Why a camel you ask? We figured a horse is too boring, a giraffe, impossible and an elephant always stirs up some good animal rights controversy. So, we decided to share several cultural tours that explore some pretty transcendental landscapes by camel, and we promise that none of these suggestions involve a circus act, freak show, or using the animal as a method of transportation on a busy street.
3. Thar desert, Jaisalmer, India
5. Ksar Ghilane, Sahara desert, Tunisia
6. Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote
7. Australia (there are several excellent tours all throughout the country)
Photo by: wildexplorer/Flickr
fabulous photos !
We have the Lompoul “mini-desert” in Senegal, half-way between Dakar, the Capital, and the Northern city of Saint-Louis. It’s a real outpost of the mighty Sahara Desert, which is located less than 100 miles to the north, in neighboring Mauritania. I think it’s worth a visit: you can sleep under a tent, witness sunrise and sunset in the desert, have great meals, drink tea, enjoy various cultural activities, and of course camel rides are truly awesome.
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Thank you for sharing this with our readers, Amadou. This off-the-traveled-path experience does seem truly awesome.
What, no mention of dromedary vs. bactrian camels? How could you have passed an opportunity to say, “One hump or two?” It’s shameful how people don’t take their humor seriously these days. *shakes head*
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How could we have missed that. From now on we shall take our humor very seriously! *arms crossed in authoritative stance*
We invite you to see the conditions of the camels used in Lanzarote and in India in the links below. Many camels are painfuly pulled by their noses, overworked and kept in the dazzling sun without enough water. Please bear their welfare in mind when promoting these trips.
http://turismo-responsable.com/blog/dromedarios-en-lanzarote-%C2%BFbuenas-practicas
http://turismo-responsable.com/blog/camellos-en-la-india