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Wadi Rum

Don’t Look Down The highest mountain in Jordan at 1850 meters above sea level is Um Al Dami, located in Rum area. This mountain presents a serious challenge for professional climbers. Tip: Trip must be pre-booked and hiring a hiking guide is advisable.	Fly Over Wadi Rum Imagine if you can see Wadi Rum's mountains and dunes from above! You can rent a ride on a light plane or, better still, a hot air balloon. Two sizes of balloons are available: a small balloon which can carry five passengers and a bigger one that can carry up to 16. Tip: Bring your camera.
Sand Surf You wont be able to beat the temptation of fine sand dunes, so bring a ski board and surf the desert! Tip: Avoid surfing inside the protected area or on dunes with plants and shrubs.	Siq Um Tawaqi Escape the desert heat in this cool, serene canyon, which also has a carving of T. E. Lawrence.
Speed Up the Dunes Rent a buggy and speed-up through the open desert space. Buggies are only allowed outside the protected area though. Tip: Avoid running over plants and shrubs.	Um Ishreen Very close to Jabal Rum, stands this sof nature at 1573 meters above sea level. Geologists say that Um Ishrin and Jabal Rum used to be one mountain, but were separated by land movements. The name means “Mother of Twenty”. Bedouins tell different stories about the origin of this name. One story goes that 19 suitors died in the pursuit of a clever young women’s love before the twentieth outwitted her and got her to marry him.
Visit Rum This mountain, which rises vertically to a dizzying 1,754 meters, gives the area its name. Rum is the second highest peak in Jordan and is an inviting challenge for mountain climbing and trekking aficionados. Rum's rocks and cliffs display several Thamudic and Nabatean inscriptions. Bedouins take pride in telling the story of HM the late King Hussein landing on the summit of Rum with his helicopter. The area around Rum is where the movie Lawrence of Arabia was filmed.	Walk on Rock Bridges Wadi Rum’s rock bridges are stunning natural formations that link mountains together. Wadi Rum features several of these natural bridges. The most visited are in Umm Frouth and Burdah.