A long weekend in Jordan – is 4 days enough?

Spend an amazing long weekend in Jordan

With a long weekend on the horizon, I spent my evenings checking out flights, looking to see if I could find some good flights.

I was in luck when I saw some reasonable flights to Aqaba. Unfortunately, my return flight was changed from Aqaba to Amman, but it did not dampen my excitement about travelling to Jordan.

I have previously travelled for a week through Jordan, but this time I took my daughter. This meant I would see some of the previous sightseeing locations I had already visited, but I didn’t care.

Jordan is home to some of the most magical and ethereal sites in the world, so going again actually made me really happy.

A Long Weekend in Jordan – Travelogue Day 1

Wadi Rum and Sleeping in a Dome
Quite some time ago, I looked up when the next public holiday in the UAE would be. I saw it was in December for National Day. I confirmed in the work’s system, and to my delight, I saw two days blocked out for public holidays. That …

A Long Weekend in Jordan – Travelogue Day 2

The Magical Petra
I fell asleep not much after 9 pm because I was very tired from the early flight and spending the day in the sun. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I woke up after 6 am, so I got a solid 9 hours of sleep. The night was so …

A Long Weekend in Jordan – Travelogue Day 3 & 4

The Monastery Hike – via the back door
I wake up earlier than the alarm, which was hugely disappointing, but I am able to fall back asleep eventually, and I sleep right up until the alarm. I feel refreshed, although a little sore. I look out the window and the sun …