Sahl Hasheesh: Quad, Jeep, Buggy, Camel w/ Dinner & Show
Trade Sahl Hasheesh's crescent bay for the open dunes on a guided super safari: jeep, quad, buggy, camel, Bedouin village, BBQ dinner and a Tanoura fire show, with hotel pickup included.
Overview
By your third afternoon on the promenade, the pattern's set: sun loungers, the same curve of turquoise water, the Old Town piazza at golden hour. You didn't come to Sahl Hasheesh only for the calm. Somewhere past the last villa gate, the desert starts, and today you're going to see what's out there.
The jeep leaves the tarmac behind fast, and then it's just you, the dunes, and a driver who reads the sand like a second language — crest, drop, crest again, your stomach a beat behind each one. When the quad's throttle lands in your hand, the focus narrows to exactly this: grip, lean, the next rise. The buggy that follows is lower, looser, more of the sand kicking up behind you than in front — twenty minutes where nothing exists except the line you're steering.
Then the engines cut, and the quiet is almost startling. A camel folds up beneath you and rises the way camels always have, unhurried, and the pace drops to a walk as the light turns amber. Tea is poured. Bread comes off the fire flat and blistered, torn by hand, and the Bedouin family serving it isn't performing hospitality — it's just how things are done here, the way they've been done long before Sahl Hasheesh had a name on a map.
Dark falls fast in the desert, and under a tent lit by fire and string lights, dinner arrives grilled and smoky, plate after plate. Then the Tanoura dancer starts to turn — slow, then faster, color blurring into a single wheel of light — and the fire show that follows sends sparks straight up into a sky with more stars than the bay ever shows you. You'll head back to Sahl Hasheesh's quiet shoreline tonight, but for a few hours you were somewhere else entirely, and it stays with you.
Highlights
- Jeep, 45-min quad ride and 20-min dune buggy across the dunes inland from Sahl Hasheesh
- Sunset camel ride into a working Bedouin village
- Fire-baked bread and herbal tea served the traditional way
- Full BBQ dinner under a Bedouin tent, with Tanoura dance and a live fire show
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off from Sahl Hasheesh, plus free cancellation up to 12 hours before
- Guided throughout — no desert-driving experience needed
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-conditioned jeep desert safari
- 45-minute quad/ATV ride
- 20-minute dune buggy ride
- Sunset camel ride
- Bedouin village visit with bread and herbal tea
- BBQ dinner in a Bedouin tent
- Oriental show, Tanoura dance and fire show
- Professional desert guide
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours before
Not included
- Scarf and protective goggles (available as add-ons)
- Hotel transfers from outside the pickup area (surcharge may apply)
- Souvenir photos and additional drinks
Good to know
- Child price: ages 5-11 · Infants not permitted
- Children under 5 years old
- Pregnant women
- Guests with back or heart conditions
- Children aged 5–11 pay the child rate; ages 12 and over pay the adult rate.
- Children under 16 may not drive their own quad or buggy — they ride along with an adult.
- For double quads, the combined weight limit is 170 kg (374 lbs).
- Sunglasses and a sun hat
- Closed, comfortable shoes
- A scarf or breathable clothing to keep out the sand
- A light layer for the evening — the desert cools down after sunset
- Leave large bags and luggage at your hotel.
- Wear clothes you don't mind getting dusty.