Flying in and out of Amman? Definitely recommend hiring a car and driving, it's so easy.
Yes. Via Amman. I know DIL drives everywhere in Europe so she'd be up for it. So days in each area? Petra overnight I'm guessing. Dead Sea. Etc?
OK, shame they'll miss out on the fun of doing the land border crossings to/from Israel both north & south
Dead sea free swimming · 65, Jordan - much more adventurous way!)
Mrs FB isn't fond of heights, but she seemed to do OK with the hike up/down. More than anything the downhill can be a little hard on your knees! You can get a donkey too.......
My advice would definitely be to get up there. If you don't feel up to hiking, you can be taken up (and down if you want) on a donkey. You can also go in via the back way i.e., via Little Petra and I was told by some people we bumped into that it was a long walk (2 hours IIRC) but much, much flatter.
As someone who tends to ....... often fall ill with some kind of dodgy tummy, I had no issues at all in Israel, Palestine or Jordan but YMMV - always good to be prepared though and we always cover various meds to knock it at the onset!
Not a problem at all for me and never had any funny looks or comments, everywhere we went.
I'll mention the phone chat to them. Thanks. And I'll send them the itinerary. DIL definitely does not want a land crossing.OK, shame they'll miss out on the fun of doing the land border crossings to/from Israel both north & south
I would recommend looking into the Jordan Pass, worthwhile to get and saved us a lot of money.
I would suggest something like:
- Pickup car, go to Jerash (ancient ruins) and then head down to Madaba - spent the night there or if they're whizzing around quickly enough then goto Mount Nebo and continue on to stay at one of the resorts on the Dead Sea
- Chill day if staying at a Dead Sea resort property, otherwise if staying in Mabada or similar then head out to the Day Sea and just do as a day trip (depends on how much of the experience they want to do; some like to do the whole hotel/resort thing.... Mrs FB and I didn't and instead opted for this fun way of doing it
- Head on to Karak and do the castle (optional, but was a good stop - if in a rush then bypass and just go straight to.......)
- Petra - you'd want to spend a full day here, make sure the hike up to the Monastery is done. It's long, hot and all uphill but worth it once you get to the top. We spent about 6-7 hours there, unlike some tourists who simply came in, saw the Treasury and maybe had a little further wander then left....... waste. Entry is covered by the JP, too which just about pays for itself completely (ignoring that it also covers a Visa into Jordan, Jerash, Karak Castle, etc.)
- Overnight in Wadi Musa or somewhere close, or push on down to Wadi Rum
- If pushing on then spend 2 nights in Wadi Rum - spend the first just arriving/chilling then on the next day do a whole day jeep/hike tour; either that or opt for a half day jeep tour. We used Wadi Rum Fire Camp who were really good, cheaper than the rest and also included lunch when doing the half day tour. I can put them in touch with Ibrahim if they like.
- From there either a big drive back up to Amman, or..... have a look at the Jordan Pass map and find some points midway and stop overnight and meander their way back up.
Happy to jump on the phone and have a chat with them also if they have any questions.
Same here
Pretty much all over.
Would you mind sharing the guesthouse name as we are travelling to Petra in September ?
www.petraguesthousehotel.com
Having just returned from Petra, and the rest, Petra was the highlight. Loved the glimpse of Treasury as the gap in the gully appears.
When we were there, there was talk of closing off tourist access and digging down to exposure more of the Treasury..apparently some French uni guys used a ground based radar to show there was at least 1 or 2 more stories below current ground Level. The constant floods over the years had covered the lower floors. May have been a local rumour as nothing seems to have happened
This does make sense I guess but loss of tourism would be immense. The bedouins 'own' Petra in perpetuity so maybe they just won't allow it.
Thanks Flashback. Got back from the trip a few weeks ago. We planned to visit Jordan while still living in London but pandemic hit so it was deferred till now.
