Middle East Tours in July 2026

I thought every single day was the best day of my life... Until the next day came along and overtook it, and then the next day and the next... The Okavango Delta is pure magic. Easily the best place to see wildlife in Africa (and I have been to most of them on Contiki's). Its remote, there are barely any other tourists on safari out there and it felt like we were truly in Africa, experiencing it for how it should be and not a tourist destination to see wildlife. The camping set up there is awesome, you arrive and everything is set up from your tents and bedding, to a fire place to sit around at night, to a dining tent and chill tent on the river to watch elephants come downt to drink in the middle of the day - right in front of us! On the Game Drives we saw lions and even Wild Dogs (Painted Wolf) pups as well as the adults on the hunt. The safari vehicles had fridges to keep the beers cold, charge ports for our phones and a roof to climb on to watch the sunset over the Delta's waterways while lions were calling in the distance. The Meerkats at the salt pans were amazing to see go about their day without even giving us a glance as we got close for photos and the sunset on the pans where you can see the horizon 360 degrees around you was extra special. And Chobe was out of this world... That sunset on the river when everyone had left the park but we stayed in it at Contiki Special Campsite, plus the leopard in the tree... Goosebumps... And I nearly forgot the adrendline and pure adventure of Victoria Falls. Bungeeing, rafting, heli flights, walking safaris... It has everything to get the heart racing but also some activity from sitting on safari vehicles. I guess some of the activities are pricey, but I felt super safe doing everything and would always rather pay a higher price for safety on the adventurous activities. I'd reccomend them all! The accommodation here felt so fancy with swimming pool, the spray of the falls in the distance, elephants drinking at the waterhole in front and out the back you could safely walk into town to do some shopping or exploring... A trip I could VERY easily do again and again. Every safari drive is different with varying chances of seeing different animals doing different things (drinking/eating/hunting/playing with babies etc etc). Every drive felt special and unique... The Africa bug has bitten me hard - I cant wait to go back

You see all the key highlights of Italy. Our tour guide, was great. He told us lots of interesting facts about the areas we visited plus more as we traveled on the bus. The bus driver, was amazing. This was an incredible and busy tour.

This is a well-planned and well-executed itinerary. Each day's activities did more than just give us the highlights of each area that we visited. The variety of activities enabled us to get a true idea of where we were. They included walking tours, bus rides, train rides, a boat ride in a fjord, a private museum visit, and a concert. Hotels were luxurious with old world European charm. The were wonderfully located and allowed us to explore the area when we had time on our own. The dinners that were included featured the best of the various cuisines.

Unlike the dense Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal is more open and flat, making wildlife easier to spot. Over 650 bird species, including hyacinth macaws, Toco Toucans, Greater Rhea, jabiru storks. Jaguars (we saw Three!) We also saw Capybaras, giant river otters, caimans, tapirs, Coati, Howler and Capuchin Monkeys, Azara's agouti, tamandua, Crab eating fox to name a few!

It was a great trip Mel was fantastic explaining everything in detail. Seeing the Katherine Gouge in the morning was beautiful. The breakfast made the cruise very enjoyable and I would highly recommend it

A most memorable day was the beautiful picnic lunch in Monchique. We made bread and were seated at tables with delicious food and plenty of wine. Beautiful day and scenery!!!! The tour was one of the best I have taken with Collette. Much to do but time for you also.