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Our guide pointed out a cliffside behind the camp that he suggested would be a good viewpoint to see the landscape during the sunrise.
It was a short, 10-minute hike up.
In the daytime you can see the common black Blaps beetle with his very long legs. They cross open sand areas, where they tiptoe to keep its body of the hot ground. Just follow the tracks and you will find them.
Several species of cactus grow here, including the hallucinogenic choma (San Pedro cactus).
Oh, YEP.
We waited for the sunset at the Coyote stone.
After an incredible scenic sunset, we begin the trip back to your Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
We waited for the sunset at the Coyote stone.
After an incredible scenic sunset, we begin the trip back to your Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
Though the land itself is quite baron, several species of cactus do grow among the stalagmites, including the hallucinogenic Choma, or San Pedro cactus.
The holes of the old mines.
The holes in which they place the dynamites are visible. Our Argentine guide, Emmanuel explaining to our group and us.
The driest desert in the world, Moon Valley, a landscape of salt and clay shaped by water and wind over millions of years.
Natural rock formations.
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If you've been to the Sahara or the Atacama and you think you've seen enough deserts for an incarnation, let's just give one reason that makes Wadi Rum one of the must do things in Jordan: it's ALL red. Located at, the Wadi Rum is a desert of 720 km² all formed by sand and mountains of red granite and aretino. Some of the rock formations reach 1,700 meters high. Others, keep petroglyphs and inscriptions millennial left by the many people who inhabited the region. One of them is still there: the Bedouin, also known as the people of the desert.
They are the cooperatives that promote the walks in the area, which is of preservation. There are numerous options for exploring Wadi Rum, the most popular and comfortable being the 4X4 Jeep Tour. There are nine different packages that travelers can choose from when they arrive at the visitor's center of the reservation, which can last from two hours to the whole day or more, including an overnight stay at a Bedouin camp. There are Bedouins who receive tourists in their real homes and also places that are true desert hotels with almost all the comforts of a common establishment. The stay can be arranged by your guide / agency or in the visitor center itself.
It is also possible to hire camel or horse tours and do some hiking trails. Whichever tour you choose, make sure that it goes through the amazing formation of the Rock Bridge - and that includes the spectacle of the sunset, when everything that is already red becomes even more red. Wadi Rum is located 60km north of the popular resort of Aqaba, a three and a half hour drive from Amman and an hour and a half from Petra.
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In 1999, a government proposal reported that the annual number of visitors to Wadi Rum was almost 100,000 and it expressed concern for the area’s landscape, ecosystem, and archaeological remains. To protect its natural beauty, steps have been taken to regulate the area’s tourist activities.
The Um Fruth rock bridge is about 15 meters up from the desert floor. Climbing the rock bridge is steep but not difficult. You can climb up within 5 minutes. Especially if you follow the directions of your guide. From the top of the rock bridge you have a spectacular view on the surrounding area. It is one of the most photographed places in Wadi Rum desert.
Vale da Lua (Moon Valley), Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás. But this moonscape has a river (Rio São Miguel) running through it, and life.
Don't be fooled by the stray camels. None of them are wild. As our guide told us, the only wild animals left in Jordan are foxes, hyenas, wolves, and smaller animals.
Just look at their first tied feet.
They can not walk faraway from their owners.
This area is very beautiful with many differing colour's of rock and sand.
I climbed up the sand dune for the wonderful view at the top. Then I jumped off it and runned down it (some silly people also liked to roll down it!
They are on my left.
They came up after me.
I wasn't the only one. The rock formation was covered with other people in the tour, as well as the Jordanians staying at the camp, enjoying the sunset.
The sand in Wadi Rum is known for being the reddest in Jordan. It's colored by iron oxide.
"If you always do what you have always done, you will receive what you have always received."
Verne Hill
The driest desert in the world, Moon Valley, a landscape of salt and clay shaped by water and wind over millions of years.
PS. The peaks of the mountains are within reach.
Just keep climbing.
Carving of Lawrence of Arabia at Lawrence’s Tea Shop.
While Wadi Rum has been used for countless sci-fi movies, its first appearance in a film was anything but. It figured prominently in the 1962 classic "Lawrence of Arabia," based on the life of T.E. Lawrence, the British traveler famed for his participation in 1916 Arab Revolt.
2,580 meters above sea level to watch a huge sunset.
We (not us) had to hide behind the rock wall because was so windy and cool.
These are famous historical stories, inscriptions that tell about the TALMUDIC and NABATEAN peoples. There are many ancient rock drawings, depicting animals, people, and camel caravans, that explain the way through the desert.
I decided to take a tour through Jordan to visit the desert of Wadi Rum and the ancient archeological site of Petra in two days. After being blown away by Petra, I was skeptical that Wadi Rum could top it.
Wear flip flops as shoes fill with sand. Bare feet is possible, but where the sand has been under the sun for a while it can get unpleasantly warm. It was not at this day.
Khazali canyon rock carvings
Human existence in Wadi Rum dates back more than 12,000 years. It is one of the migratory routes humans took out of Africa. There are more than 20,000 petroglyphs and inscriptions along the rock formations in Wadi Rum.
Thamudic and Nabataean inscriptions, depicting camel caravans, hunting warriors and various animals, are common throughout the Wadi Rum area. The Alameleh inscriptions, near the Seven Pillars of Wisdom and on the edge of the Diseh district, are some of the most comprehensive and best preserved.
Thamudic and Nabataean inscriptions, depicting camel caravans, hunting warriors and various animals, are common throughout the Wadi Rum area. The Alameleh inscriptions, near the Seven Pillars of Wisdom and on the edge of the Diseh district, are some of the most comprehensive and best preserved.
The desert trips with the jeeps are well organised and I would recomend the 4 hour jeep trip, any excursion will be organised for you by Mr khaled.
I had to listen to 'Paranoid Android' by Radiohead.
My time off.
2,580 meters above sea level to watch a huge sunset.
On this journey we were able to enjoy the beauty delivered by extravagant forms that the cordillera mountain range gives that encourages the imagination and reflection for peace of mind.
Abner is my oldest nephew.
Adorning the west-facing vertical rock face of Jebel Umm Al Ishrin, this wonderful set of petroglyphs is worth the detour on a 4WD excursion. While the animal forms are easy to interpret, a guide is helpful to make sense of the ancient Kufic inscriptions.
It is also famous for its unique collection of petroglyphs and inscriptions. Where ever you go, where ever you look, if you look closely you will find petroglyphs and inscriptions everywhere in our desert. In this blog we will tell you more about them.
Ever since prehistoric times many humans of different cultures inhabited Wadi Rum desert. Their petroglyphs and inscriptions can be found all around in our desert. Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces by incising, pecking, carving and abrading with something like a stone chisel. Inscriptions are characters. These are created in the same way as petroglyphs. Most petroglyphs and inscriptions in our desert were made on cliff faces, big rocks and boulders.
The petroglyphs and inscriptions illustrate the 12.000 years of human occupation in Wadi Rum desert. They tell us stories about the history and evolution of human activity in the Arabian Peninsula. With 25,000 petroglyphs and 20,000 inscriptions, mostly Thamudic, Wadi Rum desert is a truly unique place on earth. This was one of the reasons for UNESCO to put our desert on the World Heritage List.
The petroglyphs are drawings of humans and animals. They show human figures holding bows and arrows. Other figures are the ones of animals like camel, ibex and horse. And alongside these figures are symbols like lines and circles. They are thought to be instructions and message left by the people for one another. They are believed to be about showing hidden springs. And about updating each other on things like who visited the area last. All together these engravings give an insight on the development of human thought. They show pattern of pastoral, agricultural and urban human activity. And they tell us more about the climatically change. From the mildly humid climate to the semi-arid climate we have today.
The numerous inscriptions found in Wadi Rum desert are made in four different North-Arabian scripts. Thamudic, Nabatean, Islamic an Arabic. They show the very early development of alphabetical writing among the societies in the peninsula. According to UNESCO Wadi Rum desert is ‘a critical site for the study and understanding of the evolution of aesthetics, writing and literacy’.
Quran 89: 7-8: ‘7 Iram – who had lofty pillars. 8 The likes of whom had never been created in the land?’. Thanks to numerous inscriptions in various alphabets desert scholars were able to identify Wadi Rum with ancient Iram. The Quran tells about Iram being buried under the sands of the desert. As an example of divine punishment over people who refused to worship Allah.
The Thamud who lived in Wadi Rum desert from around 800 BC are said to be the ones annihilated by Allah. The engravings they left behind give an essential insight into their tribe’s history.
All our tours are put together to show you our beautiful homeland. We not only admire the high cliffs, the extraordinary columns and niches, and shaped rocks and arches. We also enjoy the wide red and yellow desert valleys. And of course we pay a lot of attention to our cultural heritage. In place like Khazali canyon, Lawrence spring (Ain Abu Aineh), Ain Shalaaleh, Anfishiyyeh and Rakhabat canyon we show you the petroglyphs and inscriptions. Some of the engravings are in perfect condition. Others got badly damaged over time. But overall you can enjoy seeing a lot of them up close.
Visited Moon Valley twice.
Second tour of this day (after the Mountain Chacaltaya).
We walked the first visit on the 45 minute trail. Two days later, another tour made a quick stop, then we followed the 15-minute track, even more so that it was about to start a rain. In case of rain, tourists have to leave the park.
This name was given by Neil Armstrong who was the first man that stepped on the moon in 1969.
Valle de la Luna (the Moon Valley) is situated about 10 kilometers from downtown La Paz, in the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It consists of an area where erosion has worn away the majority of a mountain, composed primarily of clay rather than rock, leaving tall spires. It is similar to another zone of La Paz that is known as El Valle de las Animas (The Valley of the Souls).
Because the mineral content of the mountains varies greatly between individual mountains, the sides of the mountains are different colors, creating striking optical illusions.
A majority of them are a clear beige or light brown color, but some are almost red, with sections of dark violet.
The holes of the old mines.
The holes in which they place the dynamites are visible. Our Argentine guide, Emmanuel explaining to our group and us.
Do you remember the lambs going up the road on the first day in Jordan (Jerash)?
They are in a better place.
The food is original style food.
Enjoy one of the most popular tours in San Pedro de Atacama as you visit the famous Valley of the Moon. Enjoy a tour at this place which offers beautiful forms and colors and you can walk and observe a spectacle of geological sculptural forms, similar to the lunar surface. Your tour includes transport from San Pedro de Atacama.
After meeting our guide for the second time, Emmanuel in San Pedro de Atacama, we headed towards the Valley of the Moon, known as Valle de la Luna.
It is located around 10 km away from San Pedro de Atacama and has been declared a natural sanctuary as part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve within the Salt Mountain range.
On this tour, we got to see the beautiful and awe-inspiring place, with multiple colors and formations creating a geological spectacle similar to the moon's surface. We also visited the Tres Marias statues (destroyed by the heavy February's raining), the salt cave and went up to the Gran Duna (Great Dune) where we got to admire a beautiful panorama as the sun sets and the colors in the sky change. We were taken back to San Pedro de Atacama afterwards.
Foto feita no Vale da Lua - Alto Paraíso/Goiás.
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