Wadi Rum - ship's shore excursion

[teralin]

We are stopping in Aqaba for the day on Spectrum of the Seas and are considering taking the ship's 5 hour tour to Wadi Rum.  It's not clear from the description whether we just go there, eat at the touristy Beduoin camp and then return to the ship or, as other tours do, allow us time to take the 4x4 tour around Wadi Rum to see the sights.  Has anyone ever been on the Royal Caribbean tour and can offer their experiences good or bad?  Thanks.

[Unibok]

Good question. You will likely get more (and better) responses if you post it to the Africa and Middle East board.

[John Bull]

I think there's very little doubt that RCIs excursion follows the same pattern as the others. Coaches can only go as far as the "visitor centre", which is little more than a rest break where you are off-loaded from laarge coaches and a few minutes later you board 4x4 vehicles (6 to 8 in the open back of each truck plus seat alongside the driver), to drive across the desert to and beyond Lawrence of Arabia's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The Bedouin camp is several miles from even a dirt road, totally inaccessible to buses.

 

a very good half-day excursion

 

JB 

[teralin]

Thanks very much for that information.