4x4 Wild Desert Expedition

We will begin with a drive through the Al Kashkasheh valley, surrounded by mountains. At the end of the valley, we will reach a high spot with fantastic views. You will see Um Sabatah and the surrounding area where the red and white desert meet.

We then drive past Um Mugur to reach Wadi Nuqra. After a 15-minute hike through the dunes you will reach a wonderful view of Al Qatar mountain. Afterwards you will explore a colorful canyon for 1 hour where it is possible to meet some nomadic Bedouin families and their camels.

After many opportunities at amazing spots to take-in the scenes of the desert, we will break for lunch. We will retreat from the heat to a nice shady spot where lunch will be prepared fresh and served hot. After lunch you will rest and enjoy our traditional Bedouin tea while sharing stories of the land and people.

Once rested, we continue to Wadi Sabet, a long valley near the Saudi border. The area, full of shrubs, blooms into a beautiful display of flowers in springtime. Nomadic Bedouins and their camels come to enjoy this place year-round. This area also offers you a view of Um Ad Dami, the highest mountain in Jordan.

We drive you to Al Daghdagh’s canyon. At the end of the canyon, you will make an easy climb to arrive at an open view of the desert from the top of the mountain.

To finish the day, as we drive through the red and white desert, we will show you where the Bedouins collected and saved water.

After another short drive we reach the camp, where you are free to do as you choose - maybe to climb the surrounding rocks and watch the camels wander by, or go for a walk through a nearby valley. As the camp is located on the edge of the wilderness zone, this is a great opportunity to go for a stroll in the almost untouched desert landscape. The area around the camp is also one of the major sunset viewing points in Wadi Rum, and you can enjoy this over a glass of hot sage tea. Having eaten a traditional dinner prepared in time-honoured Bedouin style, you can then experience the desert by night. Around the time of the full moon, you can see all the surroundings painted in surreal colours, and the moon shines brightly enough to walk around the camp without a flashlight (it's even bright enough to cast a moonshadow!). If there is no moon, and in the absence of all light pollution, the starry night sky is filled with myriad stars, sparkling constellations, the Milky Way, and often dozens of shooting stars. Some nights you can listen to traditional Bedouin music, and (temperature permitting) you can even take a mattress and blanket and sleep outside amidst nothing but rolling sands, silence, and the stars above.

Once you've settled in at the camp for the evening we will invite you to sit in our traditional Bedouin dinner tent. During the winter months, you can cosy up next to a wood fire and in the summer we'll keep the windows open so you can enjoy a cooling breeze. Just before serving you dinner, we will invite you to join us while we remove a multi-layered stand containing vegetables and meat under the desert sand. This is called Zarab and is a traditional Bedouin roast.

The next morning, if you are an early riser, you can watch a glorious sunrise from one of the prime vantage points near the camp, the colours of the dawn are breathtaking as the sun rises from behind the mountains.

Then you will be treated to a hearty breakfast before we take you to town for the morning bus, or on to your next port of call.