Cook with a Bedouin in Wadi Rum: Explore the desert

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 2 more

Our trip with cooking class in the desert will give you an unforgettable lifetime experience.
Camels, goats and other animals of the desert will cross your way. The smell of bonfire & bedouin tea.

Our guides are experienced and belong to the bedouin community of Wadi Rum. They will prepare delicious bedouin dishes with you on the fire, tea and coffee(please let us know, if you are vegetarian).

Spend the night in a traditional Bedouin camp with hot showers, comfy beds, bed linen and towels.
You will wake up in the middle of the desert ! In the early morning you'll be the first and can take gorgeous pictures!

This is the most authentic way to get to know the desert.

After breakfast the next morning we will bring you back
Or you decide to stay longer with us :-)

Example Menu

Main

Koefta

In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meat—usually beef or chicken —mixed with spices and sometimes other ingredients.

Main

Vegetable Mix

Cooked on the fire it has to be ready quickly: potatoes, a mix of vegetables

Starter

Arabic Salad

We prepare the typical Arabic salad which can be eaten with a spoon

Main

Mansaf

We offer this dish for groups

Dessert

Arabic coffee

Learn the rules if you are invited in Jordan and coffee is offered - learn how to prepare the Arabic coffee. Normally served with dates and cookies

Main

Zarb

This is the ultimate Bedouin dish, prepared under the sand - chicken and vegetable and / or rice We offer this for groups

What's Included

Bottled water
Cooking Equipment and all ingredients for your Lunch
Transfer to Wadi Rum
Entrance fees & Jordan Pass

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Arrival to Wadi Rum Visitor Center (Entrance fee per person - it is not included) and proceed to Wadi Rum Village. We will meet you at the entrance of the Village at The Wadi Rum Rest House - big parking

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Prepare your Lunch
We will meet you around 11 pm at he the Desert Rest House in Rum from where we will bring you to the cooking experience
Learn how Bedouin men for centuries prepared delicious dishes in the desert!

Come and watch Bedouin dishes being cooked in the desert of Jordan.
Enjoy a Bedouin coffee.
Listen to Bedouin stories

When they were nomads and traveling for weeks or months they had to prepare all their meals themselves!
We offer a variety of different traditional dishes and of course you will learn how to prepare the traditional Bedouin tea at Sunset time & Learn about the ritual of offering and serving coffee.

Optional in the afternoon to prepare your dinner

Optional: Stay overnight in a traditional and sustainable Bedouin Camp (with Dinner & Breakfast) and do a tour right after Lunch (4 hours with 4 hotspots in the desert: Classical Desert Tour 4x4) end at a sunset spot and enjoy a traditional dinner in the camp.

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
Supplied by Soul Tribe Travel

Tags

Hiking Tours
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Climbing
Cooking Classes
Walking Tours
Camel Rides
Camping
Small Group
Food & Drink
DSA non-compliant
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Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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