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Jordan

Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Jordan.

Hotel guides

Travel videos

Suitcase Monkey

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Suitcase Monkey is a YouTube travel channel focused on destination-led vlogs, travel guide movies, and practical travel tips.

This Jordan guide video is a strong planning resource for Petra and the wider country, covering stay length, views, passes, visas, transport, costs, hotels, driving, and safety.

Wolters World

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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering firsthand travel advice about culture, planning, budgeting, safety, and destination expectations.

This Jordan travel video gives practical tourist tips and cautions for visiting Jordan and Petra, making it useful for setting expectations before a trip.

Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries

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Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries is a YouTube travel channel featuring long-form films from Karl's travel adventures around the world.

This Jordan travel video follows a substantial solo backpacking route through Amman, the Dead Sea, Jerash, the Kings Highway, Karak, Petra, and Wadi Rum.

Joel and Emilia

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Joel and Emilia is a YouTube travel channel from Joel Friend and Emilia Beattie, focused on adventurous and remote travel.

This Jordan vlog documents a five-day Jordan Trail hike from Petra to Wadi Rum, offering an adventurous view of desert wild camping and more than 90 kilometers of walking.

Gabriel Traveler

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Gabriel Traveler is a YouTube travel channel from Gabriel Morris, documenting long-term travel adventures and practical travel information.

This Jordan travel video follows the drive from Amman to Petra, giving a useful sense of the day-trip journey toward the ancient city.

Travel articles & blogs

Nomadic Matt
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Nomadic Matt is a long-running budget-travel advice site focused on money-saving travel planning and destination guides. His Jordan budget travel guide is a practical planning resource covering things to do, costs, savings tips, transportation, accommodation, and other trip basics.

Jordan Budget Travel Guide (Updated 2026)

A comprehensive budget travel guide to Jordan with tips on things to do, costs, ways to save, transportation, accommodation, and more.

nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/jordan-travel-guide/

Going Awesome Places
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Going Awesome Places is an itinerary-focused travel brand built around detailed trip guides and first-hand planning advice. Their Jordan travel guide gives travelers a useful broad overview of things to do, places to eat, accommodation, expectations, and planning tips.

Jordan Travel Guide - Going Awesome Places

The ultimate Jordan travel guide, with tips and advice on things to do, where to eat, where to stay, what to expect & more to plan your trip.

goingawesomeplaces.com/destination/middle-east/jordan/

Our Escape Clause
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Our Escape Clause is a travel blog focused on detailed, experience-driven itineraries and practical independent trip planning. Their five- to seven-day Jordan road trip itinerary is a well-rounded route for linking Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and nearby stops.

5-7 Days in Jordan: Itinerary for an Unforgettable Adventure

Planning to road trip for 5 days in Jordan... or 7? This detailed Jordan itinerary will show you Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and beyond!

ourescapeclause.com/jordan-itinerary/

Ciao Bambino
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Ciao Bambino is a luxury family travel agency with a family-focused travel blog and custom trip-planning services. Their Jordan page is a helpful family-travel hub, bringing together expert posts and planning material for trips across the country.

Jordan | Ciao Bambino!

We plan extraordinary custom family vacations and help famlies travel the world. Read our expert posts about Jordan trips!

ciaobambino.com/blog_destinations/asia/jordan

Along Dusty Roads
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Along Dusty Roads is an independent travel blog by Andrew and Emily, focused on selective, photography-led destination guides. Their Jordan guide hub offers a strong starting point for Petra, Wadi Rum, adventure, history, culture, and landscape-focused planning.

Jordan Travel Guides

From the ancient city of Petra to the vast dunes of Wadi Rum, Jordan is a land of adventure and history. Discover its beauty and culture with our in-depth travel guides.

alongdustyroads.com/jordan

Against The Compass
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Against the Compass is an off-the-beaten-track travel site focused on practical advice for complex or less-covered destinations. The guide shares practical solo female travel tips for Jordan through Natalie’s perspective, making it useful for independent planning.

5 Tips for solo female travel in Jordan - Against the Compass

Natalie claims that Jordan is a fascinating country that no solo woman should ever miss. In this post, she tells us 5 tips for solo female travel in Jordan.

againstthecompass.com/en/solo-female-travel-jordan/

Earth Trekkers
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Earth Trekkers is a family adventure travel site specializing in structured destination guides, itineraries, hikes, and road trips. Their Jordan planning guide is especially useful for organizing Petra, Wadi Rum, timing, key experiences, and a linked Israel itinerary.

Jordan Travel Guide: How to Plan a Trip to Jordan

Jordan Travel Guide. Best experiences in Jordan, visiting Petra and Wadi Rum, when to visit Jordan, and Israel itinerary.

earthtrekkers.com/jordan-travel-guide/

Be My Travel Muse
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Be My Travel Muse is a solo female travel blog and travel business created by Kristin Addis. Her Jordan guide gives solo female travelers a practical overview of safety, transportation, accommodation, activities, and places to see alone.

The Ultimate Solo Female Travel Guide to Jordan

A guide to solo female travel in Jordan. Safety, transportation and accommodation tips, plus the best activities and places to see for one.

bemytravelmuse.com/solo-female-travel-jordan/

Inside The Travel Lab
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Inside The Travel Lab is a journalism-led travel publication focused on culture, sustainable travel, and deeper destination guidance. The article is a thoughtful resource on solo female travel safety in Jordan, with useful context on what to know before visiting.

Is Jordan safe for solo female travellers? Yes and here's both how and why.

Is Jordan safe for solo female travellers? Yes, it is. Here's our inside guide to what you need to know before you go.

insidethetravellab.com/travel-in-jordan/

A Broken Backpack
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A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog covering destinations, SIM guidance, remote work, and living abroad. Their Jordan SIM card guide is a practical resource for comparing in-person purchases, online options, prepaid cards, and eSIM alternatives.

Jordan SIM Cards: Everything You Need To Know | 2026

Learn how to buy a Jordan SIM card.📱Compare your options to buy in person, online or get an eSIM.✔️ Get your prepaid Jordan SIM card!

abrokenbackpack.com/jordan-sim-cards/

Tales of a Backpacker
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Tales of a Backpacker is a solo female backpacking and budget-travel blog by Claire Sturzaker. Her Jordan driving guide is helpful for independent travelers weighing car rental and safe self-drive exploration.

Car Rental in Jordan: A Guide to Driving in Jordan

Here’s everything you need to know about car rental in Jordan so you can enjoy driving in Jordan safely and explore this extraordinary country on your own.

talesofabackpacker.com/car-rental-jordan-driving-in-jordan-safely/

Girl Eat World
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Girl Eat World is a one-woman food and travel blog publishing practical itineraries, food stories, and destination advice. Her Jordan food guide is a good companion for understanding traditional Jordanian and Middle Eastern dishes encountered in the country.

Jordanian Food Guide: 16 Traditional Middle Eastern Food You Must Try in Jordan — Girl Eat World

I discovered so many traditional Middle Eastern dishes in Jordan. Here are 14 of them!

girleatworld.net/jordan-food/

Uncornered Market
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Uncornered Market is a sustainable travel site and tourism advisory combining travel writing with responsible tourism work. Their Jordanian cuisine article adds useful food-focused depth, covering favorite meals, typical dishes, and where the authors found them.

Jordan Food (An Overview of Jordanian Cuisine)

A survey of food in Jordan, our favorite Jordanian meals, typical Jordanian food, and where to find it.

uncorneredmarket.com/jordan-food/

As We Saw It
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As We Saw It is a travel ideas, culture, food, itinerary, and photography site led by Linda. Her pre-trip tips for Jordan offer a concise, practical checklist of things to know before traveling.

9 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Jordan

Before travellng to Jordan, read these tips on what you need to know to make the most of your trip to the Hashemite kingdom.

aswesawit.com/jordan-things-to-know/

The Broke Backpacker
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The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget-travel site focused on backpacking, low-cost travel, gear, and long-term travel resources. Their Jordan safety guide gives visitors practical context in an insider-tips format, making it useful for cautious trip planning.

The Broke Backpacker: Is Jordan Safe

Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/is-jordan-safe/.

thebrokebackpacker.com/is-jordan-safe/

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