The Jeep Tour Side blog
Short pieces that answer the smaller questions guests send us before the day — written from the operator's record, each pointing to the tour it is about.
Planning
All posts in this sectionThe practical side of a booking: the message that confirms your pickup, and booking on someone else's behalf.
- The Message the Day Before Your Side Jeep Tour, Explained Every booking ends the same way: a short message the day before, with a time and a place. Here is how to read it, and what to send back.
- Booking a Side Jeep Tour for Parents, Friends or Another Hotel You are organising; they are travelling. The form works fine for that, provided three boxes hold their details rather than yours.
Who it suits
All posts in this sectionBabies, the ages where the fares change, and the languages the day is guided in.
- A Side Jeep Tour With a Baby or Toddler: An Honest Look The fare is the easy part: under 2, nothing. The real question is whether a day in an open jeep suits your child, and only you can answer it.
- Side Jeep Tour at Ages 11 and 12: Where the Fares Change Two birthdays move a child across the price list, and they are a year apart. Here is what each one changes, with a few families worked through.
- Which Language Is the Side Jeep Tour Guided In? There are two language lists on this site, and they are not the same list. One is for the guide on the day; the other is for us, before it.
On the route
All posts in this sectionWhat the day looks like from the jeep: the first hour after pickup, and taking photographs without losing a phone.
- Taking Photos on the Side Jeep Tour, From an Open Jeep Your phone will be the camera of the day, and the day is not kind to phones. Here is where to take it out, and where to leave it zipped away.
- The Start of the Side Jeep Tour: From Your Hotel Gate to the Roman Bridge The first part of the day is the least photographed and the most asked about. Here it is in order, from the hotel gate to the end of the asphalt.