Maasai warrior training, Kenya

Selected Projects

Experience Built Through Delivery

Good advice is grounded in experience.

The thinking behind The Adventure Expert has been shaped by decades spent developing, opening, operating, managing and advising adventure businesses, destinations, facilities, expeditions and experiential programmes in the Middle East and internationally.

Our perspective comes not only from consultancy, but from having been involved in the realities of delivery – taking ideas from concept towards operation, building teams and systems, managing risk, working with specialist partners and solving the practical challenges that inevitably arise when ambitious ideas meet real environments.

The projects below represent a selection of that experience.

They range from pioneering adventure attractions and destination-development projects to luxury resorts, government advisory assignments, expeditions and large-scale challenge events. Some involved long-term operational leadership; others required specialist technical input, strategic advice, project development or support at a particular stage.

Together, they demonstrate the breadth of experience we bring to new assignments – and an understanding that every project is different, every environment presents its own challenges, and the right solution has to be built around the client, the place and the people who will ultimately use it.

Adventure & Tourism Projects

From first concept to operational reality.

Adventure destinations succeed when the experience, environment, infrastructure and operation work together.

Our experience includes the development and operation of adventure attractions, camps, activity centres and destination experiences across the Middle East and internationally – from mountain and wilderness environments to purpose-built adventure facilities.

Selected experience includes

  • 8 Abseiling at the Bear Grylls Survival Academy Adventure & Tourism

    Bear Grylls Survival Academy

    UAE & Oman
  • 4 Bear Grylls Explorers Camp Adventure & Tourism

    Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

  • 2 Via ferrata route in the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah Adventure & Tourism

    Jebel Jais Via Ferrata

  • 2 Paul Oliver at Kalba Adventure & Tourism

    Kalba Mountain Camp & Water Sports Centre

  • 3 Courtyard of The Adventure Centre, Dibba Adventure & Tourism

    The Adventure Centre

    Dibba
  • 2 Shaded seating under the palms at The Plantation Camp, Dibba Adventure & Tourism

    The Plantation Camp

    Dibba
  • 3 Bench beneath the trees at Farfar Campsite, Musandam Adventure & Tourism

    Farfar Campsite

    Musandam
  • 3 Volcanic plains at Khaybar Geopark, Saudi Arabia Adventure & Tourism

    Khaybar Geopark

    Saudi Arabia
  • 5 Maasai warrior training, Kenya Adventure & Tourism

    Maasai Warrior Training Courses

    Kenya
  • Riders among the ruins of Palmyra, Syria Adventure & Tourism

    Adventure Itineraries

    Syria

Hospitality & Resort Projects

Adventure as part of the guest experience.

Adventure and experiential activities can add an entirely different dimension to a resort or hospitality destination – connecting guests with the landscape and creating experiences that extend far beyond their accommodation.

Our experience includes activity-centre development and experiential programming within distinctive hospitality environments.

Selected experience includes

  • 4 Cycling along the palm-lined paths at Six Senses Zighy Bay Hospitality & Resorts

    Six Senses Zighy Bay — Activity Centre & Kids Club

  • 2 Archery at Jumeirah Al Wathba Hospitality & Resorts

    Jumeirah Al Wathba Resort — Activity Centre

  • 8 Garden walkway at The Retreat, Fujairah Hospitality & Resorts

    The Retreat

    Fujairah

Government & Strategic Advisory

Independent experience for complex decisions.

Government entities, destination organisations and major developers often require advice that considers far more than the individual adventure activity.

Strategy, standards, visitor experience, operational feasibility, safety, environmental considerations and long-term destination objectives all need to be considered together.

Our experience includes technical and strategic advisory assignments supporting destination development, adventure standards and emerging tourism opportunities in the GCC and internationally.

Selected experience includes

  • 3 Agreement signing in Fujairah Government & Advisory

    Adventure Activity Provider Standards

    Fujairah Emirate
  • 18 Natural rock arch in the NEOM region, Saudi Arabia Government & Advisory

    Subject Matter Expert — NEOM

  • 6 Ancient village ruins in the mountains of Oman Government & Advisory

    Subject Matter Expert — Omran

  • 2 Paul Oliver in Northern Kerala Government & Advisory

    Adventure Tourism Insights

    Northern Kerala
  • 5 Lakes and cliffs in Afghanistan Government & Advisory

    Afghanistan Adventure Tourism Development — US State Department

Expeditions & Challenge Events

Adventure with purpose.

Some of the most memorable projects are not defined by buildings or infrastructure, but by the people who take part in them.

Our experience encompasses expeditions, adventure races, endurance events and charity challenges created around objectives ranging from fundraising and community support to leadership, personal challenge and bringing people together through shared experience.

These projects have required route development, logistics, participant management, risk planning and operational leadership across demanding environments – often with a wider social or charitable purpose at their heart.

Selected experience includes

  • 5 Strive Arabia challenge participants Photos: Adam Slama Expeditions & Challenges

    Strive Arabia

  • 2 Laureus Sport for Good Expeditions & Challenges

    Laureus Sport for Good

  • 3 Ride for Unity cyclists on a mountain road with support vehicles Expeditions & Challenges

    Ride for Unity

  • 2 Competitor in the Musandam Adventure Race Expeditions & Challenges

    Musandam Adventure Race

  • Marmoom Ultra Marathon presentation Expeditions & Challenges

    Marmoom Ultra Marathon

  • 5 Runners in the Wadi Bih Race Expeditions & Challenges

    Wadi Bih Race

  • 6 Riders gathered for the 7 Emirates Cycle Challenge Expeditions & Challenges

    7 Emirates Cycle Challenge

  • 4 Charity challenge team with the Gulf for Good flag Expeditions & Challenges

    Multiple International Charity Challenge Events

  • Handover of an ambulance Expeditions & Challenges

    Ambulances for Africa

  • 3 Emergency room funded through Gulf for Good, Qalqiliya Expeditions & Challenges

    Medical Aid

    Qalqiliya, West Bank
  • 2 Lodge on Lake Langano, Rift Valley, Ethiopia Expeditions & Challenges

    Rift Valley Lakes

    Ethiopia

Experience That Informs What Comes Next

Every project leaves something behind.

Sometimes it is a destination, facility or programme. Just as importantly, it is the experience gained from understanding what worked, what could have been done differently and what should be considered next time.

That accumulated experience is what The Adventure Expert brings to every new assignment.

We do not assume that because something worked in one destination it can simply be replicated somewhere else. We start with the client, the environment, the objectives and the opportunity – then apply the lessons of previous projects to help develop the right solution for what comes next.

Expedition team at Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro
Overnight camp on a beach beneath the mountains
Paul Oliver in Afghanistan
Group expedition at Machu Picchu

Have a project in mind? Let’s start a conversation.

You may already know exactly what you need. Or you may simply have an idea, an opportunity or a problem that would benefit from an experienced independent perspective. Either way, it starts with a conversation.