Wikipedia — Jordan Travel Guide

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Floating in the Sea

Because it is nearly ten times saltier than the ocean, the Dead Sea holds a body effortlessly at the surface. The sensation of bobbing in water with zero effort is unforgettable — and the ultimate 'tourism in Jordan' ph…

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Dead Sea Spa & Resorts

Staying at a Dead Sea spa resort layers the natural wonder with genuine wellness: salt pools, floating lagoons, and therapies using the region's famous minerals. Resorts line the north-eastern shore about an hour from A…

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Hiking the Jordan Trail

The Jordan Trail is a 650-kilometre long-distance path running from Umm Qais in the north to Aqaba in the south, crossing villages, canyons, farmland and desert. Sections can be walked independently or as guided multi-d…

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Jebel Khubtha & the Back Trail

Jebel Khubtha is the mountain that separates Petra's centre from the Monastery back trail — the route used by Bedouin for generations, dropping into the Monastery from above via the Baida road. The traverse needs a guid…

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The Burdah Rock Bridge

The Burdah Rock Bridge is one of the world's highest natural arches, spanning a notch 35 metres up on Jebel Burdah. A Bedouin-guided rock scramble leads to the bridge and the vertigo views from its span. The climb is ex…

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The Red Sand Dunes

The red dunes of Wadi Rum pile crimson sand against the grey sandstone massifs, creating the desert's most photogenic contrast. Climbing the soft ridge rewards with slides, jumps and panoramic shots. Sandboards are usua…

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Jebel Umm ad Dami

Jebel Umm ad Dami is Jordan's highest mountain at 1,854 metres, near the Saudi border south of Wadi Rum. Its summit looks out over a sea of red dunes and, on clear days, the Red Sea. The trek is a full day with a Bedoui…

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Wadi Zarqa Ma'in Trail

The Wadi Zarqa Ma'in trail follows a perennial blue river through a dramatic Dead Sea canyon — swimming pools, hanging gardens and waterfalls on a route that can be hiked in three to five hours. A guide is recommended; …

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The Wadi Mujib Siq Trail

The Wadi Mujib Siq Trail is Jordan's classic wet adventure — wading and swimming up the narrow canyon between 500-metre walls, past waterfalls and through emerald pools to a viewpoint below the dam. It opens in summer; …

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The Japanese Gardens Reef

The Japanese Gardens Reef is Aqaba's classic snorkel and training site — a shallow, gently sloping garden of coral just offshore, dense with fish and perfect for beginners and photographers. Access is via the marine par…

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The Dana-to-Petra Trail

The Dana-to-Petra trek is the Jordan Trail's signature section — five to nine days from the green Dana rim across Shobak's highlands into Petra's back door, sleeping in Bedouin camps along the way. It requires guides an…

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The Jerash Chariot Race Show

The Jerash Chariot Race Show reenacts a Roman race day in the original Hippodrome — two-wheeled chariots in team colours, nine laps of the track, and gladiator combat between heats, with commentary and crowd games. Show…

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