Fayoum Desert Rider

Book a ride

Wadi El Rayan, Fayoum

Duration

About 13 hours

Max People

Min Age

14+

Pickup

Cairo & Giza hotels

Overview

A big riding day for people who love to ride. After a breakfast in Tunis village you set off into the open desert of Fayoum with our guides: four hours across the dunes towards Magic Lake, with a rest stop on the way and canters on the open sand for those who want them.

Lunch is at a desert camp. Then a 4×4 takes you on a short safari through the dunes to a viewpoint for the sunset, before the drive back to Cairo.

Who it is for: riders aged 14 and over who are comfortable at walk and trot. First time on a horse? The Fayoum Classic Day is the better choice.

Private: just your group, from 1 to 6 riders, with your own driver and guide. All entrance fees are included and no tips are expected.

Included/Excluded

Private air-conditioned transport from Cairo or Giza
English-speaking guide
Breakfast in Tunis village
4-hour desert ride with an instructor
Lunch at a desert camp
4x4 safari to a sunset viewpoint
Helmet and bottled water
Wadi El Rayan entrance fee

Photographer (optional extra)
Drinks other than water and tea

Tour Plan

7:00 AM Hotel pick-up

Pick-up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza
About 2 hours to Fayoum

9:00 AM Breakfast in Tunis village

Feteer or an Egyptian breakfast

10:00 AM Desert ride

Four hours through the dunes towards Magic Lake, with a rest stop
Canters on the open sand for those who want them

2:30 PM Lunch at a desert camp

Grilled chicken, rice, vegetables and salads

3:30 PM 4x4 to the sunset

A short safari through the dunes to a sunset viewpoint
Back in Cairo around 8:30 PM

What our riders say

★★★★★ Rated 4.9 from 310 reviews on Google, TripAdvisor and Facebook.

★★★★★

Healthy, happy horses and fun guides! We had a fantastic horse ride at the Giza pyramids with iRide Egypt. Beautiful horses, healthy and well-cared for (as someone who loves and has had my own horses, this was the most important thing to me.) The guides were delightful young women who emphasized fun and safety, and made our experience so special.…

MyDogKyle
Tripadvisor review · February 2026

★★★★★

Me and my partner booked horse riding around the Giza Pyramids with iRide Egypt and it was nothing short of sensational. I was really anxious as it was my first time riding, but Marwa was so supportive and encouraging from the second we started. She helped me so much with getting on the horse and getting off, and building my…

nadiyah
Google review · October 2026

★★★★★

Desert horse riding. Very professional, friendly and the horses are well taken care of. I enjoyed the horse riding during the sunset. Iride is now favourite place for horse riding ?

Z A.
Tripadvisor review · November 2024

★★★★★

1 1/2 hour ride and 1/2 hour Pyramid photo shoot - AMAZING! Highly recommend IRIDE EGYPT!! Myself and my partner went from the UK on a private ride and had a couple of the team with us. My horse, a beautiful Arabian stallion (stallion at a little extra charge but well worth it) was in lovely condition which was important…

Abbey R.
Tripadvisor review · May 2024