SMART TRAVELLER
JORDAN
WHAT’S PLAYING
A new festival in Jordan is set to take over two of the country’s greatest UNESCO sites
Bedouin feasts, visual theatre and electronic music will come together for a festival in the desert canyons of Wadi Rum and the rock city of Petra this spring, allowing travellers to see two of Jordan’s most-visited attractions in a completely new light. While much is still under wraps, we can expect something unique from organiser Tithorea, which has created other location-immersive festivals including Costa Rica’s Labryinto (28-31 December) in the jungles of Guanacaste and Echoes from Agartha (26-31 July), amid the ‘fairy chimneys’ of Turkey’s Cappadocia region. Jordan’s Medaina festival will run 22 to 27 May and is set to become an annual event. The first two days will be based at Petra, providing time to absorb the history of this ancient Nabatean caravan city’s tombs and temples. Party-goers will then move to tented camps in Wadi Rum for stargazing, DJ sets and live performances among ochre sand dunes.
tithorea.com LISELI THOMAS
THREE MORE OUT THERE FESTIVALS
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Detour Discotheque This annual roving party is set to take on the
challenge of becoming ‘Europe’s highest disco’. Participants will need to take four cable-cars just to reach the venue: a revolving restaurant 2,970 metres high in the Swiss Alps. 10-12 May
detourdisco.com
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Great Wall Festival Returning for the first time in five years, China’s
two-day Great Wall Festival features a three-mile run and has previously attracted DJs such as Ben Klock and Dave Clarke. May
greatwallfestival.com
Gnaoua & World Music Festival Marking its 25th edition in 2024, this event is a
platform for Moroccan gnaoua music — a spiritual genre developed by slave descendants in Sub- Saharan Africa — with beach stages and music in the streets of Essaouira. 27-29 June
festival-gnaoua.net
MARCH 2024
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