Adventure Travel by Big Earth Adventure

MIDDLE EAST

It is where it all began....travel back in time to see the historic sights of where our world began. Visit historical monuments, climb the pyramids in Egypt, cruise down the Nile. Take the Kasbah trail in Morocco. Hike the Atlas Mountains, stay in a Berber village right with the locals and take a camel trek the next day. Visit the walled city of Fez and sample their exotic cuisine.
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MIDDLE EAST HIGHLIGHTS

Trip code:

 im-iame

Trip length:

 23 days

Group size:

 Maximum 18

Transportation:

 Public buses, private coach, overnight seater train, hydrofoil.

Trip Overview

This exciting journey takes us all the way from Syria to Egypt, through some of the Middle Eastís most spectacular scenery and to some of the world's most impressive sights.
If you love the whole concept of travel. Getting there is as much fun as being there and you love using public transport, local restaurants and small family run hotels where you get the best chance to really get under the skin of a destination. You love the sometimes tough but ultimately rewarding nature of adventure travel and you love spending more time enjoying every experience rather than wasting time on travel arrangements.

Itinerary & Departure Dates

Day 1 Damascus
Day 2 Damascus - Aleppo
Day 3 Aleppo
Day 4 Hama
Day 5 Palmyra
Day 6 Palmyra
Day 7 Damascus
Day 8 Damascus 		Day 9 Border - Amman
Day 10 Amman
Day 11 Amman - Dana
Day 12 Dana - Petra
Day 13 Petra - Wadi Rum
Day 14 Camel trek - Aqaba
Day 15 Aqaba - Nuweiba - St. Catherine
Day 16 Mt. Sinai - Cairo 		Day 17 Cairo - Hurghada
Day 18 Hurghada
Day 19 Hurghada - Luxor
Day 20 Luxor
Day 21 Luxor
Day 22 Cairo
Day 23 Cairo

Accommodations

20 nights simple hotels or hostels (twin share not guaranteed at Petra, Dana or St Catherines, 1 night Bedouin style camp, 1 night seater train.

Meals

As per itinerary B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner.

Departure Dates

           

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