On Tauck Middle East tours you’ll learn that there are no left-handed compliments at a Bedouin feast because custom dictates that you use the right hand exclusively to eat with (only three fingers and the thumb if you’re skilled enough)… and there are no more gracious, hospitable people on Earth than your Bedouin hosts, who take pride, honor and joy in entertaining guests. It’s a cultural treasure you’ll discover after exploring the lost city of Petra, carved from living rock… riding by camel along a stretch of the ancient spice route… and indulging in a sumptuous traditional banquet followed by coffee, dessert and a sword dance.
For centuries, successive waves of conquerors have fought over the fortress-city of Akko – Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, Makluks, and Crusaders – but you won’t have to fight for a table at Uri Buri, the best seafood restaurant in town (and, reputedly, the best in all Israel) because Tauck has got you covered at this 400-year-old Turkish home overlooking the Mediterranean; owner-chef Uri Yirmias serves up succulent fusion dishes that echo the East-meets-West romance of this medieval city of winding narrow streets, tunnels, towers, and secret underground chambers, beckoning visitors with an appetite to explore.
The Dead Sea isn’t quite dead after all… incredibly, scientists have discovered tiny fish living near its briny bottom… but this Great Salt Lake of the Middle East is full of surprises, from the first sight of its rocky shores covered with salt icicles, to the therapeutic effects of its mineral-rich mudpacks, and the giddy buoyancy of its salt waters, where your spirit, like your body, feels unsinkable… the Dead Sea draws life to itself from all over the world, and is fast becoming a hot destination for seekers of therapeutic treatments and indulgences.
List of Tauck Tours of Middle East:
New! Turkey, Land of Contrasts
Israel and Jordan
Egypt: Jewels Along the Nile
Egypt & Jordan: Timeless Treasures, Ancient Lands
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