Launched 2017 alongside the Jordan Trail, the Jordan Bike Trail is the country's first long-distance MTB route — 730 km of gravel + paved + sand from the northern Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea. Practical overview for cyclists planning a section or thru-ride.
Established 2017, the Jordan Trail is a 675 km north-south thru-hike from Umm Qais to the Red Sea, divided into 8 sections that can be walked separately or end-to-end. Practical overview of what the trail is and how to plan a section.
The mineral-rich mud has documented dermatological benefits but it also has caveats — psoriasis, sunburn, broken skin, and the salt that's effectively undiluted soap. Practical guide.
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. Practical guide.
Nine resorts, one strip of beach, very different price points and very different experiences. Practical comparison of the major Dead Sea hotels for travellers choosing one for an overnight.
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 Bedouin camp, and the option of a second-day return on foot.
Spring and autumn are the obvious answers, but the deeper question is which sites you want — Petra is good year-round, Wadi Rum is brutal in summer, the Jordan Valley is unbearable in July. Month-by-month for the actual planner.
The combined ticket that bundles the visa fee with entry to Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, the Citadel, and 40+ other sites — when it actually saves money, and the small print about minimum stay.
Jordan's main intercity bus operator runs the routes that matter — Amman to Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Jerash. Air-conditioned, reliable, and the cheapest way to do the country without a car.
The candlelit walk through the Siq to the Treasury, three nights a week, with practical advice on whether it's worth the ticket and how to photograph it without ruining your eyes for the show.