Aqaba

Situated on the southern tip of Jordan, approximately 4 hours from the capital of Amman, Aqaba is a beach town with Jordanian appeal. Equipped with the local watering holes, to water sports, and a historical flair for those looking to revisit the past Aqaba is a delightful complement to the metropolitan appeal of Amman. 

Aqaba

Wadi Rum to Aqaba  

Leaving Wadi Rum village behind you, the trail passes beneath the towering cliffs of Jabal Rum and Jabal Um Ishrin through the iconic landscape of Wadi Rum – vast, echoing and godlike wrote T.E. Lawrence. Continuing through the magnificent desert landscape, the trail passes the cliffs of Jabal Khazali, Jabal Qattar and weaves between the unique and colorful backdrops of Wadi Rum’s sandstone desert mountains. The trail here follows old shepherd paths, winding its way west across desert wadis and over granite mountains striated with basalt dyke intrusions. At the last pass, the first view of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, beyond which lie the mountains of Sinai. The final destination is the warm waters of the Red Sea and the port of Aqaba.

Total Length: 75.9 KM Days: 5 Hiking days 

Main sites in the region:

- Wadi Rum (World Heritage site)

- Wadi Rum Bedouin village

- Lawrence’s Spring (Ain Shellaleh) and the Nabataean Temple

- Dramatic desert scenery – sandstone domes and granite and basalt striated mountains,

changing color constantly throughout the day

- Bedouin encampments

- Village of Titen

- Aqaba (Red Sea)

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