Amazing Sahara Desert Safari

Your 4x4 collects you from your Sharm El Sheikh hotel at 2:00 PM and heads inland, leaving the coast behind for the open dunes and rocky hills of the Sinai interior.

Once at the safari site, the vehicle spends about 30 minutes dune bashing — climbing and dropping over the sand ridges as the driver picks a route through the desert. From there you'll switch pace for a camel ride, a slower, more traditional way to cover the same ground Bedouin herders have used for generations. Quad bikes are also on site for an extra fee, if you'd rather ride the dunes yourself instead of watching from the 4x4.

As the sun drops, the group gathers at a Bedouin camp for a BBQ buffet dinner, with vegetarian options available and soft drinks included (alcohol isn't served). Expect grilled meats, salads, and flatbread eaten on rugs and cushions under the stars, with the desert's lack of light pollution making for one of the better stargazing spots near Sharm. Your driver returns you to your hotel once the evening winds down, for a full day out of about eight hours door to door. Travelers who'd rather skip the quad bikes and dune bashing for a calmer look at the reefs instead can pair this with Gentoura's Semi Submarine Trip in Sharm El Sheikh.