Four days in Jordan / Amman. Itinerary suggestions?
I plan on going to Amman, Jordan for four days in March. I plan to spend a day visiting the Petra Caves - don't want to spend more than a day there unless absolutely necessary as otherwise I'd have to buy a two day pass which is costlier than the one day pass - and another day at the Dead Sea, which leaves me with a day or two in Amman. The Jordanian dinar is a pretty strong currency so I wouldn't want to spend too much, and will be travelling mostly by public buses, as far as possible, making Amman my base and making day trips to Petra / Dead Sea.
- Is this itinerary too rushed or would you suggest spending more time at any of the places? Or are there any other places accessible from Amman you'd recommend visiting (and worth extending my stay for)?
- I plan to go Thursday - Sunday. I read on some online forum that there aren't enough bus services on Fridays / Saturdays because it's a Muslim country. Is this true, and if yes, could jeopardize my itinerary of taking day trips from Amman?
Best Answer
Amman is not so interesting, so I would suggest that a day is more than enough if you have that little time. A very good and easy day trip from Amman is Jerash - easy to get to by bus. Aquaba is also easy to get to, because there are many fast buses there from Amman (3-4h, probably every hour or so).
Petra on the other hand might be much more difficult to get to for a day trip (its THE thing to see in Jordan though, so you must find a way :) - we ended up taking a taxi from Amman (it wasn't cheap 6 years ago). Probably you will need to spend at least one night there. Also its quite big, so a full day is needed. You might try to find some organized day trips, but I can't really help you here.
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- Day 1:Arrive and get to know Amman, Jordan.
- Day 2:Experience the Lost City of Petra.
- Day 3: Tour the sands and red rocks of Wadi Rum and sleep under the stars in a Bedouin camp.
- Day 4:Return to Amman and move on (via Aqaba)
Is 4 days enough for Jordan?
I'll be honest: four days is a really short amount of time in Jordan. To visit the top sights, you're going to have to pack a lot in each day, and spend a lot of time traveling between them. But don't worry \u2013 it is possible!How many days should you spend in Amman?
But if you want to get to know the real Jordan, spending at least 2 days in Amman is an absolute must. 2 days is the perfect amount of time to fall in love with the city's charming character.How many days are needed in Jordan?
Seven days in Jordan is the perfect amount of time to spend in the country. This allows you either to dig deep into Amman, Petra and Wadi Rum, or take a marathon, touch-and-go trip around the country, from the Dead Sea all the way down to the Red Sea, and everywhere in-between.Is 5 days enough in Jordan?
Five days makes a quick trip to Jordan, but it's enough time to hop between the country's southern highlights\u2014a couple of hours of driving on well-maintained highways is all that separates Petra, the Dead Sea, and the desert wilderness of Wadi Rum.JORDAN TRAVEL GUIDE (ITINERARY): Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Amman Citadel, Jerash, Bethany, Madaba
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You already received some good suggestions but i'd like to add my personal experience.
If you absolutely want to have your base in Amman here is what you can do:
- Visit the city. Amman isn't super-uber-awesome but there are still quite a few interesting things to do. You can go up to the old Amman Citadel which is quite interesting. In Amman there is also a beautiful Roman Theatre worth visiting. You can end the day having dinner and smoking Hookah in Abdoun Circle.
- As suggested, you can head north to Jerash, which is a beautiful Roman city. You can either hire a driver (more expensive) or take the bus from Tabarbour station (when I was there it costed 2JD, because I was a tourist of course) and it's gonna take about a hour.
- On the third day you can hire a driver (since there are no buses) and go visiting the Desert Castles it's pretty interesting and you will get the chance to stay in the desert too. (Other possibilities would be visiting Madaba or Kerak)
- Petra. Not much to say, except that one day is NOT enough. I think you won't even able to reach the Temple (even tho I saw Japanese people, visiting for a day only, literally running to get up there). I suggest to leave very early in the morning (it's gonna take 3 to 4 hours to get there and if you don't wanna take the local buses you can take the more touristy JETT from Abdali station).
You can also evaluate this variation. Go to Petra on day 3 and spend a night in the super nice Valentine's Inn where you can meet fellow travelers and organize with them a trip on day 4 in the Wadi Rum, absolutely amazing. You can hire and share a local guide to get there.
If you don't necessarily need to stay in Ammanm I would suggest you to head down to Petra the first day, get in love with it and stay at least 2 days (I stayed for three days). Then you can go to the Wadi Rum, hire a local guide as already suggested, and spend a night in the desert too. Aqaba isn't really interesting but from Petra you can reach it quite easily or you can head up north to Amman and spend a day there before leaving (or skip it entirely and have fun in Dead Sea).
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