Hiking
Visiting Jordan by foot is a different experience. It gets you to areas where the coach tourist does not reach, away from the crowds and to the authentic Jordan. In Petra you will leave the tourists behind with the hawkers and sellers and hike into a quiet area which is untouched from the times of the Nabateans. In the mountains you will come across the Bedouin who will invite you to a cup of tea and a chat. In the hills of Ajloun you will see the peasants ploughing the land with his horse.
The hikes are day hikes using either hotels or camps as a base. It is a wonderful way to discover a wondrous country.
Family Adventure
Jordan has no shortage of places to discover and explore for families. In vacations, weekends, or days off I head out with my wife and two children to new places. We have taken our children from when they were a few months old on our adventures. We especially enjoy meeting the families of our Bedouin friends in Wadi Rum for some camping and hiking. Or walks in the north of Jordan in the spring with the hills carpeted with flowers. Or taking friends with children on a donkey trek in the mountains around Petra. Or having a day out in a natural ‘water park’ – one of the Dead Sea Rift wadis and canyons with hot springs and a stream through it.
These activities bring us closer together as a family, stimulate interesting conversations with our children, and encourage them to explore and question our world. It is a real life education for our children and us.
We encourage you to experience the country “en famille”.
Canyoning
The Dead Rift Valley offers a multitude of opportunities for canyoning with deep gorges cutting down the mountains from a height of 1700 m to 400 meters below sea level. The wadis have waterfalls and hot and cold springs and hanging vegetation and palm gardens. They also traverse varying geological formations.
Cycling Tours
Cycling is a new activity in Jordan. However it is getting quickly very popular. Enthusiasts are exploring new on and off-road cycling paths and local clubs for cycling are opening up. We design trips that combine cycling in beautiful areas with sightseeing the amazing sites of Jordan as well as encounters with the Jordanian culture.
North Jordan
Northern Jordan – the area from Jerash to the Syrian border – is the most fertile region of Jordan. Decorated with rolling hills and long wadis, the north mainly consists of agriculture land, olive groves and forests. Springs abound, and streams flow through the valleys from fall through spring. The countryside is sometimes reminiscent of Tuscany and is especially beautiful in the spring with its carpets of wildflowers.
It is this area that is also rich in Roman cities such as the Decapolis of Jerash, Um Qais, Pella; as well as the castle of Ajloun.
The north has missed the tourist development achieved in the south of Jordan. The few hotels that exist are small family run establishments and relatively few tourists visit outside the main sites of Jerash and Ajloun. This is precisely why we like this area. We have designed a program that takes you to some of the beautiful areas in the north and you can experience a Jordan in which a tourist is a rare site and the local populations is keen to welcome you to their home for tea to exchange stories and learn more about the you the traveler.
Trekking
Our trekking programs involve walking several days with vehicle support for luggage and food. Examples of these programs in Jordan would be the trek from Petra to Rum, or the trek from Dana to Petra, as well as multi day hiking in Wadi Rum. These trips give you the opportunity to traverse dramatic scenery of varied rock and desert terrain, as well as giving you panoramic views. You will often follow ancient routes from the eras of the Nabateans, Romans and others. Today these routes are still used by the Bedouin for shepherding or as shortcuts. Along the way you will experience the diverse flora and fauna of the desert, the rich geological rocks, hidden springs, ancient remains, Bedouin life, and much more.
Aquatrekking
Aquatrekking is walking in canyon streams. It does not require the use of ropes or technical expertise. As such, it is open to all abilities and requires no special skills beyond trekking.
Jordan has a series of wadis that run west to east, from the mountain range of 1700m height down to the Jordan Valley as low as 400m below Sea Level. Some wadis are dry, but many have hot and cold springs, streams and rivers running through them. They also have rich vegetation of hanging ferns and palms.
Rock Climbing
Wadi Rum is a world class climbing area discovered by Tony Howard and Di Taylor in 1984. One of the best desert climbing areas in the world, it offers hundreds of routes on sandstone cliffs with multi pitch climbs.
We can organize transfers from the airport to Wadi Rum and arrange such logistic details as accommodation, Bedouin climbing guides, food and transportation.
New climbing areas are also being discovered all over Jordan such as in the north in the Ajloun area.
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum needs little introduction. It offers a combination of dramatic desert scenery with the Bedouin culture of the Zalabieh tribe. From the red tinged sandy desert rise steep sandstone mountains, and nestled at the foot of the mountains are Bedouin tents with a way of life in harmony with the environment. We can organize hiking, rock climbing, camel safaris, jeep rides as well as accommodation in desert camps.
Special Interest
Jordan, as with any country, offers a diversity and uniqueness that is beyond encapsulating in a menu of tours. We can make you a program to incorporate any special interest that you may have. Whether it is bird watching, culture, culinary, the Bedu, or anything else, we will tap into our local knowledge and contacts to build your program.