Backpacking Jordan: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Jordan, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Petra
Ma'an
The rose-red rock city.
2
Wadi Rum
Aqaba
Mars-like desert camps.
3
Amman
Amman
Hilly citadel capital.
4
Dead Sea
Balqa
Float in salt and mud.
5
Jerash
Jerash
Grand Roman ruins.
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Dana Biosphere Reserve
Tafilah
Canyon-to-desert hiking.
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Aqaba
Aqaba
Red Sea diving town.
8
Madaba
Madaba
Ancient mosaic maps.
9
Mount Nebo
Madaba
View to the Holy Land.
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Wadi Mujib
Madaba
River canyon adventure trail.
Backpacking routes through Jordan
Real trips through Jordan, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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