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Jordan travel guide

What to see, what to eat, when to go and itineraries by real travelers.

  • 19 places to see
  • 9 local dishes

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.

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What to see in Jordan

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  • Ad Deir / The Monastery

    Ad Deir / The Monastery

    Petra, Ma'an

    Ed-Deir, also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. The Deir was probably carved in the mid-first century AD.

  • Ajloun Castle

    Ajloun Castle

    Ajloun

    Ajloun Castle, medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad or Castle of Saladin, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern Jordan.

  • Al-Khazneh / The Treasury

    Al-Khazneh / The Treasury

    Petra, Ma'an

    Al-Khazneh, also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun, is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom inhabited by the Arabs in ancient times.

  • Amman Citadel

    Amman Citadel

    Amman

    The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of Jordan.

  • Baptism Site of Jesus Christ

    Baptism Site of Jesus Christ

    Al-Maghtas, Balqa

    The baptism of Jesus with water by John the Baptist is described in the three synoptic Gospels of the New Testament. It is considered to have taken place at Al-Maghtas, today located in Jordan.

  • Dead Sea

    Dead Sea

    Sweimeh, Balqa

    The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest.

What to eat in Jordan

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  • Mansaf

    Mansaf

  • Falafel😋 tried by 1

    Falafel

  • Knafeh

    Knafeh

  • Maqluba

    Maqluba

  • Mujaddara

    Mujaddara

  • Musakhan

    Musakhan

When to go

The months when this country is one of our destinations of the month.

  • March

    Petra22°C

    Mild climate, perfect for visiting the rock city and Wadi Rum desert.

  • April

    Amman21°C

    Gateway to Jordan with Roman ruins and lively souks.

  • October

    Jordan25°C

    Perfect autumn weather for Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea.

  • December

    Petra15°C

    Mild desert climate, perfect for exploring the ancient city.

Itineraries in Jordan

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