Tour company that took Tammy Hembrow to Egypt apologises for hosting camel rides after influencer was slammed by animal activist – as she remains silent

By KINTA WALSH-COTTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 01:28 BST, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 01:28 BST, 5 June 2025

A tour company that organised Tammy Hembrow’s itinerary during her recent lavish trip to Egypt has issued an apology for planning a controversial camel ride.

The fitness guru, 31, was slammed on Monday for attempting to hide the fact she rode a camel while visiting the country. 

However, content from other travellers showed Tammy quietly participating in the ride. 

Tour company Aweventurer have confirmed they have now removed camel rides from their itineraries. 

‘We want to acknowledge concerns about the camel riding during our Egypt trip,’ the company wrote in the comments of one of its recent Instagram posts. 

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A tour company that organised Tammy Hembrow’s itinerary during her recent lavish trip to Egypt has issued an apology for planning a controversial camel ride 

‘While this activity was removed from the official itinerary, it still occurred.’ 

‘We’re actively reviewing what happened and putting into place a system to ensure this does not happen on future trips,’ the spokesperson continued.

‘Thank you for your feedback and accountability—we learn from this and push forward.’

Tammy was hit with a wave of backlash this week when it was discovered she had participated in the camel ride and hid the photos from her own social media. 

She was seen riding on the back of a camel in content posted by other travellers on the tour.

Animal activists were up in arms over the move and called for accountability from the Saski activewear founder.

Animal rights campaigner  @warriorforanimals commented on several posts by the Aussie star and was vocal about camels in Egypt’s tourism industry.

‘I am an animal rights campaigner and am deeply disappointed @tammyhembrow rode camels,’ he wrote in a post shared to Instagram.

‘I am glad the post has been removed but more needs to be done against exploitation in tourism.’

The fitness guru, 31, was slammed on Monday for attempting to hide the fact she rode a camel while visiting the country 

However, content from other travellers showed Tammy quietly participating in the ride 

He went on to leave a comment on one of Tammy’s Egypt posts, writing: ‘I’m politely asking if you can do your bit to end the exploitation of animals in tourism.

‘I’ve been supporting you for a long time even praising you for advocating for eating more plant based foods in 2020 to help the environment and of [course] animal welfare.’

Fans also flooded the comments section of the fit-fluencer’s posts with criticism over the act.

‘How about don’t ride a camel?!! Can’t believe it’s even on the program,’ one person angrily wrote.

‘Do you have any idea how they are being treated from all the moronic tourists exploiting them for no f***ing reason.’

Another chimed in with a similar sentiment, adding: ‘Please leave animals and carriage rides out of your plans. 

‘Would never visit a country with such lack for empathy or regulations on animal welfare.’

The negative commentary on camel rides previously resulted in the travel company removing the activity entirely from their tour several months ago. 

‘Update: we have taken on feedback and removed the camel riding from the itinerary,’ the tour company wrote on their page.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Tammy and Aweventurer for comment. 

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Tour company that took Tammy Hembrow to Egypt apologises for hosting camel rides after influencer was slammed by animal activist – as she remains silent

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