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69 Reviews

4.5 out of 5

Susie Bertos

Reviewed June 2024

Jewel in the desert

Jordan really is full of exquisite treasures of castles, forgotten worlds and mystical desert valleys with the most welcoming people. This is a fantastic tour to see all the highlights at a decent pace.

Most Inspirational Moment

Floating in the dead sea, Petra's monastery and place of high sacrifice, the walk back along the hidden tombs and of course a night in Wadi Rum stargazing.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Mikhled is a natural leader with a great sense of humour and engaging character. He has a wealth of knowledge of his country's history and culture always answering questions and giving just the right amount of information. Very helpful and caring and quick to resolve any issues.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Now is the time to go ‐it's safe and fairly quiet. Almost as if it were 30 years ago!

Nicola Fry

Reviewed April 2024

Magical Jordan

I fell utterly in love with Jordan on this trip. The people gave the warmest welcome, the sights were awesome and the food was delicious. The tour took in the best of Jordan: the northern castles, amazing Roman ruins at Jerash, weird and wonderful Dead Sea, spectacular Petra and the breathtaking Wadi Rum. I have never felt so safe and awestruck in all my travels.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra was spellbinding, but the most vivid memory is the Wadi Rum at night. The stars and the peace of the desert was food for the soul.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Ahmad was the most amazing group leader. His knowledge of Jordan's history and culture enlivened the entire trip, bringing to life over 2,000 years of history and providing understanding the present day. Ahmad was generous with his time and his own experience, using stories from his own life to help us understand the current practices in Jordan. Kind and helpful at every step, Ahmad enriched my experience and made the trip truly spectacular.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Follow government guidance, but my recent experience on Jordan (April 2024) is that it is perfectly safe. If you feel comfortable I would recommend now as a perfect time to go. Tourist numbers are very low, meaning that you will have some sites almost to yourself. Petra has never been so quite!

Gilian Smith

Reviewed October 2023

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It was a really good trip… maybe a few less castles and extra time in Aqaba ..

Most Inspirational Moment

The stay in the desert.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader Amer was one of the best I have ever had… he’s English was spoken like a native and his knowledge was beyond excellent…he was able to answer every one of our questions and explained each site to the full… he was a great organiser when it came to preference for places to eat. I’m vegetarian and he made sure I was catered to..he knew all the best restaurants that were not too expensive..

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take photo copies of your passport and insurance…need sea shoes for the Dead Sea and the Red Sea…

JONATHAN HAINES

Reviewed October 2023

TRIP REVIEW

Very well planned trip with good logistics.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra and Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very knowledgeable and able to answer all questions.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Yes. The heat is very fatiguing with this itinery. The trip rating value does not reflect this.

Anthony Teperek

Reviewed March 2023

Comprehensive View of Jordan

A lot of ground is covered, Day 1 was long with a lot of sites – several of which I didn’t find that exciting but it got much better after that. The Jerash hotel is poor but it is only one night and apparently there are no alternatives. Jerash Roman city is amazing. And if Jerash was good Petra is staggering and the site is huge – I had no idea! It’s about 1.5 miles walk from hotel to the famous Treasury and that’s only the start. I have worked out that we walked around 8 miles on day 1 at Petra and about 9 on day 2. The walk to the monastery at Petra is quite long but worth it – I am 70 and with moderate fitness. There are buggies and even horses and donkeys available. At Aqaba there is nice healthy coral with plenty of fish straight off the sandy beach. You can hire mask & fins for 10JD or just a mask for 7JD.

Most Inspirational Moment

Undoubtedly the time spent at Petra.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nidal was excellent. very good English. If I was to be super-critical he tended to overload us with information at times and I could see some of the group switching off.

Advice for Potential Travellers

You cover a lot of territory so inevitably there is much time spent travelling on the bus. Lunches were generally from take away street establishments often eaten on the hoof or in the bus but sometimes sitting. We became very familiar wit the falafel sandwich! And lunches were very cheap too, often spending well under £1 per person. Weatherwise - we were there in February, be prepared for some cold evenings and mornings except for the Dea Sea and Aqaba although the sea was quite chilly at both places. At one restaurant my fleece jacket was kept tightly zipped up all evening!

Cathy Kilgarriff

Reviewed December 2022

Jordan

Our tour guide Sami was the best. The Olive Branch Hotel in Jerash was terrible. Cold shower,no hot water til way too late when one of us requested it be turned on and it had to heat through. Hotel looked abandoned, broken doors and windows. Breakfast was white bread and processed cheese, nothing fresh.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra, the whole site and Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Sami was fantastic, best tour guide in Jordan.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take a puffa jacket and bed socks for Wadi Rum.

Sarah Moyle

Reviewed October 2022

Great Guide and a thoroughly enjoyable trip

Ab our guide stood in at very short notice (having returned from his other trip the night before without going home), our intended guide had covid. He was professional, knowledgeable and with a great sense of humour which gelled with the group. It was a great group too! Ab provided lots of insight into the culture/religion/politics/history of this really interesting country.

Most Inspirational Moment

The High Alter of Sacrifice walk around Petra (day2) really showed the perspective of this enormous site (most of which has not been excavated).

Thoughts on Group Leader

Brilliant (see summary above).

Advice for Potential Travellers

Avoid the front facing bedrooms in Amman - they are very noisy!

Lis BJ

Reviewed October 2022

Fascinating and fun

Great trip with Abdullah as our highly knowledgeable guide, organised and with a great tolerance of Brit’s sense of humour! We had an excellent group and Ab helped us all gel very quickly. Exodus’s organisation was spot on. The tour is busy at times and needs to be in order to take in the many sites that are just amazing. There are balancing relaxing periods when staying at the places for more than one night.

Most Inspirational Moment

Gerash, Petra -the first sight of which lives up to expectations, The view from the sacrificial peak was just fabulous.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Ab was the best. Answered all our many questions and got us to places at times we needed to be there. He had so much knowledge and expressed himself well. He also took us to some excellent eating places. He dealt well with any issues and he kindly contacted us after the tour had ended to ask if we needed medical assistance as my husband and I both were ill after leaving the tour as we had stayed on in Amman for a few days. (We didn't but it was a reassuring gesture). Thank you Ab.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take good strong walking shoes (boots not really necessary) but you need more than soft open toe sandals. Changing money from a different currency was not an issue. Followed the recommended packing list and we were not missing anything. The number of days is well wort while compared to the shorter trips. We had two full days in Petra which was good to really take it all in and walk everywhere. It's big.

Amanda Hayes

Reviewed September 2022

Fascinating ...

An excellent itinerary that showcases some of the finest historic sites in Jordan. I highly recommend this trip. The usual well thought out arrangements by Exodus for hotels, restaurants and recreation.

Most Inspirational Moment

The impressive crusader castles with their water systems and defences Petra, of course The Wadi Rum camp with traditional style Bedouin tents, zarb cooked in the sand and the night stars The imposing caravanserai conjouring up thoughts of silk route travels

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very keen to show us as much as possible of Jordan in a short timeframe. Excellent knowledge of the history of his country and the sites we visited Well organised travel, meals and hotel arrangements It is quite an intensive trip and it would be good to develop a leadership style that caters for different levels of physical ability. However, group members were very supportive and we ensured nobody got left behind on their own.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Be prepared for fast moving, riderless donkeys descending the narrow and slippery steps at Petra and flatten yourself against the wall. The walk to the High Place of Sacrifice is long and can be very hot as there is no shade and heat reflects off the stone so wear hats, sunscreen and take plenty of water if you decide to do it. Be prepared for your tour leader to say in front of local vendors that they have families to feed and offer fair prices. Leaders are in a difficult position as they need to maintain a good relationship with the people on the sites they take visitors to. Your leader may also say privately to your group that you do not need to purchase anything. You will make your own mind up if the items are worth the prices asked.

Carol Sutton

Reviewed June 2022

Very enjoyable

We had a great time and throughly enjoyed our holiday, with a few caveats. This was a much anticipated trip as was originally booked for April 2020! but we swapped from ‘A week in Jordan’ to this ‘Hidden Treasures’ and I wish we hadn’t bothered as the first couple of days visiting the desert loop and Irbid were not that interesting. However after that Jerash, Black Sea, Petra and Wadi Rum were amazing.

Most Inspirational Moment

Climbing to the High Place of Sacrifice at Petra and the subsequent walk through the amazing rock formations.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Mikhled was a nice guy, and really tried to accommodate the various requests from our group, but as a guide he gave little information about the sights we were seeing and very often when he did it was to only the first few people in the group who kept up with him. People take pictures and some were slower walkers, that’s just how it is with group tours but he would speak before most of the group were there. His English was good but his accent very strong and sometimes there was lack of understanding both ways in that we couldn’t grasp his meaning and he didn’t understand our questions. He also didn’t seem to convey the plan for the day and timings to the group, like stopping for lunch, although we enjoyed the process of going into the sandwich shops and bakeries, sometimes it was 11:30, sometimes 14:30.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The food is plentiful and of good quality, except breakfast at some of the hotels. As anywhere be prepared to pay over the odds for drinks at the tourist sites or try to shop at the supermarket beforehand. Alcohol is not easily available and very expensive so try to do without.

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