Sanjay Austa

Arabian Nights in Bedouin Tents- Wadi Rum

A  beautiful camp inside the Wadi Rum desert. 

If you visit  Wadi Rum in Jordan, a night’s halt is a must .  Not just for the stars that shine so lustrously in the desert sky but for the exotic and authentic Arabian experience it accords.  Thankfully there are no hotels in this desert  so the only way you can have a lay over here is in bedouin-like camps.  From the food to the interiors, the camps compete with each other in giving the best bedouin experience.

The sofas in the lounges and rooms are all upholstered maroon and black , the two tent colours used by the beduoins themselves- though the bedouins tents are made of goat hair.  The staff is dressed in the traditional bedouin regalia often more meticulously than the bedouins , who themselves who can be seen sporting a denim sometimes.

There were not many tourists in this tent but the Bedouins sang and played some very soulful music, Wadi Rum, Jordan 

 The food is a fine spread of a variety of Arabic cuisines mainly Lebanese and is cooked in large open kitchen in front of you .  In the middle of the camp sit bedouin musicians playing on their simsimiya and singling soulful desert ballads.  There is no alcohol of course in this Middle-Eastern country but it does not take too much time before one is intoxicated by this Arabian  Night experience.

The owner of one of the camps smokes the cheelum. 

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