Full Day Jeep Tour in Wadi Rum: 8 stops with Bedouin guide
Your guide prepares lunch at the canyon end while you hike and sandboard.
A full-day jeep tour of Wadi Rum with a Bedouin guide covers eight major sites (Lawrence Spring, red sand dunes, Khazali Canyon, rock arches and canyons) with time to scramble, hike and photograph at each stop. The tour includes a traditional picnic lunch prepared in the desert, bottled water, tea and coffee. Pickup and drop-off happen at Wadi Rum Rest House. Entry to the Wadi Rum Protected Area costs 7 JOD unless you hold a Jordan Pass. Optional camel rides (30, 60 or 120 minutes) and overnight stays in the family-run Bedouin camp are available for extra fees.
Step-by-step itinerary
Full day Wadi Rum Jeep tour
- Start at Wadi Rum Rest House parking
- Visit Lawrence spring
- Hike Red Sand Dunes and drink tea
- Explore Khazali Canyon inscriptions
- Scramble on Small Arch
- Walk Abu Khasaba Canyon and sandboard
- Enjoy traditional Bedouin lunch
- Climb Um Frouth Rock Arch
- Stop at Mushroom Rock for photos
- Visit Lawrence's house site and climb rock
- View Burdah Rock Bridge from below
- Watch sunset and drink tea at Um Sabatah
- Return to Wadi Rum Rest House parking
What’s included
- Pickup and drop-off at Wadi Rum Rest House.
- a Bedouin guide in English or Arabic.
- a traditional picnic lunch with stew, hummus, cheese and salad prepared in the desert.
- bottled water.
- freshly brewed coffee and tea at multiple stops.
Times
- Every day 09:30 10:00
Before you book
Operated by Wadi Rum Stars Valley
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The experience
The tour starts at the parking lot next to Wadi Rum Rest House and moves through the desert in a 4x4 with your guide. You'll stop at Lawrence Spring, where water collects from the mountains and camels drink from a basin, then climb the red sand dune for a 360-degree view across the valley. Bedouin tea waits at the top. From there the route enters Khazali Canyon to see ancient inscriptions carved into the rock face across different periods of history, and you'll scramble up the Small Arch before the guide drops you at the start of Abu Khashaba Canyon.
The canyon walk takes 30 to 45 minutes through narrow sections with views opening back across the desert. At the far end, your guide has prepared a traditional Bedouin lunch (stew, hummus, cheese and salad), while you rest and ask about life in the desert. After eating, sandboarding happens on the dunes before the drive to Um Frouth Rock Arch, where you climb to the top for photographs. Mushroom Rock and what locals call Lawrence' House (though nobody is certain he lived there) come next, with time to climb the rock behind it or drink more tea.
The tour finishes at Um Sabatah for the sunset, where Bedouin tea is served again before the drive back to Wadi Rum Rest House. If you want a camel ride instead of or in addition to the jeep sections, you can add 30, 60 or 120 minutes for 15, 20 or 35 JD. Staying overnight in the family-run Bedouin camp costs 15 JD extra per night and includes a dinner buffet, breakfast, and access to the communal tent with WiFi, unlimited tea and coffee, a charging station and a telescope.
Is this one for you?This tour suits anyone who wants to see Wadi Rum's major landmarks (arches, canyons, dunes and inscriptions) without arranging transport or navigation themselves, and who has a full day to spend moving between eight stops with time to climb, hike and photograph at each one.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Arabic.
What is Lawrence Spring and why do we stop there?
Lawrence Spring is where water collects from the mountains and camels drink from a basin: a working water source in the desert that shows how the landscape sustains life there.
How long is the Abu Khashaba Canyon walk and what happens at the end?
The canyon walk takes 30 to 45 minutes through narrow sections with desert views, and your guide waits at the far end to prepare a traditional Bedouin lunch while you rest.
Can I add a camel ride to this jeep tour?
Yes, you can add a camel ride of 30, 60 or 120 minutes for 15, 20 or 35 JD extra, either at the start or end of the jeep tour.
What does the Bedouin picnic lunch include?
The lunch is a traditional stew, hummus, cheese and salad prepared by your guide in the desert at the end of the Abu Khashaba Canyon hike.
Is there an option to stay overnight in Wadi Rum after the tour?
Yes, the family-run Bedouin camp offers private tents (up to 5 people per tent with shared bathrooms) for 15 JD extra per night, including a dinner buffet, breakfast, WiFi, unlimited tea and coffee, and a telescope in the communal tent.
What is included in the tour price?
The tour includes the 4x4 jeep, a Bedouin guide in English or Arabic, the picnic lunch, bottled water, and tea and coffee at multiple stops. Entry to the Wadi Rum Protected Area (7 JOD) is separate unless you have a Jordan Pass.
Full Day Jeep Tour in Wadi Rum: 8 stops with Bedouin guide
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