Welcome to the Red Planet: Wadi Rum, Jordan Jordan is about as otherworldly as you can get here on Earth. Published Nov 15, 2019 at 10:29 AM EST.

The village of Rum sits exactly one mile above sea level, and the surrounding protected area is home to Jordan’s highest point, Jabal Umm ad Dami (6,083 feet) and other popular climbs, like the ...

Wadi Rum is a desert valley located in the southern part of Jordan. The valley is known for its stunning landscapes, towering sandstone cliffs, and unique rock formations. Wadi Rum has been ...

Adventure abounds in Jordan. From diving and snorkeling in the Red Sea to riding a camel in the Wadi Rum to a 4×4 trek across the Wadi Mujib, travelers can experience an amazing trip.

My Bedouin guide Abdallah led the way up and into the crags of Jebel Umm Ishrin (1,753m), the sheer, eastern wall of Jordan's most spectacular valley: Wadi Rum.Though it's considered one of the ...

One such region is centred around Jebel Rum, the mountain that until the 1960s held the honour of being the highest peak in Jordan, and is still regarded as one of the most legendary in the region ...

Wadi Rum is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan rivaled only by the ancient city Petra.It's a government-protected nature reserve home to Bedouin tribes who have inhabited the ...

Visiting Jordan's Wadi Rum. ... Wadi Rum feels both strange and familiar, as if the new sun has wakened the memory of my genes—and now my smallest cells remember this place and know it as home.

Jordan might just be one of the enigmatic countries in the world, both modern and steeped in history. And now, the new Wadi Rum Trail, 75 miles (120 kilometres) long, is a new way to explore the ...

Wadi Rum receives very little rainfall per year, and in some areas the rainfall is almost zero,” he added. According to the Standardized Precipitation Index, a statistical indicator, Jordan is ...