5 Luxor Horse Riding Tours Worth the Saddle Time

1.Private Full-Day Customized Tour With Carriage Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 105 reviews · from $58Our pick

Build a 7 to 8-hour Luxor tour around your priorities, from Karnak and Luxor Temple to the Valley of the Kings. A private car, Egyptologist guide, local lunch, bottled water, and traditional carriage ride are included. Guides such as Omran, Aziz, Dua, and Laila have earned strong praise.

“Amazing ! A Great day ! Valley of the Kings is a wonderful place such fantastic condition for 4000 years old. We also visited Karnak & Luxor temple along with a few others, spectacular buildings. All managed by a great tour guide (Omran) and friendly driver Hamdy !! we booked flights and tour seperately with no hassle and cheaper than the trips advertised on the usual places.”

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2.Private Horse Riding Tour in Luxor West Bank

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $12Best value

Ride privately with Luxor Stables through villages, sugarcane and banana fields, desert tracks, and sites near Memnon and Hatshepsut. Choose one to four hours, sunrise or sunset, or an all-day trip. Guides such as Mahmoud and Mando work with beginners, while helmets, water, and chaps are provided.

“Luxor Stables was one of my best memory in Luxor. Nobi was really great during my booking and Mahmoud an amazing guide during the trip. I RECOMMAND !”

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3.First impression of Luxor-Explore secrets of Luxor by horse carriage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $30

Meet at Luxor Museum, then ride by horse carriage along the Nile to Karnak and Luxor Temple. An Egyptologist guide explains the temples, Avenue of Sphinxes, and Abu Haggag Mosque. Entry tickets cost extra, and carriage arrangements may vary.

“The advertisement indicated that I would be meeting with the tour guide on a horse carriage, but upon arrival, this was not the case. The tour title, "First Impression of... by Horse Carriage," was misleading. Instead, we walked to the first point of interest, and when I inquired abRead more”

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4.Scenic Camel or Horse Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 24 reviews · 1h 30m · from $15

Leave Luxor’s city noise behind for a one-hour camel or horse ride on the West Bank. A driver takes you to the river crossing and stable, where an Arabic or English-speaking instructor helps you choose and mount. Expect village lanes, banana and mango trees, and a practical look at local life.

“It was an awful experience, They were 20mins late, refused to speak to us or tell us what was happening. When we got to the west bank no one knew where the camels were and said we had to get in another boat. We were made to feel very nervous so ended up asking. to be taken back to the other side of the river and walked back to our hotel .”

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5.Luxor East Bank: Private Half-Day Tour W/Free Carriage Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $48

See Luxor’s East Bank with a private vehicle and licensed Egyptologist. Visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, stop for local Egyptian lunch, then enjoy a traditional horse carriage ride and free camel ride. Choose the booking option carefully, since temple entry fees are not always included.

“Great. The guide was very nice and showed us around the plantations and told us a lot about Egypt, customs, traditions, and everyday life. Please note that there are animals living in captivity there, which can be difficult to look at and may be disturbing to some. It is best not to go beyond the fruit trees.”

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