The diversity of this geographically small but culturally rich country is captivating, from the rose-red ancient city of Petra to the desert wonderland of Wadi Rum, and from the urban vitality of capital Amman to the grandeur of ancient Roman Jera
This legendary site tucked into the sandstone canyons of a valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba – one of those places, in fact, you could almost believe was invented as a set for an exotic Indiana Jones movie. And while Petra did in
Read more…Perched on a cluster of rolling hills, this small country´s capital (pop. 4 million) is a city of contrasts — ancient and modern, relaxed yet electric, a place where Roman ruins meet rooftop lounges and where the call to prayer drifts over
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In southern Jordan, just under three hours from capital Amman, one of the most recognisable ancient sites in the MIddle East - and indeed, the world - was rediscovered by archaeologists in 1812. But it dates back to at least the 2
How we experience destinations - and with whom we travel with - are also questions we are all keen to explore in the post pandemic era. A bucket-list country, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, made CNN's 2022 list of dream destinations, and our
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Jordan is home to some the most fascinating excursions from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Top of the list for many, of course, is Petra, the jawdropping, 2nd-century city hewn out of living rock, and nearby Wadi Rum, a mix of dramatic natural sc
Pretty big news in the archaeology world recently, and it has to do with this legendary site tucked into the sandstone canyons of a valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba – one of those places, in fact, you could almost believe was in
Site of health resorts since the time of the biblical King Herod, the al-Baḥr al-Mayyit (better known to us as the Dead Sea) is the world's deepest hypersaline lake (1,237 feet deep) and its shores the deepest point on our planet's surface (1,388 bel
Is Taybet Zaman the only village that was converted to a deluxe hotel by the Queen? This was popular in the 90's and early this decade too. Are there any plans to capitalize on this popularity by replicating this elsewhere in Jordan?
Read more…Carved into the red rock of today's southwestJordan by a people called the Nabateans hundreds of years before Christ, this ancient city first brought to many of our attentions by Hollywood's Indiana Jones is much more than just its most-photographed
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Last year, I believe, Jordan's tourism numbers increased by an unheard-of 39%. And now this: http://bit.ly/bBqyJ9 . What does the future hold?
The mineral-rich, super salty waters of the Dead Sea - unusually warm and incredibly buoyant - have attracted visitors since antiquity, and in recent years have become one of the Hashemite Kingdom's top tourism draws. But largely due
