Jordan trekking tours generally operate along portions of the Jordan Trail, a long-distance hiking trail in Jordan connecting the length of Jordan from Umm Qais in the north to Aqaba in the south.
The Jordan Bike Trail is a brilliant way to explore the country if you don’t have the time or the inclination to spend 40 days and 40 nights wandering in the desert. Perhaps that’s why Experience Jordan has won gold in the category ‘Best in Adventure Tourism’.
When we say urban adventures, we’re talking about north Jordan. It’s the greenest part of the county, where you’ll find many ruins of ancient civilizations. It’s a kaleidoscope of landscape with the fertile Jordan Valley, expansive grasslands on the hills, and oak forests on the mountain tops.
Most of Jordan is desert, despite the majority of the population living in the northern highlands. As you leave the cities and towns behind, you enter a world where time stands still.
Petra is an ancient city carved from the walls of a sandstone canyon. It was the capital of the Nabataeans, who amassed great wealth and power from caravans crossing the deserts from Persia.
Most people think of Wadi Rum adventures when they hear about the Jordanian desert. It’s called the Valley of the Moon because of its otherworldly landscape. Thousands of years of rain and wind carved red rock canyons out of sandstone hills, creating an adventure lover’s paradise.
Wadi Feynan is a significant wadi in southern Jordan and part of the Dana Biosphere Reserve. The biosphere is Jordan’s largest nature reserve and the only one that crosses four bio-geographical zones:
The Mujib Biosphere Reserve is the lowest nature reserve in the world, located near the east coast of the Dead Sea. The Wadi Mujib gorge enters the Dead Sea 1300′ below sea level (the lowest spot on Earth!)
Wadi Zarqa Ma’in is another canyon that empties into the Dead Sea, but it’s famous for hot springs instead of cool streams. The best way to experience the canyon is at the Ma’in Hot Spring Resort & Spa.
Even though the streams and canyons that surround the Dead Sea are fresh water, the sea itself is one of the most salinated bodies of water in the world. It’s eight times saltier than most oceans, which lets you float effortlessly in the water.
Our final unforgettable Jordan adventure is diving in the Red Sea. Jordan’s borders are carefully drawn to include access to the Red Sea. Coming into the coastal city of Aqaba from the open desert reminded me of driving in the Baja.