Jordan Things To Do

Conveniently located near the Dead Sea, this nature reserve (lowest in the world) is an ideal hiking spot filled with canyons and streams. Mujib has served as a captive-breeding center since 1989 for the Nubian ibex, a mountain goat.

Several endangered species on the verge of extinction were revived by the breeding center located here – the most notable being the Arabian Oryx. Visitors here can also observe ostriches and desert gazelles.

Located a half-hour drive outside Amman, on the east bank of the Jordan River, is the site of Jesus’ baptism and John the Baptist’s settlement. References can be found in the Book of John 1:28 and 10:40.

As the reputed burial site for Moses, this is considered Jordan’s holiest spot. Remains of a church built in the 4th century to commemorate his death are inside the church that now operates here.

Also called the Cave of the Seven Sleepers, this site was mentioned in the Koran’s Al-Kahf. It was here that a group of youths persecuted for their belief in monotheism took refuge.

See the remnants of the ‘Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land’. Located on the floor of the Church of St. George, the 6th-century map is comprised of two million stone pieces

The Our Lady of the Mountain church was built here to commemorate the time when Jesus, his disciples, and mother Mary traveled through this town and rested in a cave. This was one of the 2000 Jubilee pilgrimage sites.

Located in the heart of downtown Amman, this 1920’s Ottoman-styled mosque was constructed on the site of a mosque built by Omar ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph, in 640 AD.