Down to Earth Travel

What are we all about?

We are two female tour leaders who started our careers in the Middle East and consequently had our eyes opened by this troubled and misrepresented but fascinating region, its culture, way of life, the food and the feeling of coming home.

Stepping off a plane in the Middle East to us is like having a huge comfort blanket wrapped round us. Spending so much time here allowed us to appreciate the friendliness, the kindness and the wicked sense of humour that makes you instantly relax.

Over the years we built up a vast network of contacts in Turkey, Syria Jordan and Egypt who subsequently became our good friends, great contacts and enabled us to explore lesser known regions and being able to interact with local men and even the women – often a more tricky obstacle to overcome.

Our contacts are now not just colleagues but great family friends, so much so that it feels like you are coming home.

“Families are like branches on a tree.
We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.”