VIP Riding Luxor
Trail Ride (1.5 hours) Sunrise
09.01.2025
What can you expect on the VIP Riding Luxor 90-Minute Sunrise Ride? Here you’ll find all important information about the stable, the ride, whether photos are taken and my personal review.
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Information
We had the privilege of joining a VIP Riding Luxor 90-Minute Sunrise Private Ride. The guide and owner “Karim” was able to accommodate all of our wishes.
Guests could only pay for the ride in cash — in Euros, USD, or Egyptian pounds.
A transfer picked up guests from their hotel.
If desired, guests can borrow a riding helmet free of charge. Helmets are not mandatory.
The stable is run by Karim (Egyptian), who puts the wellbeing of the horses and customer care above everything else.
Stable
The stable is located at the edge of a suburb in Luxor. Right next to the stable, a hotel for guests is currently being built. Karim only keeps stallions. They spend the nights in stalls and the days outside. After every ride, the horses are given double rations of feed. All horses are well-nourished and have been with Karim for many years, as he always reinvests the income into feed for leaner times.
Arrival
Upon arrival, Karim showed us the stable and the horses. His staff prepared the horses for the ride. In front of the stable, a bench served as a mounting block. While we mounted, the staff member held the horses and adjusted the stirrups. Once Karim was in the saddle, the ride began.
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Trail Ride
The ride began at the stable crossroads, where we turned left. At the next corner, we turned left again and passed the “Luxor Pottery School.” Shortly after, we reached another crossroads, turned right, and crossed the main road. On the other side, we followed the street to the left, passed through the first roundabout, and at the next one turned left again. This road led us to wide, green fields where we began the first trot.
Soon after, we took a right turn leading us toward the hot air balloons. While riding through the fields in all three gaits, the colorful balloons rose majestically into the sky. The horses remained completely calm – they were used to this spectacle.
Following the same field path back, we reached another crossroads where we turned right. The way led us at a walk past lush green meadows and endless sugarcane fields. At one junction, we turned left, followed the path to its end, and then turned right. Shortly after, we turned left again, using the opportunity to trot and canter over the soft field paths.
We then turned right and immediately left again to ride through a small village. At the end of the village path, a gentle left curve led us past the impressive Mortuary Temple of Seti I, whose mighty columns shone reverently in the morning sun.
Our path then took us across an old cemetery and deeper into the village, where we rode along a high wall until we finally passed the “Luxor Pottery School” once again. Two final right turns brought us back to the stable, where our eventful ride ended.
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After the ride
Back at the stable, the staff member came to meet us, held the horse so I could dismount, and immediately brought the horses into their stalls. Saddles and bridles were removed, and the horses were cared for.
The transfer then brought us back to our hotel.
Photos
Karim, the owner, took many photos and videos during the entire ride.
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My Review
I really enjoyed this ride. Watching the hot air balloons rise at sunrise from horseback was a true highlight.
VIP Riding Luxor 90-Minute Sunrise Ride
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