TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR close The Royal Yacht, Osborne, at Ithaca, Greece, 2 June 1862
 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR The Encampment at Beyrout
Beirut, Lebanon, 6 May 1862 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION The Osborne was the prince’s main transportation throughout the tour. The royal party also took trains, camels and smaller boats. The prince and his party slept variously on board the Osborne, in embassy buildings or in private residences provided by local rulers – or they camped.

This was the camp set up for the Prince of Wales in the grounds of the British Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon. While rooms at the Consulate were prepared for the royal party, the prince requested this alternative accommodation through which he could better experience the local environment. His journal entry on 4 March describes his arrival at the camp: 'The streets through the town and outside of it were crowded with people who gave us an excellent reception, but we were nearly smothered with dust, what with the crowd and our own large cavalcade.' close Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, 31 May 1862
 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR close The Prince of Wales and group at the Pyramids, Giza, 5 March 1862

 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR close Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amun, Luxor/Karnak, 16 March 1862


 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR close Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt
14 March 1862 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close Temple of Athor, Philae, Egypt
13 March 1862 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close Jerusalem, From Mount of Olives
March-April 1862
 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close Ruins of the Greek church
Damascus, Syria, 30 April 1862
 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close Group of camp attendants
Beirut, Lebanon, 6 May 1862
 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close Mosque of St Sophia, 22 May 1862 THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION close THE ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION This map shows countries and place names as in 1862 close close Follow the prince's tour across the Middle East with this interactive map.

Below is a video provided by the Royal Collection Trust which explains the wet collodion photographic process used by Francis Bedford while touring with the prince. As a process it had only been invented in the 1850s, just over 10 years before it was used by Bedford during the Royal Tour with such skill