Introduction
The Wadi Mujib is also called the Grand Canyon of Jordan. You can already get a good idea of the place while driving over the King's Road. A dam has been built in 2003, and this will change nature of the vally, but for the moment there's not much influence on what you see.
The only way to get a real feel of the place is to do a trek. If you do the
Jordan trip with Joker, it will always be included.
Different treks
From FaquaThe best trek is surely the one leaving from Faqu'a. This is a rangers station situated at 1100 metres altitude. You have to arrive the night before your trek. accommodation there is really VERY basic. Most of us slept outside on the terrace, inside is a bit smelly. They have a kitchen and 1 toilet, but don't expect much of it, it was really dirty.
The day after, you'll leave very early, at the latest at 7 am. You'll walk for about 6 hours on the Ibex trail while enjoying great views. It used to be possible to do the Malaqi trail, but you'll have to insist, because there's a pretty dangerous part of about
200 metres long.
Into the Mujib siqThis is a part of the trip which I really recommend. You can do it when you do the Malaqi trail, otherwise you first do the Ibex trail, and then do the Mujib extension which is another 5 hours. You'll walk in the water (take your sandals) through the siq for an hour or so before you arrive at the 20-metre high waterfall. You'll descend this with rapelling technique. Afterwards, you'll need to descend another 4 smaller waterfalls without ropes.
How to organiseYou can only do these treks with RSCN guides, and they'll ask for a minimum of 5 people in your group. You can contact them at RSCN Ecotourism Office, Ghada Al-Sous (Dame, Raja uitgesproken, spreekt en schrijft heel goed engels), Reservations & Administration Officer, Ecotourism Unit, The Royal Society for the Conversation of Nature, Tel. +962 6 533 46 10, 553 79 32/1, Cell. +962 77 422 119, Fax. +962 6 533 46 10, 534 74 11, email:
tourism@rscn.org.jo, Web:
www.rscn.org.jo.
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