The Kingdom of Jordan is equal to Israel plus visa formalities minus religious conflicts . The constants of this equation are a rich "excursion", the Dead Sea, diving, snorkeling and the vast expanses of the Wadi Rum desert . The rest in Jordan is mostly chosen by family tourists option, only a fine half of a married couple) with a level of income average and above . A separate category of travelers in Jordan - pilgrims and just fascinated by world history and art people: Jordan is proud of a huge number of the oldest monuments .
Perhaps the main charm that Jordan conceals in itself is that in this country it is possible - a rare case! - to find several advantages at once without the inevitable concomitant minuses. For example, the healing power of the Dead Sea without an overabundance of holidaymakers on the beaches, the excitement of the eastern bargaining in picturesque bazaars of Jordan without importunate sellers, and in Aqaba - the opportunity to sunbathe and swim all year round, without exhausting summer heat.
Thanks to the advantageous geographical position at the crossroads ways of the Middle East, Jordan makes it easy to combine a visit to the country with a trip to Israel or Syria, which is very convenient for tourists-pilgrims or just interested in Christian history. Well, for those who want to improve their health, Jordan has saved a whole scattering of spa centers on the Dead Sea coast.
Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Jordan
Excursion to Petra from 170 USD from the group
Hot Springs Ma in Hot Springs from 50 USD from group
To the place of the baptism of Jesus Christ on river Jordan from 60 USD from the group
Individual and group tours!
Guaranteed seat blocks!
"2 seas + Petra" - from 76 900 rubles per person
"Classical Jordan" - from 94 900 rubles / person
"Eastern fairy tale" - from 98 900 rubles / person
Rest on the Red and Dead Sea in the best hotels!
The capital is Amman. Large cities - Petra and Aqaba Main resorts: Aqaba, Dead Sea coast
For a complete list of cities in the country, search on the city page and the resorts of Jordan
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How to get to Jordan
Regular flights Moscow - Amman are performed by Royal Jordanian and S7 Airlines (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday). The duration of the flight is about 4 hours
Regular flights Kiev-Amman are performed weekly by airlines UM Air and Royal Jordanian. The flight to Jordan from the citizens of Ukraine will take a little less time - about 3 hours. Direct flights to Jordan from Belarus and Kazakhstan are not available
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Jordan visa
Citizens of Russia and CIS countries, except Moldova, receive a visa upon arrival in the country
Customs
You can import into the country without duty to 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200 g of tobacco, 2 liters of wine, perfumery for personal of the use . Hand luggage and personal items are not subject to duty . When you import luxury goods, you should fill to have a special declaration and pay a fee . Import of foreign (except Israeli) and national currencies is not limited . Export of imported currency is not limited, but the national can not be exported more than 300 JOD . The import of weapons and drugs is prohibited . When importing and the export of antiques, you need to have a receipt issued by the seller .
Telephone numbers
Embassy of Jordan in Moscow: Mamonovsky per. 3; tel .: (495) 699-12-42, 699-28-45, 699-43-44, fax: 699-43-54
Jordan Tourism Authority in Moscow: st. Lenin Sloboda, 19, 5 floor, office center "Business"; tel .: (495) 765-92-06, 226-27-80; website
Embassy of Russia in Amman: 3rd circle, Zahran street, 22; tel .: (6) 464-11-58, 464-25-32; website
Police - 192, road police - 843-402, first aid - 193, fire service (Amman) - 462-20-90, single emergency phone - 196.
City codes: Amman - 6 , Aqaba - 3.
Transportation
The only domestic air route - Amman - Aqaba
Jordan's cities connect buses to Jett company, tickets for them need to be bought at the ticket office a few hours before departure or booked by phone (in any case you need confirmation of the trip in a special ticket office at the bus station). Alternatively, small buses for 15-20 seats, which run irregularly (as they are filled) and are not equipped with air conditioning. But they, unlike Jett, go even between small settlements.
Public transport in Jordan - buses, minibuses and "services" (with an emphasis on "and"). So the Arabs call seven or five-seat cars that follow a certain route and are sent, as well as minibuses, as they fill. The cost of transportation in such taxis is usually 50% higher than in the bus.
In Jordanian cities it is possible to travel by yellow taxi . They are equipped with meters only in Amman, in other cases it is necessary to agree in advance on the payment . Taxi rent for the whole day will cost in 20-25 JOD . In Amman there are also no problems with public transport . A ten-minute trip in a yellow taxi will cost about 1 JOD, and travel through the city - in the area of 3 JOD . Taxis are always equipped with meters, and if on the request to include his taxi driver informs that he does not work, it's better to immediately take another car . The price on the meter is indicated in the fils, that is 700 is 0, 7 JOD, and not 7 JOD . The landing is charged 0, 25 JOD, and the cost of the trip is, as a rule, is rounded to the nearest 50-100 fils . After midnight, taxi drivers are not obliged to include a counter, and night travel costs are approximately two times higher than .
Since the traffic in the city very busy with traffic jams, it's better to go on foot in the center of the city in the daytime.
Jordan taxi drivers are world leaders in matters of cheating. Common dodges include the threat of not opening the trunk with a suitcase until the tourist pays the requested amount, attempts to land in a desert area, and assurances that "the amount on the meter is for a person, and you are three." In general, catching a taxi, you need to be very careful, and it's best to order a car by phone.
Car Rental
The country has both international and small local rental offices . For rent car will require the availability of an international driving license and a credit card (only for short stays in the country) . Depending on the class of the car, the card is blocked as collateral from 150 to 500 USD . Rented transport differs from other green license plates . Such fucking rooms have machines using tour companies . To leave a rented car beyond the Jordan prohibited . rent a car through a travel agency will cost a little bit cheaper than directly .
Car rent through the travel agency will be cheaper than directly.
In case of an accident due to the tourist's fault, the deposit from his card is paid to the police (on the road law of the Kingdom of Jordan). If the amount of damage exceeds the amount of the deposit, all the necessary expenses for car repairs are paid by the originator of the accident.Tourist safety
Jordan is one of the most stable and safe countries of the Middle East .There is almost no crime here: police patrols are encountered on the streets of the city, but security problems usually do not arise. . Interfaith Conflict in the State is also absent. . To avoid unpleasant surprises, it is recommended to drink only bottled or boiled water, and also to use pasteurized milk, well fried meat and fish, vegetables that have been pre-treated . Do not order drinks with ice cubes: it is better to ask them to bring them chilled .
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Climate
@ The climate is subtropical Mediterranean, sharply continental, very dry. The average temperature in January is +8 .. + 14 ° C, July +24 .. + 30 ° C (with average daily temperatures around +35 ° C). The most favorable time for visiting Jordan is spring and autumn. In the north, from November to March, there is rain.
In the Dead Sea and in Aqaba it is usually warm, and you can swim all year round. The water temperature in the Red Sea and the Dead Sea does not fall below +21 ° C throughout the year. Summer nights in these places are warm, like fresh milk. At the same time, in most of the central regions of the country at night it's pretty cool: when traveling on them, tourists need to take along long-sleeved clothes and trousers.
See also the current weather forecast for the main Jordanian resorts and in major cities
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Money
Money can be exchanged at the airport, at the hotel and at exchange points . The calculation for goods and services is usually made in dinars, foreign currency is almost never accepted . Credit Roths and traveler's checks are taken only in large tourist centers, hotels, ticket offices and large stores (the most common are American Express and Visa - they are accepted almost everywhere, the Diners Club accepts less often, and cashing MasterCard cards is sometimes difficult, take) . In the inner regions of the country it is almost impossible to pay by credit cards . Banks are open from 8:30 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 17:30 from Saturday to Thursday (the ticket offices usually close at 12:30) @ .@@ Tipping is given in gratitude for good service ostinichnomu HR (0, 5 JOD), the guide (2 JOD person) chauffeur (1, 5 JOD person) drover horse in Petra (2 JOD) and so on. Usually they make up the bulk of the earnings of the Jordanian tourist sector - the employment contract usually indicates a small amount of "plus tips", so the Jordanian who is left without a tip will most likely be offended.
British Bank of the Middle East It accepts travel Eurocells. The commission for their withdrawal is usually 5 JOD regardless of the amount.
- Hotels in Jordan
The absolute majority of Jordanian hotels provides its guests with a very decent level of service. The service personnel of the resort places communicate with tourists mainly in English, and in some hotels Russian-speaking employees have already appeared. True, it will be difficult to find them on the Dead Sea or in Aqaba.
The voltage in the electrical network is 220 V, 50 Hz. Rosettes are mainly non-standard, with three pins. "Adapter" can be requested from hotel employees
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Shopping and shops in Jordan
From Jordan you can bring Madaba braided mats, bottles with multi-colored sand from Petra (they are better to buy in Petra itself - there is natural sand of different colors from the canyons of the rock city, and not artificially colored, as in most other places), crafts made of olive wood, ceramics and copper utensils, jewelry, Bedouin jewelry made of black silver and much other. Jordanian cosmetics based on Dead Sea products are also very popular.
Incredible, but true: traditional "eastern" bargaining in Jordan is practically non-existent. Prices, if they are reduced, are not much, and mostly, Bedouin boys selling souvenirs in Petra. In shops and shops, sellers behave extremely attentively and courteously, but always with dignity: no one grabs the sleeves and other attributes of the Middle East trading rows.
Friday in Jordan is the official day off. Stores owned by Christians can be closed on Sunday. There is no single schedule for the work of the outlets: every owner determines the time of work of his institution himself.
If the tourist suddenly has the obsession to personally collect dirt directly from the shore of the Dead Sea, you can ask someone from the service staff at the coastal hotel to help in her search on the shore
- Enrich the souvenir collection with the products of skilful potters, embroiderers, weavers of Salta
- To heal curative mud and thermal waters in the first-class balneological complex "Ashtar", which is 70 km from Amman.
- Capture the moment of changing the color of the rocks surrounding Aka in. Kitchen
and restaurants
Jordanian cuisine as a whole is true to Arabic culinary traditions, but it has many characteristic features. Contrary to popular belief, the dishes of local cuisine are not as sharp and spicy as they usually think. But everywhere in the food are added mint, a variety of greens and herbs, lemons in all forms, onions, pickled olives, pine nuts. Of the snacks are popular salads, stews, pastries with different fillings, as well as dishes from finely chopped peas with greens - "falafel" and "hummus."
In addition to pita bread of different types and bread "ragif", in the country popular cakes "kmazh", which are often used as a kind of "edible spoons." Local meat dishes are usually chicken, lamb or veal with rice or potatoes. Traditional side dishes are different kinds of salads and stew
Sweets produced in Jordan are considered one of the best in the Arab world. This pastry sliced with sesame, baklava (pakhlava) with pistachios, the famous "kanfa" (knafe) with cheese, pies "kataef", dessert from guava "javafa" (jaufa), excellent ice cream, various candied fruits and hundreds of others confectionery products
Spirits of local and foreign production can be purchased at any time, except for the month of the Muslim fast. From local strong drinks it is worth trying "arak" - it is diluted with water, has the color of milk, as well as a specific smell and taste of anise. Local wines (white, pink and red) are also good. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer is offered in many cafes and restaurants (but not in all) and is also sold in special stores.
Jordan's entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing
On the way from Petra to Aqaba you can visit the Wadi Rum desert to enjoy unique landscapes, similar to which there is nowhere else on the planet.
Jerash is almost an entirely preserved example of a provincial city of the Roman Empire. In it there are 17 Byzantine churches, two amphitheaters, several columns framed by ancient streets. It is located an hour north of Amman, and for the high preservation of ancient buildings it is often called the "Pompeii of the East."
Christian pilgrims and people interested in the history of the first centuries of Christianity should visit the attractions of Madaba and its environs: Madaba itself, the memorial Moses on Mount Nebo, the site of the Baptism of Jesus in Tel-al-Harrar, and a host of other historical sites. And tourists who are interested in the history of the Crusades should certainly visit the Crusader castle in Karak, whose walls remember the era of Salah-ed-Din.
Gadara (now Umm-Kais) - the site of the biblical legend of the Gadar pig. Until now, the majestic streets framed by colonnades, the vaulted terrace and the ruins of two amphitheaters have reached the present day.
"Favorite" of archeologists Pella is incredibly rich in antiquities. There, in addition to excavating the ruins of the Greco-Roman period, one can see the traces of the Eneolithic settlement (4th century BC), the ruins of the fortified cities of the Bronze and Iron Ages, the ruins of Byzantine churches and houses, and the residential quarter of the early Islam period, with a small medieval mosaic.
Khalifa palaces of the desert are about 30 residences that once were drowned in greenery and flowering gardens and irrigated with the help of original irrigation structures, some of which have survived to this day, for example, the castle in Ajlun. Everyone who is interested in the history of the Arab Caliphate should not miss the unique monument of that era - the medieval baths of Qasr-Amr, adorned with frescoes depicting people and animals.
Fans of active recreation will not be bored in Jordan. It is possible to rent an off-road car and make the way from the north to the south of the country with visiting biblical cities and forts of legionaries. Or within a caravan for a week to cross the central highlands and the desert in the east of the country, every night stopping at a new place. The same routes can be traversed by a train from World War I, which goes to the very edge of the desert.
In addition, you can fly on a balloon or paraglider over the Wadi Rum desert, play paintball or golf, ride horses or go hiking to the mountains
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