Pyramids by horseback

Experience the breathtaking Pyramids of Giza by horseback, with the launch of a brand new riding holiday from The Riding Company. Head off on a desert adventure across the Sahara, sleeping in colourful Bedouin tents along the way.

Visit ancient monuments far from the crowds, resting and overnighting in the shade of an idyllic Oasis. Visit Bedouin villages and pass through an amazing changing landscape of shimmering open vistas, sand-dunes and stunning sculptural canyons. With three different tours, there is something for everyone.

All tours start in Cairo, so that you can visit the Pyramids and the Sphinx on horseback and also visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities - where lots of the delightful treasures from ancient Egypt are on display - and experience some vibrant local colour at the night-time Bazaar for some interesting souvenirs.

Tour 1 - Desert Ride with Nile Cruise. This 7 night tour combines the trip to Cairo, the ride around the pyramids and the Sphinx with a NILE CRUISE from Luxor where you can visit the tombs of the Valley of the Kings then sail to Edfu and Aswan for further visits to archaeological sites. 5 * accommodation, 18 hours of riding.

Tour 2 - Desert Riding with beach time (diving/ snorkelling/spa). 7 night tour which combines the trip to Cairo as above with the ride to the Sakkara tombs and statues deep in the desert (about 6 hours riding), then transfer to Marsa Alam and the stunning beaches of the RED SEA for a few days of desert riding and relaxing in your 5* hotel. Includes a 'Jeep safari' to a Bedouin village, 13 hours of riding, 4 dives or snorkelling trips by boat.

Tour 3 - Horse, camel and Jeep Safari. 11 nights. Experience stunning desert landscape on the Sinai Peninsula. The first couple of days are as above then take a jeep safari into the desert to meet the horses. Visit archaelogical sites with overnights in Bedouin camps along the way, then relax at the end of the tour at a famous Red Sea resort. 35 hours of riding. 5* hotels and Bedoiun or modern tents.

Sponsored ride in Egypt:

The Riding Company has teamed up with horse charity The Brooke, to organise a sponsored ride in Egypt this November to help badly treated horses. In fact, it was in Egypt that The Brooke's founder, Dorothy Brooke, started the charity in 1930. She was horrified to see hundreds of emaciated horses on its streets, so she set up a committee and bought 5,000 ex-cavalry horses.

And in 1934, Dorothy Brooke founded the ‘Old War Horse Memorial Hospital’ in Cairo, with the promise of free veterinary care for all the city’s working horses and donkeys…the Brooke Hospital for Animals was born.

The Riding Company will be visiting some Brooke projects around Cairo to see first hand how the charity is helping the sick and poorly-treated horses. Everyone involved can enjoy a fun, but worthwhile holiday, with a great bunch of people, while they take part in the sponsored ride.

For more information, log on to Theridingcompany.com.