Ancient cities, desert landscapes and the most intriguing sea in the world: Lonely Planet’s Jordan covers them all. But venture beyond Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea for activities coverage you won’t find in any other guidebook. Hiking, scrambling, rock climbing, camel trekking, 4WD excursions - there’s more adventure here than Lawrence of Arabia had time for.

The Author

Getting Started

Itineraries

Snapshot

History

The Culture

Environment

Food & Drink

Amman

Jerash & the North

The Eastern Desert

Dead Sea Highway

King’s Highway

Petra

Southern Desert & Aqaba

Directory

Transport

Health

Language

Glossary

Behind the Scenes

World Time Zones

Index

Map Legend