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Reasons to Visit Jordan

  • Ancient Ruins

    Petra is the most famous of Jordan's historic ruins, but it is by no means the only one. Ummayad palaces, Graeco-Roman cities, ancient churches and crusader castles are found throughout the country and are likely to form the backbone of your time in Jordan.

    Ancient Ruins
  • Classical History

    Jerash is the Classical jewel in Jordan's crown but the Greeks and Romans left their traces across the country, sometimes leaving behind entire cities, like Umm Qais, and sometimes modifying existing settlements, as with the colonnaded street in Petra.

    Classical History
  • Desert

    It was T.E. Lawrence who brought Wadi Rum to public attention, and his description of the desert region as "vast, echoing and godlike" sums it up perfectly. The red sand and towering sandstone mountains make this a deservedly popular destination.

    Desert
  • Nature Reserves

    Jordan is right at the forefront of conservation in the Middle East, and her reserves don't just preserve rare wildlife, like the ibex, but also remarkable scenery and traditional ways of life. The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature runs five main reserves in Jordan, such as the Dana Nature Reserve.

    Nature Reserves
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites

    Petra is one of the most famous UNESCO world heritage sites and one of the places everyone wants to visit once in their life. The other heritage site you may visit in Jordan is Qasr Al-Amra, protected by UNESCO because of its rich and vivid frescoes dating to the Umayyad period (the eight century AD).

    UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Wadis

    Carving down from the desert plateau to the depths of the Dead Sea and Rift Valley, Jordan's wadis are a haven for the more adventurous, whether you choose to hike down Wadi Feynan to spend time at the Ecolodge there, or to tackle the deep pools and boulder chokes of the wet descent of Wadi Mujib.

    Wadis

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Visit The Dead Sea, Jordan

For millennia people have been coming to the Dead Sea, drawn by the medicinal qualities of the mineral-laden waters. The waters are also eerily beautiful, with crystalline formations on the shoreline surrounded by harsh, unforgiving cliffs.

The Dead Sea

Jordan

For millennia people have been coming to the Dead Sea, drawn by the medicinal qualities of the mineral-laden waters. The waters are also eerily beautiful, with crystalline formations on the shoreline surrounded by harsh, unforgiving cliffs.

Being so far below sea-level - at the lowest point on earth, in fact - temperatures and humidity are always higher than elsewhere in Jordan.

Swimming in the Dead Sea is a novel experience, with its sensation of weightlessness, but it does leave you coated in a layer of salt and the resorts provide large swimming pools as a salt-free alternative.

Near these resorts, at the head of the lake, is Bethany-on-the-Jordan, where John the Baptist preached, and the probable baptismal site of Jesus.

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