Yamaan Safady, the originator of Adventure Jordan (see www.adventurejordan.com), has spent many months researching the Bedouin trails in the Sharah mountains. His trek is an arduous five day hike across the desert of the Jordanian rift valley and through the mountains to Little Petra, and then on to Petra itself. Most groups then travel on down to Wadi Rum to enjoy the spectacular scenery and spend a day or two in R&R before returning home. Additional options include a day or two in Amman, visiting Jerash, or at the end a day or two in the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Even those on short timescales such as ourselves usually visit Madaba to see the early Byzantine mosaics, Mount Nebo to see where the death of Moses is supposed to have occurred, and the Dead Sea, if only for a quick float and a chance to get a classic photo of one's friend/spouse/lover/ resting back in the buoyant waters and reading a newspaper. Rather than bore by account of the trek, here are the photos:
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| Desert journey from Wadi Dana to Wadi Barwass |
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| Ascent from the desert, looking at the Jordanian rift valley |
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| Stones are decorated by millions of years of mineral deposits |
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| Strictly single file over some of the terrain |
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| The longest day - 5 hours in and we still need to reach the conical hill in the distance |
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| The first temple of Little Petra |
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| Petra - the Monastery |
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| Made it! |
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| The Treasury, Petra |
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| The 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' at the entrance to Wadi Rum |
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| An easier form of locomotion, Wadi Rum |
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| Natural stone arch, Wadi Rum |
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| Sunset, Wadi Rum |
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