Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Why should people visit?
Clean air, waking up early, seeing animals and hearing birdsong - in short, you can learn
the meaning of nature here.
What if they can't make it to Dana?
Go to the RSCN's Wild Jordan Centre in Amman - we've taken nature to the
city there and it's inspiring!
Sleeping & Eating
The RSCN operates three excellent places to stay, each of which should be booked in ad-
vance through the
Wild Jordan Centre
( 4616523;
www.rscn.org.jo
;
Othman Bin Af-
fan St, downtown)
in Amman. In addition, there are three privately run budget hotels in
Dana village. Each arranges transfers and hiking but make sure you pay your reserve fees
as it is illegal to walk in the reserve without a ticket, and besides money from tourism is
the main hope for the long-term survival of this reserve. Camping in the reserve, except at
the Rummana Campground, is not permitted.
Dana Guest House$$
( 2270497; dhana@rscn.org.jo; s/d/tr/q with shared bathroom incl breakfast
JD55/70/85/100, d with private bathroom JD80)
With panoramic views across the reserve
and a roaring fire in winter, enthusiastic park rangers and a collection of like-minded fel-
low travellers, this is one ecolodge that lives up to its reputation. Run by the RSCN, the
lodge is cut into the hillside with the balcony and dining room on the ground floor and
minimalist, stone-walled rooms on the floor below. All but the two single rooms have a
balcony on which you can shiver in the dawn before sneaking back to bed before break-
fast. The heating and hot water is provided by solar panels. Breakfast, a selection of fresh
salads, local cheese,
labneh
and
halva,
and dinner (JD11) is shared around long trestle
tables.
ECOLODGE
Rummana Campground$$
(s/d/tr/q tent incl breakfast & park entry fee JD44/54/64/74; 15 Mar-31 Oct)
Location, location, location is what this wonderful RSCN campsite is all about. The price
may seem steep given the minimal facilities but when you wake up to the sound of Dana's
copious wildlife singing in your ear, it's easy to see why you have to book in advance dur-
ing high season. With some fantastic hiking trails just beyond the tent pegs, you can step
out of your dreams and into the cloudscape as the mist rises from the valley floor. Tents
come with mattresses, copious bedding and kerosene lamps, and there's a cold-water
CAMPGROUND
