Petra's Monastery carved into the rock, under a blue sky
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Jordan

Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea

Four days by car from north to south and back. Petra by day and by candlelight, a night in a tent in the red desert of Wadi Rum, the salt of the Dead Sea and a grand finale in Amman. Tested on the ground, with the real car and hotels.

Length
4 days
Recommended time
March – May, October – November
Budget
About €700 all in, flight included
Pace
Brisk, by rental car

The stops

AmmanPetraWadi RumDead Sea
  1. 01

    Petra

    The Nabataean city carved into pink rock. A full day inside, lunch with a view, and at night the Siq lit by candles.

    Petra's Treasury with a camel in front
  2. 02

    Wadi Rum

    The red desert from the films: a night in a tent under the stars and a morning by jeep among stone arches, canyons and dunes.

    The bubble tent lit up under the Wadi Rum stars
  3. 03

    Dead Sea

    The lowest point on Earth, on the road north: the pink lake and the salt beaches.

    The pink lake near the Dead Sea, among the rocks
  4. 04

    Amman

    The capital on the hills: Roman ruins in the middle of the modern city and dinner overlooking the lights.

    The columns of the Temple of Hercules in Amman's Citadel
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