Spring birding at Azraq: a migration stopover for African-Eurasian flyway
March-April brings migrating waterfowl, harriers, eagles, and warblers to the Azraq Wetland — a critical stopover on the African-Eurasian f…
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The RSCN guided conservation tour at Dana: how Jordan saved its biggest reserve
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature runs guided ecology tours through the Dana Biosphere Reserve — the four climate zones, the…
The C-130 Hercules wreck, Aqaba: a 30-metre military cargo plane scuttled at 16 m for divers
In 2017, the Royal Jordanian Air Force scuttled a decommissioned C-130 Hercules transport plane in Aqaba's Underwater Military Museum. Now …
The Power Station dive, Aqaba: a deep wall with the densest soft-coral cover on the Jordan side
Adjacent to the Aqaba thermal power plant, this site combines a steep reef wall with the warm-water outflow that grows the densest soft-cor…
Dead Sea skin care best practices: how to use the mud and minerals without damaging your skin
The mineral-rich mud has documented dermatological benefits but it also has caveats — psoriasis, sunburn, broken skin, and the salt that's …
The Aqaba Saraya: the Mamluk-era fort that became a cinema and is now a museum
On the Aqaba seafront, the small Saraya building has been a Mamluk way-station, an Ottoman fort, a 1950s cinema, and a heritage museum — ea…
Dead Sea on a budget: how to do the float as a day-trip from Amman for under 30 JD
Resort hotels are 80–150 JD for a day pass. The public Amman Beach is 20 JD plus 5 JD bus fare. Same lake, same float, same minerals. Pract…
Hammamat Main hot springs: where mineral water cascades down a 130-metre cliff into the Dead Sea valley
South of the Dead Sea resort strip, the Zara Ma'in hot springs cascade from the cliffs in a series of waterfalls. The Six Senses lodge is b…
Azraq Wetland Reserve: the shrunken oasis at the heart of the eastern desert
Once a year-round wetland that supplied water to a 12,000 km² desert region, Azraq is now a fraction of its former self — but a critical mi…
Bedouin storytelling night in Wadi Rum: how the evening actually works
After dinner at most Wadi Rum camps, the host gathers everyone around the fire and the storytelling begins. Practical guide to what's offer…