5 things you must experience in Wadi Rum desert
Website like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and also our website have pages in which they share a list of places to visit. There are many things to see and do in Wadi Rum desert. But if you do not have a travel wish list and you are not depending on a budget, what would you like to see? Better yet, what do you need to experience in Wadi Rum? We thought about what this list of yours could be like. Here is our top 5 of things we think you must do to have the ultimate Wadi Rum desert experience.
#1 Enjoying freshly prepared Bedouin food and drinks
Food is like everywhere else a number one priority. From breakfast to lunch and dinner, Bedouins have numerous of lovely traditional dishes. Stay for dinner in the desert and you may find yourself enjoying dishes like:
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Zarb – Bedouin barbecue of meat and vegetables cooked in a large underground pit
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Mansaf – lamb cooked in a broth of fermented and then dried yoghurt-like product
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Maglobe – casserole made of layers of rice, vegetables and meat
The most important traditional drinks for the Bedouins are:
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Coffee
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Tea
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Water