Jordan holidays - Jordan Responsible travel guide

Rolling hills covered in thick forests, table-flat expanses of shimmering desert, Arcadian groves of olives, pomegranate and apricot trees, stark, saw-toothed mountains, mystical, narrow canyons of pink, red and cream rock. All of this and more is Jordan.

History and geography

Jordan has a landmass similar in size to Portugal and almost 80% is desert yet there is a surprising variety of terrain in this small Middle Eastern Kingdom. Culturally, Jordan has been a hub for humanity since the dawn of civilisation and before; there are archaeological finds dating back to Palaeolithic times. Find out more about Jordan history and geography here

Photo top left: Ajloun Forest Reserve - The reserve is 13 square kilometres of tightly forested mountains in northern Jordan.
Photo bottom left: Aqaba Marine Park - Although Jordan's total coastline is only 27 kilometres long, seven kilometres have been given over to the Marine Park.
Bottom right photo: The Dead Sea - Swimming in the Dead Sea is difficult, floating very easy. You are more on the water rather than in it, buoyed up by the salt.
Background photo: Wadi Rum - The Bedouin call Wadi Rum "The Valley of the Moon" and its austere beauty of huge razor-toothed mountains, wind-sculpted rocks and expansive plains do make it seem a place of another world.