"Jordan: a small country with many attractions" Jordan by dabuwan

Jordan Travel Guide: 4,121 reviews and 10,545 photos

I have been twice to Jordan. It is a small, safe country and it is very easy to travel around by public transportation or even by lift. It's a fairly modern country, with reasonable tourist facilities and not expensive by western standards. There are many attractions and interesting activities. The places I visited and recommend are:
- Amman, the capital
- Jerash and its old Roman ruines
- Madaba & Mt Nebo
- the Dead Sea
- El Kerak and its castle
- the Wadi Rum desert
- Aqaba & the Red Sea coast
and, of couse.........

Petra

..... Petra, about which I decided to make a separate page in VT. So please visit my Petra page in VT if you like, while you'll find in this Jordan page info about all the other Jordan destinations I've been to.

Wadi Rum desert

Though it is a small country, there is a big climate variety. In winter, it may snow in Amman or in El Kerak, but you can sunbath and swim in Aqaba. The Dead Sea and the Jordan valley are hot all year round, while the desert areas have a big temperature difference between day and night.

Last visit to Jordan: May 1998
Intro Written Jan 28, 2003
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The Dead Sea seen from Mt. Nebo - Jordan

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Aqaba by night
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mvtouring Aug 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM

You are indeed a fortunate person to have been to Petra twice. I still need to get there but working on it ;-)
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mfas2000 Jul 25, 2007 at 10:11 AM

glad that you visited this nuce country twice. Hope to see you back in JOrdan
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Tayra2 May 19, 2005 at 2:15 AM

Great page, it helps a lot to plan my trip to Jordan in 2 month. Tnx!
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kenyneo Nov 10, 2004 at 4:41 PM

What twice to Jordan ? I am so envious ....longing to visit Petra for so long ....Wadi Rum is new o me ...great job !
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globetrott Oct 17, 2004 at 5:02 PM

an excellent page & brilliant pics ! ....Wadi Rum and Petra are on my wish-list since a long time already !
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deeper_blue Sep 12, 2004 at 2:18 PM

Excellent page on Jordan Davide, nice one.
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tiganeasca Oct 30, 2003 at 9:34 AM

Thanks for a great introduction to a fascinating and beautiful country. I hadn't really given it a great deal of thought but it looks as though it would be a marvellous place to visit--soon!
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sachara Sep 15, 2003 at 3:27 AM

Marvellous page. Wadi Rum by own 4WD must be great. Never seen before that tool for making round falafel balls, I like that.
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margaretvn Aug 30, 2003 at 7:02 AM

great page and a wonderful country
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daisyrine Jul 27, 2003 at 9:52 PM

Great page and wonderful pics. You're tips are very descriptive. Thanks for sharing.