Super safari and mega safari in Hurghada: what you really get

A super safari in Hurghada sells you everything the desert has in one afternoon: a quad, a buggy or a jeep (or all three), a camel, a camp, a barbecue and a show. It is good value for a long evening out. What it is not is a long ride — the vehicles take up about an hour of a trip that lasts five to seven, and the rest is minibus, camp and dinner.

The second thing to know: "super" and "mega" are sales words. They have no fixed meaning in Hurghada, and two listings with the same name can include quite different vehicles.

What a super safari in Hurghada includes (and what "mega" means)

You ride a quad from a station in Safari Land — a desert zone of numbered sectors on the Safaga road past the airport — then switch to a buggy (a small open car with a steering wheel and seat belts, called a "spider car" on some listings), or climb into a 4x4 jeep for the drive out to a camp 15–35 km inland.

What the main super and mega safari listings include:

So a "Super Safari" can be quad and camel only, and a "Mega Safari" can have no buggy. If you want to try all three vehicles, only a few packages promise it: the "5-in-1", the jeep safari with ATV and buggy, the Headout listing, and the Super Safari that Scorpion Safari sells on its own site.

How long you really ride on a super safari

The trip is long; the riding is short. The figures that operators and sellers publish for their own combo trips:

Put together, a super safari gives you roughly 30–60 minutes on a quad and 15–30 minutes in a buggy. The jeep leg is about 25 km each way on Scorpion's programme, and you are a passenger. The camel ride inside a combo lasts anything from two minutes to half an hour.

The price covers transfers, a meal and a show. If the quad is the point of your day, a quad-only trip gives as much riding for less; see quad tours from Hurghada.

A typical super safari day, hour by hour

The classic super safari leaves before lunch so that the camel ride meets the sunset. Scorpion's published Super Safari runs like this; others are similar.

Pick-up times are confirmed the day before by WhatsApp or e-mail. From El Gouna, Soma Bay or Safaga, expect up to an hour of minibus each way.

The show is cabaret, not Bedouin tradition. Tanoura is the Egyptian whirling dance in a weighted, multicoloured skirt; belly dance and fire tricks are added for tourists. The "Bedouin village" is a camp built for the programme. If you want a quieter evening with no belly dance or alcohol, look at BADU Camp and the Bedouin village evenings instead.

Super safari Hurghada price: what you pay online and in cash

Online, the main super and mega safari listings start from about $22–30 per person, and the bigger, higher-rated quad and buggy combos from about $37–47. That "from" price is the cheapest option of the listing — check that the option you pick includes dinner and the show.

For comparison, Scorpion Safari lists its Super Safari at $35 per adult and $17 per child on its own site, with outer-resort transfers, photos and the scarf excluded. On musement.com, TUI's activity platform, the 8-hour quad, 4x4, buggy, camel, dinner and show trip supplied by Travco started from £59 when we checked; it includes activity accident insurance and a full refund up to 24 hours before.

On the day, budget a little cash on top:

• Outer-resort pick-up: 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.
• "Safari fee": some listings add a cash fee of about €5–10 per person — look under "Not included" before you book. We found no official source for it.
• Scarf and goggles: often sold at the station for around €5 each. Bring your own buff and sunglasses.
• Photos and video: optional; you can say no.
• Tips: a modest cash tip in small notes for the guide and driver; nothing is compulsory.

The same full package on GetYourGuide and on Headout:

The Headout trip is cheaper on paper, but it adds a €7 per person "safari admission" fee in cash and €5–15 for pick-ups from Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh, Safaga or El Gouna, and it has no reviews yet. The operator, camp and riding minutes may also differ between the two. More on fees in the Hurghada desert trip prices guide and on the channels in GetYourGuide vs Headout vs the hotel desk.

Mega safari Hurghada: the listings compared

Eveningfrom$23

GetYourGuideFull day

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

4.6 (2,198)

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Eveningfrom$47

GetYourGuide5.5 h

Hurghada Quad Biking & Buggy Safari with Oriental Show

4.6 (285)

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Eveningfrom$35

GetYourGuide6 h

Hurghada: Ultimate Jeep Desert Adventure, Quad, Camel & Show

4.3 (221)

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Eveningfrom$37

GetYourGuide6 h

Hurghada: Jeep Safari, Quad, Camel Ride & Bedouin Dinner

4.2 (204)

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Eveningfrom$22

GetYourGuide6 h

HRG: Jeep Safari with ATV , Buggy, Camel, Opt/ Dinner & show

4.4 (70)

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Eveningfrom$29

GetYourGuide5 hMakadi Bay

Makadi Bay: Jeep Safari, Quad, Bedouin Dinner & Show

3.9 (98)

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See everything on GetYourGuide →See everything on Headout →Prices checked on 20 October 2026

Our pick, the Super Safari Adventure with ATV, camel and BBQ, is the most-reviewed listing sold as a super safari (4.6 from more than 2,000 reviews) and among the cheapest. It names a quad and a "spider car" but no jeep — fine if you want to drive both vehicles. A local agency resells a trip with a near-identical title at the same price and lists one hour on the quad; GetYourGuide shows the operator's name on the listing page, so check it before you book.

If the jeep matters more than the buggy, the Mega Safari with 4x4 jeep rates a little higher (4.7) on fewer reviews. For all three vehicles in one evening, the "5-in-1" safari has the most reviews of the full packages. From Makadi Bay, the Mega Desert Tour is the one listing that states the quad time (about 45 minutes).

The best-rated combo on GetYourGuide is a shorter quad-and-buggy trip with a fixed programme: the desert experience with quad, buggy and camel rates 4.8 on more than 2,000 reviews, at a higher price. It has the same programme as Scorpion Safari's Discovery tour; GetYourGuide shows the operator's name on the listing page.

Midday heat, sunset and the time of year

The 11:00–12:00 pick-up puts the quad leg at about 12:30, the hottest hour of the day. From May to September that matters: average daily highs on the coast are about 37 °C in July and August, and the camps inland are around or above 40 °C on many afternoons. In summer, choose a version that starts riding after 15:00 or an evening-only desert safari, and carry water.

From November to February the midday ride is pleasant, but the evening is not warm. Desert nights are about 4–5 °C colder than the coast, and on roughly half to three-quarters of December–February nights the camps drop to 10 °C or below. Bring a fleece for the jeep ride back.

Sunset moves the whole programme. It comes at about 17:00 in December and close to 19:45 in early July, so in winter you eat in the dark early and in summer dinner starts around 20:30. Egypt changes its clocks on the last Friday of April and the last Thursday of October, and sunset jumps by an hour overnight — check the pick-up time again if your holiday spans the change. Month by month detail is in the best time for a desert trip.

March and April are the dustiest months, with blowing sand on seven or eight days each month.

Is a super safari safe? Age limits and who should skip it

The UK government's travel advice is blunt: there have been several serious quad bike accidents involving British nationals in resort areas, safety standards vary considerably, and you should always wear a crash helmet (FCDO). Ask for a helmet and wear it; some insurers make it a condition. Many UK travel policies exclude quads, so check yours before you go.

The rules on these trips:

• Quad: drivers must be 16 or older; no driving licence is asked, just a short test drive.
• Buggy: drivers must be 16 or 18 depending on the seller (18 on TUI's Travco trips); children from 4 can ride beside an adult on Travco's trips.
• Jeep: you are driven. The jeep leg on corrugated tracks is the part operators flag for back problems. On 6 September 2024 Russian tourists were injured on a jeep safari near Hurghada; the vehicle had no seat belts and one passenger had a suspected spinal fracture. Ask for a seat with a belt.
• Who should skip it: the agency version of the 7-hour super safari excludes over-65s, pregnant women and people with back problems. Listings say quads are not suitable in pregnancy.

Expect to sign a waiver — read what it says about damage to the quad. For a family, a buggy-based trip lets a parent drive with a child alongside; see desert trips with children.

Super safari vs quad-only or buggy-only: which to book

Book a super safari for one long afternoon and evening that covers everything, with the riding as part of the show. Book a quad-only trip if you want to ride: a sunrise or sunset quad gives similar riding time in 2–3 hours. Book a buggy tour if you want an hour behind the wheel — buggy-only trips give about 60–90 minutes. And if the mountains are the point, a real jeep trip to the canyons or Gebel Qattar is a different product with more driving and fewer shows.

Super safari Hurghada: common questions

For everything else — what to wear, insurance, tipping — see the desert trip guide.