The Dead Sea & Dana Biosphere Reserve Discover how the lowest place on earth can leave you on a high. No visit to Jordan would be complete without floating on the Dead Sea. Read a book while you soak in the mineral-rich waters renowned for their healing powers. The coast is dotted with world-class spas where you can try a rejuvenating mud treatment. Travelling southwards towards Petra it is very worthwhile stopping off at Dana Biosphere Reserve, which covers the beautiful Wadi Dana as it wends its way down from the Jordanian plateau to the Dead Sea - a hiker’s paradise. Wadi Rum offers the full-blown desert experience, with arching horizons of sand broken by towering sandstone mountains, all saturated with colour in the way that only deserts are: achingly blue skies, rich ochre rocks and sand that varies from the lightest straw to deep, golden honey depending on the time of day. Many visitors see the region on day trips out of Aqaba, but we would strongly recommend spending a night or two at a luxury, Bedouin tented camp like Discovery Bedu Campas you will have the chance to experience the desert at night as well with the Milky Way as your natural ceiling. For the ultimate views, take to the early morning skies on a hot air balloon. Like Lawrence of Arabia approach the Red Sea at Aqaba from the land. The Turks may be gone but world class Red Sea resorts await to offer a wonderful beach break after all the wonders and the wanderings through this magnificent country! Wadi Rum and Aqaba 27
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