Wadi Rum is everything you expect from a desert – hot, dry, cold at night and a vast expanse of dramatic scenery. It has been inhabited since prehistoric times but was made famous by T.E. Lawrence staying here during the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in 1917. It was subsequently used as the backdrop for the film Lawrence of Arabia and was more recently used to represent Mars in the film The Martian.
We had a night of “glamping” in an igloo shaped tent with a transparent side and roof enabling star gazing from bed. We experienced a 4 wheel drive tour on the back of an aged Toyota, visiting a desert spring, a canyon, a rock bridge and a sand dune; finishing with Bedouin tea made on an open fire. However the scenery was the star attraction !
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