Jordan Travel Agency

The Bedouin trail 2 Extension to Petra, Amman and Dead Sea

Horse tours - 10 days with 6 days riding

Visiting Jordan highlights ( Petra, Dead Sea, Mount Nebo… ) and horse riding in the Wadi Rum desert.

highlights

Wadi Rum desert horse riding trail
Bedouin culture discovery
Petra
Dead sea

Activities :

Horse riding,
Sightseeing,

Description
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10 days in Jordan visiting Petra, Amman and the Dead Sea, with 6 days horse riding in Wadi Rum desert.

During the 6 days horse riding you will discover :

Wadi Rum valley
Bedouin traditions
Lawrence’s house
The red sand dunes area
Rash Rasha valley
Um Raza canyons
Sweibat valley
Jebel Burdah
….

Riding level : This activity requires you to be experienced in horse riding and fit enough to enjoy and take advantage of the ride. Also, as our horses are Arabian, they are small and can not carry heavy weight. We do not ask them to carry more than 85 kg.

What is an experienced rider?

to know how to saddle and unsaddle your horse.
to know to control your horse at all paces in open area.
to know how to do rising trot canter and gallop.

Day 1

Evening arrival at the airport, where your driver will meet you. Then we will drive you to Madaba, around 20 mn drive. Night in Madaba in a 3* hotel.

Day 2

Early morning at 7.30, our bus will collect us to go to Petra (around 2h30 drive). Arrival around 10 am, full day to visit the site. The group will have a 3 hours guided visit with an official guide. Everyone will be free to walk inside the site or to go back to the hotel after this. There are many small restaurants inside the site to get lunch.
Our 3 * hotel is located right at the entrance of the site; everyone is free to go back to the hotel at anytime. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3

After breakfast, our bus will drive you to Wadi Rum (around 1h30 drive). Arrival in the village of Wadi Rum in our stable around 9.30am.
Time to drink the first bedouin tea, meet the horses and the team.
First ride through Um Ishrin valley, on the way visit of Lawrence’s house. After lunch we will ride through an open valley with a view over the red sand area. Dinner and bivouac in Abu Hassaran.

Day 4

After breakfast, we will cross Rash Rasha valley with its red sands and go to Qatar mountain. There we will see the spring and have lunch. After lunch, ride to Um Raza, its red sands and its canyons, where we will set up camp for the night.

Day 5

After breakfast, we will ride to Arab Antar, a natural cave famous for its legends. Lunch near Arab Antar, then we will go to Sweibat valley, that is located 5 km from the saudian border. Dinner and bivouac in Sweibat.

Day 6

After breakfast, we will cross through Cerdan valley and see a Neolithic well that is still used by the Bedouins. We will have lunch in Um Umgur. Then we will cross narrow canyons to arrive in Abu Rashaba where we will set up camp for the night.

Day 7

After breakfast, we will ride from Abu Rashaba to Jebel Burdah and see the natural rock bridge on its summit. After lunch we will ride to the red sand dunes and Jebel Um Feshiyeh and its nabatean inscriptions. Dinner and bivouac in the red sand dunes area.

Day 8

After breakfast, we will cross Barragh canyon, that is le longest canyon in Wadi Rum, having a look at its monumental cliffs, famous for rock climbing. Then we will cross the Disseh plain to go back to our stable. Lunch in the stable.
After lunch our bus will collect you from our stables and drive you to Madaba ; dinner and night in a 3* hotel.

Day 9

After breakfast, your driver will collect you from the hotel to propose you a city tour of Amman old city, visiting the famous Citadelle and the Roman theatre ; later, you will enjoy an afternoon at leisure at the Dead Sea Beach, and finally head to the Mount Nebo to admire the view on the holy Land. Last night at your hotel in Madaba.

Day 10

On your final day we transfer you to the airport at a convenient time for your check-in and homeward travels.

Consult us for price and booking conditions

Included:

Hotel accommodation on HB basis.
Meet & Assist upon arrival and departure
Transfer from airport on arrival ( in between 04.00PM and 12.00 PM).
Transfer to airport for departure day 8/9/10 until 2.00 pm.
Transfers in private, a/c , car/ minivan with English speaking tour leader.
English speaking cultural guide in Petra (about 3 hours)
Guided horse riding trail in Wadi rum full board.
Camping equipment during the trail.
Entrance fees to mentioned sites. ( around 80JD/person)
Short horseback ride in Petra (included in ticket).

Not included:

Airfare
Travel insurance.
Jordanian visa ( 40 JD at Amman airport).
Personnal riding equipment. Sleeping bag
Personnal expenses.
Dinner on the first night for arrival after 09.00PM
Lunch at Petra and Dead sea
Tips
Transfer from and to airport outside of the mentioned period ( extra charge 40JD/car maximum 3 persons)

OUR EXCHANGE RATES: 1 EUROS = 0.70 JOD // 1 USD = 0.70 JOD // 1 CHF = 0.72 JOD

Hotels

Madaba : Mosaic city hotel
Petra : Edom Hotel
Aqaba: Days Inn hotel
Wadi Rum : Itinerary camp

Itinerary camp

We set up our bivouac camp in a different area each night, carefully selected for the season and the beautiful landscape. Your dinner is freshly cooked and we will dine around the camp fire each evening. We provide two-person bivouac (trekking) tents and mattresses, or if you wish you can sleep outside under the stars. Single tents are available for an extra charge, and occasionally in winter we will move to our fixed camp. Your luggage is transported for you by jeep, and especially for the horse riding tour we provide a “bathroom tent” with warm water where you can wash.you a desert experience with its silence and its charm.

For further informations (price, booking conditions, confirmed departures…), please contact us at bookings@jordantracks.com.

You can book the 10 days programme, or only the 6 days-ride.

Travel agency : Po.Box 468 Aqaba, Jordan

www.jordantracks.com

info@jordantracks.com

Tel : 00962 (0) 796 48 28 01 fax : 00962 (0) 3 201 48 89

Availability Spring-Autumn 2019

Ride Code	Ride Start Date	Ride End Date
bedouin tracks ride 1	Sat 02/02/2019	Mon 11/02/2019
bedouin tracks ride 2	Sat 16/02/2019	Mon 25/02/2019
bedouin tracks ride 3	Sat 23/02/2019	Mon 04/03/2019
bedouin tracks ride 4	Sat 09/03/2019	Mon 18/03/2019
bedouin tracks ride 5	Sat 16/03/2019	Mon 25/03/2019
bedouin tracks ride 6	Sat 30/03/2019	Mon 08/04/2019
bedouin tracks ride 7	Sat 06/04/2019	Mon 15/04/2019
bedouin tracks ride 8	Sat 20/04/2019	Mon 29/04/2019
bedouin tracks ride 9	Sat 27/04/2019	Mon 06/05/2019
bedouin tracks ride 10	———– Sat 07/09/2019	Mon 16/09/2019
bedouin tracks ride 11	Sat 14/09/2019	Mon 23/09/2019
bedouin tracks ride 12	Sat 28/09/2019	Mon 07/10/2019
bedouin tracks ride 13	Sat 05/10/2019	Mon 14/10/2019
bedouin tracks ride 14	Sat 19/10/2019	Mon 28/10/2019
bedouin tracks ride 15	Sat 26/10/2019	Mon 04/11/2019
bedouin tracks ride 16	Sat 09/11/2019	Mon 18/11/2019
bedouin tracks ride 17	Sat 16/11/2019	Mon 25/11/2019
bedouin tracks ride 18	Sat 30/11/2019	Mon 09/12/2019
bedouin tracks ride 19	Sat 07/12/2019	Mon 16/12/2019
bedouin tracks ride 20	Sat 21/12/2019	Mon 30/12/2019
bedouin tracks ride 21	Sat 28/12/2019	Mon 06/01/2020

Clothing

Riding equipment such as riding trouser, helmet ( we provide some in limited numbers), boots and half leg chaps
Long sleeved shirts
Fleece/warm jacket
Broad rimmed hat
Swimming costume (for the Dead sea)

Equipment