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 Heritage Site. Take a 4x4 tour with Bedouin guides, ride camels, and sleep in a desert camp under the stars.
Book camps run by local Bedouin. Nights are cold in winter.
Jordan's only coastal town, on the Red Sea, with coral reefs for diving and snorkelling, including a sunken tank and a plane.
The Nabataean city carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs over 2,000 years ago, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Jordan's largest nature reserve, dropping from mountains to desert, with a restored stone village, Dana, on the edge.
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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