The Tourist Trap Quest Guide
OSRS The Tourist Trap walkthrough, requirements and rewards
Updated September 2026
The Tourist Trap is an Intermediate medium quest that rewards 4,650 Experience in your choice of two skills (you may pick same skill twice): Agility, Fletching, Smithing, or Thieving and The ability to smith dart tips. It requires 10 Fletching, 20 Smithing.
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Overview
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
| Length | Medium |
| Quest points | 2 |
| Series | None |
| Start point | Talk to Irena by the Shantay Pass, south of Al Kharid. |
Requirements
Skill Requirements
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| Fletching | 10 |
| Smithing | 20 |
Other Requirements
- The ability to defeat a level 47 enemy
Items Needed
- Desert shirt, robe, and boots (black versions do not work)
- A hammer
- One bronze bar (recommended to bring at least 2 additional bars, 24-96% chance to succeed based on Smithing level)
- Ten feathers (30-50+ recommended at lower Fletching levels)
- Means to enter the desert, such as the Shantay pass, desert amulet 2, teleport tablets or scrolls, fairy rings or the pharaoh's sceptre
Recommended
- 20 Combat
- Combat equipment to defeat a level 47 Mercenary Captain, and the inventory space to unequip it immediately afterwards
- 1-2 full waterskins and a knife or slash weapon to refill them by cutting cacti
- Stamina or energy potions
- Pickaxe if caught in the mine to mine 15 rocks to get out
Walkthrough
Video walkthrough by Slayermusiq1.
- Getting started. Begin the quest by talking to Irena, located just south of Shantay Pass (fairy ring, then run north-east).
- Getting into the camp. Go to the Desert Mining Camp entrance (south of Irena). Talk to the Mercenary Captain. He will attack you. Kill him and get the key of the gate. (All damage can be dealt via recoil)
- Getting into the mine. Talk to the Male slave on the east wall (not the south-east wall) when a guard is not nearby. If you've already talked to him. If they spot you attempting to break the slave's cuffs you will be sent to the jail. To escape the jail you must bend the bars on the window, climb out, then climb over the rock wall and cliff. Then enter through the gate again. Equip the slave's clothes Enter the mine to the north
- The plans. Talk to Al Shabim in the south tent in the Bedabin Camp (directly west of the Desert Mining Camp). You will be given a Bedabin key. Go back to the Desert Mining Camp. (Make sure to put on your slave outfit (and unequip anything else) before entering the gate. If you inadvertently dropped your slave outfit, you can get another one from a slave by repeating the earlier trade with the desert clothing.) Go up the ladd...
- Finding Ana. Equip your Slave outfit and head back to the guards in the mine with your pineapple and give it to one of them. Go through the cave entrance and head east until you're beside the mine cart. Right-click search the nearby barrels to get a barrel.
- Saving Ana. Head back to the mine cart. Put Ana in the mine cart, then take the cart yourself. Search nearby barrels to find Ana. Put Ana on the winch bucket (north-west area of room).
Rewards
- 4,650 Experience in your choice of two skills (you may pick same skill twice): Agility, Fletching, Smithing, or Thieving.
- The ability to smith dart tips.
- The wrought iron key - allows access to a special door inside the Desert Mining Camp, which has several higher tier ores inside, including mithril ore and adamantite ore.
- Full slave robes
- 6 bronze darts
- The ability to hire Ex-Captain Siad as a crewmate with 50 Sailing.
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The Tourist Trap FAQ
01What are the requirements for The Tourist Trap?
10 Fletching, 20 Smithing. The ability to defeat a level 47 enemy.
02What items do I need for The Tourist Trap?
Desert shirt, robe, and boots (black versions do not work), A hammer, One bronze bar (recommended to bring at least 2 additional bars, 24-96% chance to succeed based on Smithing level), Ten feathers (30-50+ recommended at lower Fletching levels), Means to enter the desert, such as the Shantay pass, desert amulet 2, teleport tablets or scrolls, fairy rings or the pharaoh's sceptre.
03What are the rewards for The Tourist Trap?
4,650 Experience in your choice of two skills (you may pick same skill twice): Agility, Fletching, Smithing, or Thieving.; The ability to smith dart tips.; The wrought iron key - allows access to a special door inside the Desert Mining Camp, which has several higher tier ores inside, including mithril ore and adamantite ore.; Full slave robes; 6 bronze darts; The ability to hire Ex-Captain Siad as a crewmate with 50 Sailing.
04How long does The Tourist Trap take?
The Tourist Trap is rated Intermediate difficulty and medium in length.
05How do I beat the Mercenary Captain in The Tourist Trap?
The level 47 Mercenary Captain is safespottable by waiting until a mercenary is nearby and talking to the mercenary to block him; he can also be killed with rings of recoil.
06What does The Tourist Trap unlock?
It unlocks smithing dart tips, gives the wrought iron key to a high-tier ore room in the Desert Mining Camp, and is required for Desert Treasure I.
07What should ironmen know before The Tourist Trap?
You must unequip your armour and weapons and bring a hammer and bronze bar; failing dialogue requires 15 free inventory spaces, and the desert shirt, robe and boots cannot be the black versions.
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