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Jordan Experience
organizes trips
primarily to Jordan.
Next to that we can also
organize overland trips
to Jordan's neighbouring
countries in the
Middle-East. We have
extended knowledge of
the region. We know our
way around Jordan from
our own experience for
years on end. As a
result Jordan Experience
can compose nearly every
program possible,
meeting the customers'
individual needs and
wishes. Travelling to
Jordan with Jordan
Experience will give
travellers an
opportunity to see the
real colourful Jordan.
We take pride in making
every trip we organize a
unique experience for
our clients. We stand
for offering a travel
experience beyond
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JORDAN IN DEPTH |
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NATURE RESERVES
Dana Nature Reserve
Dana Nature Reserve is a system of
mountains and wadi's, dry riverbeds. The
height drops dramatically over 1,600
meters from the tops of the Rift Valley
to the desert lowlands of Wadi Araba.
This, combined with the compact variety
of landforms, results in a very high
biological diversity. Ranging from
densely vegetated mountainous areas to
the Rummana fountain. From white desert
sands covered with fanciful acacia trees
to small streams flanked by man-size
oleander bushes.
From sky-high sand dunes to barren
basalt or granite rocks. The total
number of species recorded so far
consists of 690 plants and 449 animals.
Many of these are now very rare and some
are threatened with extinction.
The area is also rich in archaeology and
culture. Near Wadi Feinan you may visit
the remains of the ancient capital of
the Edomite kingdom. Feinan is a large
area of copper mines. In ancient times
these mines were among the largest in
the world. Also the ruins of the Roman
water system and two early Christian
churches can be found here.
The Dana Nature Reserve is based on a
model of integrated conservation and
development: the protection of
biodiversity goes hand-in-hand with
improving the social and economic
welfare of the local people. Ecotourism
provides income for over 800 people.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea at Jordan's western
frontier is known to be the lowest spot
on earth, 400 meters below sea level.
The Dead Sea is one of the most
spectacular natural and spiritual
landscapes on earth. The unusually salty
and mineral rich water, the rich black
mud along the shoreline, the thermal
mineral springs are healing for your
body and soul. They have attracted
kings, emperors, traders and prophets
since antiquity.
The Dead Sea offers you an oasis where
you can be thoroughly pampered and at
the same time feel energized. The luxury
hotels near the Dead Sea offer a wide
variety of services. Float around in the
sea water and bathe in the sun. Massage
your cares away with an aroma-massage or
enjoy a mud wrap with herbal essences.
Unwind in the dry flotation room or try
the healing mud. Or simply soak up one
of the most spectacular sunsets on earth
from the comfort of a bubbling
whirlpool.
Wadi Mujib
When you leave the rolling hills of Moab
behind, the road plunges down into the
Wadi Mujib.
The canyon is mentioned in the Bible as
the Arnon river (Numbers 21:26-31,
Isaiah 15:1-9).
The Mujib canyon is sometimes called the
Grand Canyon of the Middle East, and
with reason.
It spans an elevation drop of 1,300
meters, from 900 meters above sea level
to 400 meters below. The vast and barren
landscape of Wadi Mujib is an
unforgettable experience.
Located on the eastern shore of the Dead
Sea the Mujib Reserve measures about 220
square kilometres. The habitat consists
mainly of rugged, arid mountains and
flowing rivers. The canyon cuts deeply
through the sandstone mountains. Because
of the dramatic change in altitude and
the presence of several flowing rivers,
it has many different habitats,
supporting a wide variety of plants and
animals.
The reserve originally was founded to
protect the Nubian ibex, a large
mountain goat which became threatened as
a result of over-hunting. Mujib is also
well known for large carnivores like the
regionally scarce striped hyena and
Syrian wolf, and for many kinds of
birds. Among the important birds are the
lesser kestrel, imperial eagle,
Bonelli's eagle and griffon vulture. The
reserve also provides a safe stop-over
for migrating birds which fly annually
along the Rift Valley between Africa and
northeast Europe.
Wadi Rum
'Rum the magnificent... vast, echoing
and Godlike... a processional way
greater than imagination...' Those were
the words used by the English writer and
army captain Lawrence of Arabia to
describe the desert of Wadi Rum. A place
where he returned to time and again 'to
clear my senses... I would say, shall I
ride on this time, beyond the Khazali,
and know it all?'
A visit to Wadi Rum is a journey to
another world, a silent and timeless
place where you will be dwarfed to
insignificance. In the desert of Wadi
Rum the Bedouin people still live as
they have been doing since time
immemorial. They still wander through
the desert looking for the best places
to herd their sheep and goats, carrying
their black tents with them wherever
they go. You can dwell for days without
meeting a soul. Apart from maybe a
Bedouin family sitting in it's goat-wool
tent you are surrounded by sky-high
cliffs of rose-red sandstone rock only.
Imagine yourself being a spice merchant,
travelling through the desert to your
next trading post. Experience the
friendly hospitality of the Huweitat and
the Mzanah, the Bedouin tribes who
inhabit Wadi Rum. Enjoy the taste of
their traditional Arabic meals. Seize
the opportunity to spend the night in a
traditional Bedouin camp, the moon and
stars shining brightly above your head.
Enjoy the desert sunset and watch the
colours change from red to gold to
brown. And read the inscriptions left
behind as silent evidence of cultures
gone.
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