Saturday, June 20, 2009
































I thought that a desert tour was a must while here in Qatar so i booked a tour into the inland sea that is actually very close to the coast south of Doha. My friend took me out to the Four Seasons Hotel for brunch the morning of the tour. The hotel is very nice and we had a buffet lunch. The food was in four rooms wow. Have a look at the pictures, even a special children's buffet area with toys.The driver arrived to pick me up from the Four Seasons and we then traveled to another hotel and picked up 2 other people booked for the tour then we were off. It took about 1 hour to reach the desert area and our driver then stopped and let some air out of the tyres this helps traction in the sand and the vehicle does not sink into the sand as much. There were camels for a ride if you wanted to before we set off into the sand dunes. Well it was an experience that i will never forget and at times quite scary. I really did not think we would be racing over the top of quite steep sand hills and sliding down the other side at times you could not see out of the vehicle because of the sand being spun up from the wheels. Call me a chicken i don't care.I was amazed what the driver could do with this vehicle in the sand and inclines that i thought were to steep for us to go up or down we went up them and down them. The moves sliding down inclines sort of sideways. Really it was amazing. We reached the inland sea but the visibility is poor due to some sort of haze. We then went on a little more dune riding and arrived at the camp for a buffet dinner. It was a quiet night at the camp apparently the colder season is busier and you can actually stay out in a big tent and sleep the night if you would like to. Fantastic experience although i was hanging onto my seat i can tell you. Will have to add pics later cannot upload at present.

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  1. Great picture love all your picture . Cant wait hear your story soon , im happy you have a great time in there and you look more more handsome man now . Regards Novianus

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