North Africa 4x4, quad and ATV Trips

The Garden Route was jam packed with wonderful experiences, without being rushed. Plenty of time to relish the beautiful scenery between stops. The food and accommodation were all excellent. Above all our tour guide was superb, keeping us informed and engaged so we got the most from our experience. This was a real treasure.

This was a very busy tour that delivered everything that was promised and plenty more! Our tour leader, Abdullah, was absolutely incredible, his knowledge of his country was second to none, he was always willing to answer questions, friendly, approachable and a brilliant sense of humour! Our driver, Mohammed was absolutely excellent too! The tour is well planned out to fit everything in, days are busy and you do need a good pair of walking shoes and plenty of energy for Petra, but having two days there is perfect to be able to see it all. Petra by night was incredible and I highly recommend this. The night in the desert was just amazing, to be in such a place, the 4x4 tour excellent and the opportunity to ride a well cared for camel excellent too. The red sea was lovely, and I recommend the boat trip! And floating on the dead sea surreal. I arrived a day early and had an extra night before the tour and I'd highly recommend this, as flights into Jordan from the UK arrive late and this means that you can have a more relaxed first day. It also gives the opportunity to see more of Amman, I went to the Jordan Museum which was absolutely excellent and also to Rainbow Street. Both places worth seeing and not part of the Tour. Jordan has seen it's visitor numbers drop drastically in the past couple of years due to a war that has never been theres. Tourism has suffered, yet we never saw or heard any trouble or felt unsafe while we were there. It is, and it remains a safe country to visit, the people are very welcoming. Places like Petra are very quiet at the moment, so it's a great time to visit.

Jordan is an extraordinary, beautiful and very safe country to travel . The people are very warm, friendly and helpful. Our tour guide, Abdullah, was amazing, so knowledgeable, witty, kind and generous going over and beyond to make our trip such a success. I couldn’t recommend him more highly. His love of Jordan shone through. The itinerary was perfect very full but we got to see all the main sites. The country has a wonderful richness of ancient sites and history. It’s five hours only from the UK and only two hours ahead so very easy to get to. Do go you will be thrilled Petra is a huge fabulous site, The tour is excellent value and Abdullah brilliant. Thank you Explore..

I went in South Africa wintertime. A wonderful introduction to this small part of South Africa. The trip is quite quiet to begin with (Cape Town), most planned things are towards the end of the trip. Definitely not an overloaded itinerary. Lots of walking, but not too strenuous, and there are other options for the less mobile, albeit less scenic. If you don't do vineyards (great wine!) there is a great farm visit as an alternative, well worth it for the scones alone. The optional Monkey park, and Bird wildlife centre visits later in the tour are definitely worth it! Others loved the Plattenberg Bay whale watch tour as it was a smaller group and boat. The first option early in the trip was a huge tour boat for 200 people. It feels a day or two short, maybe arrange to arrive a day early and do the Red Hop-on-off bus in Cape Town. Very worthwhile to get a broad introduction, and takes you to the Botanic gardens, beaches, and to the V&A Waterfront which is a good place to start on day 1 (and means you don't have to worry about safety/ubers/walking). Ubers are an ideal option for getting around Cape Town safely if you are doing your own thing, I didn't have the app on my phone, so relied on other people. Some tourist venues/trips/extra excursions accept Credit Card only, no cash. I used a prepaid card when needed, others had a decent non-fee credit card. Beware of seasonal variations to the itinerary. E.g. in winter the hotel swimming pools are not usable as they are outdoors and unheated. No need to buy a Water2Go bottle, most guides will buy big water bottles that travel with you, and you can refill your own bottle from. Super trip, your bags follow in the bus/in a trailer, nice hotels, good food, lots to see and do.

We really enjoyed our time in South Africa. Everyone we met was helpful and friendly. The tour was well structured with good accommodation, which was sometimes a little out of the ordinary. The tour leader, Bee, was outstanding. She recommended some additional activities which really enhanced the trip and went out of her way to make it special for everyone. As we went in the winter some activities needed to be slightly amended, Bee was fantastic at making those decisions for us so everybody was safe. Through the whole process everyone we dealt with at Explore was extremely helpful. We would recommend both Explore and the South Africa garden route tour.

Jordan Discovery was an amazing trip- my best yet with Explore. It was made by the tour leader Abdullah who was incredibly knowledgeable, made sure things ran like clockwork, had an excellent sense of humour, took photographs to document our experience- nothing was too much to ask and his patience was endless. It was clear Jordan is suffering from a lack of tourism due to the conflict in Israel- such a shame for a beautiful country and incredibly safe. Highlights: Petra is stunning and the Petra by Night experience was fabulous; subtly lit and a wonderful animated projection onto the iconic Treasury. Wadi Rumi and the desertscape had a beauty of its own. The Jeep ride was exhilarating and sunset something that actually made me cry. The Dead Sea was a surreal experience, it too had a quality of magic about it- the vast blue. Jordan- a top trip that will live with me forever.