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Hurghada: Horseback Riding Desert & Red Sea Swim Flexible Hours

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Duration3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · DE +5

PickupAt your hotel

Hurghada horse riding desert beach red sea swim flexible tour

You’ll ride across Hurghada’s desert with a local guide, then trot along the Red Sea before swimming with your horse right in the water. The pace is yours—choose between one to three hours—plus hotel pickup makes it easy. Expect friendly horses, laughter, and that rare feeling of being part of something simple but real.

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet at the stables
Tour the stables and meet horses
Ride horses in the desert
Ride horses along the beach
Swim with horses in the Red Sea
Enjoy sunset horseback riding

The Experience

“Don’t worry, she’s gentle — just talk to her like a friend,” our guide said, handing me the reins outside the stables in Hurghada. I was a bit nervous (haven’t been on a horse since I was a kid), but the way he patted the mare’s neck made it feel less like a lesson and more like being let in on something local. The early light had that soft gold you only get near the sea, and you could smell hay mixed with salt and something sweet from someone’s tea nearby. We set off at our own pace — no rush, no group pressure.

The desert felt endless at first, all pale sand and little gusts of wind that kept tossing my hair into my mouth (not glamorous). Our guide, Mahmoud, pointed out tracks in the sand — foxes maybe? — and laughed when my horse tried to nibble his sleeve. After a while we reached the edge of the beach. Suddenly there was color everywhere: blue water, bright scarves on some kids running past, even our horses’ shadows looked sharper. I remember thinking how quiet it got except for hooves hitting wet sand and a few gulls overhead.

I didn’t expect to actually swim with my horse in the Red Sea — thought it’d be just wading — but Mahmoud grinned and said “trust her.” The water was cool but not cold; you could feel your legs floating as the horse moved deeper. It was weirdly peaceful (and yeah, I got soaked up to my waist). Later we walked back slowly for photos with the younger horses at the stable. Someone handed me mint tea before we left — hot glass between sandy fingers. I still think about that view over the water as we rode back toward town. Not sure I’ll ever forget it.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned car (not a shared bus), full safety briefing from your professional instructor before riding out into Hurghada’s desert and along the Red Sea beach, use of all necessary riding equipment including helmet, bottled mineral water throughout your experience, free time for photos with both adult and young horses at the stables—and yes, swimming with your horse if you’re up for it—before heading back relaxed (and probably sandy) to your hotel.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomeNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

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