Sharm El-Sheikh: ATV Quad, Camel Ride & Stargazing BBQ Tour

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 5000

LanguagesEN · DE +1

PickupAt your hotel

Sinai desert quad bikes camel rides Bedouin dinner & stars

You’ll race ATVs across Sinai’s open desert from Sharm El-Sheikh, sip sweet Bedouin tea in a mountain camp, watch sunset from a camel’s back, then share a barbecue dinner under string lights before stargazing with a local astronomer. Expect dust on your face and laughter in your group — it’s one of those nights that lingers long after you’re home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Desert ATV, Bedouin Experience, Dinner

Hotel pickup and desert drive
Quad bike safety briefing
Desert quad bike ride
Camel riding and sunset photos
Herbal Bedouin tea hospitality
Bedouin bread baking experience
Bedouin BBQ dinner buffet
Fire show and Tanoura dance
Stargazing under desert sky
Transfer back to hotel

The Experience

The first thing that hit me was the smell — not of food or incense, but just this dry, sun-baked air as we wrapped our scarves at the safari station outside Sharm El-Sheikh. Our guide, Youssef, had this way of folding the scarf so it actually stayed put (I still can’t do it right). The ATVs looked a bit intimidating at first — I mean, I’ve never driven anything in sand before — but after a quick run-through and some encouragement from Youssef (“just don’t let go!”), off we went. The engine noise bounced around in my helmet and there was grit everywhere, but honestly? That’s part of the fun. We stopped at this spot called Echo Stop where you yell and hear yourself bounce back — it’s silly but everyone tried it.

Later we pulled up to a Bedouin camp tucked between these low mountains. It was quieter than I expected; just the clink of tea glasses and someone kneading dough for bread over hot stones. I tried making some myself — not pretty, but warm and smoky when I finally ate it. There were camels resting nearby with their big sleepy eyes. The ride itself is less about speed and more about this slow swaying rhythm as the sky goes gold behind the hills. Someone in our group kept laughing because their camel kept stopping to sniff everything.

Dinner came after sunset: grilled chicken, kofta, rice, salads — nothing fancy but everything tasted right after all that dust and wind. There was a fire show too (one guy nearly singed his own sleeve), plus dancers spinning so fast their skirts blurred out. It felt both touristy and real at once; hard to explain unless you’re there under those string lights with sand stuck to your shoes.

Stargazing was last — lying back on scratchy mats while an astronomer pointed out constellations I’d never noticed before. The sky here is huge; you feel small in a good way. I didn’t expect to care much about astronomy but now I still think about how quiet it got when everyone looked up together. And then we piled back into the van for Sharm El-Sheikh, tired in that good way where you know you’ll sleep deep.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off from Sharm El-Sheikh by air-conditioned vehicle, an ATV or dune buggy adventure through Sinai’s desert (with all gear provided), stops for Bedouin tea and hands-on bread baking at a mountain camp, a gentle camel ride at sunset with photo opportunities, an open buffet BBQ dinner with salads and grilled meats alongside live shows, plus a guided stargazing session led by an astronomer before returning to your hotel late evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

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