{"id":5423,"date":"2025-06-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/?p=5423\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:13:32","slug":"best-places-visit-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/best-places-visit-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"39 Best places to visit in the Middle East in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"safe<\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Wanna travel to the Middle East with Against the Compass?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kurdistan and more. We have group expeditions scheduled every month to the most exciting destinations in the Middle East. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
LEARN MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Middle East…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That enormous piece of territory often overlooked as a whole and, usually, only seen as the land of the greatest and most beautiful deserts, endless bazaars of spices and the warm welcome of the Bedouins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, most of the time, the international media only likes to share images of disasters and bad things happening in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This distortion of reality changes people’s perception to the extent that the whole region of the Middle East becomes a dangerous place to travel to as if it was one single country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, you know what? The Middle East is composed of 14 different countries that differ massively from each other, have boundaries and share borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which countries are part of the Middle East?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, these are the countries that comprise the Middle East:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially, the Middle East also includes Turkey and Cyprus, but this is my blog, and I decided not to include them and, instead, I decided to include Libya in this list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After many years of living and traveling around the region, based on my own experience and opinion, I have compiled a list of the 39 best places to travel in the Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These choices are based on their level of security, historical importance, and natural beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My objective is to show you not only that the Middle East is a safe place to travel to, but I also want you to see the huge natural and cultural contrast between countries and the relevant role they have in our history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n