Some longer tours of
Wadi Rum
About
WADI RUM
Map of Wadi Rum
Introducing the guides
People
travelling alone
General
information
"Private" or Individual tours
"Scrambling" trips
These trips are not arduous, but consist mostly in
mountain walking with occasional use of one's hands needed. They visit some
of the most beautiful areas of Wadi Rum
One day tours
Scrambling through the
Rakebat and the Karazeh Canyons
Jebel Um Adaami
The highest mountain in Jordan
Two day treks
Two day hiking trip
combined with jeep riding
(The "Three Bridges Trek")
The "Bedouin"
routes
A week's scrambling
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
Some extra excursions
or "add ons"
WE NO LONGER OFFER THIS TOUR
A week's scrambling on the Bedouin routes
This is a wonderful trip, through the heart of the former Bedouin hunting territories and will make a holiday that you will remember for the rest of your life.
Warning : these routes are not easy and are not really suitable for novices to scrambling and to rope work.
Day 1 : We start from the village and go through the Rakebat Canyon to cross through the massif of Jebel Um Ishrin. It will take about 2 1/2 hours. We arrive in the lovely valley of Wadi Um Ishrin, where we take a break and have some tea. We continue by jeep to the Barragh Canyon, passing on the way the sand dunes in Um Ishrin, some Nabatean inscriptions and "Lawrence of Arabia's house". Lunch in the Barragh Canyon.
In the afternoon we cross from the Canyon to Rad el Beidha by doing some scrambling, including one easy abseil of 20m. This is a great trip, all in the shade and takes about 2 hours. At the end of the canyon a jeep picks us up and drives us to Jebel Burdah where we shall see the bridge. On the way, you will notice how the landscape changes colour with the approach of evening. We camp down near Burdah and admire the moon and the stars before sleeping.
Day
2 : After breakfast we go up
to the bridge. It's easy scrambling except for just one short bit near to the
top! It will take us about 1 1/2 hours to reach the bridge from where we can see
the marvellous view. If you want to continue to the top of the mountain,
it would take an extra hour. Alternatively you can go down by a different route.
Back in the camp we have lunch - and tea of course!
Afterwards we continue by jeep to Khazali Canyon where you can see some Nabatean and Thamudic inscriptions. After the canyon we drive to a spot from where there is a wonderful view of the sunset. We camp near to the beginning of Sabbagh's Road up Khazali.
Day 3 : Up Sabbagh's Road to Khazali. We eat our packed lunch on the summit, admire the different views from there, and look to see if we can see any ibex. There are still some around, even though Jebel Khazali is close to Rum Village. We come down at sunset, and sleep in the same camp.
Day 4 : We drive south to Jebel Um Adaami, the highest mountain in Jordan which we shall climb on the south eastern side. The climb is straightforward, a simple uphill walk on the usual path. We come down the other side, which is less popular. You will see that the countryside is much starker than the soft red of the sand and the sandstone in Wadi Rum itself. It is not used by the Bedouin for pasturing their herds or for cultivation of any sort. We might meet a rare hunter, the area is outside the Protected Zone of the Nature Reserve, but even this is unlikely.
When we are down, we have lunch and continue by jeep and then another uphill walk until we reach a beautiful valley, less than 300m from the Saudi border, which is still far below us. We sleep in this valley.
Day 5 : Taking a packed lunch, we go up into the No Man's Land area. The climb involves some serious scrambling - no rope is really needed, but the guide will bring one anyway. This is a mountain walk with great views to the north and the south. We have lunch in a valley among the red sand dunes there. We continue along another crest with yet more views and arrive in the night's camp, where we have supper and watch the sunset before spending the night in the desert.
Day 6 : Jebel Rum : this is serious scrambling, and abseiling down needs experience or steady nerve. If you don't like the idea of abseiling, we can also come down another route if you prefer.
Day 7 : Today we tackle Jebel Um Ishrin, going from east to west. We shall take the Assaoud Road up, and come down again by the Hadjaj Road. In the afternoon we return to Rum Village, although if you prefer it we can spend another night in the desert.
Price : 60JD/day per person for up to 3 people, 4-6 people 45JD/day