My husband and I (both in our 40s, he's CDN and I'm US) are
taking a Dragoman tour - 7 weeks overland camping/hotel
through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, then fast track to
finish in the UK. We've not done this sort of thing before -
any opinions/advice? (I know this is kind of general, but
because we are so new at this, I thought any information
would be useful...)
Thanks in advance!
Betsy in Vancouver, Canada
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I did a Drago tour in South America. I could talk to you in
general about the company, how travel works, etc. I also
live in Vancouver. Email me at lindaalexander@hotmail.com if
ou want to chat!
I have done a couple of very long (6 months each) Dragoman
tours in the last 18 months. They are a reputable company
and I felt that, in general, I got what I paid for. The
quality of the trip depended a lot on the drivers. The two
trips involved 8 different drivers. Seven were excellent,
one was appalling. Not a bad strike rate I suppose but
that individual did ruin one section of the trip for me and
for a number of the other passangers. Like you, I am in my
40's and possibly less tolerant of bad "service" than some
of the younger passengers. That aside the trips were very
good. There are strategies that you can use to make things
more comfortable if your budget allows. When I got sick of
camping or when the weather was perishing cold, I took a
cheap hotel room. The trips stop in many places where this
is possible. A real bed feels awfully good after too long
in a tent. If the trip didn't go somewhere that I
particularly wanted to go or if I just felt like some time
out, I took off on my own for a while. It is usually
possible to catch the truck again using public transport
(although once it didtake me 3 weeks!). I enjoyed most of
the other passengers particularly the younger women. They
were great fun to be around and full of enthusiasm for the
trials of the journey. Good luck cooking for 20 - my least
favourite part of the trip! If you would like any more
information send me an E-mail message.
Betsy, I did Syria and Jordan with Dragoman and it's on my
site http://www.mariejavins.com . Click on "read about my
overland trip from Kathmandu to Damascus."