Planning a trip to Jordan? Here are the essential spots not to miss, plus what to eat, pack, and do!

Jordan Essentials

Petra, Jordan

Wadi Rum Village, Jordan

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Dead Sea, Jordan

Amman, Jordan

3 days in Jordan 🇯🇴 

🗺 7 night family friendly travel itinerary.

Driving from Amman to Aqaba you will explore the rich history of Jordan, including a visit to the iconic, centuries old, hand crafted Treasury in Petra. With more than 20 stops and things to do along the way, this guide will save you days of planning and researching. Based off our trip in May of this year, which was years in the making, we have used our experiences and what we wish we knew to create this mobile friendly itinerary. (The itinerary is also great for singles/couples or small groups).

The itinerary includes:
📜 Travel essentials for getting in and around Jordan
🗺 A mobile friendly interactive map
🏛 Must see historic sites & Museums
🏜 Fun outdoor activities
❗️ Travel tips
🍽 Where to eat
🏠 Hotel recommendations
🧳 When to go

Follow this family friendly itinerary as is for a week of creating lifelong memories or use it as a guide to create your own Jordan adventure. Don’t forget to tag @thenomadiclifers in your snaps

Aqaba

Petra

Dead Sea

Amman

Wadi Rum Protected Area

Road tripping through Jordan with kids

The Middle East is a remarkable region. The cradle of civilization to the crossroads of East and West, the region has so much to offer. Unfortunately, instability and war makes travel to some countries like Iraq and Syria impossible and to others like Lebanon and Israel/Palestine challenging.

In steps Jordan: the most stable country in the Middle East and maybe the safest country I've ever visited. I had the amazing opportunity to spend three months living in Amman and exploring all around the country. 

While Jordan may not be quite as culturally rich as its neighbors, there are a lot of amazing sights to explore. Petra's ancient facades speaks for themselves. The sandy dunes and alien-like rock formations of Wadi Rum is (literally) the movie image of Mars. The Dead Sea is a buoyant and beautiful place. And this only cracks the surface.

This guide is an all-in-one-place guide to exploring Jordan and the wealth of exploring Jordan. This guide features listings from Amman, Jerash, the Dead Sea, sights on the Kings Highway (i.e. Madaba), Petra and Wadi Musa, Wadi Rum, and Aqaba. If you need a more hands on approach to a trip to Jordan, reach out to me! I offer planning services to craft the perfect Jordanian itinerary for you.

So as the Jordanians would say, yalla!

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Wadi Rum Village

Wadi Rum village is a relatively recent invention, built by the government so Bedouins can have certain "town amenities" and not have to wander quite as much. However, there is not much in the village. There are some buildings and stores along with a Nabatean Temple (an interesting site). However, unless you need to meet your camp leader here, or you are staying at a guest house in town, you probably won't be in the village

🎈 Another early morning is needed to enjoy a sunrise over the desert from your Air Balloon. There is currently only one company offering balloon rides (though they are looking at bringing in more). So make sure you book this when you confirm your accommodation or you may miss out.

Time for a family camel ride. What is a group of camels called?

Wadi Rum is a popular desert location used for filming movies such as Star Wars, Dune, and Aladdin. Travel to a desert camp for many fun activities such as jeep tours, camel rides, sand boarding, and four-wheeling. 

Take some extra clothes with you as it will get SANDYYYY! Ride a camel, or twirl in the sand, who cares! you're in the desert!

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