
Rock-n-Roll Camel Rides
Our long-time MIR Tour Manager Michel Behar has taken many modes of transportation leading groups to MIR’s uncommon destinations – so many that he’s lost count. But when it comes to camels, Michel remembers them all! Here he offers his camel insights and riding tips.

MIR’s Tour Manager Michel Behar gets up-close-and-personal with a camel in Turkmenistan
Photo credit: Michel Behar

Centuries-old desert mode of transportation
Photo credit: Andrew Barron

Modern-day ride, following in the hoof-prints of camels long ago
Photo credit: Michel Behar
- Tidbit: Those aren’t false eyelashes on your camel. They’re long – two rows – to protect their eyes from the sun and blowing sand.
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- Try a private custom trip handcrafted to your interests, dates and pace.
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Camels sport two sets of eyelashes
Photo credit: Martin Klimenta
- Tidbit: That camel hump isn’t filled with water, like a water balloon. Instead, it’s filled with fat that converts into energy and water when needed.
- Try this MIR small group tour: China’s Silk Road & Tibet: Route of Monks & Merchants
- Try a private custom trip handcrafted to your interests, dates and pace.
Contact us today to talk about all the travel options to China.

Camels skirting the Taklamakan Desert in Western China
Photo credit: Christine Z. Anderson
- Tidbit: Camels don’t sink in the sand because their wide, leathery pads spread out like snowshoes, keeping them from sinking.
- Try this MIR small group tour: Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia
- Try a private custom trip handcrafted to your interests, dates and pace.
Contact us today to talk about all the travel options to China.

Broad snowshoe-like pads keep camels from sinking in the sand
Photo credit: Michel Behar

A boy and his camel in the Kyzyl Kum Desert
Photo credit: Susan Sherk
- Tidbit: Just as some people get motion sickness on planes, others get “camel sickness” from the side-to-side swaying motion of their rocking beasts. You might pack Dramamine to help reduce these rock-n-roll symptoms.
- Try this MIR small group tour: Silk Road Odyssey: Caravan Across Uzbekistan
- Try a private custom trip handcrafted to your interests, dates and pace.
Contact us today to talk about all the travel options to Uzbekistan.

One-humped camels – called dromedaries – in Turkmenistan
Photo credit: Michel Behar
Travel to Camel Country with MIR
Learn more about destinations that MIR visits for these rock-n-roll camel rides, including Central Asia, Mongolia, Tibet and China. You can also book a custom private journey.
MIR has 30 years of travel expertise. Our full service, dedication, commitment to quality, and destination expertise have twice earned us a place on National Geographic Adventure’s list of “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth.”
Wondering which destination or itinerary is right for you? In addition to browsing the pages of our free catalog, you can narrow down your choices online using our Trip Finder and the Destination Map. Or chat with our Private Journeys department to have a trip handcrafted to your interests, pace and budget.
Contact MIR today at info@mircorp.com or 1-800-424-7289.
Top photo credit: Michel Behar
PUBLISHED: July 2, 2014