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Adventures in the Sinai Desert [Quad biking, camel rides, Bedouin dinners]

Sharm el-Sheik, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

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Last updated: 22 August, 2023

These multi-activity desert adventure tours bundle up a selection of bucket list desert experiences.

First, there’s desert quad biking, usually on a pre-determined route out to a desert camp (around 30 mins – 1 hour). There you’ll alight for a short camel ride, before settling into a ‘Bedouin camp’ for a meal and a live entertainment show. Some will also have telescopes set up for star gazing.

There are a variety tours offering different opt-ins and opt-outs of the above activities, so you can often avoid those that don’t appeal.

It’s touristy, yes, but a lot of fun if you don’t take it too seriously. Cultured travellers expecting an authentic experience will be disappointed, so set your expectations and enjoy the chance to spend some time in the desert.

Logistics

Price from: £50

Minimum age: Any

Age suitable: 13+

When: All year around

Duration: 5 hours

Getting there & doing it

Tour operators will pick you up from most hotels, or a central collection point. They’ll drive you to a base from where you’ll take the quad bikes to the Bedouin tented area.

On some tours, you will be required to drive the Quad bikes or dune buggies back again after to the base, which unsettles some. Check before you go.

When to do it

Tours run all year round, seven days a week.

They depart late afternoon to avoid the heat, and to arrive in time for dinner.

Who to go with: organised tours

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