ATV Tour Price 2026: What 178 Quad Tours Cost by Country
Across 178 ATV, quad, buggy and jeep tours in 18 countries, prices run from $8 to $600 per person, with a median of $96. The cheapest country medians are Egypt ($34), Morocco ($38) and Turkey ($39). The most expensive are Canada ($243) and Iceland ($197). A strong mid-price example is the 4x4 ATV Adventure with Tequila Tasting and Mexican Buffet Lunch in Mexico: from $75, rated 4.93 by 5,510 travelers, 3 hours with lunch included.
- Median price across 178 tours in 18 countries: $96 per person, range $8 to $600.
- Cheapest country medians: Egypt $34, Morocco $38, Turkey $39.
- Most expensive: Canada $243, Iceland $197, United States $152.
- Private tours have a median of $219, against $91 for shared ones.
- Lunch in the package does not raise the median ($90 with it, $97 without).
Searching for an ATV tour price usually returns one number with no context. The real answer depends on where you ride, for how long, in what vehicle and what the package bundles. A one-hour quad ride next to the Giza pyramids starts at $20. A 7-hour Thorsmork Super Jeep day in Iceland starts at $335.74. Both count as an off-road tour, and they have little else in common.
This guide replaces guesswork with the listings themselves. Every figure below comes from the tour catalog this site tracks, so you can see the cheapest, typical and top price in each country, and the concrete reasons two tours in the same place can differ by a factor of three.
How we built these numbers
We took the 178 tours listed on our 18 country pages (9 or 10 per country), all captured from Viator listings between June and September 2026. Each listing gives a "from" price per person in USD, a rating, a review count and a duration. For each country we report the cheapest, the median (the middle tour when sorted by price) and the most expensive listing. We use the median instead of the average because a single private tour would drag an average far from what most travelers pay.
Two honest caveats. First, the country catalogs mix pure quad rides with buggy, UTV, jeep, snowmobile and a few combo tours (zipline, rafting), so a median describes the motorized adventure market in that country, not quad rides alone. Second, "from" prices change with the season and the operator, so treat them as a starting point and check the live price before you book.
ATV tour prices by country in 2026
Sorted from the lowest median to the highest. Click a country to see its tours.
| Country | Tours | Cheapest | Median | Most expensive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9 | $19 | $34 | $115 |
| Morocco | 10 | $29 | $38 | $99 |
| Turkey | 10 | $32 | $39 | $186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | $8 | $45 | $600 |
| Indonesia (Bali) | 10 | $20 | $52 | $145 |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | $33 | $58 | $179 |
| Vietnam | 10 | $18 | $59 | $499 |
| Brazil | 9 | $32 | $88 | $432 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | $65 | $88 | $190 |
| Portugal | 10 | $68 | $98 | $336 |
| Thailand | 10 | $33 | $102 | $302 |
| Jordan | 10 | $55 | $105 | $126 |
| Mexico | 10 | $70 | $105 | $199 |
| Greece | 10 | $78 | $123 | $198 |
| Spain | 10 | $78 | $135 | $222 |
| United States | 10 | $100 | $152 | $240 |
| Iceland | 10 | $129 | $197 | $471 |
| Canada | 10 | $122 | $243 | $567 |
| All 18 countries | 178 | $8 | $96 | $600 |
The global extremes are not typical rides. The $8 floor is a Dubai desert safari ("Desert Safari Dubai (Pickup and Drop by 4x4 Optional)", from $8.50) where the 4x4 transfer is an add-on. The $600 ceiling is the "Abu Dhabi Private City Tour", which despite its title is a 5-hour private buggy tour in the Mleiha desert. Half of all 178 tours cost $96 or less, and 45 of them cost $50 or less.
Why ATV tour prices vary so much
Four things explain most of the gap, and the catalog shows each one clearly.
1. The country sets the baseline
The same two-hour ride costs very different amounts depending on the market. In the listings, a "Cappadocia ATV (1 Quad Bike) Tour - 2 Hours" starts at $35 and "ATV Quad biking in Marrakech desert palmgrove" (2 hours) at $38.37. In the United States, the "Las Vegas Dunes ATV Tour" (2 hours) starts at $100. In Iceland, the "Quad Bike Tour on Black Lava Sands from Mýrdalur" (2 hours) starts at $217. Country explains more of the price than duration does.
2. Duration matters inside the same place
Across all 178 tours, longer is not automatically pricier: the median is $100 for tours up to 2 hours and $110 for tours longer than 8 hours, because cheap full-day jeep safaris in Morocco and Bali sit next to short premium rides in North America. Inside one destination, though, hours drive the price. At Giza, the "ATV Ride at the Desert of Giza Pyramids" (1 hour) starts at $20 and the "Quad bike ATV around the Desert of Giza Pyramids" (2 hours) at $34.
3. The vehicle changes the bill
Grouping tours by the vehicle named in the title, the median is $84 for jeep or 4x4 tours (63 listings), $87 for ATV or quad tours (64), $128 for buggy, UTV or side-by-side tours (32) and $226 for snowmobile tours (6). These figures count tours that mix vehicles in both groups. Counting only tours with a single type of vehicle, the median is $85 for ATV or quad (59) and $139 for buggy or UTV (27). In Los Cabos, the "Migriño Beach & Dunes off-road Tour ATV" starts at $70 while the "OffRoad 4X4 UTV Adventure with unlimited Lunch & Tequila" starts at $199. In Iceland, the 1-hour "Volcano ATV Tour" (303 reviews) starts at $141.49 and the 7-hour "Thorsmork Super Jeep" at $335.74.
4. Private tours and what the package bundles
Private is the single biggest price jump. The 13 tours with "private" in the title have a median of $219, against $91 for the other 165. Examples: "Private Full Day Off-Road Tour in Madeira" from $335.74, "Private Agafay Desert Off-Road ATV Quad Adventure: Half-Day Tour" in Morocco from $99.
Food is a different story. Tours that mention lunch in the title have a median of $90, close to the $97 of those that do not, because markets like Agadir bundle lunch into very cheap full days ("Agadir Jeep safari 4x4 Desert Adventures with Lunch", 8 hours, from $29.38). Hotel transfer appears in some titles too, such as "Marmaris Quad Bike Safari (Adventure Tour) w/ Free Hotel Transfer" from $40 and "10 Years ATV/Quad Experience Santorini Tour- FREE Transportation" from $132.50. When a package bundles lunch, transfer or a second activity, compare it with the bare ride in the same place, not with a tour in another country.
Per person or per vehicle: read the title
Prices in the catalog are "from" prices per person, yet a few titles describe a shared vehicle: "Buggy Safari for 2 people" in Turkey (from $185.62), "Quadricycle Tour to the Hills with Off Road 15km - 2 people" in Brazil (from $96.79) and "Rhodes ATV Quad Guided Off Road Tour 2 or 1 person on 1 Quad" (from $191.85). On these, open the listing and check whether the price covers one rider, a driver and passenger, or the whole vehicle before you compare it with anything else.
What an ATV tour package can include
Use the listing as a checklist. These are the elements that show up in the titles we track, and each one shifts the price:
- Hotel pickup or transfer, often limited to named areas ("from Tamarindo, Conchal or Riu Hotels" in Costa Rica).
- A meal or tasting (buffet lunch, Berber lunch, BBQ, tequila or chocolate and coffee tasting).
- A second activity such as zipline, rafting, a cave swim or camel ride.
- Photos or a photographer, named in some Brazil and Spain titles.
- Riding alone versus sharing a vehicle with a passenger.
Before you book
- Compare tours inside the same destination first. Our country pages list 9 or 10 tours each, enough to see the local range.
- Check whether the "from" price is for one rider or one vehicle, and what the passenger rate is.
- Confirm the pickup zone, because a transfer that excludes your hotel changes the real cost.
- Read the age, license and passenger rules on the listing itself. Operators set them, and they differ by tour.
- Look at review count as well as rating. The 4x4 ATV Adventure with Tequila Tasting and Mexican Buffet Lunch has 5,510 reviews, while several tours with a perfect 5.0 have fewer than 50.
Related guides
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- ATV rental vs guided tour
- ATV tour safety tips
- Best ATV tours in Egypt and Morocco, the cheapest medians
- ATV tours in Cozumel and Punta Cana
FAQ
How much does an ATV tour cost in 2026?
Across the 178 ATV, quad, buggy and jeep tours we track in 18 countries, the median from price is $96 per person. Half of the tours cost $96 or less, 45 cost $50 or less, and the full range runs from $8 to $600.
What is the cheapest country for an ATV tour?
Egypt has the lowest median at $34, followed by Morocco at $38 and Turkey at $39. The cheapest single quad ride in Egypt is the 1-hour ATV Ride at the Desert of Giza Pyramids, from $20.
Why are ATV tours in Iceland and Canada so expensive?
Iceland has a median of $197 and Canada $243. Both catalogs lean on pricier vehicles, such as super jeep days (Thorsmork Super Jeep, from $335.74) and Whistler snowmobile and buggy tours from about $200 to $274.
Is the price of a 2-person ATV tour per person or per vehicle?
Catalog prices are per person, but some titles describe a shared vehicle, such as Buggy Safari for 2 people in Turkey (from $185.62). On those listings, check the pricing options to see whether one price covers the driver and the passenger.
Does an ATV tour package with lunch cost more?
Not necessarily. Tours with lunch in the title have a median of $90, against $97 for those without. In Mexico, the 4x4 ATV Adventure with Tequila Tasting and Mexican Buffet Lunch starts at $75 for 3 hours.
How much more does a private ATV tour cost?
In our catalog, the 13 tours with private in the title have a median of $219, more than double the $91 median of shared tours.
How much does a UTV or buggy tour cost compared with a quad tour?
Tours that name a buggy, UTV or side-by-side have a median of $128, against $87 for tours that name an ATV or quad, counting mixed-vehicle tours in both groups. With a single type of vehicle only, the medians are $139 and $85. Snowmobile tours are the most expensive group at a median of $226.
