Wadi Rum, Jordan

Lawrence of Arabia really did live here.

View of Lawrence of Arabia's house from above
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.

Lawrence of Arabia’s house from above. You may also recognize it as “Jedha” from 2016’s Star Wars film Rogue One (the best one, don’t @ me).

The way this park works is that someone drives you around in a Toyota Hilux truck all day, and you sit in the back under a covering.

The view from the truck
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.
Large rock outcropping
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.

Humans in the lower-left for scale.

A slot canyon
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.

Here’s what it looks like when you walk in there.

Desert snowboard rental stand
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.

Snowboards?

View of a hotel patio
Wadi Rum, Jordan. June 20, 2019.

Ah, you’re meant to ride them down a giant red sand dune.