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Bringing a tent to save money on accommodation isn't cost effective as camping is
rarely possible without your own transport. Besides, cheap rooms are plentiful in areas
close to the major sites of interest.
PRICE RANGES
Prices in this topic indicate the cost of a double room in high season. Rooms have a private bathroom unless reviews
state otherwise.
$
less than JD40
$$
JD40-90
$$$
more than JD90
Staying in Jordan's Nature Reserves
A variety of accommodation, from camping and cabins to luxury rooms in ecofriendly
lodges, is offered within several of Jordan's nature reserves. To see what is on offer in
each reserve and to make an online booking, visit the website of the
Royal Society for
the Conservation of Nature
(RSCN;
www.rscn.org.jo
)
. In some areas, such as the beauti-
ful Dana Nature Reserve (open March to November), advance booking is required.
Camping in these reserves is not a cheap option. It is intended for those who are happy
to pay extra to wake up in the wilds and who like to feel that they are contributing to the
sustainable tourism ethic of the RSCN. Bookings can also be made through the
Wild
Jordan Centre
( 4616523;
www.rscn.org.jo
;
Othman Bin Affan St, downtown)
in Am-
man.
Hotels
From family-run guesthouses to opulent pleasure palaces on the Dead Sea, Jordan offers
some interesting hotel accommodation. Reservations are recommended during peak sea-
sons, especially at the Dead Sea Resorts, in Jerash, and for midrange and top-end hotels in
Aqaba and Wadi Musa.
Accommodation prices in this topic do not include breakfast, unless otherwise stated.
Breakfast varies from a humble round of bread with a triangle of processed cheese in
budget hotels to a delicious assortment of locally made yoghurt, hummus,
fuul
(fava bean
