Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
There is nowhere to stay in Salt but there are several unpretentious places to eat. The
northern end of Maydan St is lined with traditional cafes, full of men drinking tea and
smoking nargileh. Basic restaurants along the same street and by the bus station serve ke-
babs, though the best place in town for Arabic food is the
Al-Salam Restaurant
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( 3552115; Maydan St; meals JD3-5; 7am-10.30pm
Sat-Thu)
, which serves up rotisserie chicken and good shish kebab meals.
Information
The friendly
tourist office
( 3555652; Dayr St; 8am-3pm Sun-Thu)
is upstairs in
the impressive old residence of Beit Mismar, but catching it open as per the advertised
hours is something of an art.
Getting There & Away
The bus station is on the main road south of the town centre. There are minibuses to Salt
(800 fils, 45 minutes) from Amman's North Bus Station, via the University of Jordan, and
occasional service taxis from Raghadan. From Salt, minibuses head fairly regularly down
to the Jordan Valley to Shuneh al-Janubiyyeh (South Shuna; 800 fils, 45 minutes).
Minibuses also go to Wadi as-Seer (600 fils, 30 minutes) and Fuheis (600 fils, 30
minutes), with which Salt can be combined as a day trip from Amman. Taxis can be
chartered to Amman for around JD10 to JD15.
The drive to Salt from the Jordan Valley, along either the road south of Deir Alla or
from South Shuna, is spectacular. The 30-minute route winds through Bedouin encamp-
ments to the coniferous and windswept hillsides of the Zay National Park (little more than
a municipal picnic spot) and affords many panoramic views of the Jordan Valley.
Shuneh al-Janubiyyeh (South Shuna)
05 / POP 6000 / ELEV -240M
Serving as a junction for public transport along the Jordan Valley and King Hussein
Bridge, as well as for the Dead Sea, this town is well connected by minibus with Am-
