A 2 Days With Nomads
A 2 day jeep safari
This is an exciting 2 day/1 night program, taking you far to the south away from Rum Village and into the valleys close to the frontier of Saudi Arabia.
Day One: We start off with our classic jeep tour as given in the programme "A day with the Bedouin". We start in the village and drive first to Lawrence's Spring and then to the red sand dunes in Wadi Um Ishrin and to Jebel Anafishiya where you can also see some Nabatean inscriptions.
A 2 day jeep safari
This is an exciting 2 day/1 night program, taking you far to the south away from Rum Village and into the valleys close to the frontier of Saudi Arabia.
Day One: We start off with our classic jeep tour as given in the programme "A day with the Bedouin". We start in the village and drive first to Lawrence's Spring and then to the red sand dunes in Wadi Um Ishrin and to Jebel Anafishiya where you can also see some Nabatean inscriptions.
We continue, visiting "Lawrence's House" from where there are some great views and then to the Barragh Canyon. Here we have lunch. There is an optional short hike in the canyon for about 1 km. In the afternoon we drive to where we have a view up the mountain of the bridge on Jebel Burdah and then to Um Fruth Bridge (which you can climb if you wish - it is about 20 m high) and Khazali Canyon.
From there we head back to the camp from where you can watch the sunset. A bit later we have supper, enjoy the evening and the stars and stay to sleep.
From there we head back to the camp from where you can watch the sunset. A bit later we have supper, enjoy the evening and the stars and stay to sleep.
Next day after breakfast we will start to drive south far away from the village and the usual tourist track. We pass numerous red sandstone massifs and through Wadi Noghra we reach the lonely Wadi Saabit, one of the longest and widest of the east/west valleys. Wadi Noghra is at the end of the Khasch Ridge, where we bring people hiking on several of our programs.
At the end of Noghra we arrive finally in Wadi Saabit. You will probably see many camels here, especially in the spring when they are there with their babies.
We are heading towards a tiny valley, hidden in a cleft of the cliffs and well protected by an area of soft sand. It is quite difficult to drive anywhere really close to it, you might have to walk at the end. This valley, known as the Siq um Barid, ("the cold canyon") is hidden in a cleft of the mountain close to Wadi Noghra and on the northern edge of Wadi Saabit. Even when you are only a few meters away, you don't realize that it is there. It's perhaps 50 meters long , delightfully cool and green and the inscriptions there show that ancient people knew and used it. There is a place where water collects when it runs off the mountains and the many drawings of ibex show how the people lived by hunting. The inscriptions at the entrance are most unusual - do they represent identification of certain members of the tribes or of important people? Nobody knows or has any better idea about this.
At the end of Noghra we arrive finally in Wadi Saabit. You will probably see many camels here, especially in the spring when they are there with their babies.
We are heading towards a tiny valley, hidden in a cleft of the cliffs and well protected by an area of soft sand. It is quite difficult to drive anywhere really close to it, you might have to walk at the end. This valley, known as the Siq um Barid, ("the cold canyon") is hidden in a cleft of the mountain close to Wadi Noghra and on the northern edge of Wadi Saabit. Even when you are only a few meters away, you don't realize that it is there. It's perhaps 50 meters long , delightfully cool and green and the inscriptions there show that ancient people knew and used it. There is a place where water collects when it runs off the mountains and the many drawings of ibex show how the people lived by hunting. The inscriptions at the entrance are most unusual - do they represent identification of certain members of the tribes or of important people? Nobody knows or has any better idea about this.
In the afternoon we across the dried stream in the middle of Wadi Saabit (this is sometimes an exciting crossing!) and on the southern side, we head west to another unexpected tiny valley close to Jebel Albzouri of which the walls are completely covered with inscriptions. They are quite incredible, no drawings this time, just writing in an unknown alphabet. These inscriptions have been copied and recopied but to my knowlege have never been translated.
One wonders why the valley has been singled out for this. There is a Nabatean well at the far end, which seems to indicate that the Nabateans had something to do with this, certainly they knew about it! The western end of Wadi Saabit is the area where most of the camels are to be seen. The valley is more open here and wider, the high cliffs are mainly in the east. While many of the camels are owned by the local Bedouin tribes a large proportion are brought in from other areas where the grass is less abundant. Some of them are even brought from Saudi Arabia!
In the end of afternoon we will back to the village. A second night can be added.
Price: 120 JOD/person for 2 people
110 JOD/person for 3 people
110 JOD/person for 4 people
Solo traveler price (if you do not join a group) : 240 JOD
This price includes the jeep, the guide, all meals and mattresses/blankets for sleeping in the camp.
One wonders why the valley has been singled out for this. There is a Nabatean well at the far end, which seems to indicate that the Nabateans had something to do with this, certainly they knew about it! The western end of Wadi Saabit is the area where most of the camels are to be seen. The valley is more open here and wider, the high cliffs are mainly in the east. While many of the camels are owned by the local Bedouin tribes a large proportion are brought in from other areas where the grass is less abundant. Some of them are even brought from Saudi Arabia!
In the end of afternoon we will back to the village. A second night can be added.
Price: 120 JOD/person for 2 people
110 JOD/person for 3 people
110 JOD/person for 4 people
Solo traveler price (if you do not join a group) : 240 JOD
This price includes the jeep, the guide, all meals and mattresses/blankets for sleeping in the camp.
If you are looking for more than two days in Wadi Rum there are a number of possibilities that can be added on to any of the other trips. Look as well for our three and more day programs. If you are traveling alone please send us a message and we will try our best to find a tour you can join to reduce the costs and make it as comfortable for you as possible. You can find our general information about our tours here.
