Sharm El Sheikh: Quad Biking Desert Tour & Bedouin Tea

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Free cancellation

1/11

Duration2h 40m

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN · AR +2

PickupAt your hotel

Four Hours on a Quad Through the Sinai, Ending at a Bedouin Tent

You get picked up from your hotel, practice on a quad bike, then ride for an hour through open desert toward the Sinai Mountains with a stop at Echo Valley. After that comes tea and time at a Bedouin tent before the drive back. No riding experience needed, and the whole thing takes about four hours including transport.

2h 40m

Step-by-step itinerary

Quad biking adventure in Sinai Desert

Pick up from hotel
Practice quad biking
Ride across desert
Stop at valley of Echo
Stop at Bedouin tent for tea
Watch sunset over desert
Drive back to hotel

The Experience

"How fast can these things actually go?" The question comes up before you've even left the hotel parking lot, and your guide just smiles. You're heading into the Sharm El Sheikh desert on a quad bike — no riding experience required, which is why half the group is nervous and the other half is already grinning. After a short practice session to get comfortable with the throttle and brakes, you head out toward the Sinai Mountains. The desert opens up fast: flat plains where you can actually push the bike, then rockier sections that demand a bit more attention. One hour of riding, with a stop at the Valley of Echo where the silence is so complete it feels like the desert is listening back.

The second stop is the real pause in the day. A Bedouin tent sits out there like it's always been there, and it probably has. You climb off the quad stiff and dusty, and someone hands you tea — proper Bedouin tea, strong and sweet, served in small glasses. There's no rush. You sit for a bit, the desert stretching out in every direction, and the guide talks about how the Bedouin have moved through this landscape for centuries. It's the kind of moment that doesn't photograph well but stays with you. By the time you head back to your hotel, the light is starting to change, and if you booked the afternoon slot, you'll catch the sun dropping low over the dunes on the ride home.

The whole quad biking tour in Sharm El Sheikh runs about four hours from pickup to drop-off, and you don't need to know how to ride beforehand — the practice session covers it. Kids under ten can ride alongside an adult on the same bike, which works if you're traveling with younger children. Hotel pickup and return are included, so you're not figuring out how to get to the desert on your own. Choose morning or afternoon depending on when you want to go; both routes cover the same ground, just at different times of day.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and return in an air-conditioned vehicle, quad bike rental, a practice session before the ride, one hour of guided riding through the Sinai Desert, a stop at the Valley of Echo, and Bedouin tea served at a traditional tent.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Sharm Smile Tour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to get out into the desert without arranging your own transport or figuring out the route — the pickup, the bike, the stops, and the tea are all handled, so you just show up and ride.