Getting around Jordan by JETT bus: routes, fares, and the booking-day reality
Jordan's main intercity bus operator runs the routes that matter — Amman to Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Jerash. Air-conditioned, reliable, and …
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The Irbid archaeology museums: two collections at Yarmouk University, plus Tell Irbid itself
Two of the best regional archaeology museums in Jordan are on a single university campus 70 km north of Amman — the Museum of Jordanian Her…
Beidha: the 9,000-year-old village 3 km north of Petra
Three kilometres north of the Petra gate is one of the earliest villages with permanent stone architecture in the Levant — older than the p…
Qasr Azraq: the basalt fortress where T.E. Lawrence wintered in 1917
Black basalt walls, a one-tonne stone door that pivots on palm-oil hinges, and the only oasis in 12,000 km² of desert. Lawrence used it as …
Dana Biosphere village: a 500-year-old stone village inside the largest nature reserve in Jordan
On the rim of the Dana valley sits a stone village that has been continuously occupied for 500 years. Below it: 308 km² of nature reserve d…
Bethany Beyond the Jordan: UNESCO baptism site, Byzantine churches, and a river now a stream
Inscribed by UNESCO in 2015 as the eastern-bank baptism site of Jesus, Al-Maghtas now contains five excavated churches, hermit caves, and a…
Aqaba Old Town: the souk, the Saraya cinema, and where to drink Bedouin coffee
Beyond the Aqaba beach hotels is a small but lived-in old town — a daily souk, the Mamluk-era fort on the corniche, and a handful of cafés …
Japanese Garden, Aqaba: the easiest dive site in the Red Sea, with the highest density of fish
Open Water-friendly, accessible from shore at Tala Bay, 5–18 m depth, and the Aqaba reef wall starts a few metres from the entry point. The…
The Aqaba Marine Park: a walk along the Red Sea reef south of the city
Established 1997 along the southern Aqaba coast, the Marine Reserve protects 25 km of fringing reef and 30+ dive sites. Most visitors only …
Camel trekking overnight in Wadi Rum: what to expect and how the Bedouin route the trip
An overnight camel trek in Wadi Rum is the slow alternative to the 4×4 day. Five hours of walking pace, sunset on a high dune, dinner at a …
