The Middle East Archives - BIKEPACKING.com https://bikepacking.com/locations/middle-east/ Bikepacking Routes, Stories, Gear, and Inspiration Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:38:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Dragon Blood, Socotra (Yemen) https://bikepacking.com/routes/dragon-blood-socotra-yemen/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/dragon-blood-socotra-yemen/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:38:55 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=164810 Dragon Blood, Socotra Bikepacking RouteSome years ago, a television documentary caught our attention with images that showed the breathtaking beauty of a lost island adrift in the Indian Ocean, characterized by incredible landscapes and surreal flora and fauna. That was the first time we heard of Socotra, and we were planning a bikepacking trip to the remote island soon […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/dragon-blood-socotra-yemen/feed/ 19 Camels, Dunes, and Wadis Loop (United Arab Emirates) https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:30:00 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=74853 Camels, Dunes, and Wadis bikepacking route, United Arab EmiratesWhen people hear the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Dubai, they typically think of tall skyrises, luxury, and flat expanses of sandy desert. What will shock the visitor is the great variety of landscapes the country has to offer—from palm-filled wadis (valleys), craggy mountains, to (yes) large expanses of sandy desert. Cutting through this diverse […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/feed/ 19 The Jordan Bike Trail https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:33:47 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=69639 The Jordan Bike trail, bikepackingWhile Instagram may lead you to believe otherwise, Jordan is so much more than Petra, the Dead Sea, and Wadi Rum. Millennia of history and an abundance of natural wonders add to the draw of this Maine-sized Middle Eastern country. Throw in some legendary Jordanian hospitality and you have the makings of a truly memorable […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/feed/ 52 The Holyland Challenge https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:55:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=9107 Holyland Challenge, Bikepacking IsraelNote: As of late 2023, we have removed the Holyland Challenge from our route map due to Israel’s war in Gaza. For political and security reasons, we do not advise travel to the region. Traverse the Golan Heights, ring around the Sea of Galilee, ride the boardwalk along the Mediterranean Sea into the modern city […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/feed/ 67 Bike Touring Jordan: Petra to Aquaba via Wadi Rum https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-jordan-via-wadi-rum/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-jordan-via-wadi-rum/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:33:37 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=6413 Bike Touring Jordan - Wadi RumJordan—south of Syria, west of Iraq, north of Saudi Arabia, and east of Egypt—is at the confluence of astonishing history and contemporary politics. It is also a place of soaring geography, with rolling desert, rock ridgelines, and mind-twisting landscape formations. This route traces a relatively easy but varied and satisfying ride that includes a visit […]

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