Amman Vacations, Amman Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

After our tour from contiki(visiting Egypt for 9 days) we have another arrangement to visit Amman, Jordan, our gateway to Petra.  I always thought of the middle east as a warm place to be but as we were landing at the airport, it was announced that it would be 5 degree celsius outside...and there I was saying to myself OH GREAT!!!! I only have a few winter clothes with me might as well buy my warm jacket over here. As I went to a money changer at the airport, I found out that the US do...

We have had some problems navigating this city, but we’ve had some success as well (we found the Dead Sea, after all). Today we had pretty high hopes as we set off towards the Eastern desert and the town of Azraq. We planned to see the many “desert castles” on the route, and to visit one of the two nature preserves near the town. In the end, NONE of that happened, and we found a less welcoming side of Jordan in the form of rock-wielding boys, as well. Not our best day. As we departed th...

Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley.  Due to the city’s modern-day prosperity and temperate climate, almost half of Jordan’s population is concentrated in the Amman area. The downtown area is much older and more traditional with smaller businesses producing and selling everything from fabulous jewellery to everyday household items.The peo...

We took a break from class on Saturday so Khalood our teacher took us on sort of a field trip to the King Houssein gardens.  I felt like I was a kid again on a elementary school field trip.  Atop the gardens, perhaps the most fitting memorial to the late King, is the Royal Automobile Museum.  I basically learned the history of modern Jordan through automobiles.  Displayed are a ton of cars owned by the royal family in addition to sweet cars used by them on rare occations/c...