Seeing Petra is reason enough to visit Jordan. But when you add on top of that spending a couple of nights camping in Wadi Rum, swimming in the Red Sea at Aqaba, seeing all the ruins in Jerash and elsewhere, it’s an incredible destination. We also found the people warm and welcoming.
Photo Galleries of Jordan
Church, City_Center, High_Place_of_Sacrifice, Monastery, Royal_Tombs, Siq, Treasury, Wadi_Musa, Ajlun
Ajlun, in the north of Jordan, offers some great views towards Israel and Syria. The ruins were nothing special, though.
Amaan, the capital of Jordan, is a good jumping off point for many of the sights around, but we didn't ...
Aqaba is next to Eilat, and has some great sea views, and good snorkelling. It isn't as built up as ...
Jerash was by far the best Roman ruins we saw in Jordan. The site stretches over a large area and ...
Karak Castle was a bit of a disappointment for us.
The Kings Highway was a great drive with many sights along it. Here are some of the more minor sights.
Little Petra, 20 minutes from Petra, was not really worth the short stop. There isn't much to see.
Madaba is home to St George's Church, with a Mosaic map of the world.
Mount Nebo is where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land. There is a church and some great ...
At Shobak Castle, on the Kings Highway, we really had to use our imagination to know what the castle used ...
At Um Qais, we got some great views of the surrounding area towards Israel and Syria. The ruins were not ...
Wadi Rum was a highlight of Jordan for us. The desert scenery was amazing - although we don't have much ...ZZZZ
Church, City_Center, High_Place_of_Sacrifice, Monastery, Royal_Tombs, Siq, Treasury, Wadi_Musa, Ajlun
Ajlun, in the north of Jordan, offers some great views towards Israel and Syria. The ruins were nothing special, though.
Amaan, the capital of Jordan, is a good jumping off point for many of the sights around, but we didn't ...
Aqaba is next to Eilat, and has some great sea views, and good snorkelling. It isn't as built up as ...
Jerash was by far the best Roman ruins we saw in Jordan. The site stretches over a large area and ...
Karak Castle was a bit of a disappointment for us.
The Kings Highway was a great drive with many sights along it. Here are some of the more minor sights.
Little Petra, 20 minutes from Petra, was not really worth the short stop. There isn't much to see.
Madaba is home to St George's Church, with a Mosaic map of the world.
Mount Nebo is where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land. There is a church and some great ...
At Shobak Castle, on the Kings Highway, we really had to use our imagination to know what the castle used ...
At Um Qais, we got some great views of the surrounding area towards Israel and Syria. The ruins were not ...
Wadi Rum was a highlight of Jordan for us. The desert scenery was amazing - although we don't have much ...
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