from GetYourGuide and Tiqets load as you scroll towards them | hs-cc = 1 |
| Only on click | Nothing loads from GetYourGuide or Tiqets until you click a calendar | hs-cc = 0 |
The choice is saved in your browser's localStorage under the key hs-cc. Strictly speaking this is not a cookie: it is never sent to our server or to anyone else, it contains only that one digit, and it exists purely so your choice applies on every page. If you clear your browser's site data, the setting disappears and the calendars load automatically again.
You can change your mind at any time with the same link.
Cookies set by the booking calendars
Many pages carry a live date calendar for a trip, supplied by GetYourGuide or Tiqets. When a calendar loads, it runs that company's code in your browser. That code may set its own cookies or similar identifiers — for example to remember your currency, show availability or attribute a booking to the site that sent you. Which cookies they set, and for how long, is decided by GetYourGuide and Tiqets and described in their own cookie and privacy policies, not by us.
If you prefer that no third-party code runs until you want it, choose "Only on click". The page then shows a placeholder with a button, and the calendar loads only if you click it.
Cookies on partner sites
Booking links on this site are marked as sponsored and take you straight to GetYourGuide, Headout or Tiqets. Once you are on their website, their cookies and policies apply. The link carries our partner identifier so that the platform can pay us a commission if you book; the price you pay is the same.
Links to operator websites, official sources such as the Red Sea protectorates, HEPCA or the UK Foreign Office, and map links that open Google Maps work the same way: you leave our site, and that site's own rules apply.
How to control cookies in your browser
Every modern browser lets you see, block and delete cookies and site data, usually under "Privacy" or "Site settings". Blocking third-party cookies will not break this site; at worst a booking calendar may not work, and the booking links still take you to the listing on the partner's site.
Changes and contact
If we add anything that stores data in your browser, we will update this page and the date at the top. Questions go to info@hurghadasnorkeling.guide. See also our privacy policy, terms of use and disclaimer.