The 11 Best Desert Stargazing Safaris in Egypt

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

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

Choose a 2-hour desert and seaside ride, a sunrise trip with Oriental breakfast, or an evening outing with dinner, dancing, and telescopes. Guides such as Yusuf, Didi, Mahmoud, and Hassan help beginners feel secure while experienced riders may canter. A 4-hour private option adds swimming with the horses in the Red Sea.

“Our guides Yusuf and Mohamed were brilliant. They made sure my 9 year old who had never been on a horse before was having a good time and made sure myself and my older son could gallop a lot as we are experienced riders. They also made sure my partner who is not as experienced was able to push himself a bit as well. The guided took plenty pictures and even filmed me galloping along the beach. The food at the bbq was delicious as well. All in all e would all highly recommend this trip for all.”

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2.Star Stargazing Desert Adventure by Jeep & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 694 reviews · from $48

Leave your Hurghada hotel for a 17-kilometer desert drive to an oasis and Bedouin-style farm. Feed animals, ride a camel and horse, watch the sunset, eat grilled food by candlelight, then study seasonal stars and planets through a professional telescope with guides such as Nasser, Abu, and Arabi.

“Our guide was very intelligent, the people were very welcoming with wounderful hospitality, all in all a very good adventure”

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3.Sea & Desert Camel Ride w/Dinner, Show, Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 634 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $26

Ride a trained camel for two hours across Hurghada’s Eastern Desert, with routes reaching sandy valleys, the Red Sea, and a lagoon. Choose entry only, shared transfers, sunrise breakfast, or a sunset package with Egyptian dinner, entertainment, and stargazing. Guides such as Ramadan, Hussain, and Rashid are known for patient help and excellent photos.

“Really enjoyed it overall. the show before stargazing was not very good. one whirling dancer then they got lots of people going disco dancing which is not the entertainment we paid for. I have read that these shows have fire shows and belly dancing.”

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4.Hurghada SPACE OBSERVERS(Desert Stargazing)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 332 reviews · from $35Top rated

Leave Hurghada for a desert sunset, Bedouin tea, dinner, and a night beneath dark Egyptian skies. Guides such as Ibrahim, Moussa, Adam, and Sedek explain stars, planets, and constellations through a GPS-directed 15-inch Meade telescope. Expect a bumpy jeep ride, a small group of up to 27, and a late return.

“Really enjoyable trip, great communication with Moussa beforehand, stars really clear and guide had great knowledge. Thanks!”

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5.Stargazing Safari Adventure by Jeep with Bedouin Dinner-Hurghada

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 242 reviews · from $52

Leave Hurghada at 3:30 pm for a 17 km 4x4 ride into the desert. Enjoy Arabic coffee, tea, dates, a camel ride, Bedouin village activities, sunset from a hill, buffet dinner, and telescope viewing. Guides such as Arabi explain the night sky, with possible views of Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon.

“I’ve been on a lot of safaris over the past few years, especially in Hurghada. They have all covered the same things as this trip , jeep safari ride, camel/horse ride, bedouin camp visit, food and stargazing. This was the only trip that I would give 5* star for , I would give even more if I could! Everything was of top quality, the staff, the food and the experiences. The stargazing itself was amazing - I absolutely love stargazing and this was a huge moment for me. I’ve been before but it was never as detailed as this experience, i.e. in depth explanations of what we can see in…”

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

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

Ride for two hours through Hurghada’s desert and along the Red Sea coast with a horse guide, safety briefing, and photo stops. Choose sunset, sunrise with breakfast, or a longer VIP ride with a swim stop. Evening options add dinner, traditional dancing, and stargazing. Guides including Ahmed, Meleck, and Hussain are praised for helping first-time riders.

“I enjoyed the day. Hussain the guide was so kind, anyway I tried to ride a horse for the first time and it was excellent. All the best!”

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7.BADU Luxury Bedouin Dinner Experience & Stargaze

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 175 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Spend four hours at BADU Camp with hotel transfers, Bedouin tea, bread making, coffee roasting, a sunset camel ride, and a generous four-course dinner. Guides such as Diaa lead the astronomy session, while music, dancing, and storytelling round out the evening. The camp is near Makadi Bay, not far out in open desert.

“Really fun activity the live guide Diaa and all the staff were amazing and friendly and made the experience really worthwhile. The stargazing at the end was also really nice Diaa was very knowledgeable about astronomy and gave us a lot of information.”

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8.Stargazing, Camel Ride, Quad Bike, Bedouin Dinner, Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 90 reviews · from $55

Leave your Hurghada hotel around 3 pm for a Honda quad-bike ride into the Sahara. Visit a Bedouin village, ride a camel, watch sunset, eat a buffet dinner, see belly dancing and Tanoura performers, then use a digital telescope to view the night sky. Pickup, equipment, soft drinks, and return transport are included.

“Our guide was an amazing man. I was feeling unwell and he looked after us very well. He was helpful, informative and very kind. Our trip back to the hotel with someone else was not as nice. I'm not sure what route he was taking but we went paRead more”

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9.Marsa Alam Bedouin Nights: Jeep Safari, Dinner & Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 59 reviews · from $76

Join FTS Travels for an evening in the Eastern Desert with a 4x4 ride, quad bike, buggy, camel stop, Bedouin dinner, sunset, and telescope stargazing. Guides such as Alexander, Alex, David, and Abdu are praised for careful hosting and astronomy explanations. Hotel transfers from Marsa Alam are included.

“The tour was really great and extremely diverse. I highly recommend it; everyone was very hospitable, and our guide David was very cool and showed us amazing things.”

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10.Camel Ride, Bedouin Dinner and Star Gazing in Marsa Alam

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $85

Leave Marsa Alam for Ababda camp in Padi Valley, where you will ride a camel for 30 minutes, make Bedouin bread, watch sunset, eat chicken and kofta, then study stars through large telescopes with an astronomer such as Mohammed Arabi.

“Merci Arabi de nous avoir transmis ta passion. Ciel incroyable, pas de pollution lumineuse, beau matériel. Nous avons eu beaucoup de chance car nous étions que deux et Arabi a adapté le programme à nos souhaits.”

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11.Marsa Alam SPACE OBSERVERS ( Desert Stargazing )

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $85

From Marsa Alam, you ride to Padi Valley for a sunset at an Ababda Bedouin camp, a short camel ride, tea, bread making, dinner, and guided stargazing. The 15-inch GPS-directed Meade telescope may reveal planets such as Saturn and distant deep-space objects. Guides such as Harabi speak several languages, though the guide may vary.

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