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useful info
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Visas
Visas are required by all visitors to Jordan. These are issued at both the border and airport upon arrival and are also easily procured from the Jordanian Embassy in London. Please click here for further info. |
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Voltage
220 Volts. Sockets are of the European, 2 pronged variety. If taking a hairdryer or camcorder, be sure to pack a power adaptor. |
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Health
It is recommended that you be vaccinated for Tetanus and Polio, if you haven't had a booster in the last ten years. Food and waterborne diseases are more common, so we recommend vaccinations for typhoid (valid 3 years) and Hepatitis A (validity varies). Additionally, we recommend you be vaccinated for Meningitis due to recent reports that have indicated its presence.
Recommended Vaccinations
 Tetanus |
Polio |
Typhoid |
Hepatits A |
Meningitis |
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Time
Jordan is 2 hours ahead of GMT. From March to October, Jordan is 3 hours ahead of GMT. |
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Money
GBP £1.00 = JD 1.40 USD $1.00 = JD 0.70 (correct as of July 08 but subject to fluctuation).
Pound Sterling, US Dollars, Euro and other major currencies can be exchanged into Jordanian Dinars before or on arrival. Exchange facilities are available at various bureau de changes and banks in major towns have ATMs. |
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Food, glorious food
Jordanian food is very good, combining many of the best traditions of Middle Eastern cooking. Try the ubiquitous kebabs, musakhan (a chicken dish that is baked on Arabic bread), farooj (spit-roasted chicken served with salad and bread), mensaf (the national dish - consisting of lamb served on a bed of rice and pine nuts, in a tangy yogurt sauce), fattayer and sambusek (small pastries filled with minced meat, sharp white cheese and spinach or herbs), fabulous unleavened breads, maglouba (a fish/meat stew) and very fine desserts. There’s a lot of open-pit cooking. Fresh figs and apricots are a real treat. Arabic coffee, mint tea and fruit drinks are available everywhere. |
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Shopping
Jordan offers a range of quality souvenirs. Look out for high-quality artefacts including rugs, pottery, paintings, jewellery, embroidery and woven items produced by local Jordanian women under the auspices of the Noor-Al Hussein Foundation and the Queen Alia Fund. A popular form of ceramic ware is ‘Jerusalem Pottery’. Platters are highly decorated with biblically-inspired designs including fish, peacocks, grapes and goblets of wine. Known as Hebron glass, colourful handmade glassware in brilliant colours is a nice buy, as is silver jewellery crafted by the Bedouin people. Dead Sea products of all guises, olive oil and soaps, sweetmeats and olive wood objects are also uniquely Jordanian souvenirs. |
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Tipping made easy
At the start of your tour, we take a nominal local payment of between GBP£8 - 12 (dependent upon tour) from all tour participants to cover tips en route. This saves you the hassle of when and how much to tip bellhops, luggage luggers and other support staff through the tour. This amount doesn’t include tips to your tour leader or driver. As a guideline, we would suggest JD10 for your tour leader and around JD5 for your driver for a job well done. Naturally, though, the amount is entirely up to you. Tipping is an entirely personal gesture.
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