Excursions from Makadi Bay: what to book if you aren’t staying in Hurghada
Updated October 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Short version. For most people, “From Hurghada: Makadi Bay ATV Tour” fits best: two hours, from €10.50 per person, rated 4.7 from 2,945 reviews, with Bedouin tea and a camel ride mentioned in the description: see dates and prices for the quad tour. If you want an evening rather than a race, take “Makadi Bay: BADU Luxury Bedouin Dinner Experience & Stargaze”, four hours from €43.84, 4.8 from 256 reviews: see prices for the evening with the Bedouin. If you want the sea, take “Makadi Bay: Paradise Island Snorkeling and Lunch”, from €24.50: see prices for the Paradise Island trip.
Makadi Bay is a resort bay south of Hurghada, and quite a few excursions carry its name in the title. But “Makadi” in the title does not mean you will be collected from your hotel in Makadi Bay. That is the most important thing to understand before you choose.
Five offers side by side
| Offer | Duration | From | Rating | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makadi Bay quad bikes from Hurghada | 2 hours | €10.50 | 4.7 · 2,945 reviews | a short ride at the lowest cost |
| Makadi Bay: quads, camels, stars, dinner and show | 1 to 5 hours | €10.48 | 4.3 · 1,409 reviews | an evening programme for the same money |
| Safaga/Makadi Bay: panorama submarine | 2 hours | €15.47 | 4.5 · 798 reviews | anyone who doesn’t want a whole day at sea |
| Paradise Island: snorkelling and lunch | 4 to 9 hours | €24.50 | 4.5 · 891 reviews | a beach day with lunch |
| BADU: an evening with the Bedouin and stars | 4 hours | €43.84 | 4.8 · 256 reviews | a special evening, not a race |
Where they actually pick you up
Title and description disagree here, and you only notice if you read closely. The quad tour has “From Hurghada” in the title, while the description speaks of a ride in the Makadi Bay area from Hurghada. The Paradise Island trip has Makadi Bay in the title, but the description says “from Hurghada”. The submarine has Safaga and Makadi Bay in the title, yet its description gives the transfer from Safaga and Sahl Hasheesh, with not a word about hotels in Makadi Bay. Only two offers, the evening with the Bedouin and the evening programme with quads, name Makadi Bay without “from Hurghada”.
So if you are staying in Makadi Bay, no title guarantees pick-up there, and the descriptions don’t say from which hotels. Give your hotel and the departure time before you pay, and ask for the answer in writing. If you are staying in Hurghada, the quads and Paradise Island state departure from the city, but confirm the time anyway.
If you don’t want to depend on someone else’s transfer, you can compare rental cars here: compare rental cars on the Red Sea. Whether you need one at all is covered separately: Hurghada without a car.
Quad bikes: two tours at the same price
The €10.50 tour and the evening tour at €10.48 cost almost the same, but they are different offers. The first is two hours, desert, Bedouin tea and a camel, rated 4.7. The second has a sea view, a fast camel and, optionally, dinner, a show and stars, from one to five hours, rated 4.3 from 1,409 reviews. What is in the starting price and what costs extra shows on the booking page, while the description calls it “optional”.
If you simply want a ride, take the first: the rating is 0.4 higher and it has twice as many reviews. If you want the evening, take the second, but check what you see in the basket rather than what the headline says. For the difference between a quad, a buggy and a jeep: quad, buggy or jeep.
At sea: the submarine or Paradise Island
The submarine is two hours, €15.47, rated 4.5 from 798 reviews, and the description mentions a semi-submarine, watching marine life and snorkelling. Paradise Island is four to nine hours, €24.50, 4.5 from 891 reviews: swimming, snorkelling and relaxing on white sand. The headline mentions lunch, and “four to nine” means there are several variants. Check in the basket which one is in the starting price. We have a separate comparison of the other days at sea: islands from Hurghada: two or six.
See prices for the Safaga/Makadi Bay submarine
An evening with the Bedouin
“Makadi Bay: BADU Luxury Bedouin Dinner Experience & Stargaze” is four hours, €43.84, rated 4.8 from 256 reviews. The description names a traditional Bedouin dinner, a sunset with a camel ride and the stars. It is the most expensive offer in the table and the highest rated, but it has 256 reviews, far fewer than the quads.
If you want stars through a telescope rather than a Bedouin dinner, see our comparison: stargazing in the desert near Hurghada.
Who this is not for
If you dislike dust and bumping about, quad bikes won’t suit you. If you are staying in Makadi Bay and need a transfer from your own hotel, you may find that none of the titles promises you one. With children, there is a guide by age: Hurghada with kids. No minimum age is given in any of the five descriptions: ask the operator on the booking page.
Our recommendation
Take “From Hurghada: Makadi Bay ATV Tour”. Rated 4.7 from 2,945 reviews, two hours, €10.50 – the shortest and cheapest way to find out whether you like it. Before you pay, write to the operator with the name of your hotel and ask whether they will pick you up there.
See dates and prices for the quad tour
If you want a special evening, take BADU at €43.84. If you want the sea, take the two-hour submarine rather than a whole day on Paradise Island until you know which variant is in the starting price. The other offers are collected on the page excursions in Hurghada.
