{"id":19007,"date":"2015-07-23T12:16:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T10:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=19007"},"modified":"2019-07-23T16:27:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T14:27:12","slug":"trekking-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Trekking in Jordan: the magnetism of the desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan is a land of unexpected beauty and great variety.  Jordan offers visitors great hiking, trekking, caving, climbing and canyoning in this wondrous landscape. From its flower-carpeted meadows in the north to spectacular canyons with fast-flowing rivers, and from ancient cities to towering mountains, caves and vast deserts, Jordan has something for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mp4o5LzAYoo\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-jordan\/#Guia_practica\" >Practical guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-jordan\/#Rutas_trekking\" >Trekking routes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-jordan\/#Escalada_en_Jordania\" >Climbing in Jordan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guia_practica\"><\/span>Practical guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to go?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Too hot between June and August. Spring (late March to late May)\/Autumn (late September to mid-November) is good for trekking. There can be flash floods in the canyons in winter\/spring to April, so summer to early autumn is best for canyoning. The northern mountains have snow in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Wadi Rum, as in the rest of Jordan, spring and autumn are the norm, with pleasant weather. Summer is for masochists who don't need water; winter can be very cold and sometimes wet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cities &amp; Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pella, Ajloun, Amman, Madaba, Karak, Dana, Wadi Musa, Wadi Rum village, Aqaba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Wadi Rum, Aqaba is the closest city. Amman is too far north. There are no hotels in Rum; these are outside in the Aqaba and Petra areas. Camping, plus the villages of Rum, Rashdiya and Quweirah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not to be missed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alpine meadows carpeted with northern flowers<\/li><li>Spectacular Dead Sea canyons<\/li><li>Multi-day excursions around Dana-Petra<\/li><li>The ancient city of Petra<\/li><li>Caving and climbing in the exotic limestone regions of Jordan.<\/li><li> The huge red cliffs and canyons of the Rum. The world famous Bedouin hunting routes of Wadi Rum and Jordan's highest mountain.  <\/li><li>A night in an authentic Bedouin camp.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rutas_trekking\"><\/span>Trekking routes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Routes around Pella, Ajloun, the Dead Sea Hills, Dana, Petra and Wadi Rum. Covers Jordan's new nature reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wadi Rum and Aqaba Mountains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wadi Rum is in southern Jordan, near the Red Sea port of Aqaba, remote and splendid in both landscape and culture, but only a five-hour flight and a short drive from Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wadi Rum in Jordan is one of the world's premier desert climbing and trekking areas, with a myriad of trekking and climbing options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wadi Rum \/ The Rest House area \/ Jebel Rum, 1754m \/ Jebel Um Ishrin, 1753m \/ Eastern Rum \/ Burdah, Khush Khashah and Khazali Massif and the South \/ North of Rum The Aqaba Mountains \/ Barrah Canyon \/ Burdah &amp; the Domes of Abu Khsheibah \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/es.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&amp;id=1266027&amp;measures=off&amp;title=off&amp;near=off&amp;images=off&amp;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Petra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Petra \/ Jebel Harun and south of Petra \/ Humeimah \/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>North Dana \/ The Dana Nature Reserve of the RSCN \/ Shaubak \/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dead Sea Hills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Madaba \/ The RSCN Mujib Nature Reserve \/ Karak \/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northern Jordan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Jordan Valley Hills \"<\/strong> Ajloun \/ Yabis and Pella \/ Yarmuk \/\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The northeast desert<\/strong> <strong>\"<\/strong> Nature Reserves in the North-East \/ Azraq \/\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amman<\/strong> <strong>\"<\/strong>  RSCN Dibeen Forest Reserve \/ King Talal Dam \/ The Dead Sea of the North \/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Escalada_en_Jordania\"><\/span>Climbing in Jordan    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saqeb    <\/li><li>Ajloun    <\/li><li>Karak and Shaubak    <\/li><li>Petra    <\/li><li>Rum    <\/li><li>The Aqaba Mountains    <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jordan is a land of unexpected beauty and great variety. 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