Country guide
Jordan travel guide
This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Jordan: 4 destinations, 35 places and 1 curated route. Its route is filed under adventure. It runs 8 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 4
- Places
- 35
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 8 days
- Routes favor
- Mar – May and Sep – Nov
Where our routes go in Jordan
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
4 destinations in Jordan
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Jordan
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 35 places in Jordan, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
OutdoorsPanorama Dead Sea Complex
Cliff-top viewpoint and small museum above the Dead Sea.
EatZarb dinner at a Bedouin camp
Chicken, lamb and vegetables slow-cooked in a pit under the sand, served at most camps.
SeeAmman Citadel
Hilltop ruins of the Temple of Hercules and an Umayyad palace, with views over downtown.
SeeLittle Petra (Siq al-Barid)
Smaller, quieter Nabataean site with a painted ceiling, 9 km north of Wadi Musa.
DoBurdah Rock Bridge
Guided scramble to one of the desert's highest natural arches.
DoAmman Beach
Public beach complex with pools, showers and Dead Sea access at day-pass prices.
Curated routes through Jordan
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Jordan
Our route here recommends Mar – May and Sep – Nov.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 4 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 97°F (36°C), and January the coolest at about 59°F (15°C). January is the wettest, around 1.6 in (41 mm) of rain, and July the driest at about less than 0.1 in (3 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Jordan
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Petra & Wadi Musa → Wadi Rumabout 84 km (52 mi) straight-line
- Amman → Petra & Wadi Musaabout 186 km (116 mi) straight-line
- Wadi Rum → Dead Seaabout 239 km (148 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Jordan
How many days do you need for a trip to Jordan?
Our curated route here is planned as a 8-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Jordan?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Jordan are Amman, Petra & Wadi Musa, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea. Amman alone has 9 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Jordan?
Our route here recommends Mar – May and Sep – Nov. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in January.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Jordan?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Jordan, chosen from 8 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Jordan
Start from one of our Jordan routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.