Bedouin Hospitality

At the suggestion of our guide we drove to Wadi Rum for the afternoon. The rock and pink sand desert was the location for the movie 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

Here we were treated to a Bedouin lunch of salads, delicious stews and roasted chicken.

We then were taken on a desert safari, racing over shifting sands to see famous land marks and breath taking sites.

If you look carefully above the rock behind the camels, you will see a desert hieroglyph indicating that area is a rest spot for camel caravans.

The Bedouins are famous for their hospitality. We learned that if you visit a Bedouin tent they will serve you tea or coffee. If you return your cup they will immediately refill it. It is only when you shake your cup that the Bedouin host knows that you are finished.