Wadi Rum Half-Day Desert Tour | Wadi Rum Desert
- 4h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the dramatic scenery and natural rock formations of Wadi Rum Protected Area! This 4x4 tour takes you through the main valley of Wadi Rum's Protected Area, making stops at the important landmarks and panoramic viewpoints. You have time at each stop to explore on foot, scramble up the rocks, walk to viewpoints and take photographs. Some tour highlights include visiting Khazali Canyon to see ancient petroglyphs and inscriptions, and taking a self-guided walk through Abu Khashaba Canyon for 20-30 minutes. You'll also get to see sights of the desert such as Ain Abu Aineh (Lawrence Spring), the Red Sand Dune, Little Rock Bridge and Um Fruth Rock Bridge.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled water
- Local guide/driver
What's not
- Wadi Rum Entrance Fee (paid at the Visitor Centre) - 7 JD per adult or free with the Jordan Pass
Itinerary
Admire the breathtaking scenery of Wadi Rum Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with red sand valleys, canyons and dramatic rock formations. As you set off from Wadi Rum Rest House, you’ll get your first look at Wadi Rum’s expansive landscape. The first stop is Ain Abu Aineh (Lawrence Spring), where you can take a short walk to the natural spring (optional) and see ancient petroglyphs and inscriptions on a nearby rock. The next stop is the Red Sand Dune, where you can climb to the top for spectacular views (optional). You'll visit Khazali Canyon, a narrow canyon famous for its ancient petroglyphs and inscriptions. The next stop is the Little Rock Bridge, a dramatic rock formation with incredible valley views. Arriving at Abu Khashaba Canyon, you can take a beautiful self-guided walk through the canyon, and your guide will meet you on the other side (optional). The final stop is Um Fruth Rock Bridge, which rises 15 m from the valley floor.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 90 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Amazing
Great tour - exceeded our expectations. We saw so many different parts of the dessert and both guides were great! We finished off watching the sunset in the middle of the dessert with tea and biscuits and a fun drive back as it was getting dark. Would recommend 10/10
5Amazing dessert tour and overnight stay
We had an amazing view of the sunset before arraving back at camp were we had dinner an enjoyed the night sky. The day after we toured the dessert with amazing views.
5Amazing wadi rum tour!
Amazing! Relaxed, informative, and lovely tour guide. Tour itself was amazing. Guide took us to sights other tours didn’t, and his style and knowledge were fabulous
5Excellent tour and guide! Highly recommend!
Ali was our guide for the half day desert tour and it was truly incredible! Such a great guide with good knowledge and a calm friendly vibe. He even took us to meet his family deep in the desert for Arabic coffee. Highly recommend this tour. Very professional and we loved every minute of it.
5A must visit place in Jordan!
Wadi Rum was everything we imagined and more! A must go place. Our guide was very good to show us the various sites, and named them!
5Unbelievable experience
Great tour. They took us to all the locations we wanted to see and gave us ample time to tour them. Wadi rum was one of the coolest places I ever been
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Our meeting point is Wadi Rum Rest House, located in Wadi Rum Village. It's a 7km drive from Wadi Rum Visitor Centre (where you'll pay the entrance fee: 7 JD per adult or free with the Jordan Pass). There's easy parking available right next to the Rest House.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Wadi Rum Desert Eyes
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for travellers who have difficulty getting into and down from a 4WD vehicle
How it compares in Aqaba
- Its from-price is 40% below the median of the 466 experiences we list in Aqaba.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 466.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Aqaba
Aqaba is Jordan's only seaport, a warm Red Sea resort town at the head of its gulf, backed by desert mountains and near Wadi Rum and Petra.
Aqaba sits at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, at the north end of the Red Sea, with the mountains of Edom behind it and Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the other shores of the gulf. Jordan's only seaport, it has been a trading place since ancient times, and an early Islamic city, Ayla, has excavated remains on the seafront. The fort near the harbour dates from the Mamluk period, and Aqaba fell to the forces of the Arab Revolt in 1917.
Top-ranked sights in Aqaba: Wadi Rum.
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