A country · 67 places · 12 regions
Jordan, all of it.
67 curated places across 12 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Amman Governorate, Ma'an Governorate, Madaba Governorate and Aqaba Governorate — read below as chapters, with 8 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Amman Governorate · 18 places
Amman Governorate
A hilltop site at the heart of Amman layered with Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad remains. Its Temple of Hercules columns and domed palace overlook the amphitheatre and sprawl of the capital below.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Ma'an Governorate · 6 places
Ma'an Governorate
A dramatic sandstone valley whose narrow gorge, the Siq, winds between towering rose-colored cliffs. The gorge frames the carved facades of the ancient Nabataean city nearby.
✦ March to May and September to November · $$
Chapter III · Madaba Governorate · 6 places
Madaba Governorate
A dramatic canyon carved through the Jordanian plateau by the Mujib River before it enters the Dead Sea at roughly 400 metres below sea level, giving this reserve the lowest altitude nature reserve designation in the world. The canyon walls rise hundreds of metres above a rocky stream that hikers wade through on the main Siq Trail route. The water-filled lower canyon gorge is passable only in summer when water levels are manageable, and involves swimming across pools between basalt boulders. The ecological transition from plateau to the Dead Sea rift valley within the reserve supports a range of raptors and rare plants.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Aqaba Governorate · 5 places
Aqaba Governorate
A protected desert valley in southern Jordan characterised by massive sandstone and granite formations rising from a flat red-sand floor, some reaching 1,700 metres in elevation. The interplay of rock colour — deep burgundy, ochre, and rose — shifts dramatically through the day, with pre-dawn blue light and the minutes around sunrise and sunset offering the most intense photographic conditions. The area was used as a base by T.E. Lawrence during the Arab Revolt and has served as a stand-in for Mars in multiple film productions. Overnight camps beneath the open sky allow observation of exceptional star density.
✦ March to May, September to November · $$
Regions of Jordan
Every place in Jordan
67 places, one country.
Wadi Rum
Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$
Dead Sea
Balqa Governorate, Jordan
✦ October to April · $$
Jerash
Jerash Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May, September to November · $
Dana Biosphere Reserve
Tafilah Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May, September to November · $
Aqaba
Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
✦ October to May · $$
Wadi Mujib
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
✦ April to October · $
Madaba
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May, September to November · $
Amman Citadel
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Roman Theatre of Amman
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Mount Nebo
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Kerak Castle
Karak Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Qasr Amra
Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Umm ar-Rasas
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Wadi Musa
Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May and September to November · $$
Ajloun Forest Reserve
Ajloun Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March to May · $
Jordan Museum
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
Rainbow Street
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ April–June, September–October · $
Nymphaeum of Amman
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
Odeon of Amman
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
Temple of Hercules
Amman, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
The Duke's Diwan
Amman, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $
Sports City, Amman
Amman Governorate, Jordan
✦ March–May, September–November · $