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Arabian Desert Challenge
Our seven-day Arabian Desert Challenge takes on the world's third largest desert after Antarctica and Sahara. You'll return well equipped to survive it - essential skills learned, endurance enhanced, courage affirmed.
3.070.000 Fdj
Like the frozen south that called to Shackleton, the Arabian desert contains incomparable wonder, boundless variety and a host of practical challenges. When we adapt to meet them, we discover that determined humans - well prepared, expertly guided - are a match for most of what our planet has in its locker.
Our packed seven-day programme takes in hugely varied landscapes, from arid dunes to water-filled wadis and stunning mountainous canyons. We’ll sleep under a canopy of infinite stars, in a Bedouin camp and in heart-stopping luxury hotels. We’ll conquer distance by the most ancient and modern of means; hiking, swim-trekking, camels and 4x4 dune buggies. We’ll acquire and test life-saving skills and experience life-enhancing exhilaration, all book-ended by the spectacular hospitality that’s central to the culture. Each extreme is precisely designed to augment the other.
Physical Requirement
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Oman — 10 Day Weather Forecast
Daytime Forecast
Nighttime Forecast
Invigorating Experiences
“Our textbooks do not apply to its conditions at all.”
TE Lawrence on the Arabian Desert, 1918
We’ll convey ourselves across the rolling sands at the wheel of a modern ATV and atop a camel. We’ll abseil into canyons, swim-trek through spectacular wadis, climb and hike the stunning jebels of Oman, on foot and using via ferrata. You’ll want to take more pictures than you’re able to. There’s a lot of ground to cover.
Essential Skills
We’ll learn to navigate by day and night; to recognise the plants that will keep us alive, and create a solar still to purify water; to avoid the region’s venomous inhabitants, and what to do in the event of an encounter. We’ll learn to manage daytime heat and acquire desert driving skills, and put it all to the test in the wild.
As the Boss said, “Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”
Spectacular Hospitality
The Arabian desert is home to two of the world’s most extraordinary hotels, whose very existence is a testament to the power of the will. We’ll stay in both, as well as in a Bedouin camp under a canopy of infinite stars, and a guest house amid the dunes. We’ll experience tantalising food, unforgettable sunsets and sudden, extravagant dawns that stay with us forever.
Equip Yourself For This Challenge
Testimonials in the Press
“It was probably the best experience of my life so far.”
“Inarguable proof that my physical and mental strength is far more than I ever gave myself credit for.”
“It had only been a short expedition but I was already planning my next – it turns out there’s no turning back once you’ve had a taste of real adventure.”
“The journey is as much inward as it is outward.”
“I felt a huge appreciation for the natural world and people who encompass the spirit of endurance.”
Shackleton Challenges
From Antarctica to Greenland, Oman to the Himalayas, our epic and life-affirming Challenges are designed and delivered by our record-breaking team of professional guides with with safety, skills development and enjoyment prioritised.
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