Desert. This word evokes secret oases, caravans, Bedouins, mint tea, high dunes and a burning sun. You'll find all that in the desert of Wadi Rum, and more still. Explore this part of Jordan in the footsteps of the man who made it famous, Lawrence of Arabia.
In our minds, Petra is often associated with the famous scene from Indiana Jones, where he enters the narrow pass and then discovers the Treasury's amazing beauty. If this image is indeed correct, it is incomplete as Petra possesses many other treasures to be discovered.