On our second day in Wadi Rum, after our little taster with the sundown rides and star gazing the evening earlier than, we lastly received to go out and discover the breadth and depth of Wadi Rum correctly.
To say we had been excited could be one thing of an understatement.
We received up brilliant and early, wolfed down breakfast in our lodge at document pace (our lodge is the superb Reminiscences Aicha Luxurious Camp) and hurriedly ran out to fulfill our driver with all the keenness normally reserved for a child in a sweet retailer.
Our driver arrived once more in the same truck to the one we had been picked up in once we first confirmed up in Wadi Rum which meant that we might both sit inside or select to take a seat exterior.
As per earlier than, we selected to take a seat exterior as a result of we actually needed to see EVERYTHING.
Our first cease was on the foot of this hill to see some historic inscriptions on the rocks and it additionally proved to be the proper spot to simply cease for a second within the mid day solar and go for somewhat stroll throughout the desert.
By the best way, this place known as Lawrence’s Spring, effectively… as a result of spring that’s there.
Understandably, a spring within the desert is sort of a giant deal.
The panorama right here is so unbelievable.
I’ve mentioned it and I’ll hold saying it, Wadi Rum really appears to be like and seems like nowhere else we’ve ever been to.
Our driver then urged taking us to a sand dune and actually, it wouldn’t actually have mattered what spot he counsel we go see subsequent, we’d have simply mentioned sure.
The sand dunes are fairly superb and I positively suggest doing the stroll to the highest of it as a result of the view from up right here is superb.
Some folks additionally got here right here to go sandboarding, however after doing that in South Africa, we politely declined.
It’s such a piece out – which we’d usually be up for however we nonetheless had many different rocks and mini hills to climb so we figured we in all probability ought to tempo ourselves.
On the backside of the sand dunes, there was somewhat hut the place the locals frolicked to chill off within the desert warmth which turned out to be an important place to cease for tea too.
Additionally, don’t let anybody inform you in any other case; scorching tea on this warmth completely works. 😋😋
Subsequent up we drove somewhat additional as much as Khazali Canyon the place we needed to scale some rocks to make our option to the doorway of it.
It’s fairly simple however the canyon can also be pretty slender so you may solely enterprise to date inside it earlier than turning again.
We didn’t head again to the automobile instantly although.
We selected as a substitute to cease for a bit and enterprise round on foot to actually absorb the panorama throughout us.
The sheer peak of the mountains is simply so unbelievable.
Leaving that, we then headed to a spot I bear in mind seeing in pictures earlier than we even arrived in Wadi Rum.
We had been truly in search of the Burdah Rock Bridge once we discovered it and it turned out to be a pleasant detour because it has among the finest views over the desert.
It does want a bit a little bit of scrambling to get to the highest of it however nothing too strenuous.
After that we carried on to Thomas Edward Lawrence’s home.
And for the unfamiliar, Thomas Edward Lawrence or T. E. Lawrence is the famed Lawrence of Arabia and that is the place he stayed whereas he was in Wadi Rum.
Earlier than the home existed there was truly a pre-existing Nabataeans construction that had been constructed over two thousand years in the past and that construction was once used as a station for passing caravans.
Additionally, whereas with regards to folks within the desert, you will need to point out a few of the most vital right here – the Nabataean.
The Nabataean had been the traditional Arab individuals who lived, travelled and traded throughout this space of Jordan (and in different international locations as effectively).
Now, bear in mind how we had been in Petra (in Jordan) on today and then additionally on today and even this journey to Little Petra?
Effectively, Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans and their story from there carries on by to Wadi Rum too.
There’s even an historic Nabataean temple in Wadi Rum that’s completely price a go to too.
Subsequent we received dropped off at one finish of Abu Khashaba Canyon which our driver instructed us to stroll by and that he would meet us on the different finish.
It’s so unbelievable, and this time, the canyon is huge and fairly sandy.
The views as you stroll by are so spectacular and it’s simply full of this superbly effective sand during.
It’s a little little bit of a trek however after being in a automobile all day to date, it simply feels good.
Plus the canyon is within the shade by after lunchtime so it’s good and funky and fairly simple to stroll by.
After assembly our driver on the different finish of Abu Khashaba Canyon, we carried on to our subsequent cease which is the well-known Um Fruth Rock Arch.
I’d seen pictures of individuals climbing it however once we truly confirmed up there, I initially chickend out of the thought of climbing it as a result of that factor is so excessive!
You additionally need to scale the aspect of the rocks right here, which feels virtually vertical at factors, simply to get to it.
It took a number of moments of watching different folks doing it fairly simply for me to persuade myself to go forward and do it and the view from up there may be fairly superb!
Leaving right here, we determined to go hang around with a few of the locals and watch the solar set however extra on that within the subsequent publish as this publish is now getting so very lengthy. Hahaha!
The following publish is accessible right here, by the best way.
