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Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum + Amman

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Things change. Hours, fees, passes and security conditions in Jordan change, and regional conflict can change travel conditions with little notice. Each fact here has a date and a source page. Re-check the ones that matter to you right before booking, especially the State Department page in chapter 4.

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Promise: a seven-day loop through Jordan's greatest hits that does not assume a rental car.
Trip length: 7 days (6 nights minimum if you want the Dead Sea night and two Petra days).
Best months: spring and autumn for walking; check current weather for your dates.
Budget band: low to mid, with a Jordan Pass doing much of the site-cost work.
Best for: culture-first travelers who can handle stairs, sun and early starts.
Safety headline: the State Department says "Exercise increased caution in Jordan due to terrorism," and lists Do Not Travel areas: Jordan's border with Syria and Iraq, Syrian refugee camps, and Zarqa, Rusayfah and the Baqa'a neighborhood of Ayn Basha, plus a Reconsider Travel area in Ma'an Governorate east of Highway 15. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated: no date shown in the text we could read, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/jordan-travel-advisory.html]

At a glance

Jordan Pass: 70, 75 or 80 JD (stamped in chapter 3).
Petra day tickets: 50 / 55 / 60 JD for 1 / 2 / 3 days if you sleep in Jordan (stamped in chapter 3).
Petra by Night: 30 JD, Sunday to Thursday (stamped in chapter 3).
Petra winter hours: 06:30 to 17:00 (stamped in chapter 3).
Do Not Travel areas are listed in chapter 4; none are on this route.
Bring: sturdy shoes, a hat, a refillable bottle, layers for desert nights.
Skip: rushing Petra in one afternoon.
Official fares we could not read: JETT, Wadi Rum fee, Jordan Museum admission. The text says so where it matters.