Bucket list Egypt – Cairo, Bahariya Oasis, Black & White Desert and Dahab

Welcome to Cairo! You’ll be met at the airport for the transfer to your hotel, overlooking the Great Pyramids of Giza. Enjoy some time to settle in, relax, and enjoy the breathtaking views. In the evening you’ll meet your guide and fellow travellers for dinner.

Start your holiday off with a relaxed morning and a buffet breakfast. You will be picked up from your hotel and head to the great Giza Pyramids for your first ride of the trip; a bucket-list moment! Feel the rush as you gallop across the golden sands of the Sahara desert atop a stunning and powerful Arabian horse. This ride is exhilarating and offers once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunities of you riding in front of the pyramids.

After the ride, you will visit a local restaurant for an authentic Egyptian lunch before heading to Bahariya where your cosy lodge awaits. The journey takes about 4.5 hours.

The Bahariya Oasis is a lush paradise, filled with swaying date palms, vibrant fruit trees, and dozens of natural springs. Over the course of three days, you’ll spend 4–5 hours a day riding, venturing deep into the desert and returning to theis oasis at night.

The stables are conveniently located right next to the guesthouse, making it easy to bond with your horse throughout your stay. When not riding, you can unwind in the oasis’s soothing hot springs or simply take in the peaceful beauty of your surroundings. This is a place where you’ll not only deepen your connection with your horse but also immerse yourself in the magical spirit of Bahariya.

Today the adventure steps up a gear as you ride deep into the Black Desert, known locally as Bahariya. Golden sands stretch endlessly, broken by dark volcanic hills that rise like silent guardians. This is a landscape built for speed, wide open, thrilling, alive.

The Arabians surge forward into long, powerful gallops, hooves drumming the desert floor, manes flying in the wind. The rhythm is addictive, a perfect harmony between rider and horse as the horizon rushes towards you. You will break for a picnic lunch in the stillness of the desert, before riding on again, tracing valleys and open plains until the light begins to soften.

As night falls, the pace slows. A campfire is lit, music and laughter drift into the night, and the desert sky, crowded with stars, becomes your ceiling. Enjoy dinner under the stars. Tomorrow, the scenery transforms completely, as the golden tones of the Black Desert give way to the surreal, chalky formations of the White Desert.

If the Black Desert is fierce and raw, the White Desert is a dreamscape. Here wind and time have sculpted the limestone into strange and beautiful forms — mushrooms, towers, and frozen waves of stone. Riding at speed between them is like threading through another world, your horse carrying you in bursts of canter and gallop across the glowing white ground.

You will stop for lunch surrounded by these natural sculptures before riding on into the afternoon. As the sun sets, you may return to the comfort of the lodge, or choose something truly unforgettable: camping overnight beneath the stars.

Camping in the White Desert is an experience like no other. After the horses return home, the silence deepens. The limestone formations glow silver in the moonlight, their strange shapes casting long shadows across the sand. A fire is lit, dinner is served beneath a sky ablaze with stars, and the stillness of the desert feels almost sacred. You fall asleep on soft sand, wrapped in the magic of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth. The desert dawn brings new adventures, blending ancient knowledge with modern thrills.

The camping is at an extra cost and paid locally, but highly recommended!

Morning greets you gently in the White Desert. Waking beneath a canvas of endless sky, the formations around you are bathed in soft golden light, a scene that feels almost unreal. After a simple camp breakfast, the day begins with exploration alongside Bedouin guides whose families have lived here for generations, sharing stories and hidden corners of their desert home.

Later, the tempo rises. 4×4 jeeps roar over the dunes, laughter follows as you sandboard down golden slopes, and finally there is the bliss of sinking into a natural hot spring, easing muscles after days of adrenaline-fuelled riding.

You will return to the lodge for a refreshing shower and lunch before the onward drive back to Cairo. From Cairo, you’ll have a short domestic flight to Sharm El Sheik (not included in the cost) and then a short transfer to Dahab where you’ll check into your hotel.

Get ready for a full day of riding (from 9 am to 3 pm), including the unique experience of swimming with horses at the stunning Blue Lagoon. This sheltered pond of clear, shallow, turquoise water is an iconic natural wonder: an oasis of azure waters nestled between rugged desert mountains and the sparkling waters of the Red Sea. The area also features long sandy stretches, perfect for exciting canters.

Dinner downtown at a local seafood restaurant along the marina.

You will start our day with an early morning ride to the “Three Pools,” a scenic spot boasting a series of interconnected natural rock pools with sandy bottoms. After your ride, enjoy a delicious breakfast served near local caves. It will be an early start to avoid the heat of the day.

Later, head back to the hotel for lunch and some time relaxing at the pool before you check out. Then the team will make sure you get to the airport comfortably and with a heart full of memories! You can book your international flight home from Sharm El Sheik, or via Cairo.