This is a great place in which it seems that time has stopped, virtually untouched by man and its destructive forces. Here, water and wind have carved the imposing and towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described that TE Lawrence: "Vast, lonely ... as touched by the hand of God. "

A maze of monolithic rock landscapes rises from the desert floor to 1,750 feet, creating a natural challenge for experienced climbers. Hikers can enjoy the tranquility of the boundless empty spaces, explore the canyons and the water tanks and discover the drawings of rocks dating from 4,000 years ago, and other spectacular treasures that owns this stunning wilderness.

Also known as 'The Valley of the Moon', this is the place where Prince Faisal Bin Hussein and TE Lawrence established his headquarters during the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in the First World War, his exploits are closely linked to the history of this amazing place.

There are several possibilities for exploring Wadi Rum. Visitors should contact the Visitor Center where, in addition to the facilities for visitors, you can rent a 4x4 vehicle with a driver / guide and explore Wadi for two or three hours, exploring some of the best known. You can also rent a camel and a guide. Travel time can be set earlier in the Visitor Centre, as the rooms under the stars in Bedouin tents where you can enjoy a traditional meal at the fireside enlivened by Arabic music.

When transport is organized, there are several tours available: the Burdah stone bridge, the highest in Wadi Rum, through the Seven Pillars of Wisdom and many other interesting places. You can use a full day drive or a day and a night if you go by camel. There are many alternative routes, so ask your travel agent or check directly at the Center for Bedouin village visitantes.El inhabiting the area still retains its semi-nomadic lifestyle. The Bedouins are hospitable and welcome visitors with joy, often inviting him for coffee or lunch.

important:

When visiting Wadi Rum remember to bring something warm, as temperatures go from 32 ° C per day, up to 4 ° C overnight.

Always ask permission before photographing local Bedouin.
Always dress modestly when visiting an area inhabited by Bedouins. Their culture is far from Western cultures, more liberal, and very short pants and shirts could be considered disrespectful.
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This is a great place in which it seems that time has stopped, virtually untouched by man and its destructive forces. Here, water and wind have carved the imposing and towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described that TE Lawrence: "Vast, lonely ... as touched by the hand of God. "

A maze of monolithic rock landscapes rises from the desert floor to 1,750 feet, creating a natural challenge for experienced climbers. Hikers can enjoy the tranquility of the boundless empty spaces, explore the canyons and the water tanks and discover the drawings of rocks dating from 4,000 years ago, and other spectacular treasures that owns this stunning wilderness.

Also known as 'The Valley of the Moon', this is the place where Prince Faisal Bin Hussein and TE Lawrence established his headquarters during the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in the First World War, his exploits are closely linked to the history of this amazing place.

There are several possibilities for exploring Wadi Rum. Visitors should contact the Visitor Center where, in addition to the facilities for visitors, you can rent a 4x4 vehicle with a driver / guide and explore Wadi for two or three hours, exploring some of the best known. You can also rent a camel and a guide. Travel time can be set earlier in the Visitor Centre, as the rooms under the stars in Bedouin tents where you can enjoy a traditional meal at the fireside enlivened by Arabic music.

When transport is organized, there are several tours available: the Burdah stone bridge, the highest in Wadi Rum, through the Seven Pillars of Wisdom and many other interesting places. You can use a full day drive or a day and a night if you go by camel. There are many alternative routes, so ask your travel agent or check directly at the Center for Bedouin village visitantes.El inhabiting the area still retains its semi-nomadic lifestyle. The Bedouins are hospitable and welcome visitors with joy, often inviting him for coffee or lunch.

important:

When visiting Wadi Rum remember to bring something warm, as temperatures go from 32 ° C per day, up to 4 ° C overnight.

Always ask permission before photographing local Bedouin.
Always dress modestly when visiting an area inhabited by Bedouins. Their culture is far from Western cultures, more liberal, and very short pants and shirts could be considered disrespectful.

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The giant red mountains and vast mausoleums of a lost time have little to do with our modern civilization, and they ask to be appreciated at their true value: as one of the greatest wonders ever wrought by Nature and Man.
Although much has been written about Petra, nothing really prepares you for this amazing place. Must be seen to be believed.
Often described as the eighth wonder of the ancient world, Petra is without doubt the most precious treasure of Jordan and its most important tourist attraction. It's a huge city completely carved into the rocks by the Nabateans, an Arab tribe hardworking who settled in the area over 2,000 years and the city became an important step linking the silk routes, those of the spices and other connecting China, India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Syria, Greece and Rome.

The entrance to the city is through the Siq, a narrow canyon, a mile long, surrounded by cliffs that rise to 80 meters high. Simply walk through the Siq is an unforgettable experience. The colors and rock formations are dazzling. When you reach the end of the Siq catch your first glimpse the front called Al-Khazneh (Treasury).
It is an awesome experience. A massive façade, 30m wide and 43m high, carved into the rock face of pale pink and dwarfing everything around it. It was built in the first century as the tomb of an important Nabataean king and a sample of the engineering genius of this ancient people.

The Treasury is the first of the many wonders that are found in Petra. You need at least four or five days to explore the city thoroughly. As you enter the Petra valley you will be overwhelmed by the natural beauty of this place and its impressive architecture. There are hundreds of elaborate rock-cut tombs with intricate carvings, unlike the houses that were destroyed by the earthquake, were built to last for all eternity and 500 have survived, empty but bewitching as you file past their dark entries . There are also a theater built by the Nabataeans in Roman style, with capacity for 3,000 people. There are obelisks, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets, high up, overlooking the valley is the impressive Ad-Deir Monastery, a rise of 800 rock-cut steps leading up El.En inside the site also you can find two great museums, the Petra Archaeological Museum and the Petra Nabataean Museum. Both have a great background from excavations in the Petra region and provide a colorful overview of Petra stopped.
A thirteenth-century shrine, built by the Mamluk Sultan Al Nasir Mohammad to commemorate the death of Aaron, brother of Moses, can be seen today at the summit of Mount Aaron in the Sharah range.
On-site, several artisans from the town of Wadi Musa and a nearby Bedouin settlement set up small stalls selling local handicrafts such as pottery and Bedouin jewelery and bottles of colored sand in the area.

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Not allowed access to the area to motorized vehicles. If you do not want to walk, rent a horse or a horse-drawn carriage to tour the Siq, 1 mile long. For the elderly or disabled, the Visitor Center, located near the entrance to the Siq, grants a special permit (for an additional fee) for transfer to the inside Petra to visit the main attractions. Once inside the enclosure, you can rent a donkey or, if you search a little adventure, a camel. Both options include the support of a caregiver and travel routes of the site.

Petra was established around the sixth century BC, Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the beginnings of a commercial empire that reached Syria.

Despite successive attempts by the Seleucid king Antigonus, the Roman emperor Pompey and Herod the Great to take to their respective empires, Petra, the Nabatean city remained in power until about the year 100 AD when the Romans took it . Remained inhabited during the Byzantine period, when the Roman Empire established its interest in the East, in Constantinople, but then, its importance declined. The Crusaders built a fort here in the twelfth century, but soon withdrew, leaving Petra under the control of the local population until the nineteenth century, when the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812 returned to discover it.
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The ancient city of Jerash, Petra rivaling the list of favorite destinations in Jordan, has always been occupied by human settlements, more than 6,500 years.

Jerash lies on a plateau surrounded by steep wooded areas and fertile basins. Conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, it fell under Roman rule and was one of the ten great Roman cities, the Decapolis.
The city's golden age came under Roman rule, during which it was known as Gerasa, and today is considered one of the best preserved Roman cities worldwide. Hidden for centuries in sand before the excavations and restorations carried out during the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a perfect example of the great Roman provinces formal planning that can be admired throughout the Middle East: floor and colonnaded streets, temples on the tops of the mountains, handsome theaters, spacious public squares, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and columns.


Beneath its external Greco-Roman city of Jerash also preserves a subtle blend of East and West. Its architecture, religion and languages ​​reflect a process by which two powerful cultures were mixed and coexisted: the Greco-Roman world of the Mediterranean basin and the ancient traditions of the Arab East.


The modern city of Jerash is located east of the ruins. The old and the new city are separated only by a wall, but the careful preservation and city planning have enabled the city to develop itself out of the ruins, so there is no invasion of the sites old.


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The Jerash Festival, held in July, dipped to the ancient city into one of the most spectacular cultural events and encouraged the world. The festival of folk dances representing local and international groups, ballet, concerts, theater, opera, performances of popular singers and sales of traditional handicrafts, all lit by artificial light creates a suggestive atmosphere around the wonderful setting of the ruins Jerash.

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Undoubtedly, the most impressive in the world, the Jordan Rift Valley is a beautiful and dramatic landscape, which in the Dead Sea is over 400 meters below sea level. As the lowest point on earth, this vast expanse of water is the final destination of many rivers, among which is the river Jordan. When the waters reach the Dead Sea are surrounded by land and have no way out, so it evaporates leaving a thick, rich blend of salts and minerals that provide industry, agriculture and medicine some of the Dead Sea products exquisitos.El is flanked by mountains east and west by the hills of Jerusalem, giving it an almost otherworldly beauty. Although the area is sparsely populated and serenely quiet now, it is believed to have been home to five Biblical cities: Sodom, Gomorrah, Adama, Zeboiim and Zoar.

One of the natural and spiritual landscapes in the world's most spectacular east coast of the Dead Sea, which has evolved to become the center of both religious tourism, tourism and health and welfare of the entire region. A series of good roads, excellent hotels with spa and fitness facilities as well as archaeological and spiritual discoveries make this region a tempting destination for international visitors, like one day it was to kings, emperors, traders, prophets and pilgrims in antiquity.

The highlight of the Dead Sea is the warm and salty waters, which contain ten times more salt than the rest of the world's oceans and are rich in chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium, bromine and other minerals. Its warm and incredibly rich in minerals floating have attracted visitors since ancient times, including King Herod and the beautiful Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. All have been delighted with the black mud and encouraging the Dead Sea and floated easily over the water looking at the sky while soaking her healthy minerals while they warmed with light rays of Jordan.

important:
If you want to combine a visit to the Dead Sea with a diving trip to Aqaba in Jordan during your stay, enjoy the experience first of the Dead Sea. Doing the opposite will understand that the recommended option is the best to see any cuts or scratches that can occur on coral reefs.
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Given the wealth of other attractions, visitors today often overlook the magnificent Red Sea in Jordan. Besides being a delightful place for discerning visitors, it is an ideal base from which to explore the various attractions of southern Jordan.

Aqaba is synonymous with fun. It is a microcosm of all the wonders of Jordan, including a fascinating history, with outstanding sites, hotels and first-class activities, impeccable facilities for visitors, and possibilities for shopping, not to mention the friendliness and hospitality of its people, who enjoy helping visitors what they need.

But perhaps Aqaba's greatest asset is himself the Red Sea. Here, enjoy one of the best diving in the world. The mild climate and gentle water currents have created the perfect environment for corals to grow and develop a multitude of marine life. Here you can swim with sea turtles and dolphins dive into schools of multicolored fish. If you are night diving excursions, admire the nocturnal sea creatures such as crabs, prawns and lobsters, while looking for your midnight snack.

Aqaba has several dive centers. All offer diving equipment in optimal conditions, professional instructors and boat transfer to various dive sites.

For these people it is possible to see the wonders of the sea through a glass bottom boat or a submarine or if you prefer, relax in the sun on the beautiful beaches of the resorts in the area. Of course, besides all this, there are many water sport activities available as well as an interesting and important marine park.
For over 5,500 years, Aqaba has played an important role in the economy of the region. Was the rallying point for land and sea routes from Asia, Africa and Europe, paper still plays today. Due to this crucial role, there are many historical sites to explore in the area, including what is believed to be the oldest church built in the world.
Aqaba International Airport is located just 20 minutes drive from downtown and receives regular flights from Amman as well as from several European cities. From the center of the city, the borders of Israel, the Sinai of Egypt and Saudi Arabia are less than 30 minutes by car.
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Amman, capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city full of contrasts, a unique blend of ancient and modern, strategically located in a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley.

In the commercial center of the city, ultra modern buildings rub shoulders, hotels, trendy restaurants, art galleries and boutiques with traditional cafes and craft workshops. Evidence anywhere in the ancient past of the city.

Due to the prosperity enjoyed by the city today and its temperate climate, almost half of Jordan's population is concentrated in the Amman area. The districts are mainly residential streets and avenues lined with perfectly aligned and elegant white houses, as a municipal law establishes the use of local stone on the facade of the houses.
The center is much older and more traditional. There you will find smaller businesses producing and selling almost everything from jewelry to household utensils.

The people of Amman are multi-cultural, polite, hospitable and form a very diverse society. They welcome visitors and proudly display their fascinating and vibrant city.

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