The best quad tours and desert safaris in Hurghada, ranked by bookers

The best quad tour in Hurghada is rarely the cheapest one, and it is not necessarily the one GetYourGuide shows first. We ranked the desert listings by the two numbers that are hardest to fake — the star rating and how many people who actually booked gave it — and then read what each trip says about riding time, pick-up area and extras. On that basis a 4.9-star desert quad leads the quads, a two-hour Makadi Bay ride is the best cheap option, and a quad-and-buggy combo rated 4.8 is the best desert safari for most visitors.

Prices quoted below are the lowest "from" prices on GetYourGuide when we checked; the product cards on this page show the current price.

How we picked the best quad tours in Hurghada

We did not copy the platform's order. GetYourGuide's own terms say its ranking uses popularity and ratings, but also the revenue a listing brings in, including the commission suppliers pay. Suppliers can raise their commission as part of their marketing. So the first card on a search page is partly an advertisement, not a quality verdict.

We sorted by rating weighed against volume. A 5.0 from six reviews tells you little; a 4.9 held over 3,798 reviews tells you a lot. GetYourGuide accepts reviews only from people who booked the activity, and its terms forbid reviews written or paid for by the supplier, so counts in the thousands are meaningful.

One pattern stood out. The cheapest listings, $10–17, are mostly one option menu sold under many titles (sunrise with breakfast, daytime, or sunset with dinner and stargazing), and they rate 4.1–4.4. Listings with one fixed programme, $23–53, rate 4.7–4.9. We cannot prove why. Our reading: a fixed programme leaves fewer surprises between what you booked and what you get.

Then we checked riding minutes. Most listings do not state them, and we say so for each pick.

The best quad tour in Hurghada: our four picks

Best quad tours in Hurghada, ranked

1

Best overall quad

4.9 stars on 3,798 reviews, the most-reviewed desert listing in Hurghada. Quad, camel ride and an optional BBQ in a 3–4.5-hour trip.

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Hurghada: Desert Quad Bike, ATV, Camel Ride & Optional BBQ

4.9 (3,798)

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Best cheap quad, 2 hours

4.7 on 3,168 reviews at under $17 — the best-rated of the big budget rides. Desert, Bedouin tea and a camel ride.

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From Hurghada: Makadi Bay ATV Tour

4.7 (3,168)

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Best from Sahl Hasheesh

4.8 on 2,057 reviews, pick-up on the southern side, with a sunset or a private lagoon option.

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Sahl Hasheesh: Quad Bike Desert Safari with Hotel Pickup

4.8 (2,057)

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4

Best short ride with transfers

4.9 on 1,169 reviews, 2–3.5 hours door to door; dinner and show only if you add them.

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Hurghada: Desert Quad Bike Adventure With Hotel Transfers

4.9 (1,169)

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1. Desert quad, ATV, camel ride and optional BBQ

This is the most-reviewed desert listing in Hurghada and the best-rated one at that size: 4.9 stars on 3,798 reviews, from about $29. You get a guided quad ride, a camel ride and, if you choose that option, a BBQ dinner under the stars, in 3 to 4.5 hours door to door.

The listing does not publish its route, its distance or how many minutes you ride, so ask before you pay. GetYourGuide shows the operator's name on the listing page; check it, because that company is your contract partner. It costs more than the option-menu rides; the rating suggests bookers think it is worth it.

2. Makadi Bay ATV Tour — the best cheap quad

At about $17 with 3,168 reviews and 4.7 stars, this is the ride we would book for a first, cheap taste of the desert. It is two hours including transfers, so the riding part is short: a review page of the listing puts the drive at around 45 minutes each way from Hurghada. The route passes a rock formation and ends at a natural beach, with Bedouin tea and a camel ride.

Its route matches Makadi Excursions' own Makadi Bay quad (€15 on its own site, pick-up from Hurghada, Sahl Hasheesh and Makadi included, El Gouna €10 extra). GetYourGuide shows the operator's name on the listing page; our Makadi Excursions review explains the match. Review summaries mention friendly guides and good value, and also a very short camel ride and quads that feel tight for tall riders.

3. Sahl Hasheesh quad desert safari

From about $24, 4.8 stars on 2,057 reviews, 2.5 to 5 hours depending on the option. The options are a classic desert ride, a sunset version with camel ride, BBQ and stargazing, and a private guided "Blue Lagoon" tour — a coastal lagoon stop on the Makadi–Sahl Hasheesh side, not Dahab's Blue Lagoon; the listing does not say exactly where it is.

The programme matches that of Sea Horse, a horse stable in Sahl Hasheesh that also runs quads; see our Sea Horse review and check the provider name on the listing. Sahl Hasheesh sits only about 14–15 km in a straight line from the Safari Land stations, so transfers are short, typically 25–30 minutes.

4. Desert quad adventure with hotel transfers

From about $23, 4.9 stars on 1,169 reviews, 2 to 3.5 hours with hotel pick-up, with dinner and a show as options. It fits a half-day between the pool and dinner. The riding minutes are not stated: check the operator's name on the page and ask how long you ride.

Best ATV tour in Hurghada on a budget: are the $10–17 rides worth it?

The cheapest quads on GetYourGuide start from about $10 (a Makadi Bay morning quad), about $10.50, and about $12.50 for a sunset ride.

The "from" price is the bare option. These listings are option menus: the lowest price is usually the daytime ride. Sunrise with breakfast, sunset with dinner and stargazing, GoPro footage and pick-up from Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh or El Gouna are extras that lift the total.

Riding time is not stated. Comparable trips give 40–60 minutes on the quad. Ask before booking, in writing.

Ratings of 4.1–4.4 on large volumes mean most people are happy and a noticeable minority is not. That is fair for a $12 ride; it is a reason to pay $6–12 more for a fixed programme if this is your one desert afternoon.

Who sells them: the sunset quad and the morning quad from about $10 carry the GetYourGuide label of Desert Fox Safari – Makadi Bay & Marsa Alam, and the big desert and Red Sea quad uses the same option menu as Desert Fox's confirmed listings (GetYourGuide shows the operator's name on the listing page). Our Desert Fox review explains why the name belongs to two different companies. The GoPro quad, 4.4 on 2,915 reviews, is sold under the label Quad Tour Safari – Makadi Bay & Hurghada; its page describes about two hours of quad riding, a camel ride listed as two minutes and shared pick-up 25–30 minutes from Makadi or Sahl Hasheesh. The GoPro footage is a paid option. More in our Quad Tour Safari review.

When cheap is fine: you are staying in Hurghada (no pick-up supplement), you want a short ride and you do not care about dinner. When it is not: you want the dinner or stargazing option anyway, because by then the price gap to a better-rated fixed programme has mostly gone.

On Headout a quad with camel and Bedouin camp shows from $5.50, plus a €10 cash "safari fee" per person and €10 for outer-resort pick-up; it has one review.

Best desert safari in Hurghada: quad, buggy, camel and dinner

Best desert safaris in Hurghada

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Best daytime safari

4.8 on 2,398 reviews. You drive a quad and a buggy, then stop at a Bedouin-style camp with a camel ride and a talk on herbs and oils.

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Hurghada Desert Experience with Quad, Buggy & Camel

4.8 (2,398)

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Best evening safari with show

4.7 on 1,455 reviews. Quad and buggy towards sunset, dinner and an oriental show in 3–4 hours.

Eveningfrom$37

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Hurghada: Desert Safari with Quad, Buggy & Dinner Show

4.7 (1,455)

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Best long super safari on a budget

4.6 on 2,198 reviews, 7 hours: quad and buggy ("spider car"), camel and BBQ dinner, no jeep.

Eveningfrom$23

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Hurghada: Super Safari Adventure with ATV, Camel Ride & BBQ

4.6 (2,198)

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Best for all three vehicles

4.6 on 1,304 reviews: quad, buggy and jeep, camel, BBQ dinner and show in 5–6 hours.

Eveningfrom$26

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Safari Jeep, Quad, Buggy, Camel Ride with BBQ Dinner & Show

4.6 (1,304)

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A desert safari is a bundle, and the vehicle time inside it is short. A typical combo gives you 30–45 minutes on the quad and 15–30 minutes in a buggy; the rest of the five to seven hours is transfer, a jeep shuttle if there is one, the camp, a camel ride of a few minutes, dinner and the show. Fine for a whole evening out; a lot of sitting if you mainly want to ride.

The "Bedouin village" on these trips is a camp built for the programme 15–35 km beyond the station: tea, flatbread, a camel, a herb "pharmacy" that sells herbs, a souvenir stand. Nothing there is compulsory. The evening show is belly dance, tanoura (the Egyptian whirling-skirt dance) and often a fire act — entertaining cabaret rather than Bedouin tradition.

Our top daytime pick, the quad-buggy-camel combo, runs the same programme as Scorpion Safari's Discovery morning tour, which Scorpion sells on its own site for $35 per adult: 30 minutes on the quad and 15 in the buggy inside three hours. The platform price is higher, but it comes with GetYourGuide's cancellation terms and may include pick-ups the direct page excludes, so it is not a like-for-like saving. The evening pick matches Scorpion's Discovery afternoon tour. Check the provider name on both listings; our Scorpion Safari review has the full programme list.

In summer, avoid the long safaris with an 11:00–12:00 pick-up: the quad leg then starts around 12:30, the hottest hour of the day. Choose a sunrise or sunset version. Our desert safari guide breaks down every component.

The Headout version has the lower headline price, but it has no reviews yet and adds "governmental taxes and a Safari Land fee" (amount not stated) plus outer-resort transfers, and excludes travel insurance. The GetYourGuide listing has 1,455 reviews. Operator, camp and riding minutes may differ between the two.

Riding time: the best test of any Hurghada quad listing

Listing durations are door to door, and the riding part is much shorter. These are the trips that publish their minutes:

Ask how many minutes you spend on the quad, not how many hours the trip lasts. A seller who cannot answer is telling you something too.

One tip the listings never give: ride near the front of the convoy. The guide sets the pace for the whole line, and the riders at the back spend the afternoon in the dust of everyone ahead.

Small groups and private trips: when the best costs more

A private trip gives you your own transfer, guide and start time, but usually the same station and camp as the group ride. What you buy is no convoy and your own pace.

The best-rated option here is the ATV safari to a "sand mountain", shared or private, 4.8 stars on 346 reviews, from about $53 for 2–3 hours. The listing does not say where the sand mountain is; ask the operator. Whether a private price is per person or per group is not always clear; check before you pay.

From El Gouna, the Dry Canyon morning quad is the small-group choice: El Gouna pick-up only, training at the motor park, a 40 km round trip into the "Dry Canyon" (Wadi Belli in tour copy) with fossil shells and corals, 4 hours, 4.3 on 48 reviews. A reseller listing caps the group at 10 and asks for a valid driving licence, unlike almost every other quad in the area. El Gouna's own track, Motoclub Egypt, runs private rides only and books by WhatsApp without published prices. More in our private quad guide.

Best quad or safari for your situation

• With children under 16: they cannot drive a quad. Book a buggy instead: an adult drives and the child sits beside them (from 4 years on TUI's trips; buggy drivers must be 16 or 18 depending on the seller). The best-rated buggy-only listing is the dune buggy safari, 4.9 on 129 reviews, morning or sunset; check the age in the option and whether the price is per person or per buggy. See quad biking with kids.
• A couple with one nervous passenger: a buggy, or a double quad where the listing offers one (passenger behind the driver). Some sellers allow single riders only.
• Staying in Makadi Bay: the Makadi Bay ATV Tour above; pick-up from Makadi is included in the matching direct offer.
• Staying in El Gouna: the Dry Canyon quad; cheap group quads sold to El Gouna hotels are driven 40–60 minutes south to Hurghada stations.
• An evening under the stars without a quad: the oasis sunset tour with camel ride and a telescope, 4.7 on 1,001 reviews; its "oasis" is a hill camp reached off-road, not a palm oasis.
• Not a rider at all: the desert and sea horse ride, 4.9 on 1,634 reviews, with an optional swim.
• May to September: sunrise or sunset slots only. In July and August coast highs average about 37 °C, and afternoons at the inland camps run about 2–3 °C hotter.

What the best Hurghada quad tours cost

Half of all Hurghada quad reviews on GetYourGuide sit on listings priced at about $17 or less, and the median quad listing is about $20. Super safari combos run from about $22 to $52, and reviewed buggy-only trips from about $45 to $95. The "from" price is the cheapest option and is per person unless the listing prices a vehicle or group.

Then add the cash on the day. Prices usually cover Hurghada hotels; from Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna, Soma Bay or Safaga many sellers add €5–15 per person, often in cash. Some listings add a cash "safari fee" of about €5–10 per person (look under "Not included"), and scarves and goggles cost around €5 each at the station. Photos are optional; a modest cash tip in small notes for the guide and driver is expected, but nothing is compulsory.

The full breakdown is on our quad prices page.

Daytimefrom$17

GetYourGuide4 h

Hurghada: Quad Bike Tour of the Desert and Red Sea

4.3 (3,468)

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Daytimefrom$16

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Hurghada: Desert Quad Bike Camel Ride with Optional GoPro

4.4 (2,915)

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Sunsetfrom$12

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Hurghada: Sunset Quad Bike, Camel w/ Opt Stargazing and BBQ

4.2 (1,772)

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Morningfrom$10

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Hurghada: Morning Quad Bike & ATV Adventure Along a Red Sea

4.3 (146)

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Daytimefrom$53

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Hurghada ATV Safari to Sand Mountain & Desert Views

4.8 (346)

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Morningfrom$45

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From El Gouna: Dry Canyon Quad Bike Morning Tour

4.3 (48)

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Before you book: checks that matter more than the stars

The UK Foreign Office is blunt: "There have been several serious quad bike accidents involving British nationals in resort areas" and "Always wear a crash helmet" (FCDO safety advice). Many UK policies exclude quads or need an adventure add-on (InsureandGo's quad-biking page is one example), and GetYourGuide includes no insurance.

Egypt requires desert trips to be run by companies licensed by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; there is no public register, so ask to see the licence and its expiry date. If a well-rated listing and a hotel-desk trip are both on your shortlist, our hotel desk review shows what TUI's channel adds (accident insurance, a 24-hour refund) and what it costs: from £31 for a 4-hour quad on musement.com, TUI's activity platform, when we checked. For how the platform itself works, see GetYourGuide in Hurghada.

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