The Nabataean city carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs over 2,000 years ago, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Walk through the Siq, a narrow gorge, to the Treasury (Al-Khazneh), then on to the Royal Tombs and the climb of 800 steps to the Monastery (Ad-Deir).
Buy the Jordan Pass, which includes the visa and Petra entry. Allow 2 days. Petra by Night runs some evenings. Check travel advice first.
Jordan's largest nature reserve, dropping from mountains to desert, with a restored stone village, Dana, on the edge.
A desert valley of red sand and towering sandstone mountains, where Lawrence of Arabia passed and films such as The Martian were shot, a UNESCO World…
Jordan's only coastal town, on the Red Sea, with coral reefs for diving and snorkelling, including a sunken tank and a plane.
The Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea has resort beaches and public beaches for floating.
A hill in the centre of Amman with the Temple of Hercules, an Umayyad palace and a museum, with views over the city and the Roman Theatre below.
One of the best-preserved Roman provincial cities in the world, with a colonnaded street, the oval forum, temples, theatres and Hadrian's Arch.
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