Jordan travel resources
The rock-cut city of Petra, desert camps in Wadi Rum, floating in the Dead Sea and diving in Aqaba.
Quick facts
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Language
- Arabic
- Best time to visit
- Mar–May and Sep–Nov Compare countries by month
- Emergency
- 911
- Plug types
- B, C, D, F, G, J
- Drives on
- Right
- Government travel advice
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Travel tips
- Buy the Jordan Pass before you arrive: it includes Petra and other sites and, for most visitors staying at least three nights, the tourist visa fee.
- Allow at least two days for Petra.
- Dress modestly outside resorts, covering shoulders and knees.
- Friday is the main day off; some shops and offices close or keep shorter hours.
- Summer heat in Wadi Rum and at the Dead Sea is intense: carry water and start early.
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