Tiny houses & glamping tents in Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum is Jordan's red desert, a valley of towering sandstone massifs that turn orange and pink at sunset - the same landscape used to double as Mars in The Martian and as Arrakis in Dune. Tiny-house living here means transparent bubble domes and geodesic pods pitched directly on the sand, run largely by Bedouin families who also handle the jeep safaris and camel treks. There's no wandering into a nearby town for dinner - camps serve meals on-site, and the whole point is watching the sky through the dome roof.

Every unit here is a dome built for two to four guests, priced around 110 euros a night, which is mid-range for desert glamping in Jordan. Days are built around 4x4 tours out to Lawrence's Spring and the Umm ad Dami summit, with Aqaba's beach and dive sites an hour away if you want to add coast time. Nights are the reason to come: no light pollution, and temperatures that swing from hot afternoons to genuinely cold after dark.