Middle East Sightseeing Trips

This trip was such a good blend of the tourist highlights and local culture. I really liked the bushmen activity...it was so eye opening and a beautiful experience. Deadvlei was also incredible to see.. there is truly nothing like it. Every day we saw something new...Namibia is just so diverse with all it has to offer.

It was a great experience - my tour guide Jiear was so kind and organised, he really made the trip the best it could be. Really good for a newbie solo traveller as had a good mix of solo time, activities and other bits and bobs.

What a fantastic trip. This is our second walking-type trip with Explore and is was just as well run and thoughtfully designed as the previous one. The trip pace was as I expected based on the description - lots of daily walking, with a little down time for exploring or relaxing in the evening (or morning, if you are a morning person). Most days we started hiking or driving to hiking location at 9 am and finished between 3-5 pm. I really appreciated that the tour leader (Aykut) had a lot of experience and was able to shift around activities to avoid crowds. He was really good at explaining what to expect for the next day (and several days in advance, where relevant) so that we could plan for bringing/not bring our hiking poles, packing extra snacks or water if we weren't going to be near a town, dress for the next day's weather, etc. I do think having the hiking poles was helpful for many of the days, so I am glad I brought them. A few days we stopped for a mid-day break at a location with restaurant options, one day was limited to one option (in a national park: but really, really good food for the sole option), and a few days we packed picnic lunches. If you are thinking about doing this tour, and like walking (moderate level most days, with some hills and some downhill and flat stretches), and love really unique scenery and history, I would highly recommend this trip.

Michal was the best tour guide! He has a deep knowledge of the culture, history, politics, and people of Czechia, and he made sure we were very well cared for every step of the way. Michal always shared the plan for each day but asked for our input, which made the tour feel very personalized. He chose wonderful restaurants and even helped us order items on the menu that were unfamiliar to us. He seemed as excited to see each site as we were, and he explained every special place with insight and enthusiasm. Michal made the whole trip a lot of fun and extremely memorable.

Unusual for an Explore trip stayed in same hotel all week. That made it more relaxing and that if a person didn’t feel like walking that day they could relax at the hotel. The walks were varied and interesting. It was only the first day walk that was an effort because it was a long uphill stretch. The on hour balloon trip was very nice. The wine tasting was very good. The Hamam was very good.

Great walking holiday.. Cappadocia has such a varied landscape unlike anywhere else on the planet. All the walks were manageable. The group leader was fantastic. There were 14 of us in the group which formed a great atmosphere. We had a lovely time.