Sahara Explorer Excursion

Hey Everyone,

I hope everyone well, I just want to know if anyone knows, whether any hotels (Sousse area) or any travel companies offer the Sahara Explorer Excursion during the month of December?

Had a look at Thomson, but had no joy.

Thanks

K x

Try this link, Kam ... pretty similar to what mum and I did ... ... we did the 3 day ... a lot of people we spoke to at our hotel and at other places had done it on the bus ... they definitely did not recommend that amount of time on a bus ...

http://www.tunisiafirst.co.uk/desert_tours/

Plus I'll ask M tomorrow ... can't remember which company he worked for ... oops

This is the hotel that was included in ours ... can't find the first one we stayed in ...

http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...ult&prev=/search?q=jugurtha+palace&hl=en&sa=X

sahara Explorer

Try Panorama ?

Could u google it, mayb that might help.

BEWARE OF THE SAHARA DESERT BEDOUIN
I did the 3 day Sahara trip for the 2nd time in January time and thought it was well worth the travel, you're on and off the bus so much to see stuff that you don't notice the journey. Take care in Douz and don't make this same stupid mistake that I did..... we were riding along on the desert camel train and admiring the bedouin horses in their finery, when one of the bedouin rode over and asked me to ride on his horse. I thought it was a tourist ride, especially when he spoke the the camel man who just set the camel down to let me off as if it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. The Bedouin helped me on the horse in front of him. We galloped off over the dunes so fast, I've never been on a horse before and I was scared of the speed. Next thing, his hands were all over me, in my bra and down my pants. I clung onto the horse terrified, he stopped after what seemed forever and pulled me off the horse, we'd gone well into the desert, there was nothing but sand as far as my eyes could see, I couldn't see the camel train anywhere. I sobbed and pleaded with him to take me back, he kept me there a short while, just looking at me, I guess he was deciding what to do. Eventually he put us back on the horse and rode me back to my empty camel which was still walking along with the train. I got back on the camel in absolute shock!! When I think about what could have happened and how stupid I was!!!

WOW you hear of kidna**ing in deserts like Yemen but this is a shock here--how easily this could have been very ugly or should i say uglier than it already IS ugly. Tour operator say anything after ?

OMG... what a scary experience. I 'm planning a trip later this year trekking/camping in the Sahara with my daughter!! I shall beware any bedouins on horseback. Did you report the incident to the tour guide? if so what if anyting did they do or say? Thank God you were'nt harmed it could have been so much worse. I never thought I would hear of something like this happening in Tunisia.

Recourse

just because he rides a horse across the desert does not mean he is above the law or is not a Tunisian

The tour operator let you off the camel

i've always felt comfortable in Tunisia that there is recourse. This has given me great comfort as i travel way into the corners

Oh my God!
This is really scary. I would also like to know what the tour operator have said

I never spoke a word about it at the hotel when we came back to Sousse from our desert trip. My husband was staying at the hotel and everything I did or said there he knew about from the staff, he would have gone absolutely crazy with me firstly for being so gullible and secondly because he doesn't allow me to look or speak to another man, let alone get close on a horse with one!! He'd have given me hell.
I really did think at the time that the bedouin incident was proably the norm in Douz, mainly because the camel man showed no surprise at all; and that it had all been my own stupid fault, but I can tell by your responses that this is not the norm and I'm astonished at this. I had no chance to speak when I got back on my camel, my friends camel had moved some distance away, but when we were all let off our camels and I told her she was hysterical laughing, all she went on about was omigod how handsome he was!! I've even got a photo of him that she took, if I can find it I'll post it up later.

I think you should have said something to your tour operator at least. If he's done this once he's probably tried it before, maybe with success. He may think having a handsome face makes him "irresistble" to women and immune from prosecution.
If no one says anything about incidents such as these, women are not forewarned and when he gallops off with the next one she may not get off so lightly.
Surely your husbands concern would have been for your safety. Take care.xxx

Bobby. You are dead right! I am going to make ammends for this and compile an email which I will send to all the tour operators. I am astonished at your responses, I really believed that I was one in a long line of victims and everybody must know about this practice except nieve me.
As for informing the police, I have previously been to a police station in Monastir due to a car accident and found that they didn't understand me, just kept sending me to tell somebody else, and I left the police station after hours without them even taking any kind of statement or even taking the wreckless drivers details from me. This being my experience of the Tunisian police stopped me from going to them again.

Oh God! It seems you have had some not really good experience in Tunisia.
What can I say! Just take care the next time honey!!!

As for your hubby's possible reaction, I find it really horrible. Your hubby should protect and take care of you, even if you make a mistake. This is life, we are all humans, we ALL make mistakes. Don't tell me that your hubby is a little god and that he never makes mistakes ....

HI SilverMoonlight.
My experiences don't stop at Tunisia, I went hot air ballooning in Majorca and got shot at twice with a gun while we flying in the basket! That was really scary.

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Hey, have you got more of these scary experiences???? Honey you should really take care of yourself. I don't really know what to say now ............

i've heard stories before going to Tunisia about this bedouin riding from a friend of mine but not with the same end.her bedouin just took her for a ride.i guess it depends on the person.but when we were in the desert with the camels some bedouin came,too and asked us if we wanted a ride.we refused.
sorry about this.it must be awful for you,hun.
xxx

Oh, so it happens and has happened before .... I don't know what to say.....