Lead camel caravans across the old trade routes and grow a small stall in Cairo into a trading house that reaches Samarkand. Desert Caravan is an idle trading game. Send caravans between oasis cities, sell their goods, and spend your gold on more camels, faster trips and better deals. Hire a guide and a route runs on its own, so your caravans keep
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You must hire a guide for your chosen route. Once hired, the guide manages the route on repeat, allowing your caravans to continue trading and earning gold for up to eight hours while the application is closed.
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Expanding your caravan size is essential for growth. You will receive bonus rewards specifically when your total number of camels reaches 25, 50, 100, or 200, which helps significantly in scaling your trading house operations effectively.
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To optimize your routes, you should upgrade your water skins, which directly results in faster trip times. Additionally, you can purchase trade deals, which improve the prices you receive for the goods sold at your destination cities.
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When you reach Samarkand and start a new trading house, you retain your reputation. Each point of reputation you have earned provides a permanent 2% increase to all your income, rewarding your long-term dedication to the game.
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Yes, you may encounter sandstorms, which will temporarily close a route. Conversely, you might find lost camels wandering across the map; tapping on these lost camels will grant you a bonus to assist your progress.
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The Royal Charter is a one-time purchase that removes all optional ad offers. It also permanently doubles your income and automatically grants you every ad-related reward without needing to watch the advertisements manually.
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When you return to the game after your guides have been running routes, you will be presented with a welcome-back haul. This collection contains all the gold and goods your caravans successfully generated during your absence.
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The game features eight cities, each offering a unique good such as dates, cotton, incense, or silk. Each new city you unlock opens a new route that provides access to richer goods and longer, more profitable journeys.
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Yes, you can collect extra gold every single day by opening the daily chest. This is a simple way to supplement your income and gain additional resources to invest in your camels and trade route upgrades.
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Occasionally, rich merchants will appear and offer to pay double for your next three loads of goods. Keep an eye out for these opportunities to significantly boost your gold earnings during your active play sessions.
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13 new cities along the Silk Road and beyond, from Constantinople to Chang'an.
Daily contracts, and a Guild Hall where reputation buys lasting perks.
A governor for every city: grow your cities and unlock their bonuses.
Plus tap to hurry caravans, hot markets and fixes.
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Lead camel caravans across the old trade routes and grow a small stall in Cairo into a trading house that reaches Samarkand.
Desert Caravan is an idle trading game. Send caravans between oasis cities, sell their goods, and spend your gold on more camels, faster trips and better deals. Hire a guide and a route runs on its own, so your caravans keep trading even while the app is closed.
EIGHT CITIES, EIGHT GOODS
• Cairo dates, Alexandria cotton, Petra incense and Damascus glass
• Baghdad spices, Muscat pearls, Marrakesh leather and Samarkand silk
• Each city opens a new route with richer goods and longer journeys
BUILD YOUR CARAVANS
• Buy camels to carry more cargo, with bonus rewards at 25, 50, 100 and 200 camels
• Upgrade water skins for faster trips and trade deals for better prices
• Buy one at a time, ten at once, or as many as you can afford
HIRE GUIDES
• A guide runs a route on repeat, so you never have to tap Send again
• Guided routes keep earning for up to 8 hours while you are away
• Come back to a welcome-back haul of everything your caravans made
LIFE ON THE ROAD
• Sandstorms close a route for a while
• Rich merchants pay double for your next three loads
• Lost camels wander across the map; tap one for a bonus
• Open a chest every day for extra gold
A NEW TRADING HOUSE
• Reach Samarkand, then start a new trading house
• Keep your reputation, and each point adds 2% to all your income forever
FAIR AND OPTIONAL
• Ads only play when you choose one, for boosts and bonuses
• The Royal Charter is a single purchase that removes ad offers for good, doubles your income forever and gives you every ad reward automatically
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Desert Caravan: Idle Tycoon is listed on the JP App Store. Availability varies by region and compatible device.
The recorded download price is free. In-app purchases, subscriptions, or additional content may cost extra. Source checked Nov 8, 2026.
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