Visiting Jordan

Shawarma Reem

The best restaurants in Amman are scattered all throughout the hills of the city.

Ranging from hole in the wall shawarma shops to high end restaurants, Amman has a great range of dining options.

Here is my list of the best restaurants in Amman:

Shawarma Reem

Serving up some of the best shawarma in Amman, Shawarma Reem is known for its excellent fast food.  It’s a tiny outpost on the side of a large traffic circle, so plan to order your shawarma to go and eat elsewhere in Amman.

Hashem

Known for having the best falafel in Amman, the outdoor Hashem cafe is a great place for a quick meal or a snack. The falafel is served with excellen foul medammas (ground fava beans with olive oil).

Blue Fig

With a large dining area and a pleasant terrace, Blue Fig restaurant serves up some excellent Middle Eastern food.  One of the best restaurants in Amman, the Blue Fig is known for its traditional flat breads that are served with a variety of toppings.

Turtle Green

Popular with visitors to Amman, Turtle Green is one of the best restaurants for tea.  They also serve excellent fruit juices.

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Tour of Petra

Visiting Petra is one of the top things to do in Jordan. The ancient Nabatean city is known throughout the world for its stunning buildings carved into cliff walls and for the centuries it went unknown to the West.

Now Petra is open for tours throughout the year and can be visited in a number of different ways.

If you want to travel to Petra on your own, you can hire a local guide to show you around the ruins.

Alternately, you can take an organized tour to Petra through a tour operator or other organization.

One of the best Petra Tours is the night tour of Petra. The tour only operates on certain days, but it takes you through the ancient city on a candle light tour of Petra. It is a unique experience, and a good way to escape the heat if you are visiting Petra during the warmer months.

If you want to take a self guided tour of Petra, you can get a guidebook and a good map and take a tour of Petra by yourself. There are enough far flung sights to see in Petra that you could keep busy hiking in Petra for a few days.

Whatever kind of Petra tour you take in Jordan, make sure to wear good hiking shoes and bring plenty of water. There are restaurants and shops in Petra that sell food and water, but be sure to take more water with you if you go hiking out of the main areas.

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King’s Highway in Jordan

Petrol stations in Jordan are hard to come by outside of cities in many parts of the country.

Make sure to fill up every time you see a station.

Sometimes there are hundreds of kilometers between petrol stations.

Often the desert highways in Jordan don’t have petrol stations between large towns and cities.

Petrol in Jordan is not expensive, but historic fuel subsidies are being phased out.

Small petrol price increases in Jordan have been taking place over the last few years and are expected to continue.

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