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Wadi Rum & its vastness, Experience Jordan!

After our adventure at Petra we set off on the 2 hour drive towards Wadi Rum. Driving around Jordan is quite easy - roads are reasonably good, very well marked routes and directions and clearly defined speed limits. 
Wadi Rum is a desert and became famous since it is the site where the movie Martian was shot. We had booked an experience here - what’s that you wonder? 
A one night stay in a Martian Dome! There are many hotels which offer this experience- spend a night living inside a bubble, in the middle of a desert, looking up at the stars while you fall asleep. Amazing! We had explored 3 hotels which had good reviews, Suncity, Hasan Zawadeih camp and Bubble Luxotel. These Martian domes sell out months in advance. We checked about 3-4 months in advance and the Suncity and Hasan Zawaheid weren’t available on our dates. However Bubble Luxotel was and we immediately booked it. 

We reached the parking of the hotel. From there we were transferred by a 4x4 through the desert to the domes. The views of the domes are spectacular. It feels like you are living in a bubble - literally & figuratively. 

 










We checked in to our bubble and got ready to take our jeep tour. The hotel itself offers jeep tours from 2hrs to a full day covering various spots in Wadi Rum. We had picked the 4 hrs one covering the place of Lawrence of Arabia, site of shooting of the movie Martian, the Rock bridge and a few others. 

Wadi means valley and this desert valley has some beautiful landscapes and views. We covered the sights above and stopped at our final sunset view point before heading back to our bubble. 
















We spent the rest of the evening sipping tea and star gazing from our bubble .. Ah.. bliss! 








With that we woke up the next morning, checked out and headed back to Amman. Wadi Rum to Amman is a 4 hour drive with not too much traffic. We were stopped about twice in our entire trip by policemen and knowing we are tourists flashed us a warm smile and said “Welcome”. 

As we approached Amman we did a quick detour and  pit stop at Amman Citadel. With a history spanning from Neolithic to Roman era, we spent sometime immersing ourselves in the preserved remains of this era. 

Coming to the end of a trip always makes me a little sad and Amman was our last stop before we boarded our flight back.  

Jordan is a beautiful country with very warm and friendly people, especially to tourists since tourism contributes to a large part of the economy. Barring our airport ordeal, we found people to be very nice and helpful, with immense respect for India and Indians and offered is some great food! Its definitely one of the most touristy countries we have been to. 

Anyway, Adios Jordan and Shukran for some great memories!

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Location: Magic Bedouin Star, Wadi Ram Street, Wadi Rum Village, Jordan

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