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Wadi Rum - The Desert Oasis

Wadi Rum in southern Jordan isn't an oasis by the "look at these date palms and bountiful spring in the middle of the desert" sense. It's dry like you would expect a desert to be dry. But after the less than stellar experiences in our short visit to Jordan, the serenity and comfort of Wadi Rum felt like an oasis to us.

For our visit, we booked a night at a Bedouin camp along with a 4x4 tour of the area, with all and transportation included*. Our goal for the trip was to just spend the night in the desert, so we were a hard sell on the 4x4 tour, but it turned out to be awesome. We rode around in the back of a from site to site. We stopped at , Lawrence of Arabia's "house", great rock , and, in general, just enjoyed the beauty of it all.

Since we were there off season*, our camp was practically deserted*, just us and 1 other traveler. Our were super comfy and we spent the evening around a fire inside a communal tent listening to the desert silence. The evening treated us to a gorgeous . We went to bed very happy.

They say the desert has healing properties and I can see why. The calmness and helped us wash away (or at least get the larger chunks off) our other Jordan experiences. If time and budget permitted, I would have stayed another week, spending the days meandering around the rock outcroppings and sitting and listening to the natural world. But, alas, we had a plane to catch, so back to the real world it was (with a stop along the way to look at ). But the short time out in the desert at Wadi Rum refilled my precipitously low traveler's tank with wonder and excitement readying me for the final leg of this epic adventure. Thank you Wadi Rum!

Friday January 15 2016

File under: travel, Jordan

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