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Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra

Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra

Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra Overview

Explore the vast emptiness of Jordan`s Wadi Rum and desert mountains

Jordan's Wadi Rum and its 'rose-red City' of Petra provide a magical setting for a winter walking holiday. Rising abruptly from the desert plains, the red-ochre sandstone mesas of Wadi Rum provide one of the world's most dramatic landscapes. It was famously described by T.E. Lawrence as "Rum the magnificent... vast, echoing and God-like." In this traditional land of the Bedouin, our 5-day trek will take us on ancient trails through hidden canyons and across open rocky slopes to the summits of several of the biggest formations in Jordan, including Jebel Um Adaami (1832m), Jordan's highest peak. Throughout the holiday, some easy scrambling will be required to get to the best viewpoints including the dramatic Burdah Bridge. Four-wheel-drive vehicles will provide back-up and we will camp each night on the sands in the company of our hospitable hosts. A final highlight of this outstanding Arabian adventure holiday is our 2-day visit to the awe-inspiring 2300 year old, rock-hewn city of Petra. Here, we will make our initial approach through the dramatic winding Siq and spend the whole day exploring the site, following in the footsteps of the ancient and the intrepid.
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Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra by Steve Lomas, 28 Oct 2019
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Trekking in Wadi Rum with the Bedouin, wild camping in the desert, climbing mountains, exploring Petra read more

Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra by telboy, 4 Nov 2016
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A trip to wadi rum in jordan was a lifetime event seeing wadi rum from on high eh scrambling to isolated rock bridges and ... read more

Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra by Mrs P H 14, 7 Jan 2015
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Five days of fantastic trekking in the desert - incredible scenery, remote camping, varied walking, interesting scrambling, ... read more

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Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra by Steve Lomas, 28 Oct 2019
Traveller rating:

Trekking in Wadi Rum with the Bedouin, wild camping in the desert, climbing mountains, exploring Petra read more

Jordan's Wadi Rum and Petra by telboy, 4 Nov 2016
Traveller rating:

A trip to wadi rum in jordan was a lifetime event seeing wadi rum from on high eh scrambling to isolated rock bridges and ... read more