WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT WADI RUM?
When someone think about desert, he normally imagine endless expanses of sand and dust. But the Wadi Rum desert valley in Jordan, also known as the “Valley of the Moon,” offers so much more. A journey to this ancient landscape is a journey to a vast, silent, and timeless place.
In this arid valley, dug in a superb fashion by the water and the wind over the millennia, there are fabulous and unspoiled landscapes made of high sand dunes, rocky mountains with incredible shapes, narrow canyons with a thousand shades of color, water sources intertwined between the heights, impressive rock arches, 4,000-year-old rock engravings, and many other wonderful treasures.
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Comprises an area of 74,200 hectares (about 183,352 acres), nearly as large as New York City (78,380 hectares / 193,484 acres)
Arches, towering cliffs, massive landslides, dramatic cavernous weathering forms and narrow gorges, all together create an almost fairy-tale setting.
Watch Milky Way a million miles away with your naked eyes thanks to the extremely clear air, count the endless stars in the sparkling night sky, enjoy the total silence and peace of the desert
Red sands & red sandstone mountains create an uncanny Mars-like landscape, making you feel like you are stepping foot on another planet, though you are on Earth.
The Martian (2015), The Last Days on Mars (2013), Red Planet (2000), Mission to Mars (2000), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Prometheus, Lawrence of Arabia, etc.. had been filmed in Wadi Rum
Summer and winter may be less comfortable in terms of weather, but is rewarding with significantly smaller crowds. And the best time for climbing and hiking is from October to April
Where Lawrence of Arabia reputedly washed during the Arab Revolt. Has an attractive rock inscriptions on nearby rocks.
The Mountain is typical destination for climbers. The ascent is not particularly difficult, taking about two hours and involving very little scrambling.
The Mountain peak embraces many of hyrax, a small rodent like mammal that lives under the rocks. If you are lucky you might spot them while hiking.