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From USD 2,250.00 |
Our journey starts in Amman and a visit to Petra - the "Rose-Red city half as old as time". It was carved from rock over 2,000 years ago by the Nabateans and is one of the architectural wonders of Antiquity. You reach it on foot through a narrow defile or "siq" flanked by towering cliffs. The sudden view of Petra's most spectacular monument, the "Khazneh" at the end of the siq is a dramatic sight. We then meet the horses and ride across sandy trails to the rock formations of Wadi Rum, Jordan's answer to the Grand Canyon and undoubtedly the largest and most magnificent of Jordan's desert landscapes. It is like a moonscape of ancient valleys and towering, weathered sandstone mountains rising out of the white and pink colored sands - a place where you feel that the world belongs to you. Wadi Rum was the scene of the exploits of "Lawrence of Arabia" and the setting for the film that carried his name. Along the way you have many opportunities for long canters across the high plateau and through one of the most beautiful desert regions in the world. You will travel old caravan roads and encounter an altogether different world with possible personal invites by the desert dwelling Bedouins. The ride ends at the seaport of Aqaba, a well-known beach and diving resort area on the Red Sea. Aqaba is warm, sunny and inviting; fringed with palm trees; lapped by the crystal clear water of the gulf of Aqaba; cooled by a steady northerly breeze and ringed by mountains that change in color with the change of the hour.
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Rates: All incl. from Amman, all meals, 3 nights in **** hotels, 6 nights in tents, transfers, 7 riding days
10 Days/9 Nights $ 2,250
Single: room/tent $ 220
-- based on € 1,875 / € 185
2004 Dates:
04/30-05/09 09/24-10/03 and upon request
Meeting: Amman
Departure: Aqaba
Level: Strong Intermediate |
Egypt 