As you cross the doorsill of Petra the gates of the past opens up to one of the famous world wonders, the ancient city Petra. Within a few hours it will be time to move on to the “rose red city of Petra”.ĭinner and overnight at private mobile campĪs Wadi Rum starts to get hot you will head into the mountains to visit Petra, the “rose red city half as old as time”.ĭespite reading, seeing hundreds of pictures and even films nothing really prepares you for this amazing place. This is when the desert is at its most peaceful and friendly. Waking to the clear crisp light of dawn is an exhilarating experience and one that should not be missed. Sitting round the campfire you will be able to soak up the atmosphere and count the endless stars in the starry sky. When day turns to night the desert takes on an eerie feel until the stars arrive and light up the night sky. As the sun sets and the temperature drops the colours of the desert really spring into life. You will spend the night completely under the stars in a private mobile Bedouin Camp. Riding a Camel is the most authentic way to experience Wadi Rum, as the slow pace fits in perfectly with life in the sand. Wake up in the serenity of the desert as the clear morning light of sunrise gives the desert a heavenly aura before and enjoying breakfast on the rocks with undisturbed views.įollowing breakfast your Bedouin guide will continue your tour of Rum which will include 4x4, walking and riding the “Ship of the Desert”, The Camel. Everywhere there are traces left by ancient civilizations - pictographs of Thamudic, Nabataean, Greek and Arabic texts, formal inscriptions and rock art depicting hunting scenes.ĭinner and overnight at Wadi Rum Nights fixed Bedouin Camp. Discover clues from antiquity carved on the mountains and the fallen boulder, vestiges of human activity over several thousand years. The Canyon is an easy 20 minute walk with year round water and many Nabatean inscriptions and drawings. Your local Bedouin guide will stop at all the main sites especially Lawrence’s Spring, Khazali Canyon, a Wadi Rum icon. Touring through Wadi Rum in Bedouin 4x4 is a wonderful experience. Although mainly filmed in Petra it was also used for some scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The Martian is not the only film to use Rum as a location and other Hollywood Blockbusters include, Lawrence of Arabia, Mission to Mars, Red Planet and Transformers. Its red sand made it the perfect backdrop for filming The Martian and it will surely captivate you, as it has so many visitors before. The desert of Wadi Rum boasts one of the most spectacular desert landscapes in the world with rolling sand dunes & vast mountains of sandstone. After breakfast transfer directly to Wadi Rum about 4 hours south of Amman.
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