EXPLORE THE ALIVE DESSERT

Discover the south of Jordan on horseback where nature is breathtakingly beautiful and rugged. One of its natural wonders is the most impressive desert landscape in the world; Wadi Rum. This vast, echoing and colorful desert is a true paradise for nature lovers. Our 4 and 6 day horse rides take you from the mountainous area around Petra with stunning views to the vast sand plains and steep rock formations of Wadi Rum.

QUICK FACTS

Location:  Petra – Jordan

Airport: Queen Alia International Airport

Adventure: 10 Days/6 Nights

Season: February to June – September to December

Group Limit: 2-8 Rider

Weight Limit: 85 Kilos

Riding Level: Intermediate, Strong Intermediate, Advanced

Accommodation: Camping / Hotel

PROGRAM

Info: if you buy the Jordan Pass before departure your visa fee will be waived upon arrival (www.jordanpass.jo) and your 1-day entry ticket to Petra and entry to Wadi Rum are included in the price of 70 JOD. Transfer to a 3* hotel in Madaba; a mostly Christian town. If time allows you can visit the St. George church and the mosaics at the archaeological museum. We can recommend you a very nice Jordanian dinner at a nice local restaurant: Haret Djoudna.

08.00 AM: transfer to Petra (3 hrs). You will be taken to your 3* hotel where you can leave your luggage (Early check-in if possible). A short walk takes you to the visitor center of Petra where they scan your Jordan Pass and you start your (non guided) visit via the Siq, the Treasury, the street of façades and the colonnaded street. You can climb up to the monastery or the high place of Sacrifice. Today you will have dinner and a pre-ride meeting at Petra B&B with your guide for the horse ride.

After breakfast: transfer to the starting point of the ride (25 minutes). In the mountains you start your adventure. We always recommend wearing a riding helmet on the first day as the area is very rocky. the morning ride is 2,5 hrs with amazing views over Petra and Wadi Araba. After lunch we continue for another 2.5 hours, you ride through some small villages and past Bedouin tents while the area slowly changes from mountains to desert. Your enjoy your first night under the stars.

After breakfast you take down your tent, our team prepares your horse and the ride can start!
We ride about 2 hours towards the village of Humayma, where we lead the horses across the Desert Highway into the north part of Wadi Rum, the Kharaza area. We enjoy our first real long canter before we stop for our lunch break. In the afternoon we ride 2,5 hours through dry river beds and through valleys to the camp location. Be quick to take the saddle off your horse, he can’t wait to take a good sand-bath. It’s a beautiful spot with great views.

After breakfast, the third day of riding begins in a stunning part of the desert, you cross into the protected area of Wadi Rum. The morning ride is 2,5 to 3 hours depending on how much the group enjoys looooong canters :-) Lunch is near Umm Ishrin. As always there is plenty of time to relax, enjoy lunch, maybe take a little nap, make pictures and enjoy the scenery. After lunch we continue for another 2,5 hrs on endless sand roads, in this area the sand has many colors so keep those cameras ready!

Today our morning ride is between 2 and 2,5 hours with beautiful views, mountains and valleys. After a well deserved lunch break we ride another 2,5 hours via Burdah Bridge to the 5 kilometer long Barrah Canyon where we camp. Enjoy the silence…

This morning after breakfast continue our ride through Barrah canyon, we ride for about 3 hours with more amazing views, colors and nice long canters along the way. After our lunch break we continue for another 2 hours. Our camping spot is near a beautiful dune, great for sunset and sunrise pictures, if you’re lucky you can even snap a few hot air balloons very early in the morning.

After breakfast we ride for 2,5 hours in a beautiful area where you will see natural rock bridges and a “mushroom” rock along the way and you will enjoy more good canters. After lunch we ride for about 1 hour via a mud flat, where we can enjoy our last short canter. This afternoon you say goodbye to your horse and to the team, you’ll be transferred back to a 3* hotel in Petra where you can wash away all the dust of this week. Dinner at Petra B&B.

8.00 AM: transfer to the Dead Sea (3 hrs). You spend the afternoon at the 5* Holiday Inn Resort, where you have access to the beach, Dead Sea mud, pools and other facilities of the resort and where you enjoy lunch at their buffet restaurant (drinks are not included). Around 5 PM: Transfer to your 3* hotel in Madaba via the scenic Mt. Nebo way through the hills (45 minutes).

Pick up 2,5 hours before the departure time of your flight.

INFO ABOUT HORSE RIDING

We use different breeds for our trail rides; local horses, Arabs, Anglo Arabs and thoroughbreds; they are not very tall but they are extremely strong and sturdy and perfectly fit to work in tough conditions in the desert. Riders must be fit, able to trot, canter and gallop and have experience with trail riding. This ride is for good intermediate and experienced riders only; you must be confident at all paces, able to take a light seat in canter and gallop and to ride with soft, independent hands.

The weight limit for riders is 85 kilo, NO exceptions and in doubt we WILL put you on the scale !

Riders can help take care of their own horse, giving water and food. Brushing and saddling at each stop will be done by our team. All saddles are English style and every horse has a bit and English style bridle according to its temperament. The saddle blankets have pockets for small items such as a water bottle, camera, sun cream, etc. so this can be taken along during riding. The jeep takes the rest of your luggage and it will be available at every lunch and dinner/camping stop.

DATES & RATES

DEPARTING FINISHING PRICE
March 7 March 16 7.900 AED
March 14 March 23 7.900 AED
March 21 March 30 7.900 AED
March 28 April 6 7.900 AED
April 4 April 13 7.900 AED
April 11 April 20 7.900 AED
April 18 April 27 7.900 AED
April 25 May 4 7.900 AED
May 2 May 11 7.900 AED
May 9 May 18 7.900 AED
May 16 May 25 7.900 AED
May 23 June 1 7.900 AED
September 5 September 14 7.900 AED
September 12 September 21 7.900 AED
September 19 September 28 7.900 AED
September 26 October 5 7.900 AED
October 3 October 12 7.900 AED
October 10 October 9 7.900 AED
October 17 October 26 7.900 AED
October 24 November 2 7.900 AED
October 31 November 9 7.900 AED
November 7 November 16 7.900 AED
November 14 November 23 7.900 AED
November 21 November 30 7.900 AED

Single Suplement is 1.000 AED

INFO ABOUT ACCOMMODATION & FOOD

Accommodation and food & beverage during the ride:
We provide mattresses and dome tents, you put up and take down your own tent every day, assistance will be given if needed. We are trekking in the desert so the sanitary facilities are very basic and water is limited. Daily you enjoy delicious Arabic dishes. Tea is served at every break and water and soft drinks are available at all times in the cool box. We have catered for many vegetarians, so this is no problem for our chef. Let us know if you have any other dietary restrictions.

Included in the price (see Dates & Price): 
– All transfers as described in the program.
– Day 1 and 9: Night at a hotel in Madaba, including breakfast.
– Day 2 and 8: Night at a hotel near Petra, incl. breakfast. Dinner with your guide at Petra B&B.
– 6 days riding from Petra to Wadi Rum, (between 5 and 6 hrs / day), including all meals, drinks (non-alcoholic), tent & mattress, horse, tack, guide, driver/chef, luggage transport, transfer of the horses back to Petra.
– Day 9: Entry and lunch at a 5* resort at the Dead Sea (drinks NOT included)

NOT included in the price (see Dates & Price):
– Flights
– Visa at the airport (40 JD per person) – see Jordan Pass
– Entry ticket to Petra (50 JOD per person) and Wadi Rum (5 JOD per person) – see Jordan Pass
By buying the Jordan Pass (www.jordanpass.jo) your visa fee is waived upon arrival so no hassle with changing money at the airport and your entry tickets to Petra and Wadi Rum are included in the price of 70 JOD as well.
Please PRINT your Jordan Pass so that the guide can take it to the visitor center in Wadi Rum !
– Meals not mentioned in the program: dinner day 1 & day 9 in Madaba, lunch day 2 in Petra
– Tips / Travel insurance, for horse tours compulsory / sleeping bag

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