Amman Camp
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
8 days, planned by Meridian Overland
Eight days walking the southern section of the Jordan Trail — Dana to Petra, which arrives at the Treasury on foot from the back.
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| Amman citadel |
| Roman theatre |
| Rainbow Street |
Dana village is a fifteenth-century Ottoman settlement on the rim of a reserve that drops from 1,500 m to 100 m below sea level.
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| King's Highway |
| Dana village |
| Dana Biosphere Reserve |
Ghuweir is a narrow water canyon with oleander and palms in it — you walk in the stream for much of the day. Feynan at the bottom is candle-lit and off-grid.
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| Wadi Ghuweir |
| Feynan |
| Copper workings |
A thousand metres of climbing out of the rift, and the hottest day of the walk. Water is carried and cached.
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| Wadi Feid |
| Shobak |
| Crusader castle |
Little Petra was the caravanserai — where the trade goods and the camels stopped before the city itself.
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| Siq al-Barid |
| Little Petra |
| Nabataean cisterns |
Arriving over the ridge puts the Monastery in front of you before anything else and the Treasury at the end of the day. Almost everyone does it the other way round.
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| Ad Deir (the Monastery) |
| Petra |
| Colonnaded street |
| The Treasury |
The two-day ticket is standard and the second morning through the Siq at opening is the quietest the Treasury ever is.
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| The Siq |
| Treasury |
| High Place of Sacrifice |
| Royal Tombs |
Three and a half hours on the Desert Highway, which is dull and quick.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
16 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”
Southern Jordan in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Solid operator.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Recommended.
Did this over 8 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. Recommended.
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Worth every rupee.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Southern Jordan in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Recommended.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Recommended.
Because it reverses the whole experience. Coming through the Siq puts the Treasury first and everything afterwards is downhill in every sense. Coming over the ridge from Little Petra you reach the Monastery, work down through the city, and the Treasury is the last thing you see. The second day then does the Siq properly at opening.
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