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Otherwise
known as Valley of the Moon, the landscape of Wadi Rum with its immensity, colour and
awe-inspiring shapes creates an almost supernatural atmosphere. The setting for the film
Lawrence of Arabia, and the actual location where camp was set by T.E. Lawrence, whose
book "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" was named after the seven natural columns
varying in height located en route to Wadi Rum.
Bedouin camps are evident in the Wadi, which is still home to a number of bedouin
families, who welcome visitors with the hospitality and generosity that bedouins are so
famous for. Arrangements can be made for visitors to go camping, four-wheel driving, camel
riding, hiking and trekking, experiencing a true desert safari at Wadi Rum in addition to
experiencing the vast wilderness and the different intensities of colours that the sky
goes through at different stages of the day, making daybreak eventually be one of the most
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Towards the north
of Wadi Rum, one can see the Seven Pillars of Wisdom where T.E. Lawrence ( of Arabia) had
his camp. Daybreak at Wadi Rum is breathtaking. The sky changes colors to indigo and the
mountains and sand to rosy-pink.
The Bedouin encampment is kindled and the coffee brewed. The riders, or Desert Patrol,
leave their camels outside and sit for refreshments. The Bedouins speak of a full moon so
bright that they had to cover their eyes from being blinded. In the morning, Wadi Rum is
cold but by noon the sun is so hot that it will burn in seconds, so it is better to take a
hat and scarf to cover the head and neck.
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