The Middle East is the cradle of 3 of the world’s major religions and a bastion for knowledge, culture and arts. Traders rode their caravans on its ancient routes carrying spice and frankincense. Today no jetsetter worth his or her salt will skip a trip to electric Dubai, hip Tel Aviv or regal Istanbul. Shopping, adventure sports, leisure or entertainment, the Middle East receives and gratifies visitors with hospitality perfected over the ages. Its manifold attractions are also within easy distance, making it one of the most convenient places to travel in. Sand dunes, camels, exquisitely tiled mosques, crusader forts, breathtaking desert canyons & wadis, cedar forests, hilltop monasteries and ultra high tech cities – a complicated and captivating mosaic awaits you.