Jabal Umm ad Dami — Local services in Aqaba

Fantastic family hike with Sala from Bedouin Directions. We had the perfect day, totally clear skies with amazing views all the way to the Red Sea, Egypt, Israel and over Saudi Arabia. We left the Bedouin Directions camp at 8am, after watching the sunrise over the desert. Then, after a short keep ride, we had a leisurely paced 3 hour hike up and down with plenty of time to relax at the top and watch the view and a golden mouse run between the rocks. We also saw lizards and beetles and a grasshopper. The hike is not hard, but you are obviously climbing. Sala and our children (11 and 13) had a lovely time jumping over the bushes on the way down. Sala then cooked a wonderful lunch over an open fire. We then visited the arch and the spring (another climb) on the way back to the Rum village by jeep. So an action packed day. The day before we enjoyed an all day (3 hours lunch then 2 hours) camel ride from the Rum village to their camp with Eid also from Bedouin Directions. Do not come to Wadi Rum without experiencing this hike and also a camel ride. Get active and you will really experience and see the life...

One of the nicest experiences you can experience in jordan, the mountain itself is high bur doesn't require a lot of effort to climb, if you're fit you'll do it in 30 minutes if not you'll need an hour on avarage. You need a local guide to reach the mountain by car but you don't need one to climb the mountain, some guides climb up with you and some guides doesn't, it depends on what you want out of them. From the wadi rum visitor center it takes around an hour to an hour and a half to reach the mountain. The view from up is very nice, you see part of jordan and part of Saudi Arabia. Would be nice to stay on the mountain over night to watch the stars on a new moon and then watch the sunrise and come down in the first light of...

Considered as the highest peak in jordan, um al dami is an amazing, challenging hike, you can reach it by a camp truck then hike for 1.5 km to reach the top, but it needs a steady shoe and either a local guide or background with climbing since you might need to use your hands on some spots. Some routes are medium, some are hard thus don't go alone there, you might need an extra hand, but if so, you can easily find another hikers. The mountain gives you a view to the red sea, the whole wadi rum and even the Saudi side. Sadly due to borders, you can't do Paragliding, but I hope it will be...