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Wadi Rum / Jordan

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Panoramic view across Wadi Rum's main valley, red sand between sandstone massifs — "Wadi Rum panorama" by Daniel Case, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Author Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Wadi Rum, Jordan, for the best experience?October — the summer's midday siesta season is over, and ASEZA, the authority that has managed the 74,000-hectare Protected Area since 2003, runs the same gate, the…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Wadi Rum on a first visit?A full-day Bedouin jeep circuit — Khazali Canyon's petroglyphs, the Red Sand Dune, Lawrence's Spring and the rock bridges — one scramble (Um Fruth or Burdah), a camel…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Wadi Rum, and which local food or drink is worth trying?In the desert, at your camp: zarb — meat and vegetables slow-cooked for hours in a sand-buried oven and unearthed at sundown — is the dish Wadi Rum exists to serve…

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