Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
B3
B4
National Car Rental
(see 7)
B2
21
Royal Jordanian Airlines Head Office
C3
22
Service Taxi 7 to/from Downtown
B4
Tours
The main backpacker hotels - the Cliff, Farah, Jordan Tower and Palace - all offer a vari-
ety of day trips from Amman. The most popular are to the desert castles, Jerash, Ajlun
and/or Umm Qais. Prices vary depending on the size of the party and the number of stops
on the tour, but a day trip is usually in the region of JD15 to JD25 per person. These tours
generally only run with a minimum of three but the hotels usually run a registration
scheme among the guests so you don't have to find the other passengers yourself. Day
trips are also available to Madaba, Mt Nebo and the Dead Sea. All four hotels can also ar-
range tours to more far-flung destinations such as Petra, Wadi Mujib Gorge, Karak,
Shobak and the Dana Nature Reserve.
These tours provide an excellent way to visit key destinations if you are short on time
as public transport is infrequent and inconvenient. They do not pretend, however, to
provide a guided tour of the destination. Make sure you understand the nature of your tour
before you commit to avoid disappointment.
Festivals & Events
Concerts, plays and performances are occasionally held at the Odeon and the Roman
Theatre in July and August. The Ministry of Tourism office, near 3rd Circle, is the best
source of information, but also check out the English-language newspapers.
See
Click here
for information about the Jerash Festival, Jordan's best-known cultural
event (generally visited as a day trip from Amman).
The
Hakaya cultural project
( 5687557;
www.hakaya.org/en
)
connects organisa-
tions and individuals from around the Mediterranean who believe in the power of story-
telling to effect positive cultural change. The project facilitates a programme of events
throughout the year and there is hope of making 2011's successful September festival an
annual event.
