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Trip to Jordan this october - Questions regarding activities and car

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Dear jordanian friends,

I'm heading to Jordan this october and I'd love your insights. (see plan below)

  • I have my driver licence for the last 15 years but I don't drive much. I'm comfortable driving in Switzerland though. I was planning to drive myself during the trip, do you think it's a good idea? I read that it's pretty safe and easy.
  • Do you have any tips regarding the specific activities below? (to avoid scammers, best roads, etc.)
  • I was planning to do the hike betweek Dana and Feynan which I heard is fantastic. How can I go back to Dana to get my car?

Thank you so much for your help. Any tip is appreciated.

Joakim

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DatesLocationsTo do
12.10Amman- Flight from Geneva to Amman, Taxi to City Center
13.10Amman- The Citadel - The Roman Amphitheatre - Rainbow street - Jabal al Weibdeh - Eat lots of food
14.10Wadi Mujib - Dead Sea- Car drive to Wadi Mujib - Siq Trail - Dead sea
15.10Dana- Car drive to Dana - Dana Village - Wadi Dana
16.10Dana - Feynan- Wadi Dana hike from Dana to Feynan
17.10Petra- Drive to Petra - Siq / Treasury - High Place of Sacrifice - Monastery - Petra Night Tour
18.10Wadi Rum- Drive to Wadi Rum - Little Bridge - Sunet in Kharzali Canyon
19.10Wadi Rum - Aqaba- Sunrise in Wadi Rum (?) - Beach time Aqaba
20.10Aqaba- Scuba Diving PADI (Aqaba International Dive Center)
21.10Aqaba- Scuba Diving PADI (Aqaba International Dive Center)
22.10Aqaba- Scuba Diving PADI (Aqaba International Dive Center)
23.10Aqaba - Amman- Car/Flight drive back to Amman
24.10Amman- Flight back to Geneva

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Posted Aug 23, 2021, 6:46 PM UTC

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itsme303_•

Hoi.. i hope you enjoy your stay here, i will just comment on the driving question. During rush hours it gets genuinely crazy and people drive like its a game of GTA, it might be a cultural shock at first but you will get used to it eventually.

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Urmomfuxme•

Hello,

I think as long as you have cash “for gas whenever you run out of it” you’re good, the steering wheel is on the left side though, not on the right. Just use google maps and make sure you book a room/activity by calling first

Activities? Wadi rum, petra, downtown Amman “ wist el balad, Lwebdeh, jabal Amman” dead sea, Irbid and Ajloun, Jerash, you can go camping in Iraq Al ameer or Dana, there is a place in Ajloun, its on a mountain and you can hike, they have little huts you can rent too, its amazing there, there are Hayeens and mountain foxes and amaaazing fossils. I went there and loved it, they have the best homemade fig jam and all kinds of homemade olive oil and cheese biscuits.

Edit: just saw your plan, add Al Malik Hamze Dam, you can rent a place and go kayaking.

Foods you should eat: Mansaf, Msakhan, mjaddara, maqloube, manaqeesh, hummus “ours is superior” mutabbal, shakshouke, falafel, kebbeh, dried tomatoes “oh my GOD THEY ARE AMAZINGGG”, Knafe all three types “na’ameh, kheshneh and manroumeh” Halawet el jabneh and Um Ali.

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[deleted]•

ما سمعت بمنرومة

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seaboat90•

Me neither

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traceast•

What's the name of the cool place in ajloun?

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seaboat90•

You will have a green license plate. There may be some people that try to hit your car and claim you did it or there may be some people pretending to be police trying to wave you down.

If ANYTHING happens, DO NOT STOP and immediately proceed to the next police station, no questions asked. The scammers will run away when that happens

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traceast•

I mean the schedule looks good, but I'd probably put Ayla oasis on my list (mykonos vibes), plus I honestly don't encourage you to drive alone in amman or jordan in general, only the main roads have somewhat-decent streets, and it's not about the streets its about the psychos driving cars around. On a more serious note tho, imagine leaving Geneva and coming to amman... like, why? I wouldn't waste my money here if i had the chance to visit other beautiful places.

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