12 ESSENTIAL Travel Tips when Visiting Petra & Jordan | Full Travel Guide

We cover literally everything about visiting Petra and Jordan: How long to stay, how to get the best views, The Jordan Pass, visa entry, public transport, the cost of everything, which hotels to stay in, tips for visiting the Dead Sea, renting a car, tour guides, safety and more in 2023. Below are all the links mentioned.
👉 TOUR PACKAGES and HOTEL LINKS BELOW
TOURS AROUND JORDAN
👉* 6 Day tour of Jordan, similar to ours: www.viator.com/tours/Amman/6-...
👉* Alternate 6 Day Jordan tour: www.viator.com/tours/Amman/6-...
👉 Tour that we took, as seen in video: www.intrepidtravel.com/uk/jor...
👉* 3 Day Tour of Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea: www.getyourguide.com/amman-l1...
👉* Day trip to The Dead Sea from Amman: www.getyourguide.com/amman-l1...
👉* Private tour of Jerash: www.getyourguide.com/umm-qais...
👉* Petra Private Day Trip: www.getyourguide.com/amman-l1...
👉 Watch the full video of the ALTERNATE PETRA route to the view of the Treasury from Travelling Tom: • How to get the best vi...
HOTELS we stayed at (and then alternatives)
👉* Amman rated as "Fabulous": www.booking.com/hotel/jo/sula...
👉* Amman alternative hotel rated as "Superb", closer to the centre which I'd suggest is better: www.booking.com/hotel/jo/nu-f...
👉* 5 Star Dead Sea rated as "Very Good": www.booking.com/hotel/jo/holi...
👉* Dead Sea alternative rated as "Very Good", Have to take taxi to Dead Sea but looks amazing: www.booking.com/hotel/jo/evas...
👉* Petra rated as "Superb": www.booking.com/hotel/jo/petr...
👉* Petra alternative rated "very good": www.booking.com/hotel/jo/moev...
👉* Wadi Rum rated as "Very Good" www.booking.com/hotel/jo/wadi...
👉* Wadi Rum alternative rated as "superb": www.booking.com/hotel/jo/rum-...
Travelled in April.
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Petra How Many Days?
2:29 Petra Best Photo Opportunity
4:58 Getting Around Petra
6:18 Tour Guided Trips
7:07 Skip Petra By Night?
8:45 General Petra Tips
9:07 Best Hotels in Petra
9:34 The Jordan Pass
10:40 Amman City Arrival
11:28 Public Transport
12:42 Safety in Jordan
13:13 Access to Dead Sea
14:35 Dead Sea General Info
15:30 Renting a Car
16:05 Tour Group Vs Bespoke
16:45 Visiting During Ramadan
18:04 Best Months to Visit Jordan
18:32 How Expensive is Jordan?
#Jordan #petra #wadirum

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

HI EVERYONE! Please give this video a 👍 above to support us and help spread the word. Have these 2 videos put Jordan on your radar? Any other questions you have about visiting, please let us know.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hey. I cover cost at the very end. About $100 per day going upward. Links in the description also for day trips and week long trips.

[@JohnNewtoneu]

thanks for the vid, looks like you enjoyed it, but not for me too many ruins ruin a trip for me all the best.

[@divinamadlangbayan585]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@tatipinto2879]

I have my trip to Jordan and I want to know how is the easy and safe transportation from Amman to Petra sand then from Petra to wadi Rum 🙏🏻

[@markwalkenhorst3962]

Did you have to get Covid travel insurance?

[@xrachelj1x]

I've just returned from doing a week long trip around Jordan. We rented a car and I planned the itinerary myself. Such an experience and felt safe the whole time we was there. Jordanians are very welcoming.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Ah that’s great. Thanks for backing up my point! Always great to hear from other experiences.

[@kennyli6177]

Can usual US driver license used for car renting?

[@alsalam3039]

@@kennyli6177 yes

[@smilinsuhi8159]

Hi can u pls share the itinerary which u had during last visit? Planning to visit next month.

[@talalahmed2966]

Hi mate. What car company did you use for your rental?

[@janetlin7667]

„🐵” just booked my flight to Jordan and came across to your video. Great information and thanks for sharing these pro tips 🙏🏻

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thanks. I’ve also got a Jordan vlog which shows what we got up to. Enjoy.

[@garyhaber333]

My wife and I went for our 25th anniversary, we stayed with our nephew who was born in Al Mafraq, and spent 2 months with his family in March & April 2018. He took us around Jordan as a family, so we weren't part of a tour, which was great. Payed non tourist prices.❤❤ We stayed AT THAT Holiday Inn Dead Sea Apr 2 thru 4, 2018 it was wonderful!!! ❤ The room service and food portion sizes were amazing. 😮😮 Petra was gorgeous, beware of the sellers around the Treasury that will constantly bug you to buy something or offer services. Amman was fantastic, the mall and Hashemite Plaza was huge, but you'll do alot of walking, wear good shoes.❤ We stayed in Wadi Rum for 2 days, 🙏🏼🥰 the food was delicious, the sunsets and stars were unbelievable. We stayed at Wadi Rum Space Village Luxury Camp. It was great! Comfortable beds, full bathrooms. Lights out at midnight cuz they ran on solar. It was pitch black after midnite except for all the stars and pathway lights. I'd love to go back someday,❤❤❤❤ the Jordanian people are so friendly❤❤ and the hospitality was A+❤ Prices overall were affordable, aside from our nephew being Jordanian. ❤❤❤ The last Mideast country on my bucket list is Egypt.❤❤

[@sadeembb8070]

Oh, thank you for these beautiful words. Welcome to Jordan

[@louhinson3631]

Thank you so much! Hugely helpful xx

[@michdelish]

Another great video! Jordan is definitely going on my list ✅

[@chantsd27]

Another great one I really enjoy watching your content, the are brilliant

[@cynthialeaf8358]

Amazing video- the footage and the info. This is a bucket list place for me

[@leeanneNZ]

These 2 Jordan videos are really good - super helpful. Love your work! Thanks

[@mysparklingjoy]

Thank you for this super useful video! We are planning a trip on September and I will keep all your tips in mind to taylor it to perfection! Keep up the amazing job!!

[@aminzqrti7672]

Stunning! Amazing video. Thanks a lot for your effort

[@IkennaVisuals]

Very informative video, thank you! Will be going to Jordan so this helped a lot :)

[@Skill-Builders]

Just fantastically useful in planning a trip. Thank you!!

[@kod-ee-wom-pl]

Thank you for the nice and interesting tour. Have a wonderful day 😊

[@MorenaLa]

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive video. I like your style!

[@nylaqureshi6745]

Great video. Really informative. Thanks

[@matthowe5193]

Immensely useful and practical info, thank you.

[@mariannelabbe4424]

Great video! My husband and I visited Jordan in march and I wish a video like this had been available then. Great work as always!

[@letswander1960]

Thank you for this informative video. Awesome sharing.

[@jasminerae2816]

Thanks for the recommendations, it definitely eased my mine- flying out tomorrow!:D

[@nesrinesfar5881]

Perfect video 🐵 Thanks a buch for this detailed information ! I'm planning to visit Jordan next month and this video is very helpful to plan everything !

[@rostochi]

LOVING the video. it's full of information we need before traveling to Jordan. thank you so much. 👍

[@Lisa-Lisa53]

Great and informative video. My husband and I are planning a trip in a few months.

[@sarahterrey6605]

Awesome as always! Can't wait to take a trip there. 🙈

[@tess2519]

I’m going to Jordan this summer and these videos have such great information. Thank you!

[@win0044]

Your videos are amazinggg

[@jc9552]

🐵 Thank you for your video, it answered a lot of questions I had. Happy new year to you!

[@misterioustheif]

Excellent video very well guided

[@arctravels]

Definitely sold. I’ve been wanting to go to Egypt and Jordan for a few years now. Your video was very detailed and informative on how best to plan it.

[@heybeautiful3647]

You have no idea how thrilled I am to see a new video up from both you lovely peoples! ❤️🌹❤️

[@sbdiaries]

Thank you friend for your tips and advice, on perta and jordon. We both really found it informative, thanks for sharing Beth and Simon 👍🙋❤️

[@sadhanasharma7339]

Great video. Thanks

[@krishnakishoreramadugu3754]

Excellent information!

[@Imsoakeddaddy]

i very rarely comment on such videos but to be honest, this video is very helpful and you did a great job covering all the details!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you for your comment then!

[@Charlots_Web]

🙊 I’m aiming to go in May and I’m so excited. Really enjoyed this video

[@mdobr]

Very informative. Thanks :)

[@kamanama3671]

Stunning videography! Very informative! And Jordan was the place I didn’t know I wanted to visit! I would actually feel safe going there as a female

[@Kiko_C]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@rikayangu3833]

Jordan looks like something out of a fairy tale book or movie, out of this world, exotic and really lovely. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

You’re welcome

[@jimbolic0809]

You're right on it looking out of this world. "The Martian" with Matt Daemon was filmed there, and so was "Star Wars" and Disney's Aladdin.

[@ktng3176]

Not safe to travel there now

[@jimbolic0809]

I haven't been keeping up with news. Why is this the case?@@ktng3176

[@suhailhabahbeh8407]

@@ktng3176 not true

[@lilirehak5569]

Very interesting!

[@gauravdubai2980]

Excellent information

[@annaburch3200]

Really very inspiring!! Thank you! 🐵

[@appuS1990]

We were thinking of going to Turkey after watching the world cup in Qatar. That's when I saw your Jordan vlog and decided to go there instead

[@ibrahimkhatib1554]

You’re more than welcome in Jordan. Amman is really lovely in autumn!

[@catecooper4409]

Love your videos. Loved seeing Jordan.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you!

[@ThomasSoetens]

🙊Very well made, thank you.

[@jeffspirer4832]

We are leaving in a few days for Jordan. This was the most useful video we watched, thanks for the information. Some of it we had figured out (rescheduled due to Ramadam, bought the Pass) but other things were important to hear, like needing the passport and sturdy shoes.

[@chami5609]

Great informative video yet again. Love how the grandeur and vastness has been captured. Appreciate the tips and links below. As mentioned earlier, after watching your full Jordan video, Jordan is definitely back on my list (shelved in 2020 due to covid!). Thank you. Melbourne

[@walkietalkietraveller2932]

likewise :)

[@vickiemiller6828]

Great video!very informative. I really enjoy your videos.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thanks Vickie

[@daintykeisha9787]

I can’t wait to visit ❤🎉

[@susaneuliano7692]

Very informative.

[@robramey1935]

🙊 thanks for the video very informative and good links 👍

[@onasisfuentes9867]

Excellent video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Your videos are very helpful when planning a holiday. Your video on Tuscany was essential to plan an unforgettable holiday with my daughter!!! Thanks a million, keep up the good work.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you!!!!! Glad they help!

[@kevinjestice8787]

Just returned from Jordan. Agree with all the video comments. Bring swimming googles for the Dead Sea, as getting sea water in your eyes will really hurts. We went 5* in a tour group of 8 people. Perfect. A good tour guide is essential to get the most out of the history,

[@suhailhabahbeh8407]

swimming goggles ...right

[@8cervezas648]

Thanks for the video. We’re pff next week and this kind of content is perfect! ❤

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Enjoy!

[@joserodri1965]

Wonderful Video! Thank you for sharing your incredible suggestions!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

You are so welcome!

[@user-kg6ys9hh3t]

It's a wonderful world! !

[@philipf.jacobus2332]

Thanks!

[@johnorscher6986]

great video Paul. Good job👍

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Cheers John!

[@MrEnriqueleonardo1]

Going in March 2022. Super stoked. Thanks for the great tips 🙈

[@egpalencia]

🐵 Awesome video! Very informative and video resolution and editing is top notch. Thanks for sharing!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Great to hear! Especially when I shoot in 1080! 😲

[@hisham63polaris17]

Amazing video very informative I am going the end of this month

[@PassportBlueprint399]

the video1 I'm heading to Jordan in December. This video has helped me plan out my trip. Thanks!

[@ibrahimkhatib1554]

You’re more than welcome in Jordan 🇯🇴 Amman is really lovely in winter, especially during Christmas 🎄

[@iryna9495]

Thank you, this was really helpful 🐵

[@marvibaloch7861]

I am starting my next trip to alicante Spain, Portugal porto. I saw your madeira Island video and you inspired me so going there too for one week. You inspired me for jorden then planning for that too.... Many many thanks 😊 for your videos...

[@cindymarasligiller2115]

Great videos on Jordan. Yes you sold me on going. I did not know it was so easy and safe. I’m adding it to my list. Thank you

[@travelwithjen]

Amazing! I didn't think it would be that safe. Also, I didn't know the Dead Sea water was really oily. Maybe I just didn't really think hard about it. Great video!

[@Mistiwood]

Your videos are so informative, going to check out your other videos now! 👍🐒❤️

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you. Hope you enjoy

[@kamanama3671]

Thank you

[@LeslieStephenson-ov4jc]

Your guide has been great, am planning a trip in April, during Ramadan, and your info was the only helpful resource I could find that matched my specific questions about this! Thanks!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

I try my best 😎

[@charlespinckney9921]

You two always have such informative destination breakdowns… Thank you;)

[@barbaraheck5638]

Definitely makes me want to plan a trip, maybe as part of a longer trip to Western Asia.

[@richardlphillips]

Loved it 🙊 😉

[@user-bu6cn3zr6k]

OMG your vlog is so nice to watch. thumbs up with the video quality, the editing, the choice of animation and colors, the narration, all superb.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you

[@MulletMan3108]

🐒 I cannot stress how good your videos are! We're going to Japan for 3 weeks next March and I've used your videos as inspiration. Now I'm tempted to go to Jordan!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you. I’m having a crisis of confidence with KZbin at the moment so your words are very welcome. Please share with your friends. 😀

[@MulletMan3108]

@@SuitcaseMonkey please keep up KZbin - your vidoes show so much of where you go (rather than all the vloggers where the camera is permanently on selfie mode) and you provide so much information on tips/tricks. Very much looking forward to your Canada vlog already 😀

[@luly2323]

Don’t switch Japan for Jordan …. the experience cannot be compared …I did both.

[@LeeAndIzzyTravelVids]

We visited Jordan over August and this was a great video for memories as we did very similar trips. Fantastic tips and a great video. Thank you! 🙊

[@anmolays]

Do you advise to travel in August? Was it bearable heat? We are thinking to go in august

[@LeeAndIzzyTravelVids]

@@anmolaysHi. It was very hot. In Petra the heat was quite intense I must say. I think if we had a choice I’d advise outside of summer.

[@nafisasalie6230]

Good video

[@adkh5826]

Best video guide of petra I've seen so far

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thanks that means a lot!

[@christineanderson925]

I agree with you after being in Jordan that it would be very easy to do Jordan without a tour. If I ever went back even as a solo female i would feel perfectly safe to do it alone. I agree with Ramadan not affecting things too much but there was really nothing open during the day in Amman even tourist places. But in the tourist areas, Jerash etc there was places to eat during the day. I loved Jerash and think that everyone should visit there. The dead sea I think needs a night to stay there, but is totally doable on a day trip ( which is what my group did) Petra definitely needs 2 days if not 3 to see it all( there is alot of walking and alot of stairs) but you can see the main sights in one very long day. I agree that need to enter at 6 am knock out alot before tour groups arrive, and it is way cooler. Wadi Rum is also a must do staying in the desert was wonderful. ( it was very cold at night though- I was there in May) All in all the people were very kind and the food was fantastic. I also agree Uber was great and very cheap.

[@km-jd6ht]

Welcome to u🇯🇴🤍

[@TravellingTorunn]

Great video and good tips. I visited Jordan for 18 days now in February/March 2024. Lovely country and very welcoming and lovely people and we felt really safe everywhere. And I'll probably visit again some time. We used the yellow taxis in Amman and they all used meters. Our hotel booked Uber for us twice and they cost more than the yellow taxis. They use green taxis in Aqaba. One of them didn't have a meter but we agreed on a quite reasonable price. There were so many great places to visit. But for me, The jeep tour in the vast, red and timeless Wadi Rum surrounded by mountains was the most magical experience 🥰 Thank you for sharing your great tips.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thanks for sharing

[@tripmood365]

You make good informative videos my friend. The journey continues, my friend. Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮 ⛄

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you!!

[@TheHac0126]

nice! ❤

[@DRONIXAR]

wow, tremendous, I want to go there

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Do it. Do it. Do it. 😜

[@willsmaxs7524]

Welcome To Jordan 🇯🇴 Love 💕 Peace ❤

[@KM-dk3ek]

planning for a trip next year, likely a combination of local tour and self drive. very informative. thank you

[@ktng3176]

Avoid travelling to Jordan & Middle-east for time being , not safe

[@KM-dk3ek]

@@ktng3176 agree, have deferred until further notice. Thanks

[@irisrosario8032]

Excellent video!!! 🐵

[@cdhawkia]

Very useful thanks 🐵

[@jkz628]

We are booked to go

[@issaabulail8995]

amazing trip to PETRA this site is my favourite very year I'm visit PETRA tow or three times beacus PETRA at winter season there is special beautiful and at summer there is wonderful also but at spring season the view and beauty something else and you are always welcome to Jordan

[@daveross3807]

It’s great to know that you’ve both been out and about again . . and Exotic Canada was next on your itinerary?!! Since there’s a decent time lag between when you post and when you actually travelled I assume that trip’s already a done deal, so I hope you had a great visit here! Can’t wait to see how it turned out!! Cheers!!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thanks. Yes we went in June to Canada. Stories are pinned on instagram.

[@user-vm8vt5be6g]

Hello bro Jordan online means e visa processing time 2023 August month please help me

[@robertbl7500]

Hi 👋, Another delicious video!! Thanks so much for the info! Appreciate it! I would be more inclined to just book a tour package to travel around Amman, Petra and Wasi Rum for my first trip to the country. Yes, after watching both videos, Jordan is on my radar! ✌️

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Ah that’s great to hear!!

[@gavinparker7152]

comprehensive, interesting, entertaining & helpful. Wished for some more generally, and especially on Wadi Rum. Otherwise, great work & many thanks

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Yeah I wanted to do more on Wadi but at the end of the day, we went to a hotel and everything was taken care of. So you don’t have much control once you’re there as you’re guided so didn’t have much to say. Thanks tho

[@cathyhughes7442]

🐪🐫🐵 excellent video x

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Great info. Need to know is always helpful in a video. You guys do great videos in nice places. So don't be crass. 😀

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Crass? Moi?!

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

@@SuitcaseMonkey Qui toi

[@amansidhu3099]

Wow😍

[@wendypersad9859]

Love to be back.

[@ouime7337]

We went in July (2024) and surprisingly, it wasn’t deathly hot (max 32°) we’ve been in Seville when it was 42! We first tried the Uber tax route from the hotel to Amman museum but found there was a 20 minute wait, then a mix up. So we went out in the street and flagged a yellow cab. We negotiated the fare with the driver before getting in - he wanted 6 Dinar, I suggested 2.00. We agreed on 3 and I gave him 3.50. It was the same getting back to the hotel (the traffic was pretty shocking!) and we had two yellow cabs arguing over our fare (which obviously got lower and lower 😁) but the guys were lovely and a good laugh. I never felt threatened walking in the busy streets at night, but I wouldn’t stay in Amman again - we also went to the smaller town of Madaba (just south of the capital) and much preferred it.

[@TDOTMUSICNERD]

I was throughout Jordan for 7 days last October.. absolutely amazing experience..

[@thetravelleaf]

I'm only going for 4 nights, is this enough time?

[@TDOTMUSICNERD]

@@thetravelleaf 4 days isn’t a lot of time ….Wadi Rum if you are going should be 2by itself ..it’s really a must do… .. Petra is a day .. Amman is a day.. it will be tough to cover most of Jordan in 4..

[@thetravelleaf]

@@TDOTMUSICNERD yeah I realise it was a mistake after booking the flights but we will make the most of it.

[@TDOTMUSICNERD]

@@thetravelleaf you will love it

[@spadebraithwaite1762]

I travelled around Amman in yellow taxis and all over Jordan on public buses in 2002 and it was all a good experience.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Ahh that’s great to hear. Thanks for sharing!

[@metarus208]

awesome .. thanks! Looking forward to visiting Jordan soon. Please do visit India and Cambodia

[@ktng3176]

Cambodia ??? not a safe place, careful lot of CHINESE Scammers & human trafficking activities especially in Sihanoukville

[@moiraturner]

🐵 great tour guide, just don’t think I would manage all the walking. Loved watching this though-thank you!