Wild Wadi Rum

Wild Wadi Rum: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Wild Wadi Rum

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Wild Wadi Rum — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.57468, 35.41869. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wild Wadi Rum

• Jabal Rum · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wadi Rum Protected Area · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~4 km · Must-see
• Um Fruth · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jabal Um Ad-dami · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aqaba Church · church · Aqaba · ~51 km · Must-see
• Byzantine Church · fort · Aqaba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kings City · park · South District · ~55 km · Must-see
• הר ידידיה · viewpoint · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Yotvata Hai-Bar · sanctuary · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Har Timna · viewpoint · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Timna Park · sanctuary · South District · ~61 km · Must-see
• Coral Sea in Eilat Nature Reserve · beach · South District · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mt. Tzafachot · viewpoint · South District · ~62 km · Must-see
• Timna Valley · viewpoint · South District · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Red Canyon · viewpoint · South District · ~66 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Salah Al-Din · fort · South Sinai · ~69 km · Must-see
• Har Shani · viewpoint · ~70 km · Must-see
• Solar Lake · lake · South Sinai · ~74 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Wild Wadi Rum

• The Theater · attraction · Maan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Nuweiba al Muzeina · attraction · South Sinai · ~125 km · Must-see
• Qasr el-Kithara · attraction · Aqaba · ~34 km
• King Hussein International Airport · attraction · Aqaba · ~49 km
• Ein Avrona · attraction · ~51 km
• חולות סמר · attraction · South District · ~56 km
• Amram Pillars · attraction · South District · ~60 km
• Ein Yotvata · attraction · South District · ~62 km
• Eilat Light · attraction · South District · ~62 km
• Solomon's Pillars · attraction · South District · ~62 km

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