Bradt Travel Guide: Jordan Highlights: Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea and Aqaba

Discover the enchanting charm of Jordan with Bradt's compact Jordan Highlights, your perfect guide to this fascinating country's top sites. This guide whets your appetite for some of the world's most remarkable experiences. Travel from the ancient city of Jerash, through the lively markets of Amman, and experience the stunning landscapes of Wadi Rum. Enjoy the best of Jordan's attractions, including the impressive Petra and its lesser-known companion, Little Petra. Delve into the depths of the Gulf of Aqaba, bob like a cork in the turquoise waters of the Dead Sea, and float over the stunning scenery of Wadi Rum in a hot-air balloon. Walk in the footsteps of Popes Benedict and John Paul at Mount Nebo, to the spot where Moses is believed to have seen the promised land. Journey to the sacred Baptism Site, "Bethany Beyond the Jordan," which has essential importance in the Bible as the place where John baptized Jesus. Lastly, admire the 6th-century Madaba Map in Madaba, an intriguing depiction of the Holy Land from the Byzantine era. The guide's Practicalities section provides indispensable information on getting to Jordan and travelling around the country. A highlights map and inspirational colour section will help you to ensure you don't miss a thing. Up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and relax are included, as are easy to follow maps for Amman, Aqaba, Roman Jerash, Petra, and more help to ensure you get to where you need to go. AUTHOR: Freelance photographer and travel writer Paul Doyle has been a frequent visitor to the Middle East for over 25 years. His initial foray to the region came in the mid-1990s when he travelled to the Lebanese capital Beirut to document the city's reconstruction following the end of the country's 1975 90 civil war. From this experience his interest in the region and Arab world burgeoned with visits to Egypt, Israel, Libya and Syria serving to deepen his knowledge, passion and understanding of the culture, history and politics of the region. Paul's travels around the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan took him to many of the areas covered in this guide such as Amman, Jerash, Kerak and Petra with his photographs appearing widely in the UK and overseas in newspapers, magazines and travel guides. Paul is also the author of Bradt's travel guide to Lebanon.