Activities in Middle East
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Mohsen Hajisaeed
Young, highly organised Mohsen speaks excellent English, leads tours in Yazd, Kerman, Fars and Esfahan provinces (including Bavanat), and can arrange hotel discounts.
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Tour Guide, Arash Sadeghzadeh
Young, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and highly organised guide and fixer. Recommended.
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Dive Aqaba
A highly professional training centre known for its high-quality teaching staff.
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4x4 Dubai Desert Safari
5 hours (Departs Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
by Viator
Travel by 4x4 across the deserts of Dubai on this exhilarating excursion! Get an adrenaline rush sandboarding on the Dubai desert, enjoy a camel ride and get a…Not LP reviewed
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Arab Divers
Highly recommended year after year by Lonely Planet readers.
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Amman Beach
This newly upgraded public facility goes under the full title of Amman BeachTourism Resort, Restaurant & Pools. The beach, 2km south of the main resort strip, is run by Amman municipality to give affordable access to the Dead Sea. The grounds are attractively landscaped and the beach is clean, with sun umbrellas, freshwater showers and a vibrant local flavour, making it a great place to strike up conversation with a Jordanian family. There are also a number of swimming pools, a restaurant (JD10 buffet), some drinks stalls, basketball courts and an amusement park next door. It gets very busy at weekends (especially Thursday night and Friday). Locals will generally…
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Via Dolorosa
The ultimate Jerusalem walking tour is, of course, the Via Dolorosa, the route that Jesus is believed to have taken as he carried his cross to Calvary. The walk (around 30 minutes) is easily done on your own, but for a somewhat more unique experience join the Franciscan Fathers on Fridays as they lead a cross-bearing procession along the route. Each stop marks the stations of the cross. To begin the route known today, head deep into the Muslim Quarter, in the direction of Lions Gate.
Before embarking on the walking tour, you might want to visit St Anne's Church and the Ecce Homo Convent of the Sisters of Zion, both located close to the first station. The First Station is…
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Ski Dubai
Skiing in the desert? Puh-leeze! Where else but in Dubai? The city’s most incongruous attraction, Ski Dubai is a faux winter wonderland built right into the gargantuan Mall of the Emirates. It comes complete with ice sculptures, a tiny sledding hill, five ski runs (the longest being 400m) and a Freestyle Zone with jumps and rails. Gulf Arabs especially are fascinated by this snowy display, but they typically restrict themselves to the walk-through Snow Park, passing through a colour-lit igloo filled with carved-ice penguins and dragons, then sledding down a little hill in plastic toboggans. Skiers and boarders are kept separate from the Snow Park and instead whiz down a…
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Madaba Turkish Bath
If you’ve had just about enough mosaics for one day, you could always enjoy closely knit tiles of a modern kind at MadabaTurkish Bath. These small and cosy baths are clean and intimate but opening times, like elsewhere in Madaba, are flexible. Call ahead to reserve the baths for an hour or so. Women can choose a female or male attendant and couples can share the facilities if they wish. You begin with a shower, sweat it out for a few minutes in the steam room, relax on a heated marble slab, lounge in the Jacuzzi and finally lie down at the mercy of the masseur. If you behave nicely, you’ll be rewarded with mint tea in the comfortable majlis (lounge) area.
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Dizin Resort
The largest field in Iran and home to Iranian skiing, Dizin Resort, The runs aren’t difficult. Still, with a vertical drop of about 900m it should appeal to anyone feeling the need for speed. With base camp at about 2700m and the upper slopes about 3500m, skiing is usually possible from December until April. From the base, you take an antique-looking gondola to the mid-station, and another to the top. A third gondola ferries you to the eastern slopes.
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Al-Wadi Resort
Newly opened, this public resort has a variety of water games, including a wave machine and slides, in pleasantly landscaped surroundings. There are two restaurants (open 9am to midnight), one selling snacks and the other offering an Arabic menu. Children are measured on entry: those under 95cm are admitted free! The resort is about 500m north of the Convention Centre at the head of the Resort strip.
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Sensasia Urban Spa
Detox treatments, facials and massage from Bali, Japan and Thailand are the specialities at this women’s indie day spa done in sensuous Far East–meets–Middle East style. The menu includes such highly original options as warm cocoa butter stone therapy, chocolate body buff, fennel colon cleanse and pro-collagen quartz lift. For the ultimate indulgence, become ‘Queen for a Day’ (Dh1500).
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Givenchy Spa
Clean, elegant and straightforward, Givenchy exclusively uses its eponymous products in its 12 treatment rooms. The lighting is a bit yellow, but it’s the kind of place you can go with your conservative mother who prefers sensibility to excess. Hot-stone massage is the specialty.
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Negevland Tours
Best all-round adventure company in the area. It offers jeep crater tours, abseiling, paintball, and licensed hiking guides who speak English, French and Spanish. Negevland also has the only professional bike-repair shop between Be'er Sheva and Eilat and rents 21-gear mountain bikes.
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Day Tour to the Enchanting Forts of Nizwa
9 hours (Departs Muscat, Oman)
by Viator
The tour starts with a spectacular drive through the Hajar mountains via the oases of Fanjah and Birkat Al Mauz, to reach Nizwa and the impressive 17th century…Not LP reviewed
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Al Boom Diving
Al Boom is the largest dive operation in the UAE and leads daily guided dive trips off Dubai and to the East Coast and the Musandam Peninsula. The experienced staff also offer the gamut of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to Instructor level.
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Muscat City Sightseeing Tour - A Fascinating Capital
4 hours (Departs Muscat, Oman)
by Viator
The tour begins by driving through the beautiful embassy quarter of Muscat en route to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. Visit the mosque, a religious landmark of…Not LP reviewed
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Private 4x4 Safari - Mountain Fascination - Eastern Hajar Mountains
10 hours 30 minutes (Departs Muscat, Oman)
by Viator
Your private 4x4 tour starts on the road from Muscat to the coastal town of Quriyat, then moves off-road to continue on a mountain track through the Eastern…Not LP reviewed
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Private 4x4 Safari of Wadi Shab - The Coastal Caravan
11 hours (Departs Muscat, Oman)
by Viator
Head out from Muscat on your own private tour to the coastal town of Quriyat, famous for its beautiful beaches. Then onto a photo-stop at the "Sinkhole" which…Not LP reviewed
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4x4 Dubai Desert Safari from Abu Dhabi with Camel Ride, Dinner and Belly Dancing Performance
8 hours 30 minutes (Departs Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
by Viator
Take a 4x4 adventure across the sands on an afternoon and evening safari from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, where you’ll catch a spectacular desert sunset and enjoy…Not LP reviewed
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Markaz al-Bahja Shopping Mall Play Area
A fair way out of town, this covered play area with themed rides is in the new shopping mall, 5km northwest of Seeb Airport on the highway towards Seeb.
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Private Day Tour of Rustaq - Voyage into the Past
9 hours (Departs Muscat, Oman)
by Viator
Your private tour starts with a visit to the fish market and souk in Barka and a visit of Bait Na'am, a fortified house where the Imams used to overnight during…Not LP reviewed
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Driver, Hossein Soltani
Hossein works in the Shiraz Eram hotel and moonlights as a (safe) driver and fixer.
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Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Private Departure Transfer
40 minutes (Departs Tel Aviv, Israel)
by Viator
Make your departure from Israel as smooth as possible with a Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion International Airport Private Departure Transfer. Forget about the haggling…Not LP reviewed
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Pure Gym
Gym.
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