Wikipedia — Jordan Travel Guide
336 articles about travel to Jordan — destinations, practical guides, culture, nature and traveller Q&A — in your language.
Nature 35 articles
Wadi Wala
Wadi Wala offers one of central Jordan's loveliest river walks — a perennial stream pooled between white boulders, with swims, small waterfalls and shade an easy drive from Madaba. Bring water shoes; flash-flood rules a…
Read more → NatureWadi Heidan
Wadi Heidan is a spring-fed gorge near Madaba where palm gardens, water pools and a small dam make a green pocket in the canyon — a favourite weekend swim for Jordanian families. Access is via a steep track; go with a l…
Read more → NatureDibeen Forest Reserve
The Dibeen Forest Reserve protects Aleppo pine and evergreen oak woodland in the hills near Jerash — the driest place on Earth where such forest survives, with trails, wildlife and a simple eco-lodge. It is a refreshing…
Read more → NatureThe Aqaba Marine Park
The Aqaba Marine Park protects a stretch of reef south of the city, with managed snorkel and swim zones, visitor facilities and the underwater military museum within its bounds — conservation and diving in one. Entry su…
Read more → NatureThe Shaumari Reserve
The Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, near Azraq, was created to reintroduce the Arabian oryx — extinct in the wild and bred back from a handful of animals — alongside ostriches, gazelles and desert grassland. Safari-style vis…
Read more → NatureWadi Bin Hammad
Wadi Bin Hammad is a lush secret canyon near Kerak — a trail descending through hanging gardens, banana terraces and dripping springs into a warm river gorge that feels almost tropical. Allow half a day and wear water s…
Read more → NatureFeynan & the Wadi Araba Desert
Feynan, in the western desert below Dana, is Jordan's eco-tourism heart — a candle-lit lodge with no electricity, Bedouin coffee, copper-age mining ruins and the darkest night skies in the Kingdom. It is a designated to…
Read more → NatureWadi Ghuweir
Wadi Ghuweir, west of Shobak, is widely called Jordan's most beautiful canyon walk — a cool river gorge with hanging gardens, waterfalls and sheer sandstone walls on a route linked to the Jordan Trail. It runs spring to…
Read more → NatureBirdwatching in Jordan
Jordan sits squarely on one of the world's great bird corridors, the Rift Valley–Red Sea flyway, making birdwatching in Jordan an outstanding year-round pursuit. Roughly 1.5 million migratory soaring birds pass through …
Read more → NatureJordan's Nature Reserves Overview
Jordan's protected areas are managed largely by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), founded in 1966 to protect wildlife and reintroduce endangered species. The first reserve, Shaumari Wildlife Reser…
Read more → NatureThe Rift Valley–Red Sea Flyway
The Rift Valley–Red Sea flyway is the second most important migration route in the world for soaring birds, after the Western Palearctic corridor. An estimated 1.5 million migratory birds move along it every year, funne…
Read more → NatureAzraq Wetland Reserve
The Azraq Wetland Reserve, established in 1978 and covering about 12 square kilometres in the eastern desert, is Jordan's only wetland reserve and a vital oasis on the migration route. Around 350 bird species have been …
Read more →Showing 13–24 of 35 articles — Clear filters
Free Jordan travel guide — destinations, culture, nature, food, holy sites, activities and practical information. jordania-aventura-drivers.com