Wadi Rum · Things to do

Slower and far quieter than a jeep, sold by the hour or as a sunset ride out to a dune. Bedouin-owned, like everything in the reserve.

A long-established sandstone climbing destination, with Bedouin guides leading most of the classic lines. Bring your own rack or arrange it well in advance.

Half-day scrambles through the narrow canyons between the jebels. Ask your camp for a walking guide rather than a driver, and expect to pay more for it.

Two standard jeep stops, both only thinly attached to T.E. Lawrence. The spring is a real scramble; the house is a low ruin with a very good view.

A short free-climb onto a natural arch a few metres above the sand. Everybody does it and the photograph is the point.