Travel Guide to the United Arab Emirates

“Ahmed has been very proactive in assisting me with my itinerary for Egypt and Jordan. He listens to my questions, suggestions and initial ideas. He has been prompt in responding and altering accommodations and activities to help me achieve the trip of my dreams We are still a work in progress but getting very close to a final product. I'm very impressed with Ahmed's professionalism.”

“Traveled for fifteen days solo all through Jordan. My driver, Hamza, was amazing. I looked at other companies- less/more expensive and Insight Guides provided me with the sites and itineraries I wanted. The trip was made to my wants and flexible. I felt completely safe the whole time. Jordanians are very kind and welcoming. Hamza was prompt, safe and gave so much information on each area. I swear he knows everyone! The guides for the sites were a great resource- they go through months of training. The love language of Jordan is FOOD. Try everything! The hotels were a perfect fit at each area. Concern for how the Middle East is shown in the media quickly dissolved. I felt safer than in the US. English is taught in school so speaking with locals was never an issue. I traveled from Irbid to Aqaba and everything in between. Insight Guides made my trip a breeze from arrival/greeting right off the plane to departing. Ask for Hamza- he will teach you a few simple phrases that will endear you to Jordanians. Don’t hesitate- just GO!”

“We really enjoyed our vacation. Our guide was knowledgeable, prompt and fun, and we got to see so many amazing sights, eat great food and get to know a new culture”

“Hi Team, Yes we did have a great time in Oman, thanks. Overall we were very happy with our guide and itinerary but we did make some changes on the go, thanks to our guide Mohammed who has been very flexible and proactive. He was regularly in touch with the local agency and it was good to have direct contact with them whenever needed. At some point there was a mix-up in one of the hotels where they basically said they didn't have a room for our guide but in the end it was resolved. Also in some other cases it wasn't clear if some of the activities or tickets were included or not so we had to double check. I'd suggest better communication between the agency and the guide on these items. Also in the pdf doc I had some of the activities were vague eg city tour it didn't specify what we were going to see in Muscat, hence the tickets were extra, I would suggest specifying what is planned so it is clear which entrance fees are included and which aren't. Same for the turtle watching tickets, it wasn't clear from the pdf if tickets were included or not. In general regarding the itinerary some days were very light, or better it was left to our own initiative or the guide's to add some stops or activities along the route. This worked very well in our case but it won't be same with people who like to have everything planned in advance or who like to stick to the itinerary as is. In particular I refer to 7th and 11th September for example, but not only. Mohammed was always professional and proactive, he's an experienced guide and knew how and when to give us the right information. It was like travelling with an old friend, exactly what we wanted. It was also very kind of him to let us experience the hospitality of the Omani people whenever we had the chance. We felt like he genuinely wanted us to enjoy our visit and have fun during our stay. We would recommend him to any of our friends planning to visit and we wouldn't hesitate to have him as our guide again should we come back anytime soon. Thanks again for having helped us organise our stay, we had a really great time. Should you need any more details, please do not hesitate to let us know. Kind Regards, Silvia "”