Peregrine In The Middle East

The opening aerial shots of desert vastness and rolling dunes in the film The English Patient set the scene for adventure in Egypt’s Western Desert. Peregrine puts you right in the picture on the new 16-day Western Desert Expedition, a feature of the company’s new Middle East adventure holiday range.

Beginning and ending in Cairo, the Western Desert Expedition ventures into some of the remotest regions on earth – which means carrying all supplies with the group, including fuel, water and food. It takes in the oasis towns of Bahariya and Dakhla before heading due west into the heart of the desert. Uweinat, The English Patient location, reveals thousands of rock art images left by ancient nomads. Camping under the stars among the endless high dunes of the Great Sand Sea is an experience worthy of a Hollywood epic.

The Western Desert Expedition departs February 10, 2007, and costs AUD$4160 per person twin share ex Cairo. This includes specialist local and desert guides, all equipment, 4WD transport, and most meals.

Libya and Morocco are both new destinations for Peregrine, with two new trips in Libya and five in Morocco. Beginning in Tripoli, the Libya Explorer is a 14-day adventure which showcases the ancient Roman cities of Sabratha, Leptis Magna, Cyrene, and Apollonia, where the grand buildings of marble and white sandstone, public baths, and decorative mosaics and frescoes make up some of the world’s best-preserved Roman ruins. But it is Libya’s desert that is truly captivating – classic Saharan dunes punctuated by unique mud-brick architecture, old trading towns, the Akakus Mountains and palm-fringed lakes.

The Libya Explorer has five departures in 2006, with prices starting at AUD$2560 per person twin share, ex Tripoli, plus a domestic flight cost of AUD$109. This includes local guides, transport, accommodation, sightseeing and entrance fees, and most meals.

For the more adventurous, the Jebel Sahro, Desert & Coast is a 14-day trip through Morocco. Beginning and ending in fabled Marrakech, this trip includes four days trekking through the valleys, views, and villages of the High Atlas mountains; a camel ride into the desert sunset on the edge of the Sahara, to spend a night camped under the desert stars and a final stop in the relaxed coastal town of Essaouira.

Jebel Sahro, Desert & Coast costs from AUD$1575 per person twin share ex Marrakech, which includes local guides, transport, mules during the trek, sightseeing and entrance fees, and most meals. There are departures in April, October, November and December 2006.

For further information contact your travel agent or Peregrine Travel Centre on 1300 854 500 or visit www.peregrineadventures.com