Product Description

Ancient cities, desert landscapes and the most intriguing sea in the world: Lonely Planet's Jordan covers them all. But venture beyond Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea for activities coverage you won't find in any other guidebook. Hiking, scrambling, rock climbing, camel trekking, 4WD excursions - there's more adventure here than Lawrence of Arabia had time for. Petra In Depth - highlights, hiking routes and how to get off the beaten path Ecotourism Options - extensive coverage of the flagship Dana Nature Reserve, plus hints on how to spend your money to make a difference Relax like Cleopatra and Herod the Great, who knew a great Dead Sea spa treatment when they saw it. Sleep Under The Stars and experience legendary Bedouin hospitality, or opt for roofed comfort: every accommodation review packed with opinion Get Organized - tips on border crossings, Internet access, digital photography and transport routes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41357 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Synopsis
Part of the Lonely Planet Country Guide Series. The only Jordan guide with Arabic script next to every place name with expanded coverage of adventure pursuits including trekking by horse or camal, hiking, canyoning and ecotourism opportunities.

Customer Reviews

Not perfect, but not bad
A good country guide. Jordan is a small country which has many sights to see, the book is not very comprehensive and only provides details of sights in a brief format, which suits me as I don't like to be have every detail thrown at me.

As with all lonely Planet guides, this book is much more aimed at backpackers giving all the transport and budget details you'll need. I found a few details were significantly out of date and resulted in expensive taxi rides and some confused looks from the locals. Check the lonely planet website for updates.

If you are deciding whether to get the Rough Guide or the Lonely Planet (I used both for my trip) then you need to decide what you need to know. The rough Guide is very good at giving you lots of information about sights (sometimes too much). For transport and getting around the Lonely Planet is far better. The Lonely Planet has pretty much all the sights that you will need to see, and there isn't much in the Rough Guide that isn't in the Lonely Planet despite the Rough Guide having more pages.

In summary a good book which is out of date after 2 years. Has all the information that you will need and is nice and compact.