Plane tickets – use your favourite flight search engine. If you don't have a favourite, try kiwi.com. For example, Ryanair flies to Amman often. Time is very tight for this trip, so choose tickets with arrival to Amman as early in the morning as possible. On the last day, try to get tickets with departure from Amman as late in the afternoon as possible, ideally in the evening!
Visa – a visa for Jordan is compulsory and the Jordan Pass option is ideal when visiting for 3 nights or more. Buy the Jordan Pass online in advance and print it out. The Jordann Pass includes entry to virtually all the places you visit. For this specific holiday you only need a Jordan Pass with overnight entry to Petra.
Accommodation – Hotel in Petra: SunSet Hotel. For the accommodation in Wadi Rum in a camp you can choose at the Wadi Rum Nature Tours website. Hotel by the Dead Sea: Mujib Chalets - Mujib Biosphere Reserve.
Car Hire – We recommend AVIS. Consider getting full insurance, not only is the traffic a bit chaotic at times but you will be leaving your car in various places along the way and other drivers don't worry too much about any scratches and bumps. You'll drive a lot of miles, so pick a comfortable car.
Wadi Rum Jeep Tour – make arrangements ahead of time with the campsite where you'll be staying. If you use the campsite we suggest, then arrange your jeep tour right there with your accommodation. Don't forget to agree on the form of payment, usually it's cash in JOD on the spot.
Petra By Night – evening tour of Petra. Entry is not covered by the Jordan Pass. More info here. You can either get tickets on the spot or better yet, ask your hotel in Wadi Musa to arrange tickets for you.
Prices at the destination – prices in Jordan are reasonable. Of course, you can encounter big differences; prices are usually significantly higher on the tourist routes than a few streets over.
Calls and data – check with your operator for current prices. Wifi is common in hotels and restaurants and is free. Don't forget that in Wadi Rum Village it will be your last chance to make a call or send a text as there is no signal at the campsite and in the desert in general. Signal isn't great on the Jeep Tour either.
When to go – pretty much anytime. Of course, over the summer months it will probably be very hot here, and there will also be a lot of other tourists. So early spring or late fall are ideal. You can come here in winter if you'd like, but there may be snow, even in Wadi Rum. So we would suggest to skip December and January. My experience in late February was almost 20°C during the day and 3-5°C at night, so ideal for hiking.
TIP – there is even more to experience in Wadi Rum! Through Wadi Rum Nature Tours you can arrange to sleep in the desert in the open air. After dinner they will drive you into the desert and bring you back in the morning for breakfast (don't worry the guide will be with you). Alternatively you can arrange to travel to or from the campsite on camels – but be prepared that it's not a short journey. Due to tight schedule, a camel ride to the campsite would only be possible on your arrival at Wadi Rum Village. Your suitcases will be taken away by jeep and you will travel on the majestic camels.
Niky Malečková