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On The Go Tours are offering truly unique once in a lifetime opportunities to experience a rare insight in to the history of the Bedouin people and to follow alongside the Berber tribe on their annual migration .

 

A Bedouin Experience – 8 days from $3019
Join On The Go for a special tour of Jordan featuring a day with Marguerite van Geldermalsen as your guest guide to the rose city of Petra. Marguerite’s story begins simply: “He seemed enthusiastic – and we were looking for adventure” this is how a 22 year old nurse from New Zealand, who in 1978 was backpacking around the Middle East ended up falling in love with a charismatic Bedouin souvenir-seller and living with him, in a 2,000 year old cave carved out of the pink rock of Petra, cooking over an open fire, collecting water by donkey and using her medical skills to establish a health clinic for the local Bedouin community. The remainder of this tour is spent exploring the roman ruins of Jerash, the Dead Sea, discovering the spectacular desert mountain landscape of Wadi Rum by 4x4 Jeep, the sea-side resort of Aqaba and finally the Byzantine mosaics of Madaba. (tour dates in September 09 and March 10 – please enquire for details)

Migration of the Berbers – 11 days from $1979
A fantastic and rare opportunity to experience Nomadic Berber family life as they undertake their bi-annual migration from the High Atlas Mountains to the lower Dades Valley. Guests will travel to the Nomad’s camp in Tamda, stopping off at the Casacdes D’Ouzoud, a magnificent three-tired waterfall which drops 110 metres. On arrival at Tamda guests will be introduced to their Berber family as well as their sheep, goats and mules with which they will be travelling with over the following 7 days. The pace of the journey from the Higher Atlas Mountains to the Lower Dades Valley is set by the movement of the families herd and the route dependent on local conditions. Setting off from North Africa’s highest mountain range the expedition will pass through Berber villages tucked away in picturesque valleys, sleeping in rustic Berber tents and enjoying traditional Moroccan food cooked by your very own chef. As guests approach the Lower Dades Valley they will reach the ksours of Aït Youl in the stunning Gorges Du Dades where they will spend their final night with their Berber family. After bidding farewell to your family the final stop on this fascinating journey is Ouarzazate, the setting for several films including Alexander the Great, The Last Temptation of Christ and The Living Daylights. The final day of the tour is free for guests to explore Magical Marrakech. (tour dates in May and September – please enquire for details).