Hurghada Star Watching Desert Adventure

I went for the stargazing but ended up really enjoying the village. Arabi was a fantastic guide. Friendly, funny and speaks several languages. This isn't some tourist trap village you go to. You are essentially going to someone's home. It was so interesting to see the way the people that live in the desert, how they utilize resources and the way that they support their families (what does partially our visit). The family does have a few different things that they make and you can purchase so bring maybe ten extra euro to purchase something. It was a full moon, so the stargazing part was a bit more difficult. But we did get some cool shots at the moon in a few planets. I said there's just mentioned if you know a lot about astronomy it's going to be pretty basic knowledge for you. But interesting for those of us that are beginners. An additional note on our guide Arabi, I appreciated that he didn't push for a tip. In fact the only thing he mentioned was giving a little something to the driver if we could. That was very refreshing compared to everyone else that's harassing you for money here.

A fantastic evening started with being picked up by car and taken to the meeting point to transfer into the off road vehicle which takes you on a thrilling ride through the desert to a beautiful scenic Bedouin village where you will have a short camel ride before you see the sunset over the mountains, after which you have a great buffet dinner by candlelight whilst the sky darkens to reveal the stars. Our guide Hakim was very knowledgeable and experienced showing and explaining the constellations before he set up the telescope to show us the moon and the planets in detail. The trip lasted about 7 hrs from pick up to drop off and was a great experience, I would just like to say thanks to David our driver and Hakim the guide and to the Bedouin Family for letting us see their village and for cooking our meal I highly recommend this experience

Very good time spent with the French-speaking guide Arabi. Passionate about what he does. Impressive desert crossing, breathtaking view with sunset.

This trip was so wonderful. At first when I saw “camel riding” I was a but put off, but these animals were so well taken care of. The people were super friendly and we had a very nice group. The stars were truly magical. I would 1000% recommend

Interesting desert tour with "dinner" under the stars. The starry night sky is worth noting. And also worth noting is that the high-speed off-road desert ride is a highlight.