Adventure Tour activities in Middle East
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Vatan Caravan Tours & Travel Agency
Hossein Vatani's ancient Jeep seems permanently incapacitated, but he's good fun and can arrange trips to nomad encampments, camel treks and his speciality, trips into the Kaluts to sleep in the 'million star hotel'. Cost depends on the transport you choose.
Hossein can arrange tours within Kerman and to the surrounding areas, including the Kaluts, Mahan and Rayen. Hossein has had mainly positive feedback, though he's not perfect. For desert trips, specify whether you want to sleep in camp or in the desert.
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Wadi Rum Desert Services
Located round the corner from Al-Cazar Hotel, between King Hussein and An-Nahda Sts, this is another long-standing agency that offers a variety of reliable services, particularly, though not exclusively, to Wadi Rum. It’s worth paying this agency a visit just to admire the Iranian furniture in the office! There’s another branch near Al-Shami Restaurant, off Zahran St.
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Desert Eco Tours
A good choice for wilderness tours is the reputable Desert Eco Tours, which does half-day to multi-day jeep, camel and hiking tours in the Negev, Sinai (St Katherine's Monastery) and southwestern Jordan. Prices don't include border taxes.
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Guide Horizon
Hires out desert dune buggies for excursions into the Negev; a three-hour trip with breakfast goes for around 350 while an overnight trip, including cook-out and sauna upon return to the home base, goes for 800.
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Vali Ansari Astaneh
Offers very inexpensive low-tech walking and public-transport based city tours, village visits, mountain walks and a budget homestay.
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Arabian Adventures
Organises desert safaris. Also has a desk at the Sheraton Doha Hotel & Resort.
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Gulf Adventures
Can organise tours to the desert. Offers friendly and knowledgeable advice.
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Arabian Adventures
Part of the Emirates group, Arabian Adventures is one of the most dependable tour operators in town, although it doesn’t offer discounted prices for children. The standard desert safari (Dh310) kicks off at 2.30pm daily and includes a visit to a camel farm, a brief dune drive, access to the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, and a dinner including sheesha, camel rides and a belly dancer. The full-day desert safari (Dh325) departs on Tuesday and Friday and covers the wadis of the Hajar Mountains as well as Fossil Rock. The overnight safari (Dh450) includes everything offered in the standard desert-safari package, plus tents, sleeping bags and breakfast the following morn…
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Net Tours
This is one of the oldest and best companies offering desert safaris.
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