Private 2-Day Hiking Tour in Wadi Rum from Aqaba
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Private 2-Day Hiking Tour in Wadi Rum from Aqaba
By Tourist Jordan
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Our 2 Day Wadi Rum Hiking Tour from Aqaba invites you to explore the stunning red landscape of Jordan’s beautiful desert on foot. Walk through canyons and over sand dunes that make you feel as if you’ve landed on another planet. Experience true Bedouin hospitality and feel at one with the universe as you sleep beneath the clear, starry skies.
You’ll eat your lunches in the middle of the desert, surrounded by complete silence. You’ll climb up and run down sand dunes. You’ll walk over natural rock bridges. At night, you’ll rest your feet as you get treated to true Bedouin hospitality, with authentic food and unparalleled views of the star-filled desert sky. But most of all, you’ll make memories to last a lifetime.
Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 0-99
Duration: 2 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Lunch
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Jeep ride
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included- Any tips for driver and guide
- Personal expenses and optional activities
- Personal travel insurance
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Snacks
- Start:Traveler pickup offered.Pickup details
- Arava Border Crossing 9 AM Oryx Hotel Aqaba 9.30 AM City Tower Hotel Aqaba 9.45 Bedouin Garden Village 10 AM
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Infants must sit on laps
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 156962P10- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 156962P10
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- Cafo_photo0 contributionsBeware of this companyDO NOT book with this company, just one week before My tríp starts, they canceled it. It suposse because there were enough people for a grupal tour. It's been heardly one month and i don't have the refund yet.Written November 23, 2024
- Surf2Ski0 contributionsPetra is amazingWe hired Tourist Jordan to drive us from the airport to Petra and back, and for a 1 day tour in Petra. They provided a safe, polite, and punctual driver for our 3 day visit to Jordan. Petra is amazing and well worth the visit. It reminded me of Moab, Utah, and coincidentally the area north of Petra was called Moab in ancient times (which one was named first? haha). The entrance to Petra includes a museum and shopping bazar. Once you enter the complex, you can hire a horse for the first part of the walk for a $5 tip. You then enter a shaded canyon with a smooth path for a 20 minute walk until you get to the main "Treasury" site. After that, the path becomes standard exposed desert, and the remainder of the sites are out in the hot sun. The entire complex takes about 3 hours to see, unless you decide to hike or take a donkey ride up to the "Monastery" which adds another 2 hours to the trip. You will be approached by numerous young men about hiring a donkey, but they are polite and will leave you alone after saying "No, thank you" 2-3 times. Major tip: Get a driver for the day and then hire your own guide when you buy your tickets at the gate. The tour company does not actually have guides - their driver just walks in with you and goes over to a pool of guides sitting there and hires one on the spot for you. They take a cut, and you get some random guy for 2 hours. He will walk with you through the main complex, and then leave you at the end when you decide if you want to hike the 900 steps to the Monastery. There is a shuttle bus at the exit that takes you back to the ticket office (after the obligatory stop at a state funded "cultural center"/shopping area. The museum at the front entrance has good A/C and is worth a cool down visit upon your return.Written September 18, 2024
- A1352WIdonnab0 contributionsDo NOT use Tourist JordanDo NOT use Tourist Jordan. The night before my tour was to begin, a Sunday night, I received an email at 20:00 stating that Tourist Jordan could not accommodate the tours scheduled on day #2 and days #4-5 which was Petra and Wadi Rum because they did not have enough people sign up. For an additional $108 and $188 they could do a private tour. The customer service number was an area code in New York, USA. A seven hour time difference plus offices would be closed on a Sunday evening. I sent an email. A response was not received until 10:00 on Monday. Finally a phone call followed. I stood at the baggage pick up in Amman, Jordan airport discussing this problem with Tourist Jordan. Actually I spend 1.5 hours in the Amman airport waiting to figure out what to do since part of my package was the hotel room for my stay in Jordan. I wanted to cancel the entire tour since Tourist Jordan could not accommodate 50% of what was scheduled. I was informed they require 30 day notice. Bruno, a supervisor, called me to remind me of the terms of the tour. When I questioned the situation he abruptly hung up on me. I was stuck using Tourist Jordan. The first tour required me to take a taxi from the hotel that was part of the package to a different hotel for pickup. I was the only person being picked up from that hotel. The driver/guide was from Jordan Experience. He was great. It seems that Tourist Jordan takes the bookings then farms them out to other companies. Jordan Experience was wonderful. Contact them instead.Written August 17, 2024
- tgreen9630 contributionsJordan AdventureThe hotel is in a centralized location with plenty of food options. You are also not too far from main attractions in Amman by-way of 15 minute Uber or Taxi ride. I recommend Uber because most taxis do not have GPS and unless you know Arabic the driver will try and take you to places you may not necessarily want to go.Written June 28, 2024
- Kascha_UIBK0 contributionsexcellentExcellent Service from start to end, and our driver Ahmad was wonderfully respectful, attentive, kind and flexible. Fully recommended.Written June 6, 2024
- 956caitlin0 contributionsTourist Jordan 10/10A great experience! Would recommend Tourist Jordan to anyone. Our driver and guides were excellent and so helpful. Wadi rum and Petra were stunningWritten May 2, 2024
- RichardH74510 contributionsDid not get refund.I actually had to cancel this trip. The company advertises easy cancelation, which I did within the time period specified. Five months later, I have not received my refund, and now my inquiries are ignored. Easy cancelations - don't believe it.Written April 27, 2024
- Escape464741972840 contributionsWadi Rum / Petra from AmmanI don’t know where to start. Amazing experience. Awni, our driver is one of the highlights of our entire trip! He was so knowledgeable and friendly. You could tell he truly loves showing off his country to travelers.Written April 20, 2024
- lindseylI7295UD0 contributionsAbsolutely amazing!This trip was absolutely amazing!! It’s a must if you are visiting Jordan!!!!! Can’t wait to go back!!!!! Love this company!!Written April 8, 2024
- Happyld0 contributionsGreat tour agent with reasonable priceWe had a wonderful holiday organised by Tourist Jordan. We didn't pay for a private tour but ended up with one, which we didn't expect. Our driver Awni took us around in a van with just 4 of us. He was really good, not just a driver but he also explained things about Jordan to us which wasn't really part of his duty. We had 3 different local guides while we were there. A representative from the company called us almost daily to check on us and kept us updated with detail. We travel from Dead Sea, Amman, Jerash and Wadi Rum and all those places are amazing. In spite of the war in their neighbour countries, it felt very safe there. I noticed there are police and army at all tourist site entrances.Written March 22, 2024
- joeK4045AW0 contributionsSuperb Experience! Private 1 day tripSuperb trip. Wanted to see Petra & the Wadi Rum but was genuinely unsure about glamping & overnight stay element that seemed widely offered, especially as we already had a hotel booked, which would mean unnecessary duplicate cost. One day private tour trip with all tickets included so no hassle seemed like a fab option for us. we got collected on time from our hotel with a fantastic local driver Nadal; who showered us unprompted with water; snacks & pre-selected "clean" toilet stops. He even volunteered for an unscheduled photo stop for us at the Salt Sea. Nothing was too much hassle even though he must have been driving/working for 16hours+. As for the local tour guide at Petra - Mohammad, was brilliant. Knew so much, superb at navigating the locals too so we didn't get too hassled. Really thorough history & experience was second to none. Lunch was hearty at the Sandstone restaurant. Staff were friendly too. Next stop (even though we were a little later than planned) was to the Wadi Rum. Bedouin guide was friendly, even had his small son with him riding up front. Could not take more photo's for us; knew all the tricks & where to take them to get maximum effect. Really welcoming & we were given hospitality - free tea (no hard sell) at one of the local camps unprompted. Honestly, an enjoyable experience start to finish. Not to mention we still managed to have breakfast & be back in time for a late dinner at our half board hotel in Dead Sea. What stood out most to me was that I got instant email confirmation; follow up text messages confirming names of driver etc but also in the middle of the day, the manager called our driver & asked to speak with me to check how our experience was going & how everything had been so far. What a wonderful touch of true customer service! Often rare these days but felt really genuine; enjoyable & really secure trip. Highly recommend!!Written March 18, 2024
- O7855OBfilippod0 contributionsSuper!Perfect organization and activities. Excellent driver. Local food always good. The night in the glamping was amazing and the tent was fully cleanWritten January 29, 2024
- colindscott0 contributionsAbsolutely relaxing stay overnight in Wadi Rum in a breathtaking ‘bubble tent’ followed by the stunning visit to Petra.Couldn’t have been more chilling and relaxing and at the same time breathtaking. Once in a lifetime event that simply has to be done and experienced.Written December 29, 2023
- lesliel5980 contributionsVan transfer from Amman to Wadi RumWe hired a transfer from Amman to Wadi Rum, a three to four hour drive. The van shuttle and driver were very good, however tow of the seat belts were broken. As a result I had to sit in the way back and not next to my wife. It was harder to have a conversation on the long ride having to talk over the road noiseWritten December 27, 2023
- Storyteller6863360 contributionsDO NOT BOOK- terrible companyBooked a trip to wadi rum and Petra with this company. Seemed reasonably priced compared to others. Some issues about pick up time differences but resolved with live chat function on the website. Around 2 weeks before our trip was supposed to start our flight was cancelled by the airline. This made it impossible for us to go ahead with the trip. Tourist Jordan boasts a cancellation policy which suggested I would receive a full refund less credit card fees. Had this been actioned I would definitely have rebooked once flights were available again. After several emails, WhatsApp messages, contact forms and live chat attempts I have received no response from tourist Jordan. I have paid >£600 for nothing. Would not recommend at all.Written November 3, 2023
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Aug 2023 • Family
Amouri was all around great. From his driving to his knowledge of the little interesting facts of all the different sights and places, he did an excellent job.
Much thanks.
Much thanks.
Written August 15, 2023
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