Half Day Wadi Rum - the Desert at Sunset

Duration: 1 day

Highlights: Wadi Rum, Bedouin camp.

Experience Wadi Rum at sunset.

Itinerary

FULL LENGTH TOUR DESCRIPTION
This combination 4x4 and motorcoach tour takes you to see Lawrence of Arabia’s Wadi Rum to see setting sun cast its glorious glow on Jordan’s stunning and unusual desert scenery.

Magnificent Wadi Rum has some of the most striking desert vistas in the world. This being the area where the famous T.E. Lawrence began his revolt against the Turks in 1917, it was the perfect location to film the spectacular desert scenes of “Lawrence of Arabia.”

Leaving Aqaba port in the afternoon by deluxe motorcoach, drive through the city of Aqaba and into the mountains to a special transfer point on the outskirts of Wadi Rum. Here, you’ll board a four-person, 4x4 vehicle for a desert safari. Once in the desert, you’ll pass Bedouin communities and the stunning rock formations of the Jebels that rise from the desert floor and are capped by smooth, pale sandstone.

Along the drive, stop for photographs at the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Mountain, then to the Thamudic, Kufic and Nabataean inscriptions and rock art. The last visit is Lawrence Jail before concluding your safari drive with a stop at a genuine Bedouin tent for tea as the sun lowers on the desert. Soon afterward it’s time to re-board your motorcoach for the trip back to Aqaba.

SHORT LENGTH TOUR DESCRIPTION
Play Lawrence of Arabia, without the saddle sores, exploring the stunning and unusual desert scenery of Wadi Rum. This combination 4x4 and motorcoach tour offers a firsthand look at this striking expanse, taking in Bedouin communities, stunning rock formations and a refreshment, Bedouin style, as the setting sun sets the desert aglow.
 
TIMING BREAKDOWN
00:00 – 00:15 Disembark, board motorcoaches
00:15 – 01:15 Drive from Aqaba Port to Wadi Rum
01:15 – 03:30 Arrive Wadi Rum area and explore
03:30 – 04:00 Refreshment at Bedouin camp
04:00 – 05:30 Board coaches and drive back to Aqaba
05:30 Arrive Aqaba Port and re-embark

Approximate duration: 5½ hours

OPERATIONAL NOTES
- Red carpet at dock on arrival
- Flowers for the ladies upon arrival
- Free bottled water on coaches
- Free postcards, one per person on board the coaches
- Free Arabic sweets to taste on board the coaches
- Pre-paid tickets to the sites, so there will be now queuing or waiting at the entrance
- Uniformed staff with clear nametags available at the pier, the site, and the restaurant to assist the guests at any time
- Wadi Rum is around 80 kilometers north of Aqaba. Our staff will meet the guests upon arrival, and assist them to board the 4x4 cars to start the desert safari
- No holidays affect the opening of the site of Wadi Rum
- Note that there will be only one guide per bus for this tour. This guide will transfer to one of the 4x4 cars and will give an explanation at each site when guests get out of the 4x4 cars. All vehicles are driven by professional drivers, with guests as passengers
- Moderate level of activity (easy walking for short distances)