WORLDWIDE · FARMS
Good farm and game ranch visits fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Leave your Jeddah hotel for a private three-hour desert safari with an English or Arabic-speaking guide. Ride a quad bike for up to 60 minutes, visit a camel farm, stop for desert photos, enjoy tea, and return in an air-conditioned vehicle. Ask about sunrise or sunset timing, especially during hot weather.
“Wonderful experience with a smart tour guide. Highly recommended”
Join Stelios and a small group of up to nine people for an eight-hour jeep safari from Paphos into Akamas. You’ll see banana plantations, sea caves, Lara Turtle Beach, Avakas Gorge, an abandoned Turkish village, a donkey farm, Latsi Harbor and Aphrodite Baths. Guiding is available in English and French, with lunch paid separately.
“Nous avons passé un agréable moment. La prise en charge devant l'hôtel et à l'heure. Le guide était au petit soin avec nous, il a pu répondre à toutes nos questions et a beaucoup de connaissance. Nous recommandons cette excursions riche en émotions.”
Spend seven hours exploring rural Crete from Rethymno in a small-group 4x4. Visit Klados Winery, Melidoni Olive Oil Mill, Halepa Monastery, and a mountain mitato where cheese is made by hand. Guides such as Panos and Sebastian bring local stories to the drive, which ends with a Cretan lunch in Axos.
“Toller Ausflug in einer Kleingruppe! Der Guide war humorvoll und hatte viele spannende Insights für uns! Klare Weiterempfehlung! :-)”
Ride from Albufeira in a classic Portuguese 4x4 Jeep with an English or Portuguese-speaking guide. Visit Paderne Castle, Paderne Church and village, then Alte for village time and seasonal swimming near a waterfall. Along the way, see rural landmarks and taste medronho firewater and local honey.
“Very good! Saw a lot of different varied locations and learnt interesting facts along the way which helped us stay engaged throughout”
Set out from Abu Dhabi in an air-conditioned 4x4 for sunrise views, dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel farm visit, and a short camel ride. Guides such as Haneef, Mustafa, Afsal, and Noushad are praised for friendly service and capable driving. Pickup is available across Abu Dhabi, with quad bikes offered for an extra fee.
Sand, bush, park or water.
