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The Seven Pillars of Wisdom
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the great sandstone massif that greets visitors at Wadi Rum's entrance, its seven fluted pillars immortalized by T.E. Lawrence in his book of the same name. It is the classic first photo s…
Read more → DestinationsLawrence's Spring
Lawrence's Spring seeps from a rock face high on the Jebel Rum flank, reached by a metal staircase and a short rock scramble. Legend ties it to T.E. Lawrence, who bathed here during the Arab Revolt. The ledge above give…
Read more → DestinationsKhazali Canyon
Khazali Canyon is a narrow slot in the Jebel Khazali massif where visitors can walk between cool rock walls inscribed with Nabataean and Thamudic scripts, climbing partway up its internal sand dunes. It is a short, shad…
Read more → DestinationsThe Anfashiyeh Inscriptions
The Anfashiyeh rock face carries one of Wadi Rum's densest panels of Thamudic and Nabataean inscriptions — messages, prayers and game boards carved by caravans crossing the desert millennia ago. It is a quick jeep stop …
Read more → DestinationsWadi Rum Village
Wadi Rum Village is the small Bedouin settlement at the desert's edge — home to the Visitor Centre, the Rest House restaurant, camps' offices and a school, all in the shadow of the Seven Pillars. Jeep tours and camel tr…
Read more → DestinationsMa'in Hot Springs
The Ma'in Hot Springs tumble as a hot waterfall into a canyon above the Dead Sea, feeding a spa resort where bathers soak in 40°C+ mineral water surrounded by tropical vegetation. Day passes are available alongside hote…
Read more → DestinationsThe Dead Sea Panorama Complex
The Dead Sea Panorama Complex, high on the cliffs above the northeastern shore, offers the single best view over the sea — plus a small museum on the Dead Sea's ecology, a restaurant and terrace. Sunset is spectacular. …
Read more → DestinationsAmman Beach at the Dead Sea
Amman Beach, on the Dead Sea's northern shore, is the most popular public beach — changing rooms, freshwater pools, mud stations and shaded terraces above the salt shore where everyone floats. Entry is inexpensive; brin…
Read more → DestinationsGhor es-Safi
Ghor es-Safi is the fertile oasis at the Dead Sea's southern end — banana and vegetable farms, the biblical land of Lot, Byzantine church ruins and the Lot's Cave sanctuary on the hill above. It is a green surprise besi…
Read more → DestinationsSweimeh
Sweimeh is the Dead Sea's resort heart — a strip of five-star hotels, spa centres, the main public beaches and the shops and pharmacies visitors need, strung along the northeast shore. It is 45 minutes from Amman. Trave…
Read more → DestinationsThe Mujib Bridge Viewpoint
Where the King's Highway crosses Wadi Mujib, the modern bridge spans a canyon nearly a kilometre deep — one of Jordan's most jaw-dropping viewpoints, with the reservoir glittering far below. There are safe pull-offs on …
Read more → DestinationsThe Umm Frouth Rock Bridge
The Umm Frouth Rock Bridge is Wadi Rum's second-famous arch — lower than Burdah and easily climbed by most visitors for the classic standing-on-the-bridge photograph with the desert beyond. It is a standard jeep tour st…
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