Although we went in the middle of a summer heat wave, the weather was tolerable as our guides provided more than enough water for us to keep ourselves hydrated. Our guides were very friendly and we felt that they genuinely wanted to give us a fun and memorable experience.
On the morning of our first day, we arrived at the Wadi Rum Village via taxi from Aqaba, which was kindly arranged by Wadi Rum Magic Tours (with no extra charge), where we took our camel ride to the first stop of the jeep tour. The rest of the day we went on a jeep tour and visited various sites in Wadi Rum as well as a pit stop for lunch and to go sandboarding. In the evening we watched the sunset and drank tea at the top of a rock mesa and went to the camp for dinner and sleep.
At night we were able to wander into the desert on our own and stargaze. While we were unable to see the Milky Way, we saw many constellations and shooting stars.
In the morning we ate breakfast and headed out to Burdah Arch on the jeeps. Reaching the arch at the top took about 1.5 hours with small breaks, which involved several sections of bouldering and a small rope section, which our guide helped us get through safely. The hike was intermediate difficulty, and we all were able to reach the top, despite having a diverse collection of hiking experience and body types. The view from the top of the arch was amazing and made the climb worth it. After returning to the start of the hike we had lunch and returned to Wadi Rum Village. Magic Tours also arranged taxis to take us to Petra, which was our next destination.
All four meals we had were very delicious and filling, which were cooked by our guides. During our lunches, we were given plenty of time to rest and eat so we could recharge for the rest of the day.
The camp has bathrooms and showers for both genders as well as tents of various configurations for sleeping arrangements. There are also outlets to charge your electronics. The bathrooms were surprisingly very clean and had 3 toilets, 3 showers, and 3 sinks each. There is both hot and cold water for the bathrooms, but the water reserves ran low in the morning (but this is not surprising since our group was 9 people).