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Across the Wadi Rum with the Bedouines
Jordan
Jordan
This 10 day trip which includes 6 full riding days in Wadi Rum is our most popular ride. This ride covers most of the Wadi Rum area with a changing landscape all the time. A full day in Petra and a full day of relaxing, and swimming in the Red Sea. This trip is for those who love the desert and remote scenery! You’ll follow the trails of the Bedouins and experience the desert in all its variety. Ever changing formations make this ride a unique experience as the Wadi Rum is one of the most impressive deserts of the world. You will live like the Bedouins: You’ll set up camp at convenient places and take care of your own horse. This is an adventure for those of you who want to escape from the over-stimulation of everyday life, for those who long for the silence of an untouched desert. Of course you will also visit Petra on this trip.
The itinerary will cover all the following parts of Wadi Rum: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Thamudic inscriptions, Barrah Canyon, Disi village, Manasheer village, Mzelgah, Burdah mountain, Khour Al Ajram, Al Mangour mountain, Foura'a area, Kharouba, Radet Salam, Saudi Arabia border, Wadi Saabit, Um Adami Mountain, Suibet mountain, Harab Antar Caves, Kattar mountain, Khazali mountain, Khoshkhaseh area, Lawrence's house and Lawrence's well.
10 days airport-airport · 1 day for arrival & 1 day for departure · 1 day Petra visit · 6 riding days in Wadi Rum Protected Area · 1 afternoon & evening in Aqaba (Red Sea) · 1 day Dead Sea visit · 4 hotel nights & 5 camping nights
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Meeting:
Amman
Airport:
Amman
Transfer:
Amman
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Rates and Dates for 2008 | 2009
Rates include:
10 days ariport - airport, 1 day Petra visit, 6 days riding in Wadi Rum protected area, 1 Dead Sea visit, 4 nights in 3* hotel, 5 nights camping, most meals
Packages and Options
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| A | 2008 | 10 day trip, AP | 10d / 9n | €1695 | $2395 |
| Single supplement | €130 | $185 |
| Entrance fee for Movenpick Zara spa | €50 | $70 |
| D | 2008 | 10 day trip, AP Christmas or New Year with the Bedouines | 10d / 9n | €1830 | $2595 |
| Single supplement | €130 | $185 |
Transfer Option:
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Transfer from Amman Airport included
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Tour Dates
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2008
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09/19
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09/26
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10/17
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10/24
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10/31
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12/19
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Rates do not include:
lunches in Petra and at the Dead Sea. Summer dates will not go to the Dead Sea - but to Aquaba instead.
Day 1 Arrive in Amman, at Queen Alia International Airport, where you will be met and driven to your hotel. Meet your guide for dinner. Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel and then drive south on the Desert Highway for about 3 hours to reach the Nabataean Rose Red city of Petra. The day to visit Petra. Dinner & night in hotel. Day 3 Breakfast at the hotel then drive down for an hour & a half to Wadi Rum Stables to meet the horses. Set off riding north ward towards the Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Stop for lunch. This morning is a slow & short ride to get use to the horses. In the afternoon we ride towards the famous Thamudic inscriptions and then head towards our first camp at the entrance of Barrah canyon. Dinner & night in camp. Day 4 Breakfast in camp, and then ride towards the agricultural village of Disi. On this morning we ride over the famous flats (Al Ga’a). These mud flats are perfect for a long exhilarating canter. We then ride through a small Bedouin village called Manasheer and back towards our camp at Barrah for lunch. In the afternoon we ride through Barrah Canyon another spectacular canyon in Wadi Rum surrounded by high cliffs where we often see climbers climbing. We ride until the end of the canyon until we reach our camp of Mzelgah. Dinner & night in camp. Day 5 After breakfast, we ride south east towards Burdah Mountain. We cross Khour Al Ajram which is one of Wadi Rum’s main valleys. We get a good view of the Rock Bridge of Burdah. We keep riding south until we reach Jabal Al Mangour where we stop for lunch. In the afternoon we ride east to Foura'a which the highest land in the Wadi Rum Area at about 1400m. Night in Kharouba or Radet Salam depending on the weather. Dinner and night in camp. Day 6 Breakfast and then ride south towards the Saudi border, Wadi Saabit. Nice slow & long ride this morning. Stop at camp site for lunch & dinner. The camp site is next to Jabal Um Adami, Jordan’s highest peak at (5948 feet). In the afternoon ride around Wadi Saabit mountain close to the border of Saudi Arabia. Night at camp. Day 7 After breakfast ride North West towards Jabal Suibet. And then along nice hard tracks for nice long canters until we reach the Caves of Harab Antar. Stop for lunch. In the afternoon we ride more west towards Jabal Kattar where we get a chance to see some Bedouin tents with families, goats and camels. We ride until Toour Mufleh. Dinner & night in camp. Day 8 Breakfast and then ride North West towards the south end of Khazali Mountain. Very nice scenery. We stop for lunch at Khoshkhaseh place. In the afternoon we ride through the main valley of Wadi Rum stopping in front of Jabal Khazali which had a narrow siq (canyon) that collects water in the winter & spring time. We then visit Lawrence's well, perfectly described in Lawrence of Arabia's book 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom before we head back north towards the stables in the village of Wadi Rum. Farewell to the horses and then drive down for an hour to Aqaba on the Red Sea. Dinner & night in hotel Day 9 Breakfast and the day free to relax in Aqaba where you can do some last minute shopping or arrange snorkeling or diving in the Red Sea. Around noon you transfer to the Dead Sea (1200 ft below Sea Level – 3 hrs) Afternoon free for beach and swimming. Transfer to your hotel in Amman in the late afternoon. Dinner & night in hotel. Day 10 Breakfast and then transfer to the airport in Amman for your flight home.
Subject to change
Meeting:
Amman
Airport:
Amman
Transfer:
Amman
Passport and Visa Requirements: Passport valid for six months required by all nationals referred to in the chart.Required by all nationals referred to in the chart above except the following: (a) transit passengers continuing their . more
Jordan is blessed with a Mediterranean climate for pleasurable year-round travel. Amman is sunny and cloudless from May to early November, with average temperatures around 23° C (73 F). Springtime brings optimal weather, lush with greenery, and autumn is equally mild and pleasant. July and August are hot and dry but not oppressive. Because of the capital city’s elevation, evenings are cool. Aqaba and the Jordan Valley are ideal winter resorts, with temperatures averaging 16-22° C (61-72 F) between November and April.
During your ride you will encounter desert and mountain climate. It is warm but not too hot at times when our rides take place. Temperature varies greatly between night and day. On the high plateaus it might be cool even during the day. Drink enough fluids and carry a water bottle. Mineral water as much as you like is at your disposal.
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Check List |
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RIDING GEAR |
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Sleeping bag (suitable and warm enough for the cool desert nights). Tents and foam mattresses are provided. |
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ADDITIONAL THINGS TO BRING |
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Personal medications |
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