Sandstone cliffs and red sand in Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum · Petra · The Eastern Desert

The desert,
done slowly.

Small-group journeys through the south of Jordan, led by people who actually grew up here. Twelve travellers at most, with the same guide from the first day to the last.

12
Max group
9 yrs
On the ground
4.9
Traveller rating
The journeys

Three routes through the south

Each route was designed by our founders and has run at least forty times. Groups travel in 4x4s or on foot, never in coaches.

A 4x4 crossing the dunes of Wadi Rum
Desert · 3 days

Wadi Rum Overland

3 daysFrom 340 JD
The rock-cut facades of Petra
Heritage · 2 days

Petra by Backdoor

2 daysFrom 260 JD
A small desert camp at dusk
Signature · 6 days

South in Full

6 daysFrom 720 JD
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Upcoming departures

Fixed dates, small groups

Set departures run from October to May, when the desert is cool enough to walk. Any route can also run privately on your own dates.

03
Oct

Wadi Rum Overland

Rum village, Burdah arch, a night in camp

3 days
3 spots left
340 JD
per person
10
Oct

Petra by Backdoor

Into Petra from the north, over the hills

2 days
6 spots left
260 JD
per person
17
Oct

South in Full

Dana, Petra, Wadi Rum, then Aqaba

6 days
Available
720 JD
per person
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A desert camp under a sky full of stars
The nights

Two nights
in camp

We use two small camps in the south of the protected area, each with eight tents and no generator after 10 pm. On a clear night you can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. Dinner is zarb, lamb and vegetables cooked for three hours in a pit under the sand.

Both camps are run by Zalabia families we have worked with since 2017. Tents have proper beds, blankets for cold nights, and there are hot showers in a shared block.

How we travel
Why Darb

How we run our trips

Local guides

Every trip is led by a Jordanian guide who was raised in the region you're travelling through.

Groups of 12

Never more than a dozen travellers, so the desert stays quiet and the pace stays yours.

Fair to hosts

We pay our Bedouin partners properly and rebook the same families year after year.

Nothing hidden

One price covers meals, camps, transfers, guiding and park entry, including the Jordan Pass.

Wind-carved dunes A quiet corner of Petra Rock formations in Wadi Rum A hot-air balloon over the desert at dawn Inside a desert camp tent
From the road
“Aymen knew every family we passed in Wadi Rum, and the walk into Petra from Little Petra meant we had the Monastery almost to ourselves at 8 am. Best six days of our year.”
Sara and Tom Whitfield, Bristol · South in Full, March 2026

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