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Through The Lens: Exploring Wadi Rum, The Valley of the Moon

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One of the most extraordinary landscapes on Earth, and known as the “Valley of the Moon,” Wadi Rum is a vast desert wilderness in southern Jordan, celebrated for its otherworldly beauty, towering sandstone mountains, and sweeping red sand dunes.

Whilst travelling around Jordan I spent 3 days exploring Wadi Rum, hopping in a 4×4 several times, getting thrown around like a rag doll in the back, but seeing incredible sight after incredible sight, all whilst enjoying the impressive Bedouin hospitality.

Wadi Rum is a must visit when travelleing around Jordan.

Here is the Wadi Rum desert through the lens of my camera.

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Home for a few days
Mars in 100 years time
Views from the doorstep
The first of many incredible rock bridges
Khazali Canyon
Is it a mushroom, is it a rock? It’s a rock.
Ditching the 4×4 to wander on foot
Making friends along the way
The Um Fruth Rock Bridge
The nice and slippy way up
Appeasing the tour guide below’s thirst for photos
Quick snooze
4x4s ready to roll
Next up, Lawrence of Arabia’s gaff. Not too shabby
Front yard could do with a tidy though
A man made rock bridge
King Abdullah rock carving
A bemused face carved into the rock
Through the lens, through the valley
Errrm, which way?
Sunset from Um Sabatah
On the way up Jordan’s highest point, Jebel Umm ad Dami
Cooked, but on the summit
Views all around from the summit
From the summit you can see into Saudi Arabia
Stunning
A little friend joining us on the summit
Lunch stop after Jebel Umm ad Dami in some much, much, needed shade
One more sunset at Um Sabatah
The Little Bridge rock bridge
One last view of Wadi Rum, before moving on to Aqaba

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