Wadi Rum Jeep Tour Highlights with Lunch and Sunset

Stand on a 15-meter rock bridge, run down red sand, walk a canyon carved by ancient traders

A full-day jeep tour of Wadi Rum's main sights with a local Bedouin guide, lunch cooked outside on fire, and sunset viewing included. The guide picks you up at Wadi Rum Village Rest House around 10am and drives you to ten stops across the desert. You climb, walk, explore and photograph at each one, then return by evening. Bottled water and sweet tea are provided throughout. The guide speaks English or Arabic.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wadi Rum Jeep Tour and Highlights

• Meet at Wadi Rum Village Rest House
• Start jeep tour with local Bedouin guide
• Visit Lawrence Spring oasis
• Explore Khazali Canyon inscriptions
• Climb and descend Red Sand Dune
• Climb Little Bridge and enjoy tea
• Climb Umm Fruth Rock Bridge for photos
• Enjoy traditional Bedouin lunch outdoors
• Walk through Abu Khashaba Canyon
• Visit Lawrence's House ruins
• Explore White Desert area
• See Mushroom Rock formation
• View Burdah Rock Bridge from distance
• Watch sunset at scenic viewpoint with tea
• Return to Wadi Rum Village Rest House

The experience

You start at the Rest House in Wadi Rum Village, where the guide meets you and the group before heading into the desert around 10am. The route moves through the red and white sand zones, stopping at Lawrence Spring first: a natural water source where you can climb the mountain for views and see Thamudic inscriptions, or watch herds of camels drink from the troughs below. From there the jeep takes you to Khazali Canyon, where the walls narrow and you walk past carved inscriptions left by merchants and pilgrims traveling between Egypt and Damascus centuries ago.

The Red Sand Dune is the famous stop where the sand is soft enough to make climbing hard work but running or sandboarding down is the reward. You'll also climb the Little Bridge (a few meters high, good for families), then the Um Fruth Rock Bridge: the 15-meter one where the guide stays on the ground to photograph you standing on top. After Lawrence's House, where you see stacked stones used as ancient road markers, you walk through Abu Khashaba Canyon for 30 to 45 minutes, surrounded by tall mountain walls and green plants. The White Desert section further south looks like a different landscape entirely, with lighter sand and less tourist traffic. Mushroom Rock is a photo stop shaped by erosion, and you see Burdah Rock Bridge from a distance (the full climb takes 4 hours and is not part of this tour).

Around midday the guide prepares a traditional Bedouin lunch cooked on fire: warm vegetables, bread, hummus, yogurt and local dishes change daily. You can hike the area while cooking happens or sit and rest. The tour ends at the sunset viewpoint, where you watch the colors change across the desert while the guide prepares sweet Bedouin tea on the fire, then returns you to Wadi Rum Village by evening. The whole day runs 7 to 9 hours depending on the group pace and which stops you linger at longest.

What’s included

• Bottled water and tea throughout the day.
• traditional Bedouin lunch cooked on fire with vegetables, bread, hummus and local dishes.
• transport by jeep from Wadi Rum Village Rest House and back.
• a local Bedouin guide in English or Arabic.
• access to all ten stops including Lawrence Spring, Khazali Canyon, Red Sand Dune, rock bridges and the sunset viewpoint.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Youth (9 to 12 years) · Child (6 to 8 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Wadi Rum Desert Dreams

Is this one for you?Book this if you're based in Wadi Rum Village without your own transport: pickup from the Rest House means you can join a full-day jeep tour hitting all the major sites without needing to arrange a separate ride.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (9 to 12 years); Child (6 to 8 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Lawrence Spring like when you get there?

Lawrence Spring is a natural water source with cool water running down the mountains into troughs. It's an oasis with small trees and green moss where you can climb the mountain for views and see ancient Thamudic inscriptions, or watch camels drink from the water below.

Can you climb the rock bridges, or do you just look at them?

You climb both the Little Bridge (a few meters high, easier for families) and the Um Fruth Rock Bridge (15 meters high, with small holes carved to help the climb). The guide photographs you from the ground at Um Fruth. Burdah Rock Bridge is seen from a distance only, as the full climb takes 4 hours and isn't included in the jeep tour.

How does the lunch work during the tour?

The guide prepares a traditional Bedouin lunch cooked outside on fire at a scenic stop. The menu changes daily but includes warm vegetables, bread, hummus, yogurt and local dishes. While cooking happens, you can explore the area on a hike or sit and relax. The meal is included in the tour price.

What's the difference between the red sand and white desert sections?

The red sand zone covers most of Wadi Rum's famous highlights and gets heavy tourist traffic. Further south, the landscape shifts to white sand with different rock formations, more plants, and better chances to spot wildlife. It feels like entering a completely different world.

When do you see the sunset, and what happens then?

The tour ends at a sunset viewpoint in the late afternoon, where you watch the colors change across the desert landscape. The guide prepares sweet Bedouin tea on the fire while you sit on a mattress or in the sand. You return to Wadi Rum Village afterward.

Is the tour private or shared with other travelers?

The tour is shared with other travelers in the jeep. The guide is a local Bedouin who speaks English or Arabic and leads the group through all the stops, telling stories about each sight and managing the pace.