Wadi Rum Camping Adventure - Jordan

WADI RUM

"One of the world’s outstanding desert landscapes… situated in the friendly and peaceful nation of Jordan … truly breathtaking scenery and a chance to experience desert life and Bedouin culture"

Taken from http://www.wadirum.jo/

Upon arrival to Wadi Rum, I was mesmerized by the overall beauty - my pictures do not do it justice. Imagine a desert - now imagine a beautiful desert rich in colors and land features. Imagine silence - now imagine silence with a backdrop of Bedouins (desert dwellers) riding camels in the distance.

Visiting Wadi Rum was more than just a desert trek... it was a way to experience a different way of life. We signed up for our adventure with Sunset Camp (www.wadirumsunset.com) and were not disappointed. Our adventure started with Bedouin tea in a Bedouin house. Bedouin tea is a sweet, sage tea - very delicious! Then we met with Mohammed, owner of Sunset Camp, to plan our desert trek.

We started with a 2 hour tour of Wadi Rum. While on the tour we saw many sights from the movie, "Lawrence of Arabia." In case you didn't know, Wadi Rum desert is where historical hero, T. E. Lawrence united the Bedouin tribes to fight against the invading Ottomans (I think I got that right).

At sunset we arrived at our Bedouin camp. Watching the sunset over Wadi Rum was amazing. During the evening we hung out in the central tent, where we listened to music around a fire (it was really cold outside!), ate a feast prepared by a Sudanese cook, and went to bed in our traditional Bedouin tents.

The next morning, we woke up early to take in the beautiful sunrise. Then we took off on a 2.5 hour camel trek. If you have never ridden a camel, I highly recommend it. However, they are much taller then they seem and are unbearably uncomfortable. About 2 hours into the camel trek, Adam's camel decided it was sick of lugging him around and sat down - allowing Adam to do a nice tuck and roll in order to get off! Adam decided to walk the rest of the way. Watch the video of me getting off my camel - it is not very easy.