Hello NG,

I'm planing a climbing trip to Jordan's Wadi Rum in November, and there 
are some questions, where I wonder if someone knows:

1. Wadi Rum: is it necessary to bring and sleep in a tent (when you are 
out in the dessert) because of bugs, scorpions or snakes? And how about 
sandstorms, are they common?

2. Trekking in the Wadi Rum area (and to Aqaba): it is a approx. 70 km 
trek, and we wonder if there are dwells on the way, which we can use and 
how do we find them and how do we get the water out of it? Or where do I 
get information about getting water in this areas? We don't want to 
start carrying more than 6 kg water each with us.

3. How about the small village of Wadi Rum, is there nice accommodation 
beside the rest house? And is it possible to buy food in the village, or 
do we have to go to the junction for food stores?

Thanks for help,
Jules Bach

Hi, Jules & all,

"Jules Bach"  wrote in message
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> Hello NG,
>
> I'm planing a climbing trip to Jordan's Wadi Rum in November, and there
> are some questions, where I wonder if someone knows:

Our trip report from March 2001 is at
http://www.pardoes.com/climbing/jordan.htm with some links to further pages,
logistics etc.

And...

> 1. Wadi Rum: is it necessary to bring and sleep in a tent (when you are
> out in the dessert) because of bugs, scorpions or snakes? And how about
> sandstorms, are they common?

It gets very cold at night, and while we were there there was one sandstorm
which would have been very unpleasant without a tent.

> 2. Trekking in the Wadi Rum area (and to Aqaba): it is a approx. 70 km
> trek, and we wonder if there are dwells on the way, which we can use and
> how do we find them and how do we get the water out of it? Or where do I
> get information about getting water in this areas? We don't want to
> start carrying more than 6 kg water each with us.

Sorry, can't help you with this (but I agree about not carrying a lot of
water).

> 3. How about the small village of Wadi Rum, is there nice accommodation
> beside the rest house? And is it possible to buy food in the village, or
> do we have to go to the junction for food stores?

When we were there, over six years ago, it was possible to rent a tent
behind the Rest House, and there were also other places to stay.  However I
believe that there are more restrictions now.  You could certainly buy food,
and there were also restaurants (but don't expect a gourmet experience).

HTH,

Steve P

Hi Steve,
thanks for the information and your description of your trip. The links 
to further pages are also interesting, though I knew them already. Also 
a interesting is: www.jordanjubilee.com

Jules.



Steve Pardoe:
> Hi, Jules & all,
> 
> "Jules Bach"  wrote in message
> news:fffs8u$7eq$01$2@news.t-online.com...
>> Hello NG,
>>
>> I'm planing a climbing trip to Jordan's Wadi Rum in November, and there
>> are some questions, where I wonder if someone knows:
> 
> Our trip report from March 2001 is at
> http://www.pardoes.com/climbing/jordan.htm with some links to further pages,
> logistics etc.
> 
> And...
> 
>> 1. Wadi Rum: is it necessary to bring and sleep in a tent (when you are
>> out in the dessert) because of bugs, scorpions or snakes? And how about
>> sandstorms, are they common?
> 
> It gets very cold at night, and while we were there there was one sandstorm
> which would have been very unpleasant without a tent.
> 
>> 2. Trekking in the Wadi Rum area (and to Aqaba): it is a approx. 70 km
>> trek, and we wonder if there are dwells on the way, which we can use and
>> how do we find them and how do we get the water out of it? Or where do I
>> get information about getting water in this areas? We don't want to
>> start carrying more than 6 kg water each with us.
> 
> Sorry, can't help you with this (but I agree about not carrying a lot of
> water).
> 
>> 3. How about the small village of Wadi Rum, is there nice accommodation
>> beside the rest house? And is it possible to buy food in the village, or
>> do we have to go to the junction for food stores?
> 
> When we were there, over six years ago, it was possible to rent a tent
> behind the Rest House, and there were also other places to stay.  However I
> believe that there are more restrictions now.  You could certainly buy food,
> and there were also restaurants (but don't expect a gourmet experience).
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Steve P
> 
>

"Jules Bach"  wrote in message 
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> Hi Steve,
> thanks for the information and your description of your trip. The links to 
> further pages are also interesting, though I knew them already. Also a 
> interesting is: www.jordanjubilee.com

Thanks, Jules, I've updated our site with that excellent link (which is an 
updated version of Ruth Caswell's previous site) and also the one from Rum 
Guides http://www.rumguides.com/.

Have a good trip!

Steve P