THE NEAR EAST
HEADS OF KING ANTIOCHUS, TURKEY Turkey’s very own Easter Island, these colossal heads are believed to guard the mountaintop mausoleum of King Anthiocus.
HAGIA SOPHIA, TURKEY
A testament to the glory of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and one of Turkey’s most impressive architectural landmarks.
EPHESUS, TURKEY Home to one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity and the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean.
MUSANDAM PENINSULA, OMAN Located right at the northern tip of Oman, off the beaten track, Musandam offers the most breathtaking scenery.
TURTLES IN OMAN
Marvel at the sight of turtles hatching before scuttling towards the Arabian Sea.
NIZWA, OMAN One of Oman’s ancient capitals and of important cultural and religious significance. The Friday goat market is also a highlight.
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO Morocco’s top tourist attraction with wonderful atmosphere and an excellent range of authentic riads.
Musandam Peninsula
Dubai Abu Dhabi
Arabian Sea
Muscat Sur Nizwa OMAN Job’s Tomb Salalah Marrakech Essaouira Ouarzazate Rabat Meknes Fez Casablanca Atlantic Ocean Volubilis World Heritage Site
MOROCCO Erfoud
Walking in the Atlas Mountians Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
NEAR EAST GUIDE ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO
This easy going walled city on the Atlantic Coast is great to relax. MEKNES & VOLUBILIS
Meknes hosts the tomb of Sultan Moulay Ismail, one of Morocco’s stunning monuments. Volubilis is a wonderful Roman ruin.
FEZ, MOROCCO
A city which has not changed for centuries, upon your arrival it will feel like you have travelled back in time.
ELIAS KHZUZ, JORDAN “I’ve been a professional Jordanian guide since 1982 and have been fortunate enough to land the job of my dreams. I take great pride and pleasure in passing historical, natural and cultural knowledge onto our guests. In this line of work you meet a lot of people and we are forever exchanging fact and information
about our own personal life styles and culture which I think are fascinating for both side. This work is one of my best achievements of being as a tour guide and I am really content when I visit Petra and lead the people there. I feel proud of being inside the history and representing my country Jordan.”
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL Jordan’s climate is typical for the region, with hot days and cooler nights. Winters can be cold, with snow falling and the largely desert landscapes producing a sharp contrast in day and night time temperatures. The best time to visit is between March and May and September to November.
Turkey has a number of distinctive climates, but generally the best time to travel is spring (April to May) and autumn (September to October). The Black Sea coast is best between April and September.
An ideal winter destination, Oman’s varied geography means it has a range of climatic conditions, but generally it’s hot all year round, with little rainfall. Southern Oman also benefits from the much needed summer monsoon, the Khareef (July-August).
Morocco is another year round destination, although summers can produce extreme temperatures, especially in the open desert. The ideal time to visit is between October and April, when temperatures tend to average a more comfortable 30°C.
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