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About
WADI RUM
Introducing the guides
Visits in 4x4
Some extra excursions Hiking and trekking trips
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General information about the trips
Here we try to answer a few of the questions that are most often asked by people before their arrival. The most frequent single question is always the weather! While we cannot guarantee what the temperature will be when you arrive, there is a website which gives you at least the current conditions at the Jordan Met Dept. This address should bring you directly to the English version of the site and to the conditions for Jafer which is the closest to us. If it doesn't, then please click on towns until it comes up. Food : we believe we offer a variety of dishes, based on local ones, ample in quantity and well cooked. (Note from Attayak Aouda : "Attayak Ali is the best cook in Wadi Rum!") In warm weather, lunch is usually a salad dish, supper is always hot. Vegetarian food can be supplied, but if possible, please tell us about this before you arrive. Breakfast is bread or buns which we can warm on the fire, and a choice of cheese, eggs, jam and etcs (whatever we see in the shops that looks good!). And of course, plenty of tea! We can also offer instant coffee for breakfast. Sleeping equipment : we supply mattresses and blankets. In cold weather then we have comforters which keep you nice and warm. There is no real need for you to bring sleeping bags, but it is true that some people prefer to use their own. This is up to you. You should wear something on your head and bring plenty of sunscreen with you. You will also need a shoulder bag or rucksack for for daytime necessities. They would chiefly be a camera, a bottle of water, some kind of head covering, a snack if you think you will need one, perhaps a light sweater or something with long sleeves, and of course anything personal you think you might need. Onward transport : buses leave Wadi Rum in the mornings, for Aqaba at about 7am and for Petra at about 8h30am. We can always get you to Rum in time for these buses. If you are going anywhere else, there are plenty of connections in Aqaba for Amman and points north. There are no other buses from Rum that go every day. If you leave later in the day, we can usually take you 30kms to the Desert Highway where there is a bus stop (the normal price for this is 8JD), or we can arrange a taxi for you to whatever destination you wish. This is a service we offer to our clients and we take no commission on it (if you were wondering!) You may pay us or the driver directly if you wish. Some taxi prices (in every case the "vice versa" is the same price) :
Times : we usually start out at around 9.30am and reckon to finish the tour about 4pm or before sunset. But the timing of the tours is flexible, and we can start later or finish earlier to fit in with whatever your plans are. Toilets and rubbish : There is a toilet in the fixed camp where we often spend the night. Otherwise, out in the desert, we are sorry but one has to go behind a rock! Please be sure that all wastes are buried, and push a bit of sand over any "evidence". Toilet paper should be burned or put into a plastic bag for you to bring back and add to the camp rubbish. It is a good idea always to have a plastic bag or two with you for the rubbish that tends to accumulate. There will usually be a general rubbish bag with the car, there is always one in an overnight stop. "Good" guides in Wadi Rum do not leave rubbish lying around. Most of us pick up any objects discarded by less careful souls. Clothes : Don't try to look smart! You can wear almost anything that will let you sit on the ground / ride a camel / scramble into a jeep / etc. We do ask ladies not to wear anything too skimpy when they are in the village (halter necks, short shorts, etc). When you are out in the desert then it doesn't matter, we are used to just about anything! But please do keep a tee shirt available for the village. Shoes : trekking sandals will be enough for most people (NOT beach sandals!) For scrambling you might prefer to bring sturdy shoes or boots, and certainly for the mountains like Jebel Rum or Jebel Khazali. Don't forget a supply of cotton socks. Otherwise whatever you like : tennis shoes or sneakers, boat shoes or trainers are all fine for hiking, as of course are the trekking sandals previously suggested. Our office phone number is +962.795.899.723 (or 0795.899.723 from inside Jordan). This number is available 24/24 hours and should always be answered by somebody speaking English. Further (useful!) information about contacting us is given on the page Contact information You can reach us by email at info@bedouinroads.com or by fax at +962.3.203.2651.
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