JORDAN IN 3 DAYS  Itinerary & travel guide - video Dailymotion

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00:00In an ideal world, you'd have at least five days to explore all that Jordan has to offer.

00:05But if you're balling on a PTO budget and want to see Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Dead Sea,

00:10here's how we saw Jordan in just three days.

00:18Our Jordanian experience technically started when we boarded our rural Jordanian flight

00:22leaving from Chicago O'Hare.

00:24The nonstop flight is 11 and a half hours to Queen Aliyah International Airport in Amman.

00:28We did spend the extra points to upgrade to Clowncast so we could be well-nourished

00:33and rested for our sprint across Jordan.

00:36After our on-arrival COVID test, we passed through customs and picked up our rental car

00:41and were on our way to Wadi Musa.

00:43We opted to make the drive right away rather than spend the night in Amman

00:46so we could have an early start to explore Petra, although it did get a bit dicey towards the end.

00:51Google Maps, don't let us down.

00:54I'm not going to lie, this looks pretty sketch.

00:56We eventually made it safely and checked into the Petra Marriott Hotel.

01:01After Lauren almost lost our welcome treats to the floor, we called it a night.

01:06Our first full day we spent exploring Petra, we got our coffee for an early morning start.

01:10Petra's entrance is about eight minutes from the hotel,

01:12so a quick drive to the free public parking area and we were ready to enter the park.

01:16So we have a video about our trip to Petra that goes really into detail about all of our tips.

01:23So we talk about how to get the Jordan Pass, we talk about our favorite heights and our favorite photo spots.

01:29So we're not going to really get into the details too much here,

01:31however, we'll leave a link in the description below if you want to check it out.

01:35Hiking Petra starts with a walk through the Sik, a slot canyon which opens up to the most famous facade at Petra, the Treasury.

01:42Being the most famous, it's also the most crowded here, but there's a lot more to see.

01:46So after a few pics, we kept moving towards the second most popular and also much further away,

01:51and therefore less crowded site, the monastery.

01:53It's about two and a half miles from the point of entry to the base of the monastery,

01:58but the walk is beautiful, filled with caves and the remains of tombs and temples.

02:03From the base, it's about 40 minutes of climbing stairs,

02:06and we found ourselves second-guessing our decision to decline a ride to the top.

02:11Jacket's off, still climbing.

02:13Kind of rethinking the, uh, no to the donkey thing.

02:17Our climbing was rewarded with a refreshing lemon mint tea with a great view of the monastery

02:22and one of the best photo spots in Petra.

02:27We then backtracked down the steps, admiring the views along the way down

02:30towards the Alcabutha Trail, another long set of stairs that promises a view of the treasury from above.

02:36I think we're going all the way up here, and it switchbacks the whole way.

02:42Should be fun.

02:43Once again, our climbing efforts were rewarded with a freshly squeezed juice and a beautiful view,

02:49this time of the treasury from above.

02:51Then it was another backtrack toward the park entrance and our car,

02:54and at this point, we've hiked a little over 12 miles, all by 2 p.m.

02:59And Lauren started talking to sheep, so it was time to get some chicken shawarma.

03:03Our lunch was absolutely delicious, and we ate every last french fry

03:07before heading back to the Marriott for a nap before dinner.

03:10We went to a place with a name that translated to my mom's recipes.

03:14The entry was covered in Bedouin rugs, and we couldn't get enough of the oil and zahtar

03:17or the lemon mint juice, but we managed to save just enough room for the entrees.

03:22With full bellies, we set out for something I was super excited about, Petra by night.

03:26So we actually got the time wrong and entered late and missed most of the show,

03:31but we still loved the experience walking through the candlelit sick with the music in the distance.

03:35And everyone was at the show by the treasury.

03:37It felt like we had the whole place to ourselves as we were walking in.

03:40The treasury lit up at night was beautiful, but we had walked over 17 miles by the time

03:46we got back to the hotel.

03:48So we resisted the urge for another lemon mint juice and went to sleep.

03:54The next morning, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at the Marriott,

03:57and since we knew we couldn't get lunch today, we put in some work at that breakfast buffet.

04:01Then we packed up the car and hit the road.

04:04It was two hours down the Kings Highway to the Wadi Rum protected area.

04:07It's mostly a smooth ride, except for the speed bumps.

04:11When we arrived, we checked in at the visitor center to show them our Jordan passes,

04:14and we were let through to the village.

04:16This is where we parked our little compact car because it could take us no further on the sand dunes,

04:21and we piled into the back of a truck to begin our desert tour.

04:23Headed into the desert.

04:26The tour took us to see many of the desert highlights,

04:28and you can check out our 24 hours in Wadi Rum blog if you want all the details.

04:33But overall, it was a great day in the desert, full of hiking and sights and sand dunes.

04:37Slot canyons, and rock bridges.

04:39The tour all dropped us off in our bags directly off at our campsite.

04:43I was obsessed with these crazy Martian domes that I had seen online,

04:46so we splurged for a one-night stay at a luxury campsite, and it did not disappoint.

04:51The room was so, so nice with the most amazing view,

04:54and it was super cozy with a heater in the winter desert.

04:57The dining dome is basically exactly how you would imagine a dining hall on a Mars colony,

05:01and the food was really good considering we were in the middle of the desert.

05:04The camp also had a cafe which was open most of the day and late night, offering shisha, juice, and coffee.

05:11We chose to just enjoy a juice in the cool atmosphere and head home early

05:15because we had a very early start planned for the next day.

05:18I made a little bit of coffee to try to coax Lauren out of bed so we could start our full last day in Jordan

05:27with the Sunrise Camel Ride through the desert,

05:29and while we knew it was a Sunrise Camel Door,

05:31I don't think either one of us really were prepared to climb onto a massive camel in the dark.

05:37The early morning was totally worth it when we got to watch the sunrise over the desert with no one else in sight.

05:42Plus, I really bonded with my camel Mish Mish, even though he tried to eat my camera.

05:48After our camel ride, we had a quick breakfast,

05:50and then we were on our way to our final stop in Jordan, the Dead Sea.

05:54We had to pick up some snacks in Aquabaw for our four-hour drive up the Jordan Valley Highway.

06:01We enjoyed the nice scenery, and we waved at the goats along the way

06:04before checking in to the Marriott Dead Sea Resort and Spa.

06:07The hotel just happened to hook us up with an upgrade to a suite,

06:11and we were ready to take full advantage of all of the amenities.

06:14Some of the best amenities of the hotel include the private beach access, lounge chairs, towels,

06:19the whole waterfront setup that's included with your stay.

06:22Most notable are the cool jelly shoes that are provided, which are super helpful on the rocks,

06:27and a pit of Dead Sea mud for your own self-applied spa treatment.

06:31After two full days of desert hiking, we were in need of a rinse-off,

06:36and the Dead Sea was the perfect way to relax at the end of our sprint across Jordan.

06:41It's also worth saying that floating around in the Dead Sea is way more fun than I thought it would be.

06:46I thought we'd just lay there for a couple minutes, say we're good, and then go to dinner,

06:49but it was a good hour of fun.

06:52To get all the salt off our skin, we headed to the actual spa,

06:56and we even visited the coffee shop in our robes and slippers

06:58before cleaning up to reflect on our time in Jordan over a delicious dinner.

07:03Overall, this was really the best way to end our trip,

07:06and it was so relaxing and such a great way to cap off an amazing time in Jordan.

07:10Just like that, our time in Jordan came to a close way too soon.

07:15If you couldn't tell, we loved visiting the country

07:17and hope to return to catch all the things that we missed.

07:20And if you liked this video or you found it useful,

07:22please consider subscribing and following along on our next adventure through Italy.

07:27Ciao!

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