28 Sep 2021
My wife and I just finished our tour today and had an overall amazing experience! I booked through Viator who put me in contact with a local tour company Zaid tours. I had many questions about the trip and communicated with Zaid tours who answered my questions and were very clear about adding things to my trip such as a stay near the Dead Sea. They were very clear about communicating prices as well.
My Driver was Hasan who was an amazing driver and tour guide.He sent me a message even before arriving to tell me exactly where to meet us at the airport. He was very friendly and his car is brand new, spacious, and comfortable. He suggested when we arrived from the airport to add sites to our itinerary as we had time. I truly enjoyed the conversations with Hasan whom I was very comfortable asking him any questions. He always gave me his honest answers.
We spent our first night at the Dead Sea spa hotel. Swam in the Dead Sea of course which is a truly unique experience. Hasan suggested Mt Nebo and Madaba which were very Interesting places.
We proceeded to Petra for our second night.
Petra of course was amazing so was Wadi Rum-truly a place out of this world. We watched the sunset in Wadi Rum.
We then proceeded to Aqaba where we spent the night.
My recommendation if spending the last part of the trip in Aqaba and flying back from Amman, is to make sure you have at least 4-5 hours so that you can go to Berenice Beach, as the local beach Al Ghandour beach is more for locals. Also, I’d recommend sleeping in Wadi Rum. We missed this opportunity, but would like to spend the night there next time.
I highly recommend visiting Jordan! It’s safe and people are laid back and friendly!
I recommend Zaid tours!
Highly recommend our guide and driver Hasan! Excellent!
Jose