Our Beduine Camps
Wadi Rum has some of the most spectacular desert scenery in the world. Lawrence of Arabia spent some time here during the Arab Revolt, and many of the scenes from the film were shot here. Don't expect sweeping sand dunes: Wadi Rum is a landscape of bizarre, soaring rock formations, known as jebels. Although a popular tourist stop, it hasn't lost any of its forbidding majesty.
The only residents of the area are 4000 villagers and Bedouin nomads, and the only buildings are goat hair tents, a few concrete shops and houses and the fort headquarters of the Desert Patrol Corps. There is no hotel. The Bedouin have always lived in the long, low, black tent made of goat and camel hair cloth woven by the women. It is supported by a line of tall central poles in the middle, whilst the front, back and sides are supported on lower poles. The number of poles is an indication of the owner's wealth and social standing.
Your Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Amman, overnight Amman
Meet and assist upon arrival to Queen Alia International Airport Amman. Passport formalities and Visa handling followed by bus transfer to Amman for check-in hotel and freshen up, dinner and overnight Amman.
Day 2: Amman – Madaba - Mount Nebo - Dead Sea, overnight camping Wadi Finan
After Breakfast at the hotel, 9:00 AM , Departure to Madaba - Mount Nebo – Madaba (30 min drive) from Amman (famous as a land of mosaics) to visit St. George Christian church the mosaic Map next transfer to Mt. Nebo (10min drive) from Madaba tour of the site of the Tomb of Moses. Here there are ruins of 4th and 6th c. churches whose floors are still covered with marvelous mosaic.
Next we will transfer to Dead Sea the lowest spot on earth for fun and relaxation at the Dead Sea beach. Afternoon transfer Via the Jordan Valley (Rift Valley) to Wadi Finan for dinner and camping.
Day 3: Wadi Finan – Namalah, overnight camping Elergem
After Breakfast at Camp start hiking to explore the wilderness reserve. This is a spectacular hike (all downhill) to through Wadi Dana to Wadi Finan. We will tour a few old copper mines from the Edomite Period (9th c. BC) in Wadi Finan.
Finan is a sight of many archaeological finds, as well as one of the biggest Roman military camps of the 2nd c. AD. Ruins of Byzantine Churches from the 7th c. AD can be seen in this area. As well as the water harvesting system; huge water pools with hydraulic system. We will serve a boxed picnic lunch en route. After lunch continue hiking all the way to Al Erjem for dinner and overnight camping.
Day 4: Al Erjem - Ras Namalah, overnight camping Ejleh
After a Bedouin breakfast, a full day trekking through more scenic sand dunes and volcanic rock. Hiking via the Rift Valley to explore the most magnificent sand dunes in all of Jordan (Jordan Valley). This area is unknown to tourists and can be compared to the Sahara. Uphill to Ras Nemelah a route that leads us from the bottom of the Jordan Valley to the top of Nemelah Mountain (over 1000M from bottom to top).
En route we will see beautiful scenery such as juniper and oak trees as well as volcanic mountains, a very picturesque area. Dinner and overnight camping at a site with a perfect view of both the sun setting and moon rising together. Camping under the stars Umm Ejleh.
Day 5: Little Petra Baidah, overnight camping Shamassat
After a sunrise Bedouin breakfast, hiking 8 km via the original Nabatean Road of Obeidas; All through we will see the markings of the route the Nabateans took 3rd c. BC. Once we arrive to Jebal Qaroun (high point in Petra) 1265m, overlooking Wadi Araba we will have a short tour of the water channels and cisterns in this area.
Sunset, Dinner and overnight camping on the top of Jebal Qaroun.
Day 6: Jabel Qaroun – Petra overnight camping
Breakfast at the Camp, followed by hiking from Jebal Qaroun to little Petra for visiting the Nabateans Caravan Station , from here we will hike via the Mountains to visit Petra via wadi Maysreah not the Siq, full day tour of Petra including lunch, Evening hiking via the Siq to wadi Shamsat for dinner and overnight Camping.
Day 7: Ras saparh – Petra – Humeimah - overnight Camping Wadi Rum
Breakfast at camp, free morning in Petra 10:AM Jeep transfer in a 4wd to Wadi Rum Via Wadi Mousa & Rajif, we will be using the old roman road (Nova Trianna) via Wadi Helwah, Old Humeimah, the city of Abodas, a Nabatean caravan station during the 2nd century BC, and a Roman military camp during the 2nd century AD.
Also there is the remains of 5 Byzantine churches to view, as well as many other interesting sites, lunch, then by jeeps to explore the northern part of Wadi Rum we will view some of the natural rock bridges, as well old graffiti inscriptions, next we well continue south among the sand dunes to explore Wadi Rum. Full day including sunset in Wadi Rum followed by overnight camping Wadi Rum.
Day 8: Wadi Rum – Amman overnight hotel
Breakfast at the camp followed by transfer to Amman for freshen-up free timing in Amman Dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Departure.
Breakfast at hotel followed by transfer to Airport for departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices Per Person in USD as follows:
- From 4-6 pax $670
- From 7-10 pax $590
- From 11-15 pax $550
- From 16-20 pax $515.
Single Supplement $30.
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Middle East
Jordan
Desert Expeditions
Hiking & Trekking
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