There’s A Place In… is a new series where I’ll be asking fellow travellers to share a place that has stood out from their travels. This week’s post comes from Liz of L’appel du Vide who shares a great little place in Jordan.
Where did you go?
The Siq Trail in Wadi Mujib in Jordan. The Siq Trail is a water walk through a canyon, through a river, and up small waterfalls to a large waterfall at the end.
How did you learn about this place?
We flew in to Madaba, a city near Amman and I happened to read a short blip about it in our guide book. After talking to our hotel the night before we were able to figure out where it was and how to get there. My friend and I and another guy from our hotel hired a driver to take us by on our way to Petra.
We had originally planned to spend our first day in Jordan driving down the King’s Highway from Madaba towards Petra. We had been told that the historic road offered interesting scenery and many stopping points of interest. However, the heat we had endured the day before in Madaba was enough to convince us to throw away our entire “King’s Highway Plan” in favor of this new water centric plan.
What makes Wadi Mujib stand out from anywhere else you’ve been?
Our experience in Wadi Mujib was amazing. The canyon was beautiful and the water was nice and cool. We had so much fun wading through the stream, climbing up the water falls, jumping off high rocks and splashing around under the large waterfall at the end.
Because it’s not such a well known place, there were only a few other people there so we felt like we had the place to ourselves.
How can we get there?
The Wadi Mujib Siq Trail is halfway between Amman and Petra. To get there we hired a driver who was able to take us on the way to Petra. He was actually so excited about the trip that he pulled over to buy some swim trunks so that he could do the water walk with us.
A big thank you to Liz for sharing her experiences in Wadi Mujib with us. If you’d like to contribute to this segment drop me a line here.
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Thanks for interviewing me!
Liz |Traveling Liz recently posted..July 4th in the District
Thanks for taking part, Liz! This place sounds amazing. I seriously want to strap on a life-jacket and start wading upstream through that canyon.
Looks like an amazing place. I would love to get there one day. Ah so much to see, so little time. Thanks for a great post.
Joanna recently posted..What to do in Sydney Australia on a long weekend
Would love to visit Jordan soon! Can I also contribute here?
Micamyx|Senyorita recently posted..The Mossy Forest in Gunung Brinchang: Like a Dream to Me
Of course you can! Just sent you an email.
Nice blog Audrey.
Jordan is definitely a place that I need to get myself to.
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