Stargazing Adventure in Jordan: Discover the Majesty of Cosmic Views at Wadi Rum
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157 Ratings
Embark on a stargazing adventure in Jordan's Wadi Rum and witness the breathtaking cosmic views at RumSky, a world-class observatory. Discover the magic of low light pollution and explore the night sky with professional astronomers.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • RumSky Stargazing Adventure - We start by picking up our guest from all the local camps in Disi Area around 7:45 Pm in winter. (Summer times change, please check with us). Don’t worry we always pick you up after your dinner.
    The adventure starts with a 20-minute presentation that takes you on a journey that sheds light on the cosmos.
    As the presentation ends, we step out and begin our trek across the sky. We split our guests in 2 equal groups:
    Group 1
    Follow the light of the green laser surrounded by a candle track. A professional astronomer takes you around the night sky, explaining how to find directions in the night through the stars’ system.
    Then explaining the daily and annual rotation of stars. We show our guests various constellations and horoscopes with the aid of the laser.
    We explain ancient mythologies from various cultures. This session takes 35 minutes.
    Group 2
    Will spend time on large telescopes, computerized with GPS systems. They see various targets like: Galaxies, Nebulae, planets and its moons, etc.
    The session is guided by another professional astronomer. This session takes 35 minutes. At the middle of the show. Group 1 and 2 switch.
    At the end we take group photo with the night objects.
What's Included
  • Group photo with sky objects using time exposure technique
  • Stargazing with large telescopes
  • Naked eye stargazing with professional astronomer using a laser
  • Free transportation to most local camps
  • Astronomy presentation by a professional astronomer in a seated hall
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

RumSky offers a premier observatory experience to tourists visiting the enchanting Wadi Rum Area in Jordan. With minimal light pollution, Wadi Rum is among the unique corners of the world where thousands of celestial bodies can be observed. Large telescopes available at RumSky enhance the stargazing adventure. Our expert astronomers will guide you through this once in a lifetime experience!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Annies_mum
Apr 19, 2024
Educational and entertaining - I've always wanted to know more about the night sky and what an opportunity this was to do it in the Wadi Rum desert. From the moment the pre talk started with a 3 minute video showing how large space is I was hooked. We were lucky as a group tour to have 8 of us being educated and entertained as we got to view different stars/space phenomena through 5 telescopes and I learnt so much about the North Star, how the night sky changes and constellations visible in the sky that night.
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Ddalonge
Apr 18, 2024
Amazing!!!! - Went not really expecting much out of this, but boy was I wrong! Loved Loved this experience, got to see the big dipper and learn so much more about our stars. If you are wondering if this is worth it, do it please and you will not be sorry... thanks Team. April 16th 2024.
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Johnbradshaw
Apr 18, 2024
Stars in the desert - An excellent experience which is educational and enjoyable. See so much more than you can with the naked eye. Great telescopes to see amazing sights. A must do
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Sajeeshn2024
Jan 13, 2024
Wadi Rum Stargazing - Wonderful presentation followed by star sightings and explanations, also the telescopic views were a wonderful experience, thankyou so much to both the guides :)
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Florian641965
Jan 5, 2024
Do not miss this experience - Very informative with video beforehand, explanation of the night sky and plenty of time looking at four different sights through telescopes. First time that I have seen Jupiter and the storms up close.
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Giulialongoni
Jan 3, 2024
10/10 recommend - I absolutely recommend the experience. Everything was very immersive, extremely interesting and easily understandable. Fakhri was knowledgeable and kept our attention during the whole introduction with his jokes and songs, and Mahmood was very nice and funny and told us plenty of interesting facts about the stars. You can really see they are passionate about what they do and that they love the stars. Absolutely do not miss this if you are in Wadi Rum.
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N4784vyalessandrab
Jan 1, 2024
A night between desert and sky - Doing the stargazing experience was absolutely fantastic! The staff was very knowledgeable and good. The star’s lesson was also funny. All amazing!
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Chiarapi2113in
Dec 10, 2023
An absolutely must-do experience!!! - Fantastic experience, the boy and girl who looked after us during the evening were very prepared and were really good and nice. The duration of the experience is approximately two hours. With excellent telescopes we saw: Jupiter (with 3 of its moons), Saturn (with its rings), a nebula and the Andromeda galaxy. Absolutely worth doing, to end the evening in the desert with an edge!
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Kathylud
Mar 19, 2024
Truly Awe Inspiring - Well worth going! We were lucky to have a clear night, and were able to look at 5 different views through telescopes, including Jupiter with 4 of its moons. Initially we had a very interesting information session inside, and then another one outside before viewing through the telescopes. The only suggestion I'd have is to put a limit on the number of people for each session, as the wait lines to look through the telescopes were a bit long.
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Jacquibm9460ya
Dec 10, 2023
Disappointed - We were looking forward to a desert stargazing experience, but unfortunately, this missed the mark. I have given 2 stars because of the enthusiasm and knowledge of the presenters however the experience itself was sub par. The area they take you to has lots of buildings around and you are basically surrounded by light ! They use an area with tented walls with no roof to try to mitigate this but it doe not ! I can see as many stars at home in my yard with the naked eye. We were expecting a more dark sky experience. To topp it off you can either stand or sit in the sand in this area. The seating is directly in the sand , Bedouin seating would have worked better but nothing to sit on was provided. They initially gave a presentation in one of the buildings and split you into groups however the groups were still large. Overall something we were excited to do and the sky was better on the drive to the event.
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