Western travellers have been exploring the Middle East for well over a century, but Jordan remains relatively new to tourism. The landscape of this remarkable country is extraordinary, from dramatic red sand deserts, to the plunging rift of the Jordan Valley, which runs into the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth.

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• The Challengers
• The Sights
• Petra

The ride takes place in Jordan in October 2007. We will to ride from Amman to Aquaba. Covering 187 miles in 4 days.

The ride will be on varied surfaces: a dried-up lake bed; the Amman-Baghdad highway; rough, boulder-strewn trails and lonely desert tracks.

The purpose of the ride is to raise money for the National Deaf Children's Society

NDCS campaigns for improvements in services aimed at families with deaf children, working with central and local government, health authorities, education professionals, social services, manufacturers and other voluntary organisations.