- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Royal hotels
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- Perfect travel to Jordan
Jordan is a real find for beach lovers combined with a varied excursion program and a civilized oriental flavor. The amazing beauty of the underwater world of the Red Sea, ancient sights of the world scale, pilgrimage to holy places and treatment at the resorts of the Sea of the Dead - this is what a trip to Jordan, a kingdom with an ancient history and culture, is all about.
Important points
- A Russian tourist will have to apply for a visa to visit Jordan. The procedure for obtaining it is very simple: the process takes only a few minutes upon arrival at the airport in the kingdom. If you enter the capital, you will have to pay $ 28, if in Aqaba, the visa will be issued free of charge. Prerequisites are the availability of a passport valid for the next six months and a hotel reservation. The duration of stay on a tourist visa is 30 days.
- Driving a rented car to countries neighboring Jordan is not allowed.
- On Ramadan days, alcohol is prohibited in Jordan, except in high-end hotels.
Choosing wings
The Kingdom of Jordan has two international airports through which you can enter the country:
- S7 Airlines fly to the capital Amman from Moscow several times a week. The cost of a round trip is about $ 500. The road will take 4, 5 hours.
- Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines delivers passengers to Amman via Istanbul. The ticket price is from $ 440.
- Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines fly to the capital of Jordan with a transfer in Frankfurt and Istanbul. Tickets will cost about $ 450, and the journey, taking into account the transfer, will take about 8 hours.
- Nordwind Airlines provides direct charter flights to the Aqaba resort on the Red Sea. A ticket costs about $ 500, and the journey will take up to 5 hours.
Royal hotels
Hotels of the Kingdom of Jordan are able to satisfy the tastes of various categories of travelers. In the old city centers there are oriental-style hotels, whose architecture resembles Arabian fairy tales, and the service is worthy of royal persons, despite the low prices. A night in such a hotel will cost from $ 20.
A bed in a hostel-type hotel with a shared bathroom will cost $ 8-10 per night, and a room in a five-star hotel of any of the international chains can be rented for no less than $ 120 per night.
A decent "treshka" near Petra in Wadi Musa is quite affordable for $ 30 per day, but it is advisable to book hotels near the attractions of Jordan in advance.
The most inexpensive accommodation options in the Jordanian resorts of the Dead Sea are apartments from $ 50 per day. The price includes the opportunity to use wireless internet, parking and relax in an air-conditioned room with a private bathroom. "Fives" at the Dead Sea are expensive and you will have to pay from $ 90 per day in such a hotel. The price of accommodation usually includes breakfast, and the hotel has several outdoor pools, health centers and spas.
Transport subtleties
Intercity transport in Jordan is represented by large, air-conditioned Jett buses that adhere to timetables and small “groove” buses that leave as they fill. In settlements, you can use taxis and analogs of domestic "minibuses".
The price of a taxi car rented for a full day will be about $ 50-$ 70. Before driving around the city, it is important to convince the driver to turn on the taximeter in order to avoid problems with the calculations.
It is best to rent a car in Jordan at international rental offices or with the help of a travel company. Right-hand traffic, but the driving style of local motorists, road signs in Arabic in the provinces and numerous traffic jams in cities significantly complicate the task of an unprepared driver for the Middle East.
Nightingales are not fed with fables
The restaurants and cafes of Jordan offer a variety of Middle Eastern cuisine to the guests of the kingdom. All catering establishments can be roughly divided into several groups, the cheapest among which are street cafes. Their menu includes the famous lamb and lentil soups, falafel, lamb with yogurt-based sauce. The price of lunch will not exceed $ 3 -4 $ and it is usually here that the Jordanians themselves prefer to satisfy their hunger.
A meal in a cafe will be more expensive, where waiters take orders, there are napkins and tablecloths on the tables, and the air in the room is refreshed by an air conditioner. A dinner with traditional Middle Eastern snacks and a hot dish will cost between $ 10 and $ 12.
Restaurants with a European level of service in the kingdom are found in the capital, at the resorts of the Dead Sea and in Aqaba. They are usually open at high-end hotels. The average bill for two in such an establishment ranges from $ 40 to $ 50, the main hot dish costs about $ 10 -15 $, and you can drink a cup of oriental coffee for $ 1.5.
Useful details
- At night, the taxi fare in Jordan roughly doubles.
- In order to avoid problems with orientation on the terrain and the language barrier with taxi drivers, you should have a business card with you with the name of your hotel.
- Bring warm clothes on your overnight excursion to Petra and the Wadi Rum Desert. In winter, in the evening and at night, the air temperature here drops dramatically.
- Friday is an official day off in the kingdom, and therefore it is important to plan your visits to banks or shops with this circumstance in mind.
- Alcohol is available only in a few hotels on the Dead Sea, and if you prefer dinners with wine, take a closer look at the choice of the hotel.
Perfect travel to Jordan
In Jordanian resorts, you can relax and swim throughout the year. In Aqaba, even at the height of winter, the air temperature during the day does not drop below + 26 ° С, and the water in the Red Sea remains warm even before the New Year - up to + 21 ° С. It is very hot here in summer, but dry, and therefore even + 35 ° C on the beaches of Jordan can be tolerated quite comfortably.
Hotels on the Dead Sea are popular at any time of the year, but the optimal season for treatment and recreation is from October to April. In summer, this region is too hot, and the air saturated with the fumes of the saltiest body of water on the planet becomes too heavy to breathe.
