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Southern Jordan near Saudia Arabia border, Jordan
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Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum

by LeighTravelClub

Leigh on Sea, United Kingdom

March 25, 2007

We only did a day trip to here but wish we had arranged more. Many people stay overnight in the desert and that's what we'll do, if we visit Jordan again.

From journal A Visit to Jordan

Desert Magic

by Patstick

London, United Kingdom

November 16, 2006

Awesome time had with our guide, Mohammad Hussein, who knows all the best places, is super knowledgeable and charges better prices than most. We slept out under the stars and visited beautiful, eerily silent places. Can do it by jeep, camel or foot, ...Read more

From journal Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum 4wd desert tour
Wadi Rum 4wd desert tour

by ArnyZona

Venlo, Netherlands

October 11, 2006

The best way to discover the Wadi Rum desert is on the back of an old 4WD pick up car. Although we all had our doubts about the age of the driver (looked like 12 years old) we got in the back of the car and hobbled away into the desert. If you have ...Read more

From journal Jordan in 5 Days

Wadi Rum Desert
Wadi Rum Desert

by nora_yusuf

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

June 30, 2006

Best of IgoUgo Have you watched the movie Lawrence of Arabia? Well, before visiting Wadi Rum I had never heard about the movie, but I rented the movie once I got back, and it's exactly like in the movie. Not touched, no hotels, nothing...just you and nature. We ...Read more
Wadi Rum Desert Service

by DrMaximus

Montreal, Quebec

June 7, 2002

Best of IgoUgo My best times in Jordan were all spent in Wadi Rum, and the services were provided by the Wadi Rum Desert Service run by Hasan Qutaish and Sons. Negotiable rates were JD30,000 each for a group of three, slightly less for larger groups. Our trip to ...Read more


Lawrence of Arabia carvings in Wadi Rum
Lawrence of Arabia carvings in Wadi Rum

by wanderluster

Evansville, Indiana

April 7, 2002

Best of IgoUgo Leaving the Government Rest House at the entrance to Wadi Rum, we rode with our hired driver, Mohammed, half a kilometer up the road to see the Desert Police Station. Under normal circumstances, it is filled with desert policemen in full regalia on ...Read more

From journal Honeymoon in Aqaba

Wadi Rum Desert
Wadi Rum Desert

by wanderluster

Evansville, Indiana

April 7, 2002

Best of IgoUgo Wadi Rum, an hour's drive east of Aqaba, is a vast, mysterious, arid landscape dominated by massive sandstone mountains (jebels) and twisted granite crags that rise from it's barren desert floor. Once the stomping grounds of T.E. Lawrence during ...Read more

From journal Honeymoon in Aqaba

The Wadi Rum
The Wadi Rum

by Sophia Cheema

London, United Kingdom

November 19, 2001

Best of IgoUgo No trip to Jordan would be complete without visiting the Wadi Rum; an awesome desert landscape with massive rocks rising vertically out of the sand. Many have been whipped into twisted shapes by the wind, some look like candlewax, dripping from ...Read more
Wadi Rum

by sulli

Winsted, Connecticut

April 3, 2001

Wadi Rum is difficult to get to if you do not have a car. It is possible to take a taxi there but this can be expensive. We drove out to Wadi Rum and spent a whole day there exploring. We arrived at the tourist centre and immediately were ...Read more

From journal A Week in Jordan