Classic circuit around Jordan

The biggest attractions of the country

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 28.02.2015
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Typical trip to Jordan covering all the interesting places leads through the country from north to south or vice versa. You'll see amazing desert of Wadi Rum, the world-famous rock town Petra, swim in both the Red and the Dead Sea. You can see a Crusader castle and Roman monuments. By that you can enjoy a variety of experiences in just one week.  

Day 1

Swimming in Aqaba and Tala bay

For someone beginning, for others end of the trip around Jordan. Anyway, it is a place where you can relax, swim or go snorkelling. 

2.
Trip to Aqaba

To the Red Sea

Rating:
 3 
| Altitude: 20 m / 66 ft

For most travelers is Aqaba the beginning or end of their travel around Jordan. More than for foreign… continue reading

Day 2 to 4

Wadi Rum and Petra

Wadi Rum desert is for most travelers as amazing as interesting rock town Petra. Although two days will be sufficient to see the basic of both places, it is worth to plan at least three or four days. Also the way between Aqaba, Wadi Rum and Petra is very nice – except for the desert sceneries you will see into the deep canyons leading to Wadi Araba and the lives of poor shepherds on the upland plains, through which Kings Road leads.
 

4.
Trip to the desert of Wadi Rum

Dolomiti in orange desert

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 1 050 m / 3 445 ft

Amazing orange desert Wadi Rum is somewhat unjustly in the shadow of Jordan's largest tourist magnet – rock… continue reading

5.
Drive Akaba - Wadi Rum - Petra

Journey through southern Jordan

Rating:
 3 
| Altitude: 1 650 m / 5 413 ft

This good-quality road is known to everyone who has been travelling in southern Jordan. It connects three… continue reading

6.
Rock town Petra

Amazing rock tombs

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 1 000 m / 3 281 ft

The whole impressive rock town of Petra is carved into the hillsides and canyons of the mountains Jabal al… continue reading

Day 5 to 6

Along the Dead Sea to Amman

From Petra follows the typical circuit to the Dead Sea, where you can experience interesting and curative bathing. The next day continue to Amman (one day will be sufficient to see it).

8.
Along the Dead Sea

Trip to the deepest depressions of the w

Rating:
 3.5 
| Altitude: -415 m / -1 362 ft

You can get from the rock town Petra to Amman quickly along the Desert Highway. But more interesting, however… continue reading

9.
Amman

Capital of Jordan

Rating:
 3 
| Altitude: 830 m / 2 723 ft

If you arrive to Jordan by air, your first and last stop will probably be in Amman. It does not offer much… continue reading

Day 7

Roman town Jerash (Gerasa)

End the week with the trip to Jerash (Gerasa) for the amazing Roman monuments. From there, you can move on to Israel or return to Amman.

11.
Visit of Jerash (Gerasa)

Ancient town destroyed by earthquake

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 600 m / 1 969 ft

Jerash (Gerasa) founded by Alexander the Macedonian had long been one of the most important towns in the… continue reading

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