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Yes, we are a small country in capacity, but we are rich in history, civilizations, and natural resources
Jordan is one of the most beautiful Arab countries, and you can’t
know the amount of its beauty until you visit it. It is safe from all the
difficult events taking place in the world and this makes it an ideal place for
tourism and spends a special time.
The Kingdom is characterized by a great variety of tourist
products, despite the small area of Jordan, where historical sites and
archaeological spread from the north, where the archaeological cities of Jerash
and Um Qais passaging through the Jordan Great Rift Valley to the Baptism site,
located near the Jordan River and the lowest point in the world, the Dead Sea.
Farther south where the Red Rose city of Petra “The Nabateans capital and one
of the wonders of the world”. Also, Jordan is very safe and stable, despite to
what is happening in the region.
The tourism resources can be classified
into the following categories:
v Historical
and Archaeological Resources: This category encompasses the remnants of ancient
civilizations that once inhabited the region. Notable sites include the
globally renowned Petra (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven
Wonders of the World), the Jordan River, Mount Nebo, Madaba, Jerash, Amman, and
various medieval mosques and churches.
v Natural
Resources: This category includes areas characterized by significant landscapes
and seascapes. Notable destinations within this classification are Aqaba, Wadi
Rum, and Natural Reserves that extend across the country.
v Cultural
Resources: This category is primarily focused on cultural experiences,
including shopping districts, galleries, events, handcrafts, and festivals.
v Therapeutic
Resources: Comprising mainly locations like the Dead Sea, as well as areas
featuring waterfalls and hot springs, such as Ma’in Hot Springs and others.
These locations offer therapeutic and rejuvenating experiences for visitors.
Here is an overview of the best places to visit in Jordan
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum is generally known as “vast, echoing and God-like” according to what T.E Lawrence once described the moon-like terrain of Wadi Rum. This magnificent place has another name also “Moon Valley” due to the similarity of the valley’s topography at the moon’s surface.
Wadi Rum or “Moon Valley” is located south of Jordan about 70 kilometers from Aqaba. Wadi Rum has high mountains, including two of the highest peaks in the Levant, namely Rum Mountain and Umm al-Dami Mountain. With its distinguished bright red sand dunes, and unique rock formations, canyons and natural rock bridges, Wadi Rum is considered as peerless beauty that formed randomly in millions of years, which caused this geological masterpiece.
There are no large-scale of archaeological sites in Wadi Rum, because it has always been more a passageway than a place to settle. Therefore, you would find more than 1.000 mankind rock art inscriptions and pictographs scattered along Wadi Rum to mark their routes when they pass by this region.
The reputation of Wadi Rum came from the famous film “Lawrence of Arabia” during the 1960s, which was the shooting location for this movie. Wadi Rum is one of the famous places to be used as a shooting site in many famous cinematic works, especially in Hollywood, such as “The Red Planet and Lawrence of Arabia, and the Martian which was shouted in 2015 “. Do not miss this opportunity and make sure that Wadi Al-Moon is included in your itinerary during your visit to Jordan.
This region is a breeding ground for semi-nomadic Bedouin tribes, who make this place a home for them in service of the spice caravans, and now to cater all visitors who come to enjoy the desert experience. These Bedouins tend to flock to sheep and goats, maintaining the same lifestyle practiced by Arabs in this desert for centuries. Nowadays, there are no families still live a traditional nomadic life in their back tents made from goats’ hair. Most families are now living into villages around the fringes of Wadi Rum.
Wadi Rum is an ideal place for those who want to get rid of busy life and be away from the noise and lights of modern living. If you are really keen to see a carpeted- sky full of stars without any pollution of city-lights, Wadi Rum would give you this magnificent experience of the night sky of the desert.
If you like adventure, you would fall in love with Wadi Rum. Take a safari trip across the rolling sand dunes in 4×4 vehicles, or hire a camel and follow in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia, or climb the highest peaks. You can also explore by foot the hidden canyons and discover the secret messages carved in the walls over four thousand years ago, or take a hot air balloon trip and soar with the eagles high above this amazing site, which is an unforgettable way to view Wadi Rum. Do not miss an overnight camping in the desert of Wadi Rum, where you can watch the beautiful sunset, enjoy traditional Jordanian meals, with a chance to enjoy the dazzling night skies of Wadi Rum.
Wadi Rum Tours
Here are some popular itineraries that include a visit to The Wadi Rum Alternatively, if you would like to include a visit to Wadi Rum on a bespoke touring itinerary to Jordan, take a look at our private tours or drop us an E-mail for specific arrangements.