My girl friend and I were on the National Geographic / G Adventures "Journeys: Explore Jordan" from Feb 1 to 8, 2026. I must say that I feel as if I was cheated by G Adventures. I booked this tour because of the "National Geographic" name, but aside from one lecture in a room in a restaurant, there was nothing National Geographic about the tour. It's basically the same G Adventures tour priced $1000 to $1500 less a person, with the same historical site visits, the same charity lunches, the same touristy gift shops, and the same G Adventures tour leader (I don't think he ever mentioned National Geographic). It did have slightly better accommodations, but on the level of about $200 more per person for the tour. The Landmark Hotel in Amman and Crown in the Dead Sea were decent, Moon Hotel in Petra passable, but the Wadi Rum desert camp and 4x4 vehicles were dismal. The Rahayeb Desert Camp was located inside a rock formation with no views of the desert, the tents were densely packed with no view of any kind, there was sewage smell in the tent and parts of the compound, and for dinner more than a 150 people were waiting in line for a small buffet. The 4x4 trucks used for the Wadi Rum tour were some of the oldest and crappiest in the desert -- other tourists were being driven in late model Land Cruisers. I had a good impression after doing G Adventures' Trans Butan Trail tour, but I have now lost all confidence in G Adventures, and National Geographic. I paid more than $2000 extra for the two of us for nothing but a name.
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