Wadi Rum Tour with Ra'ad

After some confusion with Google maps, I met up just before 1 with my driver Ra'sd in Wadi Rum village where about 2,500 locals live. Ra'ad is a 22 year old local Bedouin who lives in the village or at the camp and is employed in the tourism industry. His father lived until recently as a nomad near the Saudi border. He was an engaging and amusing young man with a basic command of English and a cursory knowledge of the history or geology of Wadi Rum, As we went along the day, we met other men, all of whom belong to the same family, and whom Ra'ad said were his cousins. Before long, the running joke was that after every interaction I asked Ra'ad "Another cousin?"

Ra'ad stopped at a snack bar and bought me a shawarma wrap and we discussed the agenda. Then off we went in our Toyota 'camel'.Read more