10 Desert Safaris in Sharm El Sheikh to Build a Day Around

1.Jeep Adventure to Blue Hole, Canyon & Dahab

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,759 reviews · from $22Our pick

Travel from Sharm El Sheikh to Colored Canyon, Blue Hole, and Dahab by air-conditioned vehicle and jeep. Walk an 800-meter sandstone gorge, snorkel among coral and fish, eat BBQ lunch in a Bedouin tent, then add camel riding and quad biking. Guides such as Mido, Sayed, Zain, and Ahmed are known for keeping groups safe and engaged.

“Amazing experience! Must try, Guide Saeed and team are professional, helpful and kind 💗”

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2.Quad Biking & Desert Safari with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 695 reviews · 3 hours · from $45Top rated

You’ll ride a quad bike through the desert near Sharm El Sheikh with guides such as Ahmed, Hego, or Hamada leading the way. Expect a safety briefing, mountain and dune views, Echo Valley, Bedouin tea, photos, and a short camel ride. Choose a solo or double quad, and consider the 5am departure for sunrise.

“Good guide good safety, Ahmed hego is a brilliant guide and camel ride was fun”

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3.Colored Canyon Jeep Tour with Blue Hole & Dahab

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 470 reviews · from $25

Spend about eight hours between Sinai’s sandstone canyons and the Red Sea. You’ll ride in an air-conditioned vehicle, explore Salama Canyon, snorkel at Blue Hole, eat lunch by the water, visit Dahab, and add a camel or quad ride if selected. Guides such as Mohamed, Osama, and Ahmed are named in guest feedback.

“The guide was very good and we loved the snorkelling at the blue hole and even saw a dolphin. The coloured canyons were also amazing. Great value for money.”

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4.Safari 5 in 1 Quads, Camels, Show, Dinner & Star Gazing in Sharm El Sheikh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 387 reviews · from $50

Spend about five hours in the Sinai Desert with hotel pickup, a quad or buggy ride, short camel outing, Bedouin tea, barbecue buffet, live entertainment, and telescope stargazing. Guides such as Zizo, also called Mahmud, are often praised for clear help and friendly service. Private transfers and a private ATV ride are available as upgrades.

“Very good value for money. The whole safari was so much fun, and we loved the quad biking through the desert and riding camels. Our instructor Zizo was incredible, friendly, and made it all feel safe and exciting. Personaly, I think it was the best excursion we did during our stay in Sharm El sheikh.”

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5.Quad bike, Safari, Camel With Dinner & Show

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 280 reviews · from $20Best value

You’ll ride a quad bike through South Sinai’s golden desert, pause for views, visit a Bedouin village, and, if selected, take a camel ride before dinner and a traditional show. Hotel pickup, a guide, and small-group attention are included. Farid is one guide praised for friendly help and taking photos.

“Fantastic trip , some of the best views you’ll see in Egypt , food was amazing too , great Crewe”

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6.Quad Biking, Camel Ride & Bedouin Dinner.

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 207 reviews · 5 hours · from $51

You’ll be picked up in Sharm El Sheikh for a five-hour desert outing with Sun Pyramids Tours. Ride a quad in a long group line, pause for Bedouin tea, take a brief camel ride, then eat buffet-style dinner under the stars with belly dancing and fire shows. Bring your own scarf and sunglasses to avoid costly on-site charges.

“Thrilled with buggy ride. Excellent photographer captured great shots of experience. Nice meal and entertainment afterwards. Well organised.”

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7.Desert Buggy Safari Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 164 reviews · from $29

You’ll ride a single or double sand buggy through the South Sinai desert with a guide, after hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle. Expect a safety briefing, dusty mountain scenery, Bedouin tea, and a possible sunset stop. Families can request a larger buggy for groups of more than three.

“Fantastic buggy experience. although photographers were a little expensive there was no pushy sales from anyone. I wish we could go a little faster but otherwise a great excursion. we had 2 buggies which included 3 children under 9. they had a pleasant thrill. would recommend and use again if we ever visited”

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8.Dahab Safari from Sharm El-Sheikh: Canyon Salama & Blue Hole

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 24 reviews · 10 hours · from $70

Travel from Sharm El-Sheikh to Dahab by air-conditioned van, snorkel at Blue Hole, eat lunch at a Bedouin beach camp, ride a camel for 20 minutes, and cross Canyon Salama by jeep. Bring your passport, dry clothes, canyon shoes, and money for optional extras.

“Moltissime location suggestive ben collegate che offrono una gran bella giornata, faticosa ma che vale la pena affrontare”

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9.1-Day Jeep Excursion from Dahab to Small Colored Canyon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $60

Leave Dahab at 8:00 am for a small-group 4WD trip into the Sinai desert. You will walk among striped red, pink, and orange rock walls, visit Ain Khudra oasis, eat lunch with a Bedouin family, and return after tea. Pickup is available, and the group is limited to four people.

“I really wanted to go to the deserty, but they said in the summer it was not such a good idea. Luckily! Some "cool" days in August, so we went anyway. And it was amaaaazing. Yes, it was hot, but hey, thats one of the features of a desert, innit?”

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10.Quad Biking trip with Authentic Bedouin Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 16 reviews · 2 hours · from $38

Ride a personal quad bike for about one hour through South Sinai’s rugged desert, pause for Bedouin tea and a village visit, then return by air-conditioned bus. Guides including Osama Gomaa and Ahmed Eid have earned praise for friendly, careful handling, while the ride itself can be slow, crowded, and bumpy.

“Highly recommended quad biking experience in Sharm El Sheikh! Tour guides Osama Gomaa and Ahmed Eid were professional, friendly, and made the entire trip exciting and safe. Special thanks to our coordinator Nada for seamless arrangements and to Hany, the photographer, for capturing amazing moments. An unforgettable desert adventure from start to finish!”

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