From €100 / buggy
Short trip
Duration
Short trip (3 hrs)
Group size
Up to 2 people per buggy
Availability
Daily — morning or afternoon
Difficulty
Easy
Languages
English, German, Italian, Arabic
Made for couples, friends and parent-and-child pairs, the private buggy safari gives two people their own side-by-side buggy and an experienced guide to lead the way. You drive through winding sandy valleys and over rocky tracks into the mountains behind Marsa Alam, far from the main roads, then stop at a high point where the desert rolls all the way down to the Red Sea.
The second leg is the fun part: a faster run back across the open desert flats to base, where Bedouin tea and water are waiting. The buggy has a roll cage and proper safety belts and rides more steadily than a quad, so you get the speed with a lot more stability. Choose a morning departure or the afternoon session for golden light on the sand.
Collected from your hotel lobby for the morning or afternoon session and driven to the desert base.
Fit your helmet, learn how the buggy handles and take a short practice drive before heading out.
The first leg follows your guide through winding sandy valleys and over rocky tracks into the mountains.
Stop on a high point for photos and water, with the desert running down to the Red Sea below.
A faster second leg across the open desert flats back to base.
Bedouin tea and water at the base, then the transfer back to your hotel.
Morning pickup around 8:30 AM, afternoon pickup around 2:30 PM. Exact times are confirmed by WhatsApp the day before.
Is your hotel included? Check pickup areasFree cancellation up to 24 hours before your tour start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable. If we cancel due to weather or safety, you receive a full refund or a free reschedule.
Google reviews of our desert base camp
Claudia Colmenares
June 2025
Great experience!! I highly recommend it. We took both tours; the first one in group and the second time we took a private one. Both experiences were truly amazing, but I highly recommend the private tour... you can drive at your own pace and you can avoid the amount of sand that it came when you go in the group tour. The guides were very nice and amazing photographers!! I can't wait to go back again.
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Daniel Udo Hetmanczyk
August 2026
Tito was a seriously cool guide. The private tour was awesome
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Johanna Rich
July 2021
top top top recommended A very interesting tour, private tours too cool people 💪👍🙂
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Dévine NEBOR
October 2026
Sunset guided tour with Morsy. Thank you !!! Excellent tour with excellent view of the desert and the mountains around. The guide Morsy is the best for safety, shoping around and smile. I recommand this tour !
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David Messaglio
August 2023
A wonderful experience! Special thanks to the funniest instructor I’ve ever met: our Egyptian Valentino Rossi!
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Claudio Lovaglio
October 2026
A stunning excursion, Salah is number 1
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Questions & answers
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The price is per buggy, and each buggy seats 2 people. A group of three or four books two buggies — the booking form works this out for you.
Yes. The buggy is only for you and your companion, and your guide leads you on the drive.
There are two sessions: a morning pickup around 8:30 AM and an afternoon pickup around 2:30 PM. The tour takes about 3 hours from pickup to drop-off.
An adult drives — drivers must be 18 or older. The passenger sits side by side with the driver, belted in and wearing a helmet.
No. You get a safety briefing and a short test drive before setting off, and your guide leads the way and sets the pace.
The buggy has a roll cage and safety belts, and with four wheels and side-by-side seats it is more stable than a quad. Helmets are provided.
This tour uses a two-seat buggy, ideal for couples and pairs. The family buggy safari uses a four-seat buggy so up to four people ride together.
Closed shoes and comfortable clothes that can get dusty. Bring a scarf and sunglasses, or buy or rent a scarf and goggles at the base.
Bottled water and Bedouin tea are included. Soft drinks and snacks are not.
Yes, round-trip air-conditioned transfers from Marsa Alam hotels are included.
Before you go
Quad biking in Marsa Alam needs no licence and no experience: a safety briefing, a practice loop and a guided convoy across the dunes to a sunset viewpoint. Here is how the ride works, who can drive and which trip suits you.
A Marsa Alam desert safari swaps the reef for the silence of the Eastern Desert: quad bikes over the dunes, a camel ride at sunset, an Ababda Bedouin village and dinner under the stars. Here is how the evening works and how to pick the right trip.
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