Jordan itinerary, day by day

A capital spread over hills, built on Roman Philadelphia. The citadel and the theatre sit in the middle of town, and Greco-Roman Jerash is an hour north.

• Ancient Jerash, guidedHalf day · from €35

  Half a day in one of the best preserved Roman provincial cities anywhere: colonnaded street, oval forum and two theatres.

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• Amman food tour3h · from €30

  Three hours downtown, from the falafel counters to the sweet shops, with the knife-sharp tea in between.

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A Nabataean city cut into rose sandstone from the fourth century BC, UNESCO-listed since 1985. The Treasury waits at the end of the Siq.

• Petra: a full day with a guideFull day · from €75

  The Siq, the Treasury, the royal tombs and the climb to the Monastery, which is eight hundred steps up.

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• Petra by Night2h · from €25

  Two hours walking the Siq by candle, three evenings a week, ending in front of the Treasury with Bedouin music.

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Sandstone and granite desert, where Lawrence of Arabia fought and later wrote about it. Bedouin camps put you under the stars.

• Desert 4x4 and a night in campFull day and night · from €85

  An afternoon crossing the dunes and rock bridges, then dinner cooked in the sand and a night at a Bedouin camp.

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• Hot-air balloon at first light1h · from €170

  An hour above Wadi Rum as the sun comes over the ridge and the sand turns properly red.

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A capital spread over hills, built on Roman Philadelphia. The citadel and the theatre sit in the middle of town, and Greco-Roman Jerash is an hour north.

• Ancient Jerash, guidedHalf day · from €35

  Half a day in one of the best preserved Roman provincial cities anywhere: colonnaded street, oval forum and two theatres.

  Book on GetYourGuide →
• Amman food tour3h · from €30

  Three hours downtown, from the falafel counters to the sweet shops, with the knife-sharp tea in between.

  Book on GetYourGuide →

A Nabataean city cut into rose sandstone from the fourth century BC, UNESCO-listed since 1985. The Treasury waits at the end of the Siq.

• Petra: a full day with a guideFull day · from €75

  The Siq, the Treasury, the royal tombs and the climb to the Monastery, which is eight hundred steps up.

  Book on GetYourGuide →
• Petra by Night2h · from €25

  Two hours walking the Siq by candle, three evenings a week, ending in front of the Treasury with Bedouin music.

  Book on GetYourGuide →

Sandstone and granite desert, where Lawrence of Arabia fought and later wrote about it. Bedouin camps put you under the stars.

• Desert 4x4 and a night in campFull day and night · from €85

  An afternoon crossing the dunes and rock bridges, then dinner cooked in the sand and a night at a Bedouin camp.

  Book on GetYourGuide →
• Hot-air balloon at first light1h · from €170

  An hour above Wadi Rum as the sun comes over the ridge and the sand turns properly red.

  Book on GetYourGuide →

The lowest point on the surface of the earth, 430 m below sea level. The water is salt enough to float you, and the mud is sold worldwide.

• Spa and mud bathsHalf day · from €45

  Half a day of black mineral mud, a salt float and a long freshwater shower afterwards, which you will want.

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