The Bedouins

After our little episode in the night, we were keen to leave Wadi Rum. We headed straight for Petra and met a friend of Jafah's - a Bedouin guide whose family has apparently featured in National Geographic (see right). We went up into the mountains to escape the heat, had a 'BBQ' over a campfire (see below), then visited Little Petra (an appetiser for the real Petra).


The Bedouins are remarkably hospitable (regardless of whether you overlook the business side or not). We were invited into houses, offered tents and meals, given jewellery - and we'd only just met them.

Still, we declined the tent and opted for a hotel instead.