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About
WADI RUM
Map of Wadi Rum
Introducing the guides
Wadi
Rum with children
People travelling alone
General information
"Private" or Individual tours
Supper in
the desert
Hiking and trekking trips
Easier than the scrambles, they still visit many out
of the way places from which magnificent views can be seen.
They are often combined with driving in 4x4
Climbing Um Adaami
(Jordan's highest mountain)
The "Open Desert" trek
anybody can join!
Through the canyons to Lawrence's House
(A one day's walk on the flat)
Three Bridges Trip
Two days hiking and easy scrambling
A one day combined jeep and
hiking tour
(The "Small Three Bridges trip")
Two day
combined jeep and hiking tour
("The Khasch Route")
Three day combined jeep, hiking &
camel trip
Visits in 4x4
"A day with the Bedouin", touring in 4x4 and sleeping
in the desert overnight
Some extra excursions
or "add ons"
Tours lasting 5 days or more
Camel trekking
Contact information
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The
problem with hiking in Wadi Rum is that
many people find
that just walking in sandy
valleys, however beautiful, becomes boring after a fairly short time.
For us this is a challenge, and we have therefore put
in place the following practice.
We concentrate on
short hikes of 3 or 4 hours, often less, through the narrower valleys and
canyons and we intersperse these hikes with jeep
rides when the walking becomes monotonous.
This is very popular, since
in
this way
tourists can get a maximum of sightseeing in a jeep
as well as covering more ground and having a more attractive walk.
We offer here one and two day tours, but they can easily be extended, either
by adding on all or part of another programme, or by taking a few other
routes not described here.
We can also provide a more varied week in Wadi Rum by combining the hiking
trips with the simpler scrambling. Many groups coming from tourist agencies
much appreciate our week long trekking tours in Wadi Rum.
Footwear : these trails are straightforward,
and hiking boots are not necessary. You can wear trainers, boat shoes or
trekking sandals as you like.
Other equipment : You are likely
to be in the sun for much of the time and should have a head covering of
some sort - this is the time to learn how to tie a Bedouin kefiya!
You will also need a rucksack or shoulder bag for water, and such oddments
as your camera, sunscreen, a light sweater according to season and perhaps
some biscuits for a snack. Chocolate melts quickly, but the guide willl show
his devotion to duty in helping you to eat it .
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