Preview of Youngtravellers's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Wadi Rum, Jordan Entry Title: "Sunset Camp" Entry: "Wadi Rum is one of those places that is rather difficult to get to and from in the low season. Wadi Rum is a vast expanse of protected desert, with only the tiny town of Wadi Rum nearby. There aren't enough locals moving to need minibuses, and most locals hitch. We had to sign up for a ridiculously expensive tourist minibus from Petra. The other problem was what to do when we got there. In a move with dubious motives, the government had erected the visitors center 7km from the village. You had to get off here to get a ticket. It was designed so that you had to arrange tours through the visitors center. This basically stole business from the shop-owners and tour operators in Wadi Rum, since there really isn't a reason for big tour groups to go there. This would be find except the tours are ridiculously expensive. To hire a jeep for a 4 hour trip is $120. An overnight stay costs a little under $40 a person. For just the two of us the cost was prohibitive. We needed a group. The other option was Mohammed's Sunset Camp. He was recommended in the book as a local operator. We went to his website, where the tours seemed really cheap, and emailed him. His response directed us to his new webpage, where the prices were more expensive, but ...
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