The following are some of the local people working as guides in Wadi Rum. They are mostly from the Zalabia faction of the Huweitat Bedouin and live in Rum village in the heart of their tribal territory. It is their historic tribal land and they are consequently the people who know the area best.
We are also happy to point out that the first people to welcome us to Rum on behalf of the Zalabia Bedouin were the family of Sheikh Atieeq. His sons Eid, Defallah, Mazied and Sabbah have all assisted with our explorations since our first visit in 1984. Defallah was also responsible for the discovery of Jebel um Adaami as Jordan's highest mountainbut sadly died in 2011, see obituary. His brothers and sons continue to work as guides.
Finally we apologise to Zedan who is always last on our alphabetical list!
For photos, click: Rum Guides

Wadi Rum trekking and safari companies, guides and tourist camp operators (those who are also climbing and mountain guides are prefixed with an asterisk).

Ali Hamd, mob: 07 7694 3692
Anne & Mattar Auda, Teva Services mob: 07 7204 215 email: mauveanne@yahoo.fr
*Atieq Ali, Bedouin Roads mob: 07 9589 9723 www.bedouinroads.com
*Atieq Auda, Bedouin Guides mob: 07 9583 4736 www.rumguides.com
Auda Abdullah mob: 07 9561 7902 www.bedouinwhispers.com
Bait Ali mob: 07 9554 8133 www.desertexplorers.net
Eid Atieq mob: 07 7730 9249
Eid Mohamed Swelhen mob: 07 9562 4671 www.bedouinlifestyle.com
Mohammad Defallah mob: 07 7730 9239 www.thebedouinguid.com
Mazied Atieq mob: 07 7730 4501 www.mzied.com
*Mohammad Hammad mob: 07 7735 9856 www.bedouinguides.com
Mohammed Sabah mob: 07 9989 2446 www.mohammedwadirum.8m.com/
*M'Salim Sabbah, *Sabbah Atieq & Suleiman Sabbah mob: 07 9566 0362 www.bedouinofwadirum.com
*Sabbah Eid mob: 07 7789 1243 email: sabbah_alzlapeh@yahoo.com
Saoud Auda mob: 00962 77492523 fax: 00962 32019574
Saleem Ali, Jordan Tracks mob: 07 9529 8046 www.jordantracks.com
Salem Eid mob: 07 7728 5159
Salem and *Suliman Motlaq mob: 07 7742 4837 www.wadirum.org
*Talal Awad mob: 07 9578 9689
Wadi Rum Rest House tel: 03 2018 867 fax: 03 2014 240
Yasser Mohammed mob: 07 7766 7052
Zedan Zalabia mob: 07 9550 6417 www.drschef.de/zedane/

Some specialist adventure tour operators based in and around Amman organise trekking, climbing and safari trips in Rum in cooperation with Rum Guides, those we know personally are:

Sarha contact Mark Khano
Terhaal contact Rakan Mehyar
Tropical Deserts contact Hakim Tamimi

CLIMBING
Sponsored by H. M. Queen Noor, three Bedouin Guides attended training courses for climbing rope safety in the UK as guests of n.o.m.a.d.s. (Tony Howard & Di Taylor) the British Mountaineering Council and the Plas-y-Brenin National Outdoor Centre. They are:
Atieq Auda tel/fax: 00962 32035844 mob: 00962 795834736 email & website
Sabbah Atieq mob: 00962 795804834 www.bedouinofwadirum.com
Sabbah Eid tel: 00962 32016238 mob: 077 891243 sabbah_alzlapeh@yahoo.com

Other guides are also gaining experience in Mountain Guiding by climbing regularly with visiting climbers. These include:
Ali Hamd tel/fax: 00962 32032574 mob: 0795 675327
Atieq Ali mob: 00962 795689373 www.desertexplorers.net
Mohammad Hammad: mob: 07 7735 9856 www.bedouinguides.com
M'Salim Sabbah mob: 07 9566 0362 www.bedouinsofwadirum.com
Talal Awad mob: 00962 795789689 fax: 00962 32032574
Suliman Motlaq mob: 07 7742 4837 www.wadirum.org

Camel trekking. Many of the above arrange camel treks, but one guide is a camel specialist:
Salem Eid tel: 00962 32016238 mob: 00962 777 285 159

Horse trekking.
Saleem Ali, Jordan Tracks mob: 07 9529 8046 www.jordantracks.com
Working with Wilf Colonna, Atallah Sweilhin specialises in horses but also does camel trekking: tel/fax 00962 32033508 mob: 00962 77428449, email
Wilf Colonna is a French Mountain Guide who we invited to Rum in 1985. He was the first person to organise horse treks in Rum: email website
Wilf also sometimes works with Susan Shinaco who has stables at the Bait Ali camp near Shakriyah, just before the Rum - Disi junction.

Any Bedouin Guides from Wadi Rum who have been inadvertently missed from this list or whose contact details are wrong are asked to contact us with information

Prices It's worth pointing out that prices in Jordan are increasing rapidly as elsewhere in the world, and not all websites are kept up to date. To save confusion later, make a clear deal to avoid annoyances afterwards.