Amman and Jordan travel guides

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A guide with curly hair and glasses scoops green and golden spices from a market tray into the hand of a visitor

Jordanian Food in Amman: Food Tour, Cooking Class or Market Walk?

Five food experiences in Amman compared: three-hour tasting tours, a two-hour downtown route and a six-hour walk that ends in a cooking class.

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Guide and three visitors taking a selfie in front of the stepped Roman Theatre in downtown Amman

Amman Walking Tours: Roman Theatre, Downtown and Street Food

Two walking tours start at different ends of the city. What each covers, where they meet, and which one suits a first day in Amman.

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Pale ribbons of salt crystals stretching across turquoise Dead Sea water under a bright sky

Dead Sea from Amman: Beach Day, or Combined with Madaba and Nebo?

On these tours, swimming in the Dead Sea means a resort entry, and that decides the day. How the beach-only tour compares with combinations that add Nebo and the Baptism Site.

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Sandstone bath house of Qusayr Amra with a small dome and barrel-vaulted roofs, standing alone on flat desert ground under a blue sky

Desert Castles from Amman: Kharana, Amra and Azraq in One Day

Three Umayyad desert castles lie east of Amman. How four day tours differ in length, guide and extras, and which of them include the entry fees.

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Tall Corinthian columns and the carved stone façade of a ruined Roman building at Jerash under a blue sky

Jerash, Ajloun and Umm Qais from Amman: One Day or Just Jerash?

Jerash alone takes about five hours; adding Ajloun Castle and Umm Qais stretches the day to nine or ten. How the tours differ and which fits you.

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Visitor smiling in front of the rock-cut Treasury at Petra, with a white donkey and camels in the foreground

Jordan Pass: What It Covers and When It Pays Off

The Jordan Pass bundles the tourist visa and entry to Petra, Jerash and Wadi Rum. What it leaves out, the two-night rule for the visa, and how to avoid paying for tickets twice.

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Golden-domed sandstone church with a bell tower and palm trees

Madaba, Mount Nebo and the Baptism Site in One Day from Amman

A seven-hour private day trip to three of Jordan's best-known Christian sites. What the itinerary lists, what you pay on top, and when to add the Dead Sea.

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Petra from Amman: Day Trip, or Overnight with Wadi Rum?

Petra is about 225 km from Amman. What a one-day tour really gives you, why Petra plus Wadi Rum in a day is a stretch, and when to stay overnight.

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Group of travellers posing on a red sandstone ledge in the Wadi Rum desert

Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea from Amman: 2 or 3 Days?

Two near-identical 2-day tours and one 3-day tour with a hotel night in Petra. What each includes, what you pay on top, and who should pick which.

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A dark metal teapot on a small campfire in the desert, with an orange and violet sunset sky behind a low ridge

Wadi Rum from Amman: Jeep Tour, Bedouin Camp, and Is the Trip Worth It?

The jeep and camp tours with the most reviews start in Wadi Rum Village, not in Amman. What a day trip from the capital leaves you, and what a night in the desert adds.

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