Specialist Riding Holidays in Cairo, Egypt . |
Happy Horse Holidays |
We offer a 6 night stay with 5 days of riding and excursions. Breakfast and all dinners at the house are included. Lunch is included on riding days, other than at Sakkara country club (day 3). Meals eaten out and alcoholic drinks on excursions are not included. |
Itinerary |
After breakfast, we will go for a short ride (2 hours) to introduce you to the area and your horse. Lunch will be provided on your return, and the afternoon will be free for you to relax at the villa. Dinner at home is included. |
Ride to Giza pyramids, where you will have time to explore these wonders of the ancient world. You can enter a pyramid, visit a ship originally found buried in the desert and meet the Sphinx. Refreshment will then be found at a local bar with an amazing view of the Giza Plateau , before riding out into the desert for a late picnic lunch. Return through the desert to the villa, where you can relax before driving to downtown Cairo for an evening dinner cruise on the Nile, with belly dancers and whirling dervishes. Riding time—3 hours |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Ride through the desert to Sakkara, where you will be able to enjoy galloping over the sand dunes and see the Abu Sir pyramids. Lunch will be at the Sakkara country club, where you will stay for the night. In the afternoon you can relax in the gardens and pool at the club, or visit the museum and pyramids at Sakkara. Riding Time—4 hours |
Day 3 |
After breakfast, we will ride to Dashur to visit the Red and Bent Pyramids. On the way we will see the famous stepped pyramid of Sakkara. Lunch will be a Bedouin style picnic by the Dashur lake. In the afternoon we will ride back to the villa. Riding Time - 6 hours. |
Day 4 |
Horses and Riders take a rest until evening so after breakfast the day will be spent visiting the Egyptian Museum. Lunch will be provided during a private yacht cruise on the Nile. In the evening we will take a moonlit ride in the desert. Riding Time 1-2 hours |
Day 5 |