Overnight stay in Wadi Rum

Every small family travel agency in Wadi Rum have an own camp consisting of only a few tents for sleeping and one dinner tent. Most of them are kilometers apart, so there will be only a few people together at dinner. Unfortunately, locals plan to build here some concrete camps, because tourists apparently require luxury. But wouldn´t it be bigger luxury to sleep once in a while in a simple tent and far away the civilization? It is also a pity that you are likely to be offered Nescafé or Pepsi or similar western articles in Bedouin village – traditional sweetened black tea would be more stylish. But after all the Bedouins are mainly making a living, so they do what tourists ask them. But it is a big shame that such a place does not adhere to its original spirit.

Our camp was located under a steep few hundred meter high wall of Khazali mountain – rock landslide right next to it did not look very optimistic, but the surrounding views were awesome.

Massive mesa Um Ishrie rises in the distance. It separates the town of Wadi Rum from the neighboring desert valley.

 

Khazali mountain shines at the graduating sunset as if it was gold plated. But you should move a little to get to the best outlook point.
 

Scattered small campsites under the walls of surrounding mountains look like tiny dots.

To see the entire mountain in all its glory, it is necessary to move nearly a kilometer from the steep walls of Khazali. Random passing jeep serves as a great benchmark for the size. Then follows just a dinner and looking forward to the views on the other side of the desert plains at sunrise.

Western horizon is dominated by the monumental mesa El Qattar in the morning.

Far more interesting mountain towers right next to it.

An interesting outlook is of an massive mesa Wadi Rum, where steep walls are replaced by gradual terrain and the top itself looks like the icing on the cake.
 

You have a chance to say final good bye to the mountain Khazali on the way back when finishing the trip in the desert of Wadi Rum.

Only the last view of the rock walls and the asphalt road in the village of Wadi Rum starts.