Jordan · GoGo City Guide

Amman

3 Days in Amman

7Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumJabal al-Qal'a

Amman Citadel

The Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace above downtown.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.5 h

    Temple of Hercules and Umayyad Palace

    Amman Citadel

  3. 19:00
    1 h

    Falafel and hummus at Hashem

    Food

    Hashem Restaurant

Day 2Day TripFullWadi Musa

Petra

The Treasury, the Siq and the Monastery, three hours south; best overnight.

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Day 3City DayMediumDowntown

Roman Theatre and Downtown · Rainbow Street and Jabal Amman

The 6,000-seat theatre, then the souks and King Hussein Mosque. Cafés and old stone houses on the first circle.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Dead Sea and the Baptism Site

Float in the lowest point on earth, and the Jordan River site of Jesus' baptism.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Madaba and Mount Nebo

The mosaic map of the Holy Land, Moses' mountain and Umm er-Rasas.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Desert Castles

Qusayr Amra's frescoed bathhouse and other Umayyad castles.

Day Trip

Jerash

Colonnaded streets and theatres of a Roman city, 50 minutes north.

Half Day

Jordan Museum

Dead Sea Scrolls and the 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal statues.

Half Day

King Abdullah Mosque

The blue-domed mosque open to visitors.

When to Go

This version is for Mar–May, Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jan (45 mm), driest Jun (0 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER