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From the moment we landed in Jordan, the trip ran perfectly smoothly. This was from being met at the airport all through the week to being taken back to the airport. Whilst everything was smooth and excellent, I have to make a special comment for our guide Abdallah. He absolutely made the trip joyous. He absolutely looked after us perfectly.
Most Inspirational Moment
Walking up to Burdah Bridge. Having the first coffee after leaving the beduin camp. Watching the sunset on the rock with all the friends I have made.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Abdallah looked after us with respect and humour. He kept us informed and ensured we were safe. His knowledge was exactly at the right level for our group. He was kind, humorous, humble and managed each of us perfectly. He absolutely made the trip possibly the best holiday my husband and I have ever had.
Out trip to wadi rum & Petra was spectacular. Our guide excellent, he made the trip the best.
Most Inspirational Moment
The entire trip was excellent but my highlight was the scramble in wadi rum
Thoughts on Group Leader
Best leader ever for our wadi rum & Petra trip. Had the groups best interest at heart. Knowledge & skill of the desert & history of perta excellent. Incredibly encouraging & wanting everyone to succeed, be happy & safe. A respectful guy, hope & honest. We have become friends.
The Petra and Wadi Rum trek was amazing!! A fantastic insight into Jordan and how the locals live their life and get to see how beautiful the scenery is. The walks were great fun and was nice to be away from busy life and experience a country for what it truly is! A must visit and also felt totally safe while I was there!
Most Inspirational Moment
Climbing up Burdha Bridge what a view and also Petra a fascinating city!
Thoughts on Group Leader
The best, Abdulha was amazing in very way, very knowledgeable, good sense of humor, made me feel safe. Cared for everyone's needs!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Bring both warm and cold clothing as gets very cold at night in the Desert
We have had a brilliant holiday, Abdullah was great he gave us lots of information and history about wadi rum and Petra. Considering we were wild camping our chef made some great food. Plenty of water and tea, coffee wasn’t so great.
Most Inspirational Moment
The sun sets were amazing, and getting up in morning to a beautiful sun rise. Petra is amazing I highly recommend it.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Abdullah is an excellent group leader, he answer our questions, help us in any way he could.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Lots of hiking in sand, you do have to ready for heat we did stop for water and food breaks. It does get very cold at night.
I already submitted a review form and won’t add to the comments made there. But I realsied that I wasn’t prompted to say anything about the two hotels we stayed in (or maybe I missed that). These were: Edom Hotel (Wadi Musa / Petra). This was really excellent. Clean, efficient, well-placed and a pleasure to visit. I have no idea why it is only described as “comfortable” rather than being given a deserved 4* rating. The only minor downisde was no bottled water in rooms. Days Inn Hotel Amman. Well, at least the staff are nice and we got bottled water in the rooms! But in other respects it is poor and certainly not deserving of a 4* rating. Everything is tatty, the corridors and rooms – despite being notionally non-smoking – reek of cigarette smoke (this applied to two visits and two different rooms a week apart) and, on our second visit, the bath had not been cleaned – there was a wet pile of hair in the middle of it. I am sure that Amman can do better than this for the same money.
Overall, the trip was excellent, totally exceeded our expectations in every way, from start to finish the trip was very well organized, we were well looked after and felt completely safe. Trip leader Abdullah was the best, extremely knowledgeable, always helpful and available, nothing was any trouble, the trek through Wadi Rum was amazing, absolutely unbelievable landscape which constantly changed, the climb up to the bridge was unexpected but an absolute highlight and well worth the effort. The trekking was comfortable with plenty of breaks, with Abdullah constantly passing on his vast knowledge of this place and its amazing history. We could have happily spent another couple of days in Wadi Rum. Also have to credit Abdullahs team who were all amazing, always singing and laughing, setting up the camp, along with a campfire, and keeping us topped up with tea, the food was plentiful and excellent, we have enjoyed a lot of treks with Exodus and this one is up there with the beat, would highly recommend, and Petra will just blow your mind.
Most Inspirational Moment
Climbing up to Burdah Bridge and standing on top of it, and the first sight of the Treasury in Petra.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Couldn't have asked for a better leader.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Do it and embrace everything. you'll be glad you did..
Fantastic Trek through Wadi Rum’s amazing landscape and then a day spent at Petra exploring the fascinating and ancient ruins.
Most Inspirational Moment
My abiding memory will be of lying round the campfire at night, gazing up at the fantastic canopy of stars. Wild camping at it's best. I thoroughly enjoyed the two hour scramble to Burdah Bridge and the challenge of standing on the bridge - what a fabulous location. And the Wadi Rum landscape - just amazing. I opted for the camel ride for the last morning of the trip - again I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to anyone who has not done a camel ride before.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our guide Abdullah was fantastic and so knowledgeable about his country's very long history and the Bedouin way of life. We were well supported by a jeep with crew, which not only carried all our luggage and camping equipment but met up with us every two hours to replenish our water supplies.
Advice for Potential Travellers
My flight arrived at midnight and it was 2:30am before I got to bed in Amman. At 5am you are woken by the call to prayer. I was really tired the next day. The rest of the group (mostly from outside the UK) had flown in the day before and had rested but also had chance to explore Amman - I wish I had done this.
This trip exceeded expectations, particularly the Wadi Rum trek. This part of the week was really well organised and the desert is even more impressive and interesting than anticipated. The combination of a few day’s trekking and then a visit to one of the modern seven wonders of the world at Petra makes for a great vacation.
You do have to be ready for some wild camping, but the support is excellent and the standard of the food and the regular provision of water and rest stops works very well in the hot desert climate.
Most Inspirational Moment
The most inspirational moment was walking towards the Treasury at Petra, having read so much about it and seen it in documentaries and films it was fantastic to be there in person and see it for real. In fact the whole site including Petra and Little Petra is quite amazing, is scale is vast and full of impressive carved tombs.
Thoughts on Group Leader
The group leader Abdullah was excellent, well organised, very friendly with a good sense of humour he very much made the trip such a great experience. I felt you could always rely on him to provide any help, assistance and advice when needed.
Advice for Potential Travellers
You don't need to pack as much kit as you might think, but make sure to take worm clothing and a good jacket. Its cold ait night in the desert but Petra was particularly cold in March with a strong wind blowing through the canyons.
I had high expectations for this trip and they were surpassed. The trip is a real adventure and I enjoyed every minute of it, walking in the desert and feeling immersed in the incredible place that is Wadi Rum. The scenery is amazing, our guide was fantastic and the desert team looked after us well, creating great meals three times a day.
Petra takes your breath away.
Most Inspirational Moment
There were a number of great moments - watching the sun set in the desert, camping in different places - each one special; climbing up to Burdah Bridge (way outside my comfort zone, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world); and finishing with a visit to Petra.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our guide and leader was Abdallah Marashdeh. He was superb in every way. Informative, knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, kind and with a great sense of humour. He could not have been better.
Excellent trip. Well organised and great itinerary. The scenery was better than expected. I went in late November in off peak season and it was the right temperature and busyness. I can imagine in peak season the experience might be different – Wadi Rum has lots of cars using the same tracks as us and Petra was busy in places. The trip notes say tipping is voluntary, it’s not, it is mandatory and you will be told to pay more if you don’t give enough which can be awkward. Overall an excellent trip and one of the best I have been on.
Most Inspirational Moment
Camping was great. Views were amazing and was nice to sit around the fire. Stars were the best I’ve seen.
