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The Tourist Trap

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The Tourist Trap is a quest where the player goes undercover into a slave camp to save an Al Kharidian woman's daughter.

• 1 Official description
• 2.1 A Mother's Request
• 2.2 Mining Camp
• 2.3 Tenti's
• 2.4 Prototype
• 2.5 Damsel in Distress
• 2.6 Homecoming
• 4 Required for completing
• 5 Transcript

Official description [ ]

South of Al Kharid a new desert pass has opened up, leading to the dangers of the Kharid desert. Don your desert garb and make sure your waterskin is full before heading off into the trackless dunes in search of desert adventure.

Walkthrough [ ]

You will have to unequip almost everything several times during this quest, so it is a good idea to leave enough room in your inventory for all weapons and armour, as well as additional quest items.

A Mother's Request [ ]

Speaking to Irena at the Shantay Pass.

Begin the quest by talking to Irena near the Shantay toll gate. She is worried about her daughter, Ana , who has not returned from the desert since she set off a few days ago. Offer to help find Ana and return her to her mother.

From the Shantay Pass , go south to find some footprints and follow them until you reach some mercenaries guarding the gate to the Desert Mining Camp .

Mining Camp [ ]

To enter the camp, talk to the Mercenary Captain near the gate. Compliment him and agree to do him favours, but when he asks you to kill Al Zaba Bhasim , say that you do not think you can do that, and then insult him for not fighting his own battles. This will start a fight and you must kill him (a ring of recoil kill will suffice). Your character should automatically pick up the metal key , thus granting you access to the camp.

Before you enter, make sure to unequip any wielded weapons and armour.

Once you have entered, do not equip any weapons or armour or you will be caught and thrown in jail. If you are put in jail, you can bend the cell wall window and climb out.

Once you have entered the mining camp, go into the building to the north and search the table with a bowl on it. You will receive a main gate key (if you lost yours before) and a cell door key , which will save you time if you get caught in the upcoming sections; simply use the cell key on the jail door if this happens.

Tenti's [ ]

Trading clothes with the Male slave.

Head further north-east into the camp and try to enter the gates that lead to the inner mine, but it is currently inaccessible as you do not look like a slave. Talk to one of the male slaves near the doors and he will tell you that he is planning on making an escape and can do with your help. Agree to remove his handcuffs - you may get caught doing this and thrown in jail. Keep trying, and once his handcuffs are off, he will offer to switch his slave robes for your desert robe (keep in mind that only the white desert robe works, not the brown one). While wearing the slave robes, go through the gates.

Upon entering, walk north and follow the cave around until you come to a guarded cave entrance. Talk to one of the guards standing there, and tell him that you'd like to mine in a different area. He will barter you access to the area for a pineapple, specifically a Tenti pineapple , so do not bother bringing a regular one. To get the pineapple he wants, you will need to go to the Bedabin Camp to the west and talk to Al Shabim .

Bedabin Camp map

If you fail to take off your slave robes before opening the entrance gate to the camp, the guards will search you and may throw you in jail.

Exit the mine and head west to the Bedabin Camp . Al Shabim can be found in the large tent. When you talk to him about the pineapple, he agrees to give it to you, though only if you get the plans to a new weapon hidden in a chest back at the mining camp. Agree and he will give you a Bedabin key for the chest.

Prototype [ ]

With all your weapons and armour unequipped, head east to the mining camp and enter the only building there. Climb up the ladder to where Captain Siad is sitting, and search the south-western bookcases to learn of his fascination of sailing. Talk to him and select "I wanted to have a chat?". Mention that he has a lot of books, then direct the conversation towards sailing. Choose the option "I could tell by the cut of your jib" when presented. He will then drift off into his sailing stories. While he is distracted, open the chest to get the plans.

• An alternative is telling him that the slaves escaped and then use the key with the chest. Another alternative is to select "Fire! Fire!". He will get distracted and you can get the plans from the chest without Siad noticing, although it may take you several attempts to get him to look out the window.

Making the prototype dart tip for Al Shabim.

Head back west to the Bedabin Camp and show Al Shabim the plans. If you have the feathers and bronze bars in your inventory, he will give you permission to use the experimental anvil nearby. Enter the tent to the north and use the bronze bars with the anvil to create some prototype dart tips . Then add the feathers to make a prototype dart .

You may fail and lose your bronze bar, so bringing multiple may be beneficial. If you see the notice saying you failed, just don't click continue and then use the bronze bar on the anvil again.

Take this back to Al Shabim and he will give you some bronze darts , along with the tenti pineapple. You can use the drop trick to obtain more pineapples. Be careful not to eat the pineapple.

Damsel in Distress [ ]

Enjoy the ride!

Before re-entering the mining camp, take off any weapons and armour and put on the slave robes . Head back down the mine and hand over the pineapple to the guard. He will now let you inside the mine cave. Walk east into the mine until you find yourself in front of a mine cart. Click 'Search barrel ' until you find one which you can pick up. Then right-click on the cart and use the "Search" option to ride it to the other side. You can fail and bang your head or knee on the cart and take anywhere from 35 (minor scrape) to 485 damage. (Full-fledged cerebral contusion.)

If you get thrown into jail before riding the cart, go back and ride the cart. Otherwise you won't be able to put Ana in your barrel later.

Once there, go down the north-western passageway containing a large number of slaves at the end and you will find Ana in the north-eastern corner. Talk to her and tell her that you are here to help her go back to her mother.

If you say anything about the metal key it will be taken away and you will be forced to mine 15 rocks to escape or teleport out and travel back. This also happens if you tell Ana that the guards are rubbish.

Ask her if she knows a way to escape out of the mine, to which she says that the only thing that goes out of the mine are the barrels of rocks that they mine. When you suggest to hide Ana in a barrel to sneak her out of the mine, she will refuse. Use the barrel in your inventory on Ana to hide her in it , and head back to the mine cart.

Homecoming [ ]

Ana, in a barrel, in a mine cart.

If you drop her any time during the quest before escaping, a guard will notice and you will be thrown into jail and will have to rescue her again.

Put the barrel with Ana into the mine cart which you came from, and send it down the track before getting in yourself and riding down to the other side. Again, search the barrels around the cart until you find Ana in one of them. Walk north-west to the winch bucket and use the barrel with Ana on it. The guard nearby will help you hoist it up onto the platform.

Don't walk straight out of that area of the mine holding Ana in your barrel. A guard will compliment you on the heaviness of your barrel, and then he will kick your barrel open, revealing Ana and you will have to rescue her again.

"Whoa heavy load!"

To set Ana on the winch bucket, you have to use the barrel on the winch. Then the guard will ask if you need any help loading the barrel, Select yes, and then Ana will start to complain. When prompted select the speech saying that he was "very gregarious." Once Ana has been sent up through the winch bucket, head back to the surface and go to the winch bucket, in the south-west corner of the Mining Camp. Operate the winch and search the barrel adjacent to it to retrieve Ana. Do not try to walk out the front gate!

You now need to find a way to help Ana escape the mining camp. Talk to the cart driver near the wooden cart in the heart of the camp - he will not talk to you. Place the barrel with Ana into the back of the cart and try again. In order to get out, tell the Mine cart driver the following phrases:

• "Nice cart."
• "One wagon wheel says to the other, 'I'll see you around'."
• "One good turn deserves another."
• "Fired... no, shot perhaps!"
• "In for a penny in for a pound."
• "Well, you see, it's like this..."
• "Prison riot in ten minutes, get your cart out of here!" (You could also choose to bribe the driver instead)
• "You can't leave me here, I'll get killed!"

Search the cart after you have finished all of the dialogue to climb into it, then select the "Yes, I'll get on." option to escape out of the camp with Ana. After you get out of the camp, do not teleport or you will drop the barrel, and you will have to repeat the whole process again. You can use the flying carpets, however, but do not go back into the camp.

Head back to Irena . She will see that you have Ana with you, and both of them will thank you.

Rewards [ ]

• 2 quest points
• 4,650 experience in your choice of two from the following skills (you may pick the same skill twice): Agility , Fletching , Smithing or Thieving
• Ability to smith darts
• A wrought iron key  for access to the desert mining camp, which contains mithril and adamantite rocks
• Full slave robes
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice

Required for completing [ ]

• Desert Treasure

Transcript [ ]

• If you try to leave the camp through the front gate with Ana you will get the message, "No guards are available to apprehend you at this time. Please call again and commit a minor misdemeanour when there are some guards on duty."
• To escape the jail, one previously had to scale some rocks up and down to end up just outside the camp after climbing out of the window. This appears to have been changed.
• 1 Falador Massacre
• 2 Treasure Trails/Guide/Coordinates
• 3 Armour/Melee armour

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Table of Contents

• Character Customization and Leveling Information
• Beginner's guide
• Abyss Guide
• Holiday Events
• Transportation Guide
• Random Event Guide
• Scams, Hacks, and How to Avoid Them
• Wilderness Guide
• Green Dragons
• Castle Wars
• Pest Control
• Stealing Creation
• Fist of Guthix
• Sorceress's Garden
• Trouble Brewing
• Levels 1-10
• Levels 11-20
• Levels 21-30
• Levels 31-40
• Levels 41-50
• Levels 51-60
• Levels 61-70
• Levels 71-80
• Levels 81-90
• Levels 91-100
• Levels 101-200
• Levels 201-300
• Levels above 300
• Combat and Training
• Dungeoneering
• Runecrafting
• Woodcutting
• Construction
• Barbarian Village
• Draynor Village
• Dwarven Mine
• Edgeville Dungeon
• Lumbridge Swamp
• Al Kharid Desert
• Tree Gnome Village
• Seer's Village
• Taverly Dungeon
• Black Knights' Fortress
• Cook's Assistant
• Demon Slayer
• Doric's Quest
• Dragon Slayer
• Ernest the Chicken
• Goblin Diplomacy
• Imp Catcher
• The Knight's Sword
• Pirate's Treasure
• Prince Ali Rescue
• The Restless Ghost
• Romeo and Juliet
• Rune Mysteries Quest
• Sheep Shearer
• Shield of Arrav
• Vampire Slayer
• Witch's Potion
• A Fairy Tale Pt. 1
• A Soul's Bane
• A Tail of Two Cats
• Between a Rock...
• Big Chompy Bird Hunting
• Cabin Fever
• Clock Tower
• Creature of Fenkenstrain
• Death Plateau
• Desert Treasure
• Devious Minds
• Digsite Quest
• Druidic Ritual
• Dwarf Cannon
• Eadgar's Ruse
• Elemental Workshop
• Enakhra's Lament
• Eyes of Glouphrie
• Family Crest
• Fight Arena
• Fishing Contest
• Forgettable Tale...
• Garden of Tranquillity
• Gertrude's Cat
• Ghosts Ahoy
• Haunted Mine
• Hazeel Cult
• Heroes Quest
• Horror from the Deep
• Icthlarin's Little Helper
• In Aid of the Myreque
• In Search of the Myreque
• Jungle Potion
• Legends Quest
• Making History
• Merlin's Crystal
• Monk's Friend
• Monkey Madness
• Mountain Daughter
• Mourning's End Part 1
• Mourning's End Part 2
• Murder Mystery
• Nature Spirit
• Observatory Quest
• One Small Favour
• Plague City
• Priest in Peril
• Rag and Bone Man
• Rat Catchers
• Recipe for Disaster
• Recruitment Drive
• Roving Elves
• Scorpion Catcher
• Sea Slug Quest
• Shades of Mort'ton
• Shadow of the Storm
• Sheep Herder
• Shilo Village
• Spirits of the Elid
• Tai Bwo Wannai Trio
• Tears of Guthix
• Temple of Ikov
• The Fremennik Trials
• The Giant Dwarf
• The Grand Tree
• The Hand in the Sand
• The Lost Tribe
• The Tourist Trap
• Throne of Miscellania
• Tribal Totem
• Troll Romance
• Troll Stronghold
• Underground Pass
• Watch Tower
• Waterfall Quest
• Witch's House
• Wolf Whistle
• Zogre Flesh Eaters

This quest can be started just south of the Shantay Pass and mostly takes place in the desert to bring desert robes, waterskins, and a knife. This quest is required for fletching darts.

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Steering Clear of the Beaten Path: A Guide to Avoiding Tourist Traps

N othing mars a vacation more than the sinking realization that you've fallen victim to a tourist trap - overpriced attractions, shoddy souvenirs, or scam artists disguised as friendly locals. As global travel has grown exponentially , so has the prevalence of these deceptive tactics. But what if there was a way to prevent these pitfalls?

• Understand what tourist traps are and how they operate.
• Learn to identify and avoid common scams prevalent in tourist hotspots.
• Discover the benefits of local and off-the-beaten-path experiences.
• Get insider tips and tricks on planning an authentic and scam-free travel experience.

The Rise of the Tourist Trap

With the advent of the internet and online travel planning, tourists have become more susceptible to traps. According to a 2019 study by the European Commission, 82% of European tourists used online sources to plan their trips, a trend echoed worldwide, including among American travelers.

Yet, this dependence on digital resources opens up opportunities for unscrupulous entities to lure unsuspecting tourists with eye-catching ads, misleading information, and inflated prices. And once you fall into a trap, it can be hard to extricate yourself.

Beware of Common Scams

One widespread tourist trap is the "friendship bracelet" scam, where an overly friendly local ties a bracelet around a tourist's wrist and then demands payment for it. These small-time scams can quickly turn a pleasant vacation sour. Knowing such tricks and staying vigilant can save you unnecessary headaches and loss of money.

The Chesterton's Travel Mantra

G.K. Chesterton, a prominent writer, said, "The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see." This nugget of wisdom highlights the importance of not just visiting a place for its popular attractions but truly experiencing it from a local perspective.

Insider Tips to Dodge the Traps

To avoid these pitfalls, research extensively before your trip. User reviews and local travel blogs often provide authentic insights and tips. When at your destination, avoid overly crowded tourist spots and take time to explore lesser-known areas. Remember, local experiences are often more rewarding and cheaper.

In Conclusion…

It's not about shunning popular tourist attractions altogether. It's about being discerning travelers, looking beyond the obvious, and seeking experiences that enrich us. As you plan your next trip, remember these pointers to avoid the tourist traps and make your travel truly memorable.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can I identify a tourist trap?

High prices, crowded areas, aggressive sales tactics, and numerous souvenir shops are telltale signs of a tourist trap.

2. How can I avoid scams while traveling?

Stay vigilant, do your research about common scams in the area, and always check reviews before purchasing anything.

3. Are all popular tourist attractions traps?

No, many popular attractions are worth visiting. The key is to balance your itinerary with lesser-known local experiences.

4. Can I rely on online travel platforms for information?

While these platforms are useful, it's best to cross-check information from multiple sources, including local travel blogs and forums.

5. What should I do if I fall into a tourist trap?

Stay calm, assess the situation, and if it involves a scam, report it to the local authorities.