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Jordan camels & Bedouins

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Three people in traditional clothing walk through a desert canyon alongside a dromedary.

The Middle East, a much-discussed region. But in the midst of all the tumult, still just as beautiful a region. Deep in southern Jordan near the border with Saudi Arabia, we immersed ourselves in perhaps the most insane desert landscape on earth. But not after we began our trip with a visit to the rock city of Petra to admire the 7,000-year-old trading city. A place where culture, history and nature come together. You will find the remains and influences of historical generations such as the Nabateans and the Ottomans. An extensive complex with ancient tombs, a historical treasury, theaters and a monastery carved out of the rock walls.

The Treasury of Petra in Jordan is carved into the rock face, with pillars and detailed architecture.
Engraved rock dwellings and caves in a vast rock face in a desert setting, probably in Petra.
A fluffy gray kitten stands on a red rug in a tent with blurry people in the background.
A man sits on a colorful carpet on a rocky ledge looking down on the Treasury (Al Khazneh) in Petra.
Two men in a market stall squeeze orange juice, with a basket full of oranges in the foreground.
A group of hikers pose in front of "The Monastery" (Ad Deir), a monument carved into the rock in Petra.

Marhaba Wadi Rum!

The back of a dirty, old pickup truck with the text "Wadi Rum" on the tailgate, parked in the desert.
A person leads two dromedaries through a sandy gorge with high, reddish rock walls.
Three figures and a dromedary trek through a vast, sandy desert landscape with rocky mountains in the background under a blue sky.
A group of hikers walk through a vast sand dune landscape under a clear, blue sky.
Two hikers stand on a rocky ledge overlooking a vast, sandy desert landscape at sunrise or sunset.
A smiling group of hikers with backpacks pose in front of a cliff with a Jordanian flag.
Three dromedaries rest in the sand in the desert with towering, reddish rock formations in the background.
Two smiling men pose together in a sandy desert landscape at sunrise or sunset.
A smiling man lies in the desert next to a camel, with two other camels in the background.

On foot, as a caravan together with the Bedouins and their camels, we traveled through the Wadi Rum desert towards Saudi Arabia. Also known as the “Valley of the Moon. Not just a nickname, because here you imagine yourself on another planet. A trek through deserted wadis with red and white sand dunes, between towering rocks over natural rock arches and through colorful canyons.

An adventurer with a backpack climbs up through a very narrow rock canyon.
Three hikers climb a steep, rocky slope in a sandy, desert mountain landscape.
Scrambling through!

The caravan on the move.

A deep, sandy gorge with towering, reddish rock formations in the desert at sunrise or sunset.

Sharing life by the campfire as a big family. The Bedouins, young and old, proudly introduce us to their culture as they play music, dance and cook on the fire. The traditional lifestyle together in the wilderness, reminding us for a moment what life is all about.

A group of people, dressed in traditional clothing, stand around a brightly burning campfire in the dark.
Five people, dressed in traditional clothing, sit around a campfire, with one person playing an oed.
Three men sit in a tent around a fire, one man plays on an oed.

For five days, the Bedouin showed us their culture and the best-kept secrets of the area.

Two men in traditional clothing prepare and eat a meal from a black pot in the desert, with camels in the background.
A man in traditional dress cooks flatbread on hot ashes in the sand in a desert setting.
Four hikers rest and lie on mats against a rock wall in a dry, rocky gorge.
Two men in traditional clothing and keffiyehs sit on a rug near pots over fire in the desert.
Liters of bedouin tea, dentist not happy.
A person dressed in white helps another person wrap a scarf or headscarf in a sandy desert landscape.
Learning from the best!

Nick’s best Arabic. How do you guys like it?

Our cozy desert camp. No one else except our caravan and a million grains of sand!

Close-up of a sleeping woman in a sleeping bag, with her head on an inflatable pillow.
Two tents stand in a sandy desert landscape with rocky hills in the background and the sun shining through the entrance.
Two tents are set in a sandy desert landscape with towering, reddish rock formations under a blue sky.

A desert campfire by the book

High above Wadi Rum on the border with Saudi Arabia

A man with a backpack runs or steps over a rocky ledge with a vast desert landscape in the background.

“Enjoying the little things in life,” would be quite an understatement here anyway.

A group of people sit on a rocky ledge overlooking a desert landscape at sunrise or sunset.
Portrait of a smiling man in a traditional thobe and a red and white keffiyeh.
Close-up portrait of a man with a mustache and a red and white keffiyeh.
Close-up portrait of a young child with a smile, dressed in a brown coat and a red and white checkered keffiyeh.
Two smiling men in traditional clothing and headscarves stand next to each other.
Bedouin shots, by Maarten Kadiks

Again next year we will travel to this wonderful place. Something for you?

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