Hello, wonderful people! Its hoot, or Traveling Child here again! This summer (the summer of 2018) my parents and I visited Jordan as part of our big summer trip. (There are/will be posts and videos on that!) Our first night in Jordan was spent in the dessert in a Bedouin camp. It was an awesome experience, and here are my thoughts on it.
Beginning with a hot day, my family crossed the border between Israel (near Be’er She’va) and Jordan. The whole process start to finish too about an hour. During passport control, some of the officers got chatty. That was funny. We had Jordan Passes, which included our visa and some other stuff. One thing to be warned of is that it is hot. Like nearing 100 Fahrenheit - or even more. Another problem was the flies. The minute we got out of the taxi, they were practically swarming us. So heat, and bugs, made the experience not so fun. However, it was really cool to physically step over a countries border.
Now that day we drove to Wadi Rum. The drive was super pretty, giving me a taste of what I would see the rest if the day. When we drove up the village. Someone called the person from our tour group, Wild Wadi Rum, so he could drive us. Now the tour of the desert is usually about 5 hours, but we got to the village late. Thus we asked if we could split it up between two days. So we did. It was incredible. The mountains are everywhere, and they are all so unique. Sometimes there are rocks you can climbs, which makes for an awesome view. The desert was incredible. Its a once in a lifetime experience.
Technically, you pay for the tours with this company. The tents are just provided. This is really a case of you get what you pay for. They have electricity in the evening, (as does the bath room, which has limited. but still running, water) and beds, and blankets. The windows might just be holes in the wall that you can close up, but they provide a nice breeze. Dinner consists of chicken and veggies that are cooked underground, as well as a few other foods like local stuff and rice. For breakfast, there is local food.
If you hate roughing it out, this is not the trip for you. If you are an avid camper or just want something different, beautiful, and adventurous, I 100% recommend this.
(P.S! Want to see videos of the Wadi Rum desert? Head on over to my YouTube Channel and check out that video!)
