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 move out and discover the breadth and depth of Wadi Rum correctly.
To say we had been excited can be one thing of an understatement.
We received up vivid and early, wolfed down breakfast in our resort at file velocity (our resort is the superb Recollections Aicha Luxurious Camp) and hurriedly ran out to satisfy our driver with all the keenness often 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 after we first confirmed up in Wadi Rum which meant that we may both sit inside or select to sit down outdoors.
As per earlier than, we selected to sit down outdoors as a result of we actually needed to see EVERYTHING.
Our first cease was on the foot of this hill to see some historical inscriptions on the rocks and it additionally proved to be the right spot to simply cease for a second within the mid day solar and go for just a little stroll throughout the desert.
By the way in which, this place is named Lawrence’s Spring, nicely… as a result of spring that’s there.
Understandably, a spring within the desert is sort of an enormous deal.
The panorama right here is so unbelievable.
I’ve stated it and I’ll hold saying it, Wadi Rum really seems to be and seems like nowhere else we’ve ever been to.
Our driver then prompt taking us to a sand dune and truthfully, it wouldn’t actually have mattered what spot he counsel we go see subsequent, we’d have simply stated sure.
The sand dunes are fairly superb and I undoubtedly advocate doing the stroll to the highest of it as a result of the view from up right here is superb.
Some individuals 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 most likely ought to tempo ourselves.
On the backside of the sand dunes, there was just a little hut the place the locals frolicked to chill off within the desert warmth which turned out to be a terrific place to cease for tea too.
Additionally, don’t let anybody inform you in any other case; sizzling tea on this warmth completely works. 😋😋
Subsequent up we drove just a little 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 slim so you possibly can solely enterprise to this point inside it earlier than turning again.
We didn’t head again to the automotive 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 top of the mountains is simply so unbelievable.
Leaving that, we then headed to a spot I keep in mind seeing in images earlier than we even arrived in Wadi Rum.
We had been truly in search of the Burdah Rock Bridge after we discovered it and it turned out to be a pleasant detour because it has the most effective 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 used as a station for passing caravans.
Additionally, whereas as regards to individuals within the desert, it is very important point out a number of the most necessary 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 nicely).
Now, keep in mind how we had been in Petra (in Jordan) on at the present time and then additionally on at the present time and even this journey to Little Petra?
Nicely, Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans and their story from there carries on by means of to Wadi Rum too.
There’s even an historical 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 informed us to stroll by means of and that he would meet us on the different finish.
It’s so unbelievable, and this time, the canyon is broad and fairly sandy.
The views as you stroll by means of are so spectacular and it’s simply full of this superbly superb sand all through.
It’s a little little bit of a trek however after being in a automotive all day to this point, 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 means of.
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 images of individuals climbing it however after we truly confirmed up there, I initially chickend out of the concept 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 nearly vertical at factors, simply to get to it.
It took just a few moments of watching different individuals doing it fairly simply for me to persuade myself to go forward and do it and the view from up there’s fairly superb!
Leaving right here, we determined to go hang around with a number 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!
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