Jordan
Jordan22 guides across 3 destinations — where to go, when, what it costs and what to eat.
Destinations in Jordan
Practical essentials for Jordan
Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Arabic; English is widely spoken in Amman, Petra and throughout the tourist trade.
Type B/C/D/F/G/J, 230V 50Hz
There is no useful passenger rail - JETT coaches link Amman, Petra and Aqaba, Uber and Careem work in Amman, and most visitors hire a car or a driver.
About 10% in restaurants, though better places already add a 10% service charge, and taxi fares are simply rounded up.
Tap water is treated in the cities, but visitors should stick to bottled or filtered water.
Right-hand side; carry the 1949 International Driving Permit together with your national licence.
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Country-level guidance, checked against official sources. Currency, fares and entry rules change — confirm anything time-critical before you travel.
Recent stories from Jordan
In Amman, Your Hotel Is a Transport Decision
Amman is built on steep hills with cheap taxis at the bottom of them, so the room you book quietly decides how much of the city you ever see on foot.
Bubble Dome or Bedouin Tent: Choosing Your Wadi Rum Camp
There are no hotels in the red desert — only camps, from goat-hair tents by the fire to space-age domes with panoramic roofs. Here is how to choose.
Amman for First-Timers: The Complete Guide to Jordan's Underrated Capital
Most travelers race through Amman on their way to Petra. Slow down: the Citadel, the Roman Theatre and the falafel of downtown reward a proper stay.
Three Days in Petra: The Complete Route
The Treasury is only the opening act. A three-day plan that covers the Siq, the Monastery, the high places and Little Petra — without wrecking your legs.
Wadi Rum Has No Restaurant Street. Here Is Where You Actually Eat.
Two villages, a scatter of kiosks, one oven buried in the sand and two towns at either end of the desert road: a practical eating map of Jordan's red desert.
Wadi Rum, Ranked: The 8 Unmissable Experiences in Jordan's Red Desert
Jeep tracks, rock bridges, Bedouin tea and the best starscape you may ever see — here is how to spend your time in the Valley of the Moon, in order.
Petra's essential bucket list, ranked
The Treasury is Petra's front door, not its point — a ranked guide to the tombs, trails and high places that fill two or three proper days.
From Market to Table: A Food Day in Petra
Beyond the Treasury lies another Petra ritual: falafel breakfasts in Wadi Musa, lamb slow-cooked under desert sand, and tea sweet enough to power the climb to the Monastery.
Petra with kids: the family day that actually works
Petra with children works if you trade completeness for morale: in at opening, out by early afternoon, and a pool waiting.
Amman at Three Prices: Where the Money Actually Goes
Budget, middle and grand are not three versions of the same stay in Amman - they are three different hills, three different mornings, and three quite different relationships with the taxi app.
Which Hill to Sleep On in Amman
Amman's neighbourhoods sit on separate hills, and the wrong one adds a taxi ride to every plan. Here is what downtown, the Jabal Amman ridge and the western circles actually deliver, at three budgets, with the caveats.
Boutique or grand: choosing your base at Petra
At Petra every bed is measured in metres from a single gate — here is what each distance actually costs you, from the resort opposite the visitor centre to a goat-hair tent out near Little Petra.