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.
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!
When you think of Jordan, what image comes to mind? Desert, sand, ancient stones, drought? Absolutely, but there are also beautiful oases full of greenery, flowers, and flowing streams. And that’s exactly what Wadi Bin Hammad has to offer. You can hike through this wadi alone or with a guide in about two hours.
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.
