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We visited Jordan and the Dead Sea in November of 2011 after a short flight from the UAE. The drive from the airport to our hotel (The Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea) was an hour, from Petra (our destination the night previously), almost 4 hours.


The roads are fairly well marked, and finding our way to and from there wasn’t that difficult in a rental car.


The hotel turned out to be a fantastic choice - an amazingly beautiful facility, with great views, service and food. We bathed in the Dead Sea, coated ourselves with the black mud, enjoyed cold drinks while watching the sunset, ate a great Italian dinner with some really decent Jordanian wine, and awoke the next morning to the sounds of song birds and a bubbling brook.


Not too shabby.


We’d definitely go back, if even only for this hotel.

Dead Sea, Jordan
 

Traveling in Jordan


  1. ✴Cash is king, and ATMs, especially working ones were hard to find.

  2. ✴Even gas stations were cash only, as was the Petra Historic Site.

  3. ✴Stock up with cash either before you enter the country (as you’ll need 20 JOD in cash for an entrance visa per person) or at the airport.