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Wadi Rum
Information
General
information As many
days as you like, hiking and scrambling!
One day trips
Two day trips
Three or more days
Unusual programmes
Extra excursions
or "add-ons"
Short self guided hike to Wadi
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The Open Desert Trek
We start off from the Visitors' Centre towards the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, but turn right into the Makharas Canyon. This leads us through a narrow rocky ravine through the massif of Um Ishrin and into the valley beyond. This ravine is not difficult, but makes a change from the sandy walk of the rest of the trek. After that you are on easy walking terrain, either a track or sand mixed with gravel.
Wadi Um Ishrin is almost completely neglected by the jeep tours, and besides the local Bedouin, the only people you are likely to see are other hikers. As you can see from the photo at the head of the page, it is a wide and beautiful valley. It is popular with wandering camels! From Um Ishrin, we head towards our desert camp at Jebel Raka, where we shall spend the night. There are plenty of corners here for people to be private if they want to sleep on the dune under the stars.
The next day we head south through the Barragh Canyon which is a noted beauty spot in Wadi Rum. It is a good distance from the village, and not many jeep tours come as far as here. Our classic jeep tour does come, but we usually offer our clients the option of a short hike, an option which is usually welcomed enthusiastically. From here we go back to Rum Village, passing Jebel Raka and Lawrence's House.
This is a serious trek, and we shall be walking between six and eight hours in the day. In the summer, we shall call a pause during the hotter hours. As for most of our treks which bivouac in the desert, we are asking you to bring sleeping bags - we shall be supplying the mattresses. Luggage : your luggage will be brought along on the jeep and you will find it in the evening. However, it would be simpler for everybody if you can sort out what you will need for the two days into one smaller bag. Your main luggage can be left in our office which is locked and you can pick it up when you leave.
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