About me
My name is Ali. I am of the Al Zawaideh tribe, born into the vast silence of Wadi Rum, not as a visitor, but as its son. The desert raised me. Its winds shaped my story, and its stones remember my footsteps.
Guiding travellers through this ancient land is not a job. It’s an inheritance. My father taught me not only the paths through the dunes, but how to walk with presence, how to listen to the land’s quiet memory and to delight in the magic of the stars above.
For over 15 years, I’ve shared this rhythm with others, those who come not to tick off sights, but to trace the beating pulse beneath the sand.
That’s why I founded Wadi Rum Desert Secret, not as some brand but as a doorway to the beauty of the desert. The secrets of the desert arrive slowly, in moments that don’t often make the guidebooks. And these secrets are for those who listen before they speak and who feel before they frame a shot. Not everyone hears it, but if you do, you’ll never forget it.
And I do not walk this path alone. You will also meet my younger brother, Mohammad, who has been welcoming and guiding travellers through Wadi Rum for more than ten years.
Together – with the support of our family – we keep alive the Bedouin way of hospitality, sharing what we love most: a life woven with silence, story, and the timeless rhythm of the desert.
This is Wadi Rum, a desert that holds memory like stone. It doesn’t rush. It doesn’t shout. It waits until you’re ready to be transformed by it. I invite you to join us in our Bedouin home here in Wadi Rum, not to change, but simply to be. Let the silence surround you and let the land speak to you in its own way. If something shifts in you, let it. And if not, the desert will welcome you, just as you are
Join me on a guided experience through the Bedouin lifestyle and the desert I call home
