“A short little hike,” I think as I put on my life jacket. Not much later, I hang from a rope in a narrow gorge while a waterfall pounds on my head and tiny fish are suctioning onto my legs. Wadi Mujib in Jordan isn’t your ordinary wadi – this is adventure!
Hold up! Before you snap that photo of yourself reading a book while floating in the Dead Sea, there are a few things you need to know. Floating in salty water and slathering yourself with mud sounds like a chill spa day, but visiting the Dead Sea in Jordan is definitely not as relaxing and romantic as it looks.
Petra without masses of tourists? It sounds almost too good to be true, but it’s currently quieter than ever at Jordan’s most famous attraction. That means you have the Treasury almost to yourself, and there’s much more space to enjoy the world wonder. With the right approach, you can fully enjoy Petra, and taking the backdoor route via Little Petra is a smart move.
Wadi Ghuweir tops pretty much every “most beautiful hikes in Jordan” list for good reason. The scenery is absolutely stunning: narrow canyons, a tropical oasis, crystal-clear water, and rock walls in the most gorgeous colors. To fully enjoy it, you need to know a few things. I’m happy to share my experience and tips with you!
The Wadi Rum desert is on plenty of bucket lists, but nobody tells you that you sometimes lie waiting an hour and a half for action because it’s too hot to do anything. With a snorer next to you. Or that your guide turns out to be more of a driver than a storyteller. But also nobody tells you how special it is to feed camels cookies along the road or to hear stories around the campfire in the evening about hunting and camel milk. So I’ll tell you!
Dana in Jordan: the nature reserve you probably don’t plan enough time for. And that’s a shame, because while everyone rushes off to Petra and Wadi Rum, they miss one of the country’s most beautiful pieces of nature. I speak from experience: with what I know now… I would have loved to stay longer.
