Jordan - Middle East
- a ride into antiquity

 

Across the Wadi Rum - 10 days
New Year's with the Bedouines - 10 days

An expedition deep into the desert areas of Wadi Rum all the way down to the Saudi Arabian border and the Disi mountains. Live the life of the Bedouins.

The rock formations of Wadi Rum, Jordan's answer to the Grand Canyon and undoubtedly the largest and most magnificent of Jordan's desert landscapes.
It is like a moon scape of ancient valleys and towering, weathered sandstone mountains rising out of the white and pink colored sands - a place where you feel that the world belongs to you.
Wadi Rum was the scene of the exploits of "Lawrence of Arabia" and the setting for the film that carried his name. Along the way you have many opportunities for long canters across the high plateau and through one of the most beautiful desert regions in the world. You will travel old caravan roads and encounter an altogether different world with possible personal invites by the desert dwelling Bedouins. On day eight of your journey you come to Petra - the "Rose-Red City - half as old as time".
It was carved from rock over 2,000 years ago by the Nabateans and is one of the architectural wonders of antiquity. You reach it by horse or foot through a narrow defile or "siq" flanked by towering cliffs. The sudden view of Petra's most spectacular monument, the "Khazneh" at the end of the siq is a dramatic sight. The ride ends at the seaport of Aqaba, a well-known beach and diving resort area on the Red Sea. Aqaba is warm, sunny and inviting; fringed with palm trees; lapped by the crystal clear water of the gulf of Aqaba; cooled by a steady northerly breeze and ringed by mountains that change in color with the change of the hour.    

Riding Skills: For at least medium riders. You'll ride 5-6 hours each day on pure-bred Arabians and Arabian crosses. English saddle and tack.