To get off the beaten track, jump onboard this half-day tour of the Hurghada desert. Everything kicks off in the late afternoon, when the desert goes into cool-down mode. Your guides will give you a health and safety briefing and a quick driving test before leading you into the desert. The changeable landscape covers pancake-flat sands, bone-jangling rocky roads and sharp-toothed hills. A couple of photo stops are thrown in for good measure, so you get the chance to pause and admire this otherworldly landscape.