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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 65Per person on the small-group night climb.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Starting priceUSD 29Per person on a shared safari.Your written quote confirms the price for your party, dates and choices.
Where it startsSt Catherine, from Sharm El Sheikh or DahabHurghada
ActivityHiking & climbsQuad & ATV
Skill or certificationA steady night climb; no technical skillNone; a briefing before you ride
Minimum ageTeenagers used to walkingSet by the operator; children ride as passengers
Time actually doing itAbout 2.5–3 hours up and 1.5 hours downAbout 1–2 hours of riding
Total timeOvernight, about 14 hours from Sharm El SheikhAbout 5 hours
Best seasonYear-round; the summit is freezing in winterOctober to April is kindest; summer rides start late
What you seeSunrise over the Sinai mountains, then St Catherine's MonasteryOpen desert at sunset, a Bedouin camp and the night sky
What it asksA night without sleep and a steady climb at altitude, then the descent. It is cold on the summit in every season, and freezing in winter.Dust and vibration on the quad, and the balance to steer it. The camel ride is short. The evening can be cold in winter.
What we confirm first
  • A registered Bedouin guide for the climb
  • Warm layers, a torch and water; blankets can be hired near the top
  • The monastery's opening hours for your date, which change with religious holidays
  • The route to St Catherine, which stays outside the area the UK government advises against
  • Helmets, goggles and scarves for every rider, and a briefing before the ride
  • Group size on the ride and at the camp
  • Whether the evening includes a loud show, if you would rather have quiet
  • Dietary needs for supper, and the return time to your hotel
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  • Hiking & climbs · St Catherine, from Sharm El Sheikh or Dahab

    Sunrise on Mount Sinai

    Climb through the night to the summit for dawn, then walk down to the oldest working monastery in the Christian world.

    Starting priceUSD 65
    Place
    Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery, South Sinai
    Time
    Overnight, about 14 hours from Sharm El Sheikh; about 2.5–3 hours up and 1.5 hours down
    Needs
    A steady night climb; no technical skill. Teenagers used to walking.
    What we confirm before you go
    • A registered Bedouin guide for the climb
    • Warm layers, a torch and water; blankets can be hired near the top
    • The monastery's opening hours for your date, which change with religious holidays
    • The route to St Catherine, which stays outside the area the UK government advises against
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  • Hiking & climbs · St Catherine

    A Sinai Trail day

    A day's walk in the high mountains with a Bedouin guide whose tribe knows the route.

    Starting priceUSD 65
    Place
    St Catherine, South Sinai
    Time
    Full day; most of the day on foot
    Needs
    A full day's hiking on rough ground. Teenagers used to hiking.
    What we confirm before you go
    • A registered guide from the tribe whose section you walk
    • That the section lies outside the area north of the St Catherine–Nuweiba road, where the UK government advises against all but essential travel
    • The section, its length and height gain
    • Season, water and a way down if the weather turns
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Tours

Desert tours and overnight trips

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

Photography credits (3)

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