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Horse Riding in Egypt: The Top 15

29 tours  ·  from $9

The good horse riding fill up weeks out and the cheap seats go first. Below: the 15 to settle early, what each fare covers and where they part company.

Hurghada: Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming - Hotel pickup and the start at the stable
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Hurghada: Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming

1.Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,198 reviews · from $20Our pick

Meet your horse at a Hurghada stable, learn the basics with guides such as Karim, Ameen, Keo, and Sasa, then ride through desert and along the Red Sea. Select the swimming option for about an hour in the water. The experience lasts about three hours and suits beginners, with helmets, chaps, hotel transfers, and refreshments provided.

“It was a very good experience. The driver came on time to pick us up. The horses were healthy and it was an amazing experience. Our guide was Kareem who was pleasant and friendly and ensured we were comfortable all through the experience. The best part for me was the swimming with the horses. It was really great, loved it!”

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Hurghada: Sea & Desert Horse Tour, Stargazing, Dinner & Show - Why first-time riders often feel comfortable
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Hurghada: Sea & Desert Horse Tour, Stargazing, Dinner & Show

2.Sea & Desert Horse Tour, Stargazing, Dinner & Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,592 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $20

Ride across Hurghada’s sandy desert and Red Sea shore with a professional guide such as Yusuf, Didi, Mahmoud, or Hassan. Beginners receive patient help, while confident riders may canter or gallop where suitable. Choose a sunrise breakfast, quad and horse combo, sunset dinner and show, or four-hour swim with the horses.

“Shout-out to the horse ride guides Mahmud and Saber. Amazing guys.”

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Hurghada: Arabian Desert and Sea Horseback Adventure - What happens at the stable
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Hurghada: Arabian Desert and Sea Horseback Adventure

3.Arabian Desert and Sea Horseback Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 778 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $20

Ride a calm, well-matched horse across desert trails and along Hurghada’s Red Sea shore. Guides such as Mahmoud, Didi, Mohammed, and Hassan help beginners, support faster riders, and take photos with your phone. Choose a two-hour ride, sunrise breakfast, sunset dinner and stargazing, or a private four-hour swim stop.

“this trip was wonderful big shout out to the guide Mohammad he really was a fantastic guy”

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Hurghada: Sea & Desert Horse Riding tour/w Swimming&Transfer - A route with three different moods
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Hurghada: Sea & Desert Horse Riding tour/w Swimming&Transfer

4.Sea & Desert Horse Riding tour/w Swimming&Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 649 reviews · 90 minutes - 3 hours · from $17

Ride from Lucky Horses Stable across Hurghada’s desert to the Red Sea, guided by staff such as Rebecca, Abdul, Saeed, and Said. Choose a 90-minute to 3-hour outing, with a summer swimming option on the 2-hour ride. Beginners are welcome, helmets are supplied, and guides can take photos with your phone.

“It was amazing! Service guys are very kind. Horse are awesome. We were riding Flower and Fatima - they are polite and peacefull but if want they will be fast. One of the best trip I ever had!”

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Marsa Alam: Sea and Desert Horse Riding Tour - What the two-hour ride is really like
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Marsa Alam: Sea and Desert Horse Riding Tour

5.Sea and Desert Horse Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 344 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $33

Ride from the Marsa Alam stables through desert trails to the Red Sea on a calm, well-matched horse. Choose a two-hour ride or a four-hour VIP option with a sea swim. Guides including Mohamed, Mustafa, Sami, and Blal help beginners, take photos, and adjust the pace to your riding level.

“[31.12.2023, 13:04] Margit: Ist was very good. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 [31.12.2023, 13:11] Margit: The guides were great, we hat a lot of fun with the donkey and we have been in the sea with the horses. They have good horses. We had a great ride. In total it took about 2 hours, but this was okay. So I'm very happy and I would recommend this tour 100%. Thanks a lot.”

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Sharm El Shiekh: Beach and City Desert Horse Riding Tour - What the two-hour route feels like
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Sharm El Shiekh: Beach and City Desert Horse Riding Tour

6.Sharm El Shiekh: Beach and City Desert Horse Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 286 reviews · 2 hours · from $98

Ride from the Edelweiss Equestrian Center through Sharm El Sheikh’s open desert to a quiet Red Sea beach. Guides including Mohamed and Mahmood match horses to your ability, teach beginners, and may let confident riders trot or gallop. Choose sunrise, morning, or sunset. Hotel transfers are available, and the small group is limited to five.

“It was absolutely amazing 👌 definitely recommend, and will repeat again ❤️ Guide and photograper was very helpful and friendly. Horses gorgeous, very well looked after, stables very clean. Photos turned very professional, definitely recommend 👌 ❗️note wear trainers and long trousers! Saddle will rub your skin off 😂😂😂”

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From Hurghada: Makadi Bay Horse Riding Tour - Choosing between sunrise, morning, afternoon, and sunset
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From Hurghada: Makadi Bay Horse Riding Tour

7.Makadi Bay Horse Riding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 271 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $20

Ride well-trained horses through Makadi Bay’s desert and along the Red Sea with guides such as Mohamed, Didi, Yusuf, and Hassan. Choose a two-hour ride, a sunrise breakfast, sunset dinner and stargazing, a quad-bike combo, or a four-hour private ride with a horse swim stop.

“My husband & I booked the sunset ride. When we arrived we were part of a group of about 8 or 9 of various different levels of experience. I told them I was an experienced rider (which I am) & my husband told them he could ride but not as well as me. We were allocated our horses and from the get go were left to it which I really liked. We had 2 guides one on horseback & one on foot. The guy on foot remained with the inexperienced riders whilst the guy on horseback took us one at a time (I think to test our ability up to…”

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Horse Riding Tour 2 Hours on Sea And Desert & Transfer -Hurghada - What the desert ride feels like
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Horse Riding Tour 2 Hours on Sea And Desert & Transfer -Hurghada

8.Horse Riding Tour 2 Hours on Sea And Desert & Transfer -Hurghada

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 223 reviews · from $14

Ride for about two hours through Hurghada’s desert and along the beach, with a horse trainer nearby and helmets supplied. Ahmed and Mohammad are praised for patient help, especially with beginners. Hotel pickup, water, tea, and an air-conditioned transfer are included, though sea time and horse care can vary.

“It was fun but it was not 1 hour ride in the desert and 1 hour in the sea. It was more 1.5 hours in the desert. The only thing we did in the sea was making a photo.”

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Hurghada: Desert and Sea Horseback Riding Tour with Transfer - Meeting the horses and choosing the right mount
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Hurghada: Desert and Sea Horseback Riding Tour with Transfer

9.Desert and Sea Horseback Riding Tour with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 220 reviews · 2 hours · from $50

This two-hour Hurghada outing pairs desert riding with a Red Sea horse ride. Your English-speaking instructor matches horses to your ability, gives safety guidance, and stays with you throughout. Hotel pickup, a helmet, water, tea or coffee, and return transport are included. Sea access can vary with local restrictions.

“Excellent, staff were amazing too. Horses were so well behaved and easy to ride! 100% reccomend to everyone.”

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Hurghada: Horse Ride, BBQ Dinner, and Stargazing - Tea, a safety briefing, and choosing your pace
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Hurghada: Horse Ride, BBQ Dinner, and Stargazing

10.Horse Ride, BBQ Dinner, and Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 203 reviews · from $41

Leave your Hurghada hotel for a 17-kilometer jeep ride to a desert oasis. After tea, safety instruction, and riding gear, spend an hour on horseback among mountain-framed valleys. Watch sunset, eat BBQ dinner, then join guides such as Adam or Nasser for star talk and telescope viewing.

“It was so well organized! And it had it all: the nicest guides, gorgeous oasis, FOOD (omg!!) - extra deli! Not to mention the nature that you enjoy fully during the horse ride. I'd repeat this experience again, no doubts! Really unique!”

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Hurghada: Sunset Sea, Desert Horse W Opt, Dinner, Stargazing - Choosing between sunset, sunrise, and evening options
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Hurghada: Sunset Sea, Desert Horse W Opt, Dinner, Stargazing

11.Sunset Sea, Desert Horse W Opt, Dinner, Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 180 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $29

You’ll ride for two hours across Hurghada’s desert and seaside trails, with a guide, safety briefing, horse introduction, and photo stops. Choose sunset, sunrise with breakfast, a VIP four-hour ride with a Red Sea swim, or an evening with dinner, traditional dancing, and stargazing. Hotel transfers may be added from Hurghada, Sahl Hasheesh, Makadi Bay, or Safaga.

“Amazing experience!! Driver very nice and accommodating! Horse riding experience was great. The staff were very helpful and nothing was rushed. I Recommend. Thanks”

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Cairo: Half Day Pyramids Tour by Camel or Horse Carriage - The Great Pyramid gives the tour its anchor
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Cairo: Half Day Pyramids Tour by Camel or Horse Carriage

12.Half Day Pyramids Tour by Camel or Horse Carriage

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 168 reviews · 5 hours · from $72

Spend five hours exploring the Giza Plateau with an Egyptologist guide such as Tony, Samaa, Saber, or Noha. Ride by camel or horse carriage, see the Great Pyramid, Chephren, Mykerinos, and Sphinx, and add Great Pyramid entry, lunch, or a photographer if wanted.

“Our guide Ahmed and our driver Mahmoud helped us have an amazing experience. Very knowledgeable and polite guide that helped us jump through lines at the pyramid quickly!”

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From Hurghada: Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding - Meeting the horses and finding your pace
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From Hurghada: Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding

13.Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 167 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $29

Ride a well-trained horse through the Sahl Hasheesh desert and along the Red Sea, with groups matched to riding ability. Choose a 2-hour ride, sunrise breakfast, shared transfer, quad bike combo, sunset dinner and stargazing, or a 4-hour VIP ride with a swim stop. Guides such as Didi, Hussain, and Hassan are praised for patient instruction and photos.

“Very nice tour with a fantastic guide! I highly recommend this tour.”

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Horseback Riding with Pickup and Drop-off from Sharm El Sheikh - What the first riding lesson covers
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Horseback Riding with Pickup and Drop-off from Sharm El Sheikh

14.Horseback Riding with Pickup and Drop-off from Sharm El Sheikh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $10Top rated

You’ll ride from a Sharm El Sheikh hotel to the beach and desert, with a professional trainer or guide beside you. Beginners receive basic instruction, helmets are supplied, and the two-hour option can include time in the sea. Sa’id has been praised for patient teaching. Pickup and drop-off are included, with a maximum weight of 150 kg.

“Escursione carina. Disorganizzazione molto evidente, avevamo prenotato la sera prima e il giorno di partenza non è arrivato nessuno, abbiamo aspettato 1 h dopodiché il nostro resort ci ha aiutati a chiamare l'agenzia di escursioni e ci hanno riferito che non avevano ricevuRead more”

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Luxor: Private Full-Day Customized Tour With Carriage Ride - What the private car adds to the day
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Luxor: Private Full-Day Customized Tour With Carriage Ride

15.Private Full-Day Customized Tour With Carriage Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 105 reviews · from $58

Build your own Luxor day with a private car, licensed Egyptologist, local lunch, and a traditional horse carriage ride. Choose sites such as Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Hatshepsut Temple. Guides including Omran, Aziz, Dua, and Laila have earned praise for clear explanations and thoughtful planning.

“We had an absolutely unforgettable trip with our guide, Aziz, in Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. From the moment we met him, Aziz impressed us with his deep knowledge, passion for Egyptian history, and warm, welcoming personality. He brought the ancient world to life with fascinating stories and insights that we would have completely missed on our own. The car was new and clean.”

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★ 4.7Camel Ride & horse ride and Off-Road Jeep TourFrom $4720 reviews
★ 3.9Arabian Horse Tour Around the Giza PyramidsFrom $2053 reviews
★ 4.3Desert & Sea Horse Riding With Swimming OptionalFrom $2643 reviews
★ 5.0Top Attractions Tour in Giza Pyramids And Horse carriage With panoramic viewFrom $5554 reviews

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