Top Aqaba Day Trips

Many Wadi Rum trips allow just a couple of hours to explore the UNESCO-listed desert. See more on this authentic and intimate small-group experience which includes a night in a Bedouin camp and a full-day 4WD tour. You’ll visit between nine and 12 historic sights, likely including the Um Frouth Rock Arch, Lawrence’s Spring, Khazali Canyon, and a sunset spot, try your hand at sandboarding, and feast on three delicious meals during this overnight excursion.

Discover many of the top sights in the Wadi Rum Protected Area on this full-day Jeep tour with a small group and a local Bedouin guide. Highlights include Lawrence Spring, Khazali Canyon, the Small Arch, hiking through Abu Khashaba Canyon, sunset at Um Sabatah, and more. Camel ride and overnight upgrades available.

Take an 8-hour long Tour in our 4×4, experiencing the “Highlights” of the Wadi Rum Protected Area. Take the opportunity to try Sand-Boarding in the sand dunes of the Wadi Rum desert, which is definitely a once in a lifetime experience! If you choose to spend the night with us, we will drive you to our traditional Bedouin Cave or Camp, light up a warm fire, offer you some Bedouin tea and prepare dinner. We will provide you with mattresses, warm blankets & pillows, as nights in the desert are cold, no matter the season. Usually every night we gather all together, play Bedouin music and tell stories about the Wadi Rum desert and the Bedouin culture. Don’t miss the opportunity to go for a night-time walk in the desert under our guidance and watch the amazing starry night sky, far away from any light pollution. “Come as a guest, depart as a friend.” Welcome, my friend!

Visit two of Jordan’s must-visit sites—the Wadi Rum and Petra—in one day on a private tour from Aqaba. Experience the red-and-pink cliffs and canyons of the Wadi Rum desert valley on a 4x4 tour. Then, take a guided tour of Petra’s highlights, including the Treasury, amphitheater, and royal tombs. Includes private round-trip transport, tours of and admission to both sites (if option selected), and a horseback ride in Petra.

These tours can be for 2, 3, 4, or 5 hours. The longer tours are able to visit more locations and reach further into the desert. Here you can find our recommendations for 2 and 5 hours tours. Others are in between, you can customize them if you contact with us. A 2 hours tour would include: Wadi Rum Rest House - Lawrence Spring - Khazali Canyon - Red Sand Dune - Little Bridge - Wadi Rum Rest House A 5 hours tour would include: Wadi Rum Rest House - Lawrence Spring - Khazali Canyon - Red Sand Dune - Little Bridge - Um Frouth Bridge - Abu Khasabha Canyon - Lawrence House - Mushroom Rock - Wadi Rum Rest House Whether you can see all of these places depends on which tour you choose! Shorter tours are able to visit some of these locations, but not all. 1 hour Camel tour is optional for 20 JOD per person. Please contact us for further information.

This exciting 8-hour jeep excursion allows you the opportunity to explore all the important highlights inside wadi rum. This protected desert is a stunning, Unforgettable, and amazing experience by spending the night here at the traditional Bedouin Camp inside protected area with all meal included. Visit top attractions in the Unesco World Heritage-listed area, the spectacular scenery of desert nature is incredible. You'll see the most beautiful highlights on this trip with a glimpse of the traditional Bedouin life, where you find a rugged landscape and with sand boarding included. Before the tour ends, we will watch the golden sunset in one of the most beautiful places inside wadi rum. It is consist of a bit of hiking, visiting historical sites, attractions, sandboarding, and a jeep tour along the way.

Visit the ancient rock-cut city of Petra with a guide and be back in Aqaba by nightfall during this full-day private excursion. Travel comfortably from the Red Sea by private, air-conditioned vehicle. A tasty lunch and admission tickets to Petra are included. Groups of six people or under explore the site with a guide; six or more people travel with a full-day guide free of charge.

See both Petra and Wadi Rum in one day with this private tour from Aqaba. After pickup from Aqaba, enjoy a comfortable ride in an air-conditioned vehicle to Petra. Explore the ancient Nabatean city with an English speaking guide before driving onwards to Wadi Rum. Explore the surreal landscape of Wadi Rum on an included jeep tour, with a tea break in a Bedouin tent, and enjoy sunset before driving back to Aqaba.

Our jeep tours allow you to visit the most sites in the least amount of time as well as reach some of the far-away attractions inside Wadi Rum Protected Area. Even on our short tours, you get a good taste of our magnificent desert with its rocks, dunes, canyons, and big mountains. If you want to see the sunset, we can start the tour in the afternoon. You will be told historic meanings at some of the sites, and are highly welcome to ask questions about Bedouin life and culture. All short tours include stops at Lawrence's house, the big red sand dune, Khazali Canyon and Little Rock Arch. Depending on the option you choose, further activities like sandboarding, hikes, or camel rides might be included. Light lunch can be added after arrival for 5JD per person, and cooked lunch of chicken and rice for 10JD per person.

Our jeep tours allow you to visit plenty of interesting sites as well as reach some of the far-away attractions of Wadi Rum. Moreover, the full-day tour will also allow you to enjoy magnificent views of the desert all throughout the day, while riding on top of a jeep (comfortable benches and sunshades installed), have lunch in the desert at a nice picturesque spot. In the evening, we either stop on the way to watch a beautiful desert sunset, or you can watch it from our Bedouin camp where you will stay for the night. At the camp, you will see how we prepare our traditional food under the Earth, which will be part of a huge dinner buffet. Afterwards, you can relax around the fire where you can share conversations, ask us questions about our culture or the desert, and listen to Bedouin music we play for you on the oud (and maybe even dancing!). Later enjoy the silence and watch the stars. After a delicious buffet breakfast in the morning, we will take you back to the village.

This is a unique experience because Wadi Rum is a one and only desert in our planet earth. You will be able to see the red and white sand desert and also do sandboarding in a red sand dune. You can also hike in one of the beautiful mountains we have in this unique scenario and see the sunset or the sundown while the moon goes to sleep or makes her first appearance at night. You will be able to make camel ride surrounded by this spectacular landscape and also you can feed the camels that live in freedom in the desert from the jeep if they approach to you. The show of colors you can see in Wadi Rum will captivate your eye once you put your feet naked in the sand. And above all, you can make all this with a Bedouin, the original people from Wadi Rum desert since centuries ago.

Discover the ancient jewel in Jordan’s crown on this private day trip to Petra from Aqaba. Visit the UNESCO–listed city of Petra and explore deep canyons beneath soaring sandstone cliffs. Marvel at the intricately carved face of the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) as your guide shares details of its construction. Learn of the 6th-century Nabataean people who lived in the valleys, and admire top attractions such as the ancient theater and the royal tombs. Enjoy free time to explore Petra at your leisure before boarding your minivan back to Aqaba.

Tour with one of the best local beduin guides speaking English. The full day tour is an active full day experience exploring the desert by 4x4, you will climb sand dunes and natural arches, discover ancient inscriptions and see canyons. You will see Lawrence Spring, the Red Sand Dune, Khazali Canyon, the Small Arch and Lawrence House. Around midday the guide will prepare to you lunch. In the afternoon you will visit Mushroom Rock, Abu Khashaba Canyon and Um Fruth Rock Bridge. At each stop you can take pictures, scramble the rocks, relax and drink beduin tea. The tour finishes doing a fire, making beduin tea and watching the beautiful sunset. After we will return to wadi rum village. Option of coordination of the booking in Spanish and Italian.

From Wadi Rum you and your guide will first go by jeep to visit the Lawrence Spring. Then you will go to see the Map and afterward the Sand Dunes, which is a large area of sand dunes piled up against the mountains. It's fun to climb to the top and then race down. You'll have about half an hour in this area for climbing and exploring the dunes, and then you will go to see the Ancient Inscriptions. After viewing the inscriptions left by ancient trade caravans, you will travel to see the Lawrence's House followed by Burrah Canyon which is a long, deep canyon between dramatic mountains. It is very beautiful in the morning or late evening, when the sun turns the rock deep orange. Here you will have a Bedouin lunch with Bedouin tea. Then your guide will take you to see Burdah Canyon. From there, you will continue to the Um Frouth Rock Bridge and afterwards to the Small Arch. The next site you'll visit is Khazali canyon then a spectacular sunset. Finally we'll drive you back to Rum Village.

Experience Wadi Rum like a true Bedouin on a Jeep safari with a hike in the Abu Khashaba Canyon and a desert lunch. This intimate tour, with numbers capped at just six travelers, hits all the Wadi Rum highlights, including the inscriptions, the Um Fruth Rock Bridge (a natural arch), Lawrence’s House, Lawrence’s Spring, Mushroom Rock, and the sand dunes.

Spend a day exploring the wonders of the Wadi Rum Protected Area on this private jeep tour with an English speaking Bedouin guide. Stops include Lawrence Spring, Jebel Khazali, Little Bridge, Lawrence House, Mushroom Rock, and more, with the opportunity to hike around different sites. Upgrade to include a Bedouin lunch in a natural cave, dinner, or a camel ride.

Discover the main sights of the Wadi Rum Protected Area. Attractions include beautiful desert, rare sands, various mountains, and clear skies where you will enjoy the trip between the mountains with western shapes and also filming a documentary film in the region, as the region is characterized by the fullness of Mars and space.

Explore Wadi Rum Protected Area the traditional way, by camel, on this small-group tour that includes lunch. Travel through the desert landscape on a camel, with stops at highlights like the Lawrence Spring, Al Ramal Red Sand Dune, Khazali Canyon, and Little Bridge. Enjoy coffee, tea, and snacks in a Bedouin tent.

Explore Wadi Rum by Jeep on a small-group tour that goes beyond looking at scenery—you'll have the chance to get out of the vehicle to check out petroglyphs at Khazali Canyon, walk a rock bridge, and hike in Abu Khasaba Canyon. The small-group format offers flexibility that larger tours lack, too, for a more personalized experience of the wild desert landscape.

This is an active day tour visiting the main sights of the desert in Wadi Rum Protected Area by a 4×4. Desert Sights Included On This Tour: – Lawrence Spring – Red Sand Dune – Khazali Canyon – Small Arch – Lawrence House – Mushroom Rock – Abu Khashaba Canyon – Um Fruth Rock Bridge – Um Sabatah During the full-day tour, at midday we stop and cook lunch in the shade. At the end of the tours your local guide will stop at the perfect place to watch the best sunset before driving back to Wadi Rum Village or to your accommodation. During sunset you can enjoy a cup of local Bedouin tea. This tour is being led by a local guide, what makes it unique. We also put a strong attention to safety, real local experience, high quality food and we always watch the sunset from the best spot of the desert.

THE SPECIAL AREA IN WHITE DESERT AND RED DESERT WILL BE PRESENTED. THE TRADITIONAL BEDOUIN TEA WILL BE SERVED. YOU CAN ENJOY ONE NIGHT TO SLEEP INSIDE THE CAMPUS. BREAKFAST AND DINNER ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE WHOLE TOUR PRICE.

Admire Jordan’s UNESCO-listed Wadi Rum on a private day trip from Aqaba. Traveling by 4x4 with a Bedouin driver, explore this extraordinary wilderness to see its mountains, red dunes, and gorges. Hear about its ancient past and links with Lawrence of Arabia, and visit natural rock arches, high-walled Al-Khazali canyon, and more. Finish at a viewpoint to watch one of the wadi’s famous sunsets. Lunch, tea, entrance fees, and Aqaba hotel and port transfers included.

Soak up the highlights of the Wadi Rum Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on this fabulous day tour with lunch—upgrade to add dinner and an overnight stay in a traditional Bedouin cave or camp, plus breakfast. Your 4WD driver will introduce you to scarlet sand dunes, hidden canyons, ancient monoliths, and prehistoric carvings, with stops at a natural rock bridge and Lawrence’s Spring.