
Ajloun travel guide: forest, castle, and where to stay
A guide to Ajloun in northern Jordan: the RSCN forest reserve, the 12th-century Qal'at ar-Rabad castle, the best time to visit, and how to pick a chalet.
Guides and stories about Jordan chalets, family travel, and local stays.

A guide to Ajloun in northern Jordan: the RSCN forest reserve, the 12th-century Qal'at ar-Rabad castle, the best time to visit, and how to pick a chalet.

A guide to Salt in Jordan's Balqa governorate: the World Heritage town of yellow stone, Fuheis and Wadi Shuayb, the drive from Amman, and where to stay nearby.

A guide to Jordan's Dead Sea: the lowest point on Earth, floating in salt water, mineral mud, the best season, and picking a chalet with a private pool.

A guide to Aqaba on the Red Sea: swimming and snorkelling the reefs, the drive from Amman or the short flight, the best season, and picking a beach chalet.

A guide to Petra in southern Jordan: the Siq, the Treasury, and the Monastery, the drive from Amman, how many days you need, and where to stay in Wadi Musa.

Picking between a Dead Sea, Ajloun, or Aqaba chalet in Jordan? Here is how the three compare on drive time, scenery, season, and price, with a top-rated chalet in each.

A guide to Wadi Rum in southern Jordan: jeep tours, stargazing, and sandstone mountains, the drive from Petra and Aqaba, the best season, and where to sleep.

Dead Sea chalets in Jordan run roughly 55 to 220 JOD a night depending on size and season. Here is the price breakdown by group size and what drives the number.

A guide to Jerash in northern Jordan: the colonnaded street, the Oval Plaza, and Hadrian's Arch, a day trip from Amman, pairing it with Ajloun, and where to stay.

A guide to Madaba in central Jordan: the Byzantine mosaic map, Mount Nebo, the gateway to the Dead Sea, a day trip from Amman, and where to stay nearby.