All-Terrain Vehicles known as ATV’s are motorized vehicles designed with four Tires with handle bars for steering control. Generally you can experience ATV rides across beautiful landscapes including but not limited to the desert, beach, and jungle. A benefit to partaking in ATVing is experiencing adrenalin rush and exploration.

Mohamed Niang recalls his first experience ATVing while he was vacationing in Cappadocia, Turkey with his brother. He looked for things to do in the area using the Airbnb app. It was very affordable costing $20 USD for transportation, food, and the excursion. A bus picked them up from their hotel in Göreme, Turkey taking them to an open desert area downtown. Being that this event took place during the pandemic they were required to wear their masks while riding their quad bikes. The masks ended up protecting them from the dust getting onto their faces. It lasted for about 2 hours as they toured the valleys of the Cappadocia region. Mohamed’s favorite valley was the love valley. During  the organized tour they would spend about 10 minuets off of their quad bikes taking in each valley. In the middle of the tour they spent 30 mins attending a gypsy party. And at the end of the experience the organizes used a air pump to blow the dust off of the participants.

The most exicitng part of this experiece for Mohamed was the astonishing view. Imagine he rode his quad bike experiencing a mountain view of the beautiful sunset as horses walked  by. Mohamed recommends you have fun trying your own little stunts like drifting. You don’t have to follow the guides directly but make sure you’re not excessive like doing wheelies or anything. They make you sign a waiver, provide you with a ATV Helmet with Goggles and Gloves, and they give you a hairnet. There was two guides with Mohamed’s group; a guide in the front of their group and a guide behind their group. Travelers’ insurance is something you could get if you know you’ll be partaking in activities with high thrills. On these type of excursions you can connect with other travelers. Mohamed recalls meeting people from all over the world from America, South-East Asia and France. He wasn’t able to make any friends during this experience because he had to leave Turkey the same night. After leaving the excursion he ended up at the airport super dusty which surprisingly did not stand out. People go to Cappadocia, Turkey for these experiences so there were other people at the airport in similar circumstances.

Mohamed suggests for any excursions you do, you should have whats app because most people will contact you by text for coordination so it makes for easy communication. Experience things with no expectations because Mohamed expected his second time ATVing to be exactly like his time in Turkey and it was nothing like that.  His second time was in Morocco and it was a pleasant surprise but if he hadn’t been comparing it the whole time he would have been able to appreciate it for the unique experience it was. Mohamed believes that buying ATVs and setting up your own excursion could be very lucrative. After buying the ATVs your return on investment could be high when you break down the operating costs. 

Mohamed recommends using the Airbnb app to find things to do based on ease of use as they have a well structured search engine to find things to do during the time period of your stay. It’s well organized and trustworthy using a vendor on airbnb. They typically have reasonable pricing that coincides with the cost of living as opposed to potentially being up-charged for tourism and scammed finding a vendor on your own. Typically if you are in a tourist area vendors will approach you with tourist attractions or you can seek out tourist options from your hotel directly and or visiting a tourist shop or kiosk.