The car at the roundabout that I did engage was a local taxi, the driver of which, Ahmed, accepted $50 to take me to Wadi Rum, a desert preserve and now national park an hour from Aqaba where ...

Now, this unique region of stunning landscapes steeped in history can be explored as part of the recently launched Wadi Rum Trail, Jordan’s newest long-distance hiking route. “The Wadi Rum ...

My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into the crags of Jebel Umm Ishrin (1,753m), the sheer, eastern wall of Jordan's most spectacular valley: Wadi Rum. Though it's considered one of the ...

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities says that Wadi Rum has witnessed a 70 per cent decline in both international and local visitors during the first half of 2024 (Photo by Ahmad Khlifat) AMMAN — ...

In 2023, a stunning new 10-day, 120km-long hiking path known as the Wadi Rum Trail opened, which weaves through the rust-red walls of Jordan's iconic Wadi Rum, tracing the otherworldly landscapes ...