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Jordan on Your Own
“Jordan on Your Own” is the complete ebook that plans your trip from A to Z. Plan your road trip from A to Z: Jordan Pass, King's Highway, Petra in two days, Wadi Rum, budget.
The guide is currently written in French — an English edition is in the works.
10 chapters · 11,000+ words · instant download · 14-day guarantee
You're planning your first independent trip
The guide starts from zero and turns every unknown into a simple procedure: rental, first roads, first bookings. The method behind our Namibia guide, applied to Jordan.
You want to avoid the expensive mistakes
Misunderstood insurance, the wrong season, overrated stops, an underestimated budget: the classic traps are well known — and all avoidable when you know where to look.
You don't have 60 hours to cross-check everything
Contradictory forums, dated blogs, sales brochures: we did the sorting and the checking. You get the ordered, actionable digest.
Table of contents
The contents, chapter by chapter
10 chapters that follow the real order of your preparation: decide, book, drive, live the trip.
- 01
Why Jordan as an Independent Road Trip
The Middle East's great misunderstanding: why this is one of the world's easiest countries to drive, and the three truths to accept before you book.
Everything that matters along 400 km, no leg over 3 hours · Independent travel vs organised tour: the concrete difference · The three uncomfortable truths (site prices, hustle, geopolitics) · How to use this guide
- 02
When to Go: Seasons, Altitude and Month by Month
Three climates stacked over 400 km: the two golden windows, how summer and winter remain doable if you know the rules, and the full calendar.
Spring and autumn: the two golden windows · Winter freezes Petra, summer crushes the Dead Sea · The complete month-by-month table · Ramadan, the Eids, and when to book what
- 03
Renting Your Car: Easy, as Long as You Read
The chapter that pays for the guide: why the small car wins, insurance the Jordanian way, and the local rule 90% of travellers don't know.
City car, SUV or 4x4: a quick calculation · CDW, excess waivers and the real exclusions · No police report, no insurance: the local rule · Deposit, delayed fines and the 5-step vehicle inspection · Local agencies vs international brands
- 04
Driving in Jordan: Speed Bumps, Radars and Common Sense
The local golden rules: the unmarked speed bump as national hazard, the three north-south roads, and why you should visit Amman without a car.
Unmarked speed bumps, the real national hazard · Radars, speed limits and delayed fines · Desert Highway, King's Highway, Route 65: choosing your way south · Fuel, checkpoints, flash floods and night driving
- 05
The Itineraries: 7, 10 or 14 Days, Day by Day
Three proven circuits from Queen Alia airport, with real distances, honest driving times and straight-talking variants.
7 days: the essentials (~900 km) · 10 days: the great classic (~1,150 km) · 14 days: the grand tour with Dana-Feynan and Aqaba (~1,450 km) · The principles that hold an itinerary together
- 06
Sleeping in Jordan: Guesthouses, Camps and Overnight Stops
The five accommodation families stop by stop, the WhatsApp booking method, and three costed formulas for two.
Madaba, Dead Sea, Dana, Wadi Musa, Rum, Aqaba: what to pick where · Booking direct on WhatsApp: cheaper and better · What the photos don't tell you (heating, hot water, half board) · Three costed formulas: €380 to €2,500 for 9 nights
- 07
Petra in Two Days: The Complete Method
The world's most expensive ticketed site deserves a method: the ticket and the Jordan Pass, day 1 hour by hour, and the heights on day 2.
The 2-day ticket and the Jordan Pass Explorer: a 30-second calculation · Day 1: inside the Siq at 6 am, the hour-by-hour plan · Day 2: Al-Khubtha or the back door via Little Petra · The uncomfortable truths: animals, vendors, fake guides
- 08
Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea: Nailing the Other Two Highlights
The Bedouin night done right (formulas, camps, direct rates) and the full protocol for the strangest swim of your life.
The full-day 4x4 tour, not the 2-hour teaser · Classic camp, comfort camp or bubble: the three schools and their prices · The zarb, the generators going quiet and the sleeping bag that changes everything · Dead Sea: where to swim, the 5-point protocol, the Mujib combo
- 09
The Complete Budget, Line by Line
Every cost in dinars and euros, three full profiles for 2 people over 10 days, and where never to cut corners.
Flights, car, Jordan Pass, accommodation: the 2026 ranges · The 3-profile table: ~€1,525 / €2,495 / €4,480 excluding flights · Money day to day (dinar, ATM fees, tipping, haggling) · Where to save without impoverishing the trip — and where never to
- 10
Paperwork, Health, Safety and Checklists
The chapter to print: Jordan Pass and visa, vaccines, real vs perceived safety, and the complete checklists down to the glovebox.
Three documents, one of them a PDF: passport, Jordan Pass, IDP · Health: water, traveller's stomach, sun and travel insurance · Actual safety on the ground, far from the headlines · The D-90, D-10, packing and glovebox checklists
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Chapter 3 — Renting Your Car
The local rule 90% of travellers don't know
« No police report, no insurance. In Jordan, every claim — a parking scratch included — requires a police report. The slightest bump, even with no other party involved, means calling 911, not moving the vehicle and waiting for the officer (allow 30-60 minutes). It's counter-intuitive, nobody will mention it when you pick up the keys, and it is THE number one cause of lost excess deposits. »
Chapter 7 — Petra in Two Days
6:45 am — The Khazneh
« The façade appears through the crack in the Siq: this is THE moment of the trip. At this hour you share it with a handful of people; at 10 am, with a thousand. Expert nuance: the façade sits in shadow in the morning and catches fire between 9 and 11 am depending on the season — you'll pass it again on the way back and get both lights. »
Chapter 4 — Driving in Jordan
The real national hazard
« Forget the clichés about Middle Eastern driving: the Jordanian peril is the unmarked speed bump. Every village, every hamlet, every checkpoint has several — often unpainted, invisible against the light, sometimes in the middle of a 90 km/h road. The doctrine: approaching any inhabited area, lift off and watch the tarmac. Follow the locals: if they brake for no apparent reason, there is a reason. »
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Plan your road trip from A to Z: Jordan Pass, King's Highway, Petra in two days, Wadi Rum, budget
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Readers' questions
What format does the guide come in?
Right after payment you receive a download link: the full guide in HTML, readable on any device and printable to PDF in one click (Cmd/Ctrl+P), plus the chapters in Markdown to read wherever you like. No proprietary app, no subscription.
Is the guide available in English?
Not yet: the guide is currently written in French, and an English edition is in the works. Prices, routes and checklists are of course language-independent — but if you don't read French, we recommend waiting for the English edition.
Is it up to date for 2026?
Yes: the price ranges, local rules and advice reflect the 2026 situation. The fundamentals — itineraries, driving or transport, logistics — change very little from year to year.
What if the guide isn't for me?
A simple guarantee: 14 days, money back, no questions asked. One email to our support is enough — full refund within 48 hours. We'd far rather refund you than leave a disappointed reader.
How is this different from the free pages?
Our free pages (the Jordan country page, destinations, field notes) give you the panorama. The guide gives you the complete, ordered method: day-by-day itineraries, a line-by-line budget, detailed driving and logistics, and every checklist. It's the digest we wish we'd had before our first trip.