Flights & Holidays to Jordan

If the only sight worth seeing in Jordan were Petra, it would still be reason enough to put the country near the top of every traveller’s must-see list. But in a week – or even less –you can experience Mediterranean resorts, desert camps, Dead Sea escapes, sacred Biblical sites and the traces of every ancient civilization, major and minor.

Whether it’s on foot, by day or candlelight, your first sight of Petra, the hidden Nabatean city located 140 miles (around a three-hour drive) from Amman and carved into the mountains of southern Jordan, is not an experience that’s easily forgotten. The desert expanse of Wadi Rum, four hours south of the capital, is the other main draw – whether for adventure sports enthusiasts, hikers (the famous Burdah Arch and Jebel Umm Adaami, the country’s highest mountain, are there to be climbed) or those in search of T.E. Lawrence’s authentic Arabia. But don’t forget the Dana Reserve Biosphere and its archaeological treasures – from ancient copper mines and Byzantine churches to Neolithic villages and a Roman aqueduct.