Overview
Wish to feel like an adventurer? Then come to Jordan and drive off-road over sand dunes and rugged terrain in impressive desert landscapes. Besides excitement and fun you are able to reach hidden places, full of history and with fantastic views. Badia is an Arabic word describing semi-arid regions and after the visit of Petra, discover by 4x4 Jeeps the deserts Wadi Feynan, Wadi Araba and Wadi Rum.
Tour itinerary
DAY 01 - Arrival:
Arrival to Amman Airport and transfer on to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure (per your arrival time). Overnight Amman.
meals: none
DAY 02 - Amman / Petra:
Early breakfast, then drive 2.5 hrs via the Desert Highway to Petra, the must see for every Jordan visitor. A local guide will give you a short introduction of this unique place and walks with you via the Siq, a narrow gorge, to the most beautiful monument, the Treasury. From here you explore the area by yourself, taking you to the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs or climbing up more than 800 stairs to Monastery El Deir with amazing views to Wadi Araba.
meals: breakfast included
DAY 03 - Desert safari, Wadi Araba / Little Petra / Wadi Feynan:
In the morning board the 4x4 Jeeps and start the journey to Wadi Araba. First area we pass is the bizarre landscape of Little Petra, after that Wadi Feynan, once important for copper mining and production. Continue to Wadi Araba, where Bedouin tribes still live in a traditional way. Stay at private camp on this evening. Lunch box en route, dinner at the camp.
meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner included
DAY 04 - Desert safari, Humaima / Diseh:
Today continue offroad to Humaima in the beautiful Hisma desert. This was a small Nabatean settlement, where the Romans built later a fort, in the 7th century it was home to the Islamic Abbasid Dynasty. For several years excavations are on going. Continue to Diseh for dinner & overnight at camp.
meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner included
DAY 05 - Desert safari, Wadi Rum / Kharazah:
After breakfast set off to Wadi Rum, one of the most impressing desert landscapes. This vast, silent landscape is featured by ancient riverbeds, coloured sand dunes and rugged mountains. Pass the Kharazah rock bridge and Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a rock formation named after the book by Lawrence of Arabia. Dinner & overnight at camp.
meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner included
DAY 06 - Wadi Rum to Aqaba (or Amman):
We leave the desert behind and per your preference either head to Amman or on to Aqaba - your choice of ending. If heading to Aqaba you can either stay a while in this resort town on the Red Sea or continue by ferry to Egypt.
meals: breakfast included