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Sand, rock and a night sky with nothing in the way.

From a quad on the desert edge near the pyramids to a night among the White Desert's chalk: choose how you want to move through the desert, and compare how long you spend doing it, what it asks of you and what we check first.

A sand dune near 'Areg in the Siwa depression, on the edge of the Great Sand Sea.

What do you want to do, and where are you staying?

What to do
EverythingQuad & ATV4×4 & dunesHiking & climbsCamps & night sky
Starting from
AnywhereHurghadaSharm El SheikhDahabSt CatherineGizaSaqqaraBahariyaSiwa

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Starting price
Starting priceUSD 99Per person at the lowest group rate; solo travellers and couples pay more.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsBahariya
ActivityCamps & night sky
Skill or certificationNone; comfort with a simple camp
Minimum ageWe discuss it for families
Time actually doing itSunset, the night and first light
Total timeOvernight from Bahariya
Best seasonOctober to April; nights are cold
What you seeChalk formations, the night sky and dawn
What it asksA long road transfer, a simple camp, cold desert hours after sunset and flexibility around wind and protected-area rules.
What we confirm first
  • Permits, exact route, licensed vehicles, camp location and environmental practice
  • Sleeping equipment, meals, water, sanitation and dietary handling
  • Weather, communications, emergency plan and whether astronomical guidance is actually available
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  • Quad & ATV · Sharm El Sheikh

    Sinai by quad, then supper with the Bedouin

    Ride the desert valleys inland from Sharm El Sheikh at dusk, then eat at a Bedouin camp under the mountains.

    Starting priceUSD 65
    Place
    The South Sinai desert inland from Sharm El Sheikh
    Time
    About 5 hours; about 1.5 hours of riding
    Needs
    None; a briefing before you ride. Set by the operator; children ride as passengers.
    What we confirm before you go
    • Helmets and goggles for every rider, and practice before the ride
    • The route, which stays within the coastal area where travel is not advised against
    • Group size and the timetable for the evening
    • Dietary needs for supper
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Tours

Desert tours and overnight trips

Guided days with transport and the arrangements taken care of, each on request.

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Ahmed Yousry Mahfouz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ibrahim El-Mezayen, CC BY-SA 4.0; Bernd Out, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0; Norhan Elmaghrabi, CC BY-SA 4.0; Egy2030, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sara Nabih, CC BY-SA 4.0; Fadyhesham0, CC BY-SA 3.0; Ahmed Yousry Mahfouz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mohamed kamal 1984, CC BY-SA 4.0