Jordan is a vast open-air museum, where stories of ancient civilisations are still being told through the castles and columns, theatres and temples, mosaics and rock carvings that emerge from the sun-baked terrain.
Jordan is nature canvas, on which captivating landscapes of desert mountains, spiraling canyons, remote oases and venerable forests have been etched by the forces of untold millennia.
Jordan is an aquatic playground, where one dazzling sea reveals kaleidoscopic corals while another promotes total relaxation, and where effervescent waterfalls of hot and cold torrents confront the adventurous.
Jordan is a spiritual storybook, a place where a saviour was baptised, a prophet received a divine revelation and a holy battle was fought and won, where messages were given and traditions bequeathed.
Jordan is a place of a thousand welcomes, where elegant service meets time-honoured hospitality, where you can sleep in modern luxury or under a canopy of stars, where local cuisine will provide a five-star dining experience.
Jordan is a cultural cornucopia, where handmade crafts can be bought from community-focused workshops, where contemporary art abounds in boutique galleries, where jewellery and ceramics provide modern means of reflecting ancient legacies.
Your trip of a lifetime (with links to relevant section)
To experience Jordan is to generate a lifetime’s worth of memories:
• Fulfil long-held ambitions to visit Petra or float in the Dead Sea.
• Revel in Roman history at the unsurpassed ruins of Jerash or amid the stunning location of Umm Qais.
• Scale the flame-coloured dunes of Wadi Rum or spot ibex in Wadi Dana.
• Marvel at the frescoes of QusayrAmra or read history on the mosaics in Madaba.
• Recline under the perennial sunshine or share tea with your Bedouin host.