Wadi Mujib
Wadi Mujib Biosphere Reserve (1987), A Deep Canyon Dropping 900 M To The Dead Sea, The Lowest Nature Reserve On Earth. The Siq Trail Is A Wade Up The River To A Waterfall; Longer Canyoning Routes Run From Spring To Autumn. The Trails Close In Winter Because Of Flood Risk. · Mujib, Karak
Wadi Mujib is a deep canyon where the Mujib river runs down to the Dead Sea, about 90 km south of Amman. The reserve, run by the RSCN (Wild Jordan), drops roughly 900 m to the lowest nature reserve on Earth. The visitor centre sits on the Dead Sea road. The best known route is the Siq Trail, a wade and scramble of about 1.5 km up the river to a small waterfall. Longer routes, such as the Malaqi Trail, add swimming and rope climbs. The honest picture is a fun, fully wet adventure, not a long hike. You will be soaked, the current can be strong, and a life jacket is required. Trails open from about April to October and CLOSE in the rainy season, because flash floods here are deadly. Book ahead, bring water shoes and a change of clothes, and go in warm weather. In the 2018 flash flood in the nearby Zarqa Ma'in area, schoolchildren died, so the closures are taken seriously. There are lockers and a small cafe at the centre, and ibex live on the slopes. Children face age limits, and staff may turn back anyone unfit or unprepared on the day.
Canyon of the Mujib river flowing into the Dead Sea about 80 km south of Amman, with the Siq Trail and Wadi Mujib Adventure Trails reached from the Dead Sea road, Mujib, Karak, Jordan
The trails are open daily in the warm season, from about April to October or early November, usually from morning until mid-afternoon with the last entry well before closing. They CLOSE in the rainy season, and on any day when rain falls upstream. Booking is needed, at the centre or through the RSCN. Confirm dates before you drive.