The Middle East is living, breathing proof of an old maxim: you don’t know, until you go. Forget the headlines and the hyperbole; this is the cradle of civilisations, an ancient land emerging as a modern power, with the money, culture and panache to back it up. Ride camels with Bedouin tribespeople across the dunes of the Sahara, haggle for gold in the souqs of downtown Amman, cruise the Nile beneath the white sail of a felucca or float forever in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea. Wherever you go, three things will follow: the faint scent of cloves and camel, the echoing call to prayer and the smiles of people that call this place home.
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Middle East tour reviews
Egypt Adventure, April 2018
bruce clark
carry a lot of medication for an upset stomach
Review submitted 20 Apr 2018
Egypt Family Holiday , April 2018
linda parker
Great family trip suitable even for grandparents! Children and adults all got on well together like a family - Hany played with children at cards, pool and swimming and gave us plenty of information on all subjects and gave us great care too. Please consider Eygpt for your holiday.
Review submitted 19 Apr 2018
Explore Jordan, March 2018
Dean Wilkins
Read trip notes a few times. You will pickup different things each time. Travel times on the road and free time at destinations are important for your enjoyment.
Review submitted 19 Apr 2018
Trek Jordan, April 2018
Emily Aldridge
The trip exceeded my expectations. I learnt so much about Jordan through our tour leader Osama and the trekking gave the trip an additional sense of purpose and achievement. Would recommend to anyone who wants to get a taste of the Middle East and visit some beautiful places. The pace of the trip was perfect for me. I was never bored and there was always time to relax when required
Review submitted 19 Apr 2018
Trek Jordan, April 2018
Keith Turland
We arrived in Amman 2 days before the start of the trekking holiday and visited Jerash - the Roman remains are definitely worth seeing. We found the trekking easier than expected - the walk from Little Petra to the Monastery and Petra was certainly the highlight. Our guide, Osama Awad, was excellent and very informative.
Review submitted 19 Apr 2018
Discover Egypt & Jordan, April 2018
Gladys Wiskar
Overall a wonderful and varied itinerary with a good mix of activities. Virtually no stress as our guides looked after all the travel, transit, accommodation and eating details. Making all these arrangements....for Middle East travel would have been challenging....and stressful. Our two groups...for Egypt and Jordan were quite different....but both were good, and it was great to have interesting and friendly people with whom to share the days. One note.....Jordan is expensive. We knew it would be, relative to Egypt, but found we were spending $30 to $40 CAD each for our group dinners. A very busy schedule.....and a fascinating trip.
Review submitted 19 Apr 2018
Egypt Experience, March 2018
Frances Tobin
The Egypt Adventure was a fantastic way to experience the Egyptian civilisation and its many wondrous attractions.
Review submitted 18 Apr 2018
Egypt Adventure, March 2018
Helen Ashley
This trip is full on but you get to see loads of different things. Our guide Hassan was superb. Don't get put off about the overnight trains and the felucca night - I was a bit cautious about those but they are fine - not like staying in a hotel obviously but very far from being awful! Once you're in Egypt it feels safe, I walked around Cairo on my own as a single female, went on the underground with another female traveller and all felt fine, yes you get hassle but not threatening behaviour. When you're in the group and with your guide that is much minimised. Once there Egypt is also really cheap. I didn't drink very much alcohol but I think I spent less than £300 in total whilst there and I went on every extra tour and bought camera tickets when going into temples and bought some gifts for home, plus tipped my guide a fair bit. Some of my lunches only cost £2!
Review submitted 18 Apr 2018
Egypt Family Holiday , March 2018
Helen Adams
The group size was just right and there was a good mix of ages for the children - about half were teenagers. Our guide, Ahmed, was simply amazing throughout the whole trip. We did lots of things that it would have been very difficult to do on our own. There was a great balance of activities from temples to donkey rides; the day and night on the felucca was a real highlight. A perfect balance of culture and fun!
Review submitted 18 Apr 2018
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