Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Wadi Rum

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Wadi Rum — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.50844, 35.33622. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wadi Rum

• Wadi Rum Protected Area · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jabal Rum · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~12 km · Must-see
• Um Fruth · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jabal Um Ad-dami · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aqaba Church · church · Aqaba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kings City · park · South District · ~45 km · Must-see
• Coral Sea in Eilat Nature Reserve · beach · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mt. Tzafachot · viewpoint · South District · ~52 km · Must-see
• הר ידידיה · viewpoint · South District · ~52 km · Must-see
• Timna Park · sanctuary · South District · ~58 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Salah Al-Din · fort · South Sinai · ~58 km · Must-see
• Har Timna · viewpoint · South District · ~58 km · Must-see
• Timna Valley · viewpoint · South District · ~59 km · Must-see
• The Red Canyon · viewpoint · South District · ~60 km · Must-see
• Yotvata Hai-Bar · sanctuary · South District · ~60 km · Must-see
• Byzantine Church · fort · Aqaba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Solar Lake · lake · South Sinai · ~62 km · Must-see
• Har Shani · viewpoint · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wadi Rum

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Wadi Rum

• Wadi Rum Protected Area · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~11 km · Must-see
• Timna Park · sanctuary · South District · ~58 km · Must-see
• Yotvata Hai-Bar · sanctuary · South District · ~60 km · Must-see
• Qatar Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~42 km
• Aqaba Bird Observatory · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~43 km
• Shemurat Deqel HaDom Elat · sanctuary · South District · ~45 km
• Aqaba marine park · sanctuary · ~46 km
• Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South District · ~50 km
• The Underwater Observatory Marine Park · sanctuary · South District · ~51 km
• Shemurat Yam HaAlmuggim Elat · sanctuary · South District · ~51 km

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