Special quad trip
Amazing trip
I recommend you to join the trips with the team from the beginning of the pickup from the hotel until the end of our trip by quad to the Bedouin village, then we had a delicious Bedouin dinner and attended the
party with the belly dancer
Mohammed H · 2025年8月 · Tripadvisor より
Emozionante, consigliata
Si inizia con una breve panoramica di ciò che avverrà, poi ci si veste con le sciarpe (se le avete grandi, altrimenti si possono acquistare kefia a 5 euro) ed occhiali da sole. Piccolissimo giro in cammello, nel senso che si sale sul cammello, si fanno una decina di metri avanti e indietro e si scende, il tempo delle foto. Poi si va verso i quad. Piccola spiegazione del funzionamento, abbastanza esaustiva, poi si parte dividendo il gruppo in veloci e normali. Si fa un tour in quad nel deserto di una mezz'ora fino ad arrivare ad un villaggio beduino, dove si vedono le povere abitazioni ed il modo di vivere con capre e pecore. Dopo un piccolo giro a piedi si torna alla struttura principale dove si cena ed a seguire uno spettacolo di giocolieri con il fuoco. Poi si torna al resort. Molto consigliata e tutti molto carini ed attenti alla sicurezza di tutti mentre si và in quad
ROBERTA_M · 2025年8月 · Viator より
Hugely traumatized
Let start from the Camels ride, which is an obligatory part of the whole trip.
Two camels per group of more than 10 people...
It was organized so that two people each rode a camel 15 meters in one direction and back. And that was it.
If this is how it's supposed to be, maybe it's better to remove the camels from the tour program altogether? Or change the word "ride" in the SAFARI description to "one minute to take photos."
ATVs.
I'll emphasize right away that this isn't my first time riding ATVs. I've ridden in different countries, with different instructors, groups, etc.
There was no instruction.
I don't think that showing where the brake and gas are, and doing just one lap before the tour, can be considered an instruction. There was no instruction on how far apart we should ride, or how to ride on various surfaces (e.g., rocks), and no one asked if each of us had mastered the controls, etc. – basic things that should be discussed and verified before every quad ride.
Less than five minutes after the start, a situation arose when the girl who was riding third in line behind me was leaving too much distance between us. It was probably her first time riding a quad and she felt uneasy. Unfortunately, instead of asking if everything was okay with her, our "instructor"/guy leading the group simply decided to publicly yell at her twice in a very aggressive manner.
At the end of our first ride, the same "leader" of our group yelled at me too for riding too close to the girl in front, completely ignoring the fact that they were constantly crashing into me from behind. I'll also remind that during the so-called "instruction," there was no mention of the distance between the quads, and I should point out that the girl in front of me barely felt me hit her once, and that was when an accident occurred in front of us.*
(*an accident in which one of the tour participants fell, and no one from the staff even asked him if everything was okay)
But that wasn't all.
After a while, the same man decided it was worth approaching me and yelling at me again, this time connecting me to the "guide." Neither of them stopped shouting at me aggressively until my boyfriend intervened.
I'd never encountered such aggressive staff before. I didn't feel safe on this trip as a tourist, much less as a woman.
After all, the local Polish-speaking guide was rude and unpleasant to us for the rest of the trip.
I would strongly encourage every travel agency to consider collaborating with local guides who can curb their aggressive behavior and who won't attack their clients.
deeply unpleasant and traumatic experience.
Guide48142485049 · 2025年8月 · Tripadvisor より
Traumatized and assulted.
It was the first time in my life that I encountered such a level of incompetence, vulgarity, and downright dangerous negligence from the organizers of an optional excursion.
To begin, allow me to present a few facts:
I’ve participated in quad biking trips in 4 countries, including 2 organized by Itaka offices.
I hold ATV (all-terrain vehicle) licenses in Europe (these are like quads, but for extreme/off-road use).
Starting from the beginning:
I won’t dwell too much on the transfer to the excursion site, which was supposed to take 1–1.5 hours but ended up taking 2.5 hours—a significant and painful difference for someone like me with kidney issues.
Upon arrival at the so-called "Bedouin village," I saw a compound made of car parts, dry grass, cardboard, and heaps of garbage.
I’m not an expert, but even in Poland, we have National Geographic, and I can safely assume this looked more like a tourist scam shack made out of junk than any kind of Bedouin village.
There we met two ladies who informed us they had already been waiting for over an hour for their turn (they too had booked this "experience" through Itaka).
Shortly after, a so-called “guide” approached us and announced that we would first go ride camels, and only then get on the quads.
Although that wasn’t something I particularly wanted to do, I followed the “master of ceremony,” only to see two starved animals constantly surrounded by tourists.
The animals were made to kneel down, two tourists at a time were placed on them, and then they were forced to walk literally 10 meters before being made to kneel again.
I didn’t participate in this attraction because I couldn’t bear to see these animals being mistreated.
Next, the “guide” took us to the machines—or rather, to old wrecks that should never be allowed to operate.
In half of them, the ignition didn’t work, the body parts were damaged (in mine, for example, a piece of the engine cover was torn off, posing a burn risk to the passenger), and there was missing lighting (which would become significant later in this “adventure”).
After what our pseudo-instructor called “training”—which consisted of showing where the gas and brake were—we did one lap (about 30 meters), which I suppose was meant to establish riding order, and then we set off.
Right at the beginning, there was a problem: the first person behind the instructor simply stopped (her quad’s ignition kept failing) and got overtaken by three other riders. I ended up behind her, so I had to go slowly as she clearly had never ridden a quad before.
This caused the entire group to fall behind the instructor. Instead of addressing the issue, he just drove up and shouted at the poor girl to, quote, "drive faster."
I have never seen such rude treatment of customers...
Later on, our instructor showed even more rudeness by scolding the girl again during a stop a few minutes later...
Then we continued, only to stop again about 4 minutes later due to an accident where one quad crashed into a dune and flipped.
From my position, four vehicles back, I saw several things clearly:
The quad that crashed didn’t turn—it may have been due to a steering failure (several people had complained about steering problems).
The vehicle behind it tried to brake and went off-road, and the third and fourth vehicles ran into the pileup, lightly hitting the ones in front (the second vehicle’s brake light didn’t work, so it was impossible to react quickly).
I was the fifth and managed to brake by veering off to the side.
Three staff members didn’t even check on the person involved in the crash. Instead, they ran over to inspect the quad, which is a tragic and inhumane response...
After a few more minutes, the lead rider stopped and started yelling again—this time at the third person in the group (my girlfriend).
Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to intervene because we started moving again quickly (yes, he stopped the whole group just to vent his anger).
From what I later learned, he shouted at her for riding too close to the vehicle in front.
A few minutes later, we arrived at the "Bedouin garbage dump," where the leader, our so-called guide, and another man approached my girlfriend and started yelling at her...
I immediately went in their direction. When our brave "organizers" saw that, two of them vanished, leaving only the guide (the only one who knew Polish and a few English words).
When I asked what his problem was, he started yelling that she was riding too close to the vehicle ahead.
I pointed out that at least six other riders were doing the same, yet he had said nothing to them.
He responded, “He didn’t see them, he saw her.”
When I told him that it’s his job to watch all the quads and that he should either reprimand everyone or no one, he started walking toward me aggressively (clenching his fists, saying "What did you say?!")—as if he wanted to hit me.
The only reason he backed off was probably because I’m not exactly small, and several other participants started walking toward us too...
Nevertheless, a few minutes later he had the nerve to ask us for a $2 tip for the "service" (I assume I was supposed to pay for him yelling at my girlfriend and trying to assault me...).
To top it all off, after 30 minutes (during which the organizers forced tourists into their Bedouin shopping center, where we were hounded to buy shady supplements and cosmetics), we set off on a night ride.
As I mentioned, some of the vehicles had non-functioning or faulty lighting...
Both rides were supposed to last 1.5–2 hours, but the total time riding quads was about 1 hour and 10 minutes...
To summarize:
There was no Bedouin village, the camel ride was a lie, the quad ride lasted only about an hour instead of 1.5–2 hours, and what was supposed to be a dose of positive emotions turned into a traumatic experience that left my girlfriend afraid to leave the hotel.
And I’m seriously considering whether to notify the consulate about the whole incident...
patrykhibarid · 2025年8月 · Tripadvisor より
Erlebnis
Der Teip sowie die Aktivitäten und der Besuch beim Beduinen Dorf, war alles soo super, ich werde dies auf alle Fälle noch einmal machen, die Abholung war unkompliziert und pünktlich, es war wirklich ein tolles Erlebnis und mehr als nur empfehlenswert.
yunusemres164 · 2025年8月 · Tripadvisor より
Fajna wycieczka
Bardzo fajna wycieczka, punktualny odbiór z hotelu. Przewodnik bardzo fajny opowiedział dużo ciekawostek o beduinach i ich kulturze. W beduińskiej wiosce również było bardzo ciekawie. Przejażdżka na wielbłądach jedynie nie była za przyjemna, zwierzęta były bardzo zmęczone siadaniem i wstawaniem co 2 minuty, były bite żeby leżały. Sama przejażdżka quadami bardzo fajna, polecam.
nataliaiD7319VH · 2025年7月 · Tripadvisor より
Very nice time and 4x4 through the desert. I recommend this experience if you’d like to see the desert in a fun and interesting way.
jeffbbrain · 2025年7月 · Tripadvisor より
Tutto perfetto!
Esperienza fantastica, dalla puntualità del prelievo al resort, al tour magnifico, fino alla gentilezza del personale. Stra consigliata, ad un prezzo estremamente vantaggioso rispetto alla concorrenza.
alice c · 2025年7月 · Tripadvisor より
Esperienza super nel Deserto
Escursione di oltre 5 ore, ragazzi molto bravi e disponibili alle
Esigenze del
Gruppo. Eravamo in 8. Puntuali all’orario concordato, bel giro nel
Deserto, tramonto spettacolare su una piccola collina, cena beduina e spettacolo del fuoco. Tutto veramente super! Prima del rientro alla stazione quad, fermata per vedere le stelle! Tutto ad un prezzo molto più basso di quello che si trova nei resort! Consigliatissimo!
claudiab950 · 2025年6月 · Tripadvisor より
Empfehlenswert
Wirklich ein toller und vielseitiger Ausflug - von Quadfahren, über den Besuch des Beduinendorfs, Kamelreiten bis hin zum Sonnenuntergang in der Wüste, Feuershow und Sternegucken. Wir hatten einen schönen Tag mit vielen Eindrücken und Abenteuern.
zimtsternstar · 2025年6月 · Tripadvisor より