The Deserts of Jordan and Petra

When you go to Jordan to visit the deserts of Jordan and Petra you can first go to Amman the capital . To go on an adventure journey through the desert you can get a guide to go through the jebels and the wadis. In the deserts of Jordan you will see rock drawings or carvings. It is wonderful scenery on the cliffs that were done 200,000 years ago.There is a camel, bird, a hunting man, scorpions and gazelles. Gazelles were abundant at one time but hunted out by the bedouin. At wadi rum the fort is like an old movie one - the police are beduoun. You can go on a camel ride. They are ugly and they snort and spit at you. Put on the saddle which has two wooden posts front and back, then a blanket made by the bedouins. Then put on a sheep skin. They bedouin have curved ceremonial daggers. To get onto a camel put your left leg up on the stirrup and then jump up onto the seat while the camel is seated. Then the camel rises and you are on your way - out of control and thumping along. you are high up and get a great view of the desert. You sail majestically along on your camel trek.

The scenery is spectacular at petra and you can get a guide. You can take horses down the sik. at petra walk through a narrow passageway. The rose red city is as old as time. inside the treasury there are three small chambers where they used to bury their dead - the facade is magnificent. The workers who created it came down on ropes. The decoration is amazing and well preserved. Dismount from your steeds and and go and see a theater and a temple that were were carved into the rocks. It is not too steep. you can find coins on the ground if you are lucky that are from 300 AD. There are tremendous colours on the inside caves that were churches with inscriptions that were discovered in the 15th Century. In 47 AD it was converted into a byzantine cathedral.

The soil is red and sandy. The people are very traditional that live in the desert. The guest will receive a cup of tea. The people in the deserts of Jordan herd sheep and long-haired goats, and they live very simply. The nomads milk the goats. The people take the goats to look for food up in the hills and into the gullies or wadis. When the wind is blowing the checkered headresses keep the sand out of your eyes and mouth. The desert is a wide expanse, all sand with the towering mountains, you feel a certain stillnes and tranquility. You can enjoy a night in the desert under the stars with the tribesmen singing and playing the local lute.

Jordan Desert Resources

Insight Guide Jordan - adventure travel help detailing Jordan's history, aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from the changing lifestyle of the Bedouin to aristocratic Arabian horses.

The Rough Guide to Jordan - Jordan remains a newcomer to tourism, welcoming only a fraction of the numbers who visit its near neighbours. The country's attractions include proud desert nomads ruled by a wise king, Jordan's mountains and beaches, castles and ancient churches, the urbanity of its people and richness of Jordan culture.

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