From Wadi Rum, the most beautiful desert in the world, to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth

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Jordan has sea, mountains and salt.

It is also

, having been officially created in 1946, when it achieved independence from the

(previously it was part of the Ottoman Empire).

Another milestone: having one of the most spectacular deserts on the planet, Wadi Rum, full of immense

canyons , petroglyphs and postcard dunes.

Not surprisingly, it is considered the most beautiful in the world as it offers

unusual

Nor is it the classic of eternal dunes, but the monumental rocky mountains are part of its usual landscape.

In it we begin this route through the Arab state bordering Saudi Arabia, Iraq,

that will later continue in the Dead Sea.

Called the Valley of the Moon for its resemblance to the satellite,

films such as

or

.

Also some episode of

and even

.

Camel route through the desert.

From the mythical tape in which the faces of

, the original carriages of the train that the Turkish leaders intended to send

, passing through here, are still preserved.

It should not be forgotten that the English officer used the desert as a base of operations during the 1916

against the Ottomans.

Today, an interpretation center remembers that time, just like the movie, along with the wagons of that time.

Also still standing is the camp where

(that was his real name) lived in the desert, now converted into a place of worship for film lovers.

The original trains of 'Lawrence of Arabia'.I.

GARCIA

There are many ways to experience Wadi Rum:

, camel, paragliding, ballooning,

... Not surprisingly, one of the most beautiful ways to get here is by covering the penultimate stretch of the

, a kind of

of 650 kilometers and eight stages that crosses the country from north to south.

open sky

Once here, there is nothing better than resting in the exclusive

with transparent roofs scattered among the dunes.

There is a reason we are in one of the few places on the globe with hardly any light pollution, so

is an obligatory nighttime task.

Balloon ride in the desert.

Not surprisingly, most tourist complexes offer personalized experiences led by experts to enjoy up close (read via telescope)

or even the rings of Saturn, which can be seen almost any day.

From the desert to the beach,

since, despite being one of the countries with the least amount of water in the world, Jordan has 26 kilometers of coastline between the Red Sea (a

destination for diving) and the Dead Sea.

The latter, shared with Israel, is also the lowest point on Earth:

.

Two young men read the newspaper at the Dead Sea.

This, together with its enormous salinity of 33% (10 times more than any ocean), causes that there is no life in it and that the bodies float, its main tourist attraction.

Hence the

or a

comfortably lying on its waters as if it were the sofa at home.

The experience of floating on the Dead Sea is completed with a

natural

with

You can apply it yourself to your face and body or let the experts at the luxury hotels scattered throughout the area apply a massage with

that, they are convinced, leaves your skin smoother and softer than a baby's.

Another of the essentials of the area is to observe how the sun goes down behind the waters well accommodated from the infinity pools of the hotels.

They say it is

Sunset at the Dead Sea.

PRACTICAL GUIDE

HOW TO GET.

Royal Jordanian

and

fly to Amman from Spain.

WHERE TO SLEEP.

Grand Hyatt Amman

.

Base of operations in the capital.

Mövenpick Petra and Dead Sea.

Perfect for getting to know Petra (the first one is located right at the entrance) and the Dead Sea.

Captain's Desert Camp.

Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum.

WHERE TO EAT.

Local cuisine in

(Amman) and

(Wadi Musa).

Women's Cooperative

,

(Amman) and

(Salt) offer personalized culinary experiences.

MORE INFORMATION.

On the website of the

: www.visitajordania.com, in Spanish.

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