Vast, echoing, and God like - that is Wadi Rum, in the words of T.E. Lawrence who was based there during the Arab revolt.

With its awesome stretches of reddish sand, Wadi Rum is a vast, silent place that is both romantic and starkly beautiful. Massive mountains and rocks, in strange shapes and colors, seem to come out of nowhere everywhere you look. Engravings on the rocks and inside the natural caves indicate that the area was inhabited since the earliest known time.

Today, this desert, overwhelming with its indescribable beauty, is home to several friendly, hospitable Bedouin tribes. The tribes are generous in sharing their beautiful home and always invite their visitors for a meal, followed by mint tea or cardamom coffee in their low slung black tents nestled in this paradise.

Wadi Rum is an ideal place for nature lovers, serious trekkers, casual hikers and adventurers fond of hot-air ballooning. Spring time is an ideal time to visit for naturalists, when rain brings out hundreds of species of wildflower.

Traveling through the hills and canyons in this striking natural landscape on foot, by jeep or on camel-back throughout the day, and spending the night with the moon and the stars wrapping you in their warmth and beauty, is without a doubt a most memorable experience.