Hi there,
Is it possible to join a jeep tour in the afternoon? Ideally, I'd join a jeep tour and stay in the desert for the night.
Any recommendations? I read somewhere that it would be ok to just show up in Wadi Rum village and sign up for a tour there vs advanced reservation? Can I get a better price/negotiate that way?
Thanks!
Thats the ideal way to do it on a budget, booking ahead means paying double for exactly the same thing. There is tonnes of space at the camps, yo.u will never not have a bed to sleep in there.
almondy23, I'm sorry but I will have to disagree with you because booking at the visitors ceneter it would be more expensive than contacting one of the guides before getting there, Well, I think your experience with your guide makes you say that ! but that doesn't mean all guides at Wadi Rum are the same. Part of that as a solo traveler it will be more expensive anyway .
I have watched innocent visitors arriving at the Wadi Rum visitors’ center, overwhelmed by the disconcerting sight of Bedouin shouting and fighting with their own cousins, for their newly arrived visitor's custom.
If you thought arriving by train at Old Delhi Railway Station at 6 a.m. and being overwhelmed by touts was a distressing and disturbing experience. Then these Zalabia tribe Bedouin, who appear to be on steroids and starving, for the visiting gringo’s custom, create a devastating and unsettling first impression.
Book your overnight trip beforehand, with backpackers in Wadi Musa, up the hill and past the Shahid roundabout on the left hand side. In my experience (two visits to Wadi Rum) it was far cheaper and smoother to book in advance. I have posted previously on this and can recommend both staying in Wadi Musa, as well as buying your lunch, 4 x 4 tour, overnight stay and breakfast as a package from Cleopetra Hotel - Petra - Wadi Musa.
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