Just announced! Our 2025 expedition dates and prices are now live!
Upcoming Expeditions (2025)
OMAN SANDS & MOUNTAINS
SAUDI ARABIA EMPTY QUARTER
OMAN SANDS & MOUNTAINS
12 DAYS /11 NIGHTS CAMPING
January 23 to February 3 2025
€2000 PER PERSON IN A GROUP OF 8
OMAN EMPTY QUARTER
SAUDI ARABIA EMPTY QUARTER
OMAN SANDS & MOUNTAINS
12 DAYS/11 NIGHTS CAMPING
January 5 to January 16 2025
€2250 PER PERSON IN A GROUP OF 8
SAUDI ARABIA EMPTY QUARTER
SAUDI ARABIA EMPTY QUARTER
SAUDI ARABIA EMPTY QUARTER
14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS CAMPING
12/02/2025 TO 25/02/2025
PRICES TBC IN A GROUP OF 8
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News 2024
In the footsteps of Wilfred Thesiger
In the footsteps of Wilfred Thesiger
During our February 2024 Empty Quarter expedition, a rare and unprecedented accident occurred, where one of our travelers was stung by a green scorpion. We immediately evacuated the expedition group, and reached the closest hospital in Thumrait after a five-hour drive through the open desert then over graded track. At the hospital, the patient was very well treated and given four antidote injections. After two nights' recovery in a hotel, he rejoined the group safe and sound.
The following is the testimonial by the traveler, Mostafa Hashem:
Upon arrival and payment of 10 Omani Riyal ($26), two nurses assessed my condition, checked my blood pressure, and inquired about any allergies. The attending doctor then inquired about the type of scorpion involved and any allergies I might have before instructing the nurse on the necessary protocol. I was then administered four shots in another room. Subsequently, the doctor administered pain relief injections around the bite area to alleviate discomfort caused by the sting. It's worth noting that the scorpion responsible, known as the death stalker, is highly venomous, posing a significant risk to the elderly and children, although typically not fatal to healthy adults. Despite receiving painkillers five hours post-sting, the intense pain persisted for approximately 20 hours.
In the footsteps of Wilfred Thesiger
In the footsteps of Wilfred Thesiger
In the footsteps of Wilfred Thesiger
'To return to the Empty Quarter would be to answer a challenge, and to remain there for long would be to test myself to the limit, the empty quarter offered me the chance to win distinction as a traveler, but I believed that it could give me more than this, that in those empty wastes I could find the peace that comes with solitude, and among the bedu, comradeship in a hostile world.'
WILFRED THESIGER
ARABIAN SANDS, 1959