The Rough Guide to Jordan - 3rd Edition

by Matthew Teller

The Rough Guide to Jordan is the essential guide to the Middle East’s most fascinating destination. The guide opens with a 24-page, full-colour section showcasing Jordan’s highlights, from the wilderness of Wadi Run and the magic of Petra to the new developments in Aqaba and Amman’s sophisticated dining scene. The main heart of the guide includes detailed reviews on all the best hotels, cafés and restaurants, whether you’re travelling on a budget or travelling in style. There is plenty of practical tips for adventure activities, including diving, camping, camel treks and balloon trips. The guide also takes a thorough look at Jordan’s colourful background with unique features on literature, art and women in Jordanian society. There are also detailed maps and plans for all regions.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Guidebook

528 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Matthew Teller writes for the BBC, The Times, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times and other global media. He has produced and presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and World Service, and has reported for 'From Our Own Correspondent' from around the Middle East and beyond. He is the author of several travel guides, including the Rough Guide to Jordan. His most recent book is Quite Alone: Journalism from the Middle East 2008-2019,

Reviews

[Theut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utilissima guida per pianificare un viaggio in Giordania.

[Ralph N · Rating 4 out of 5]

Served as a good basis for my short stay in Jordan. So excited for the trip!

[Ale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tanti spunti interessanti e consigli utili.
Peccato però per la totale mancanza di foto dei luoghi di cui si parla.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This guide proved to be an excellent companion to the LP Middle East book. Though the maps are often a bit childish and not necessarily accurate, the information regarding the sites is spot on!

I prefer Rough Guides when trying to learn about a site as they offer much more than a simply run on sentence describing a place. Sure, food and lodging is lacking and the maps are almost useless but, that's why I still carry an LP everywhere!

For example, when visiting the ancient city of Jerash, this book did a great job of walking us through the site, explaining everything along the way. . .it just took us an LP to find our way there in the first place

;-)

[Sannie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Rough Guide to Jordan is super informative and has excellent recommendations. It's a handy guide to have because it's filled with historical facts and considering the majority of stuff you will be seeing is historical, it enriches the experience much more. The information in the latest edition was super up-to-date with the only exception that the prices in Petra were hiked. Of course, you can't rely on a printed book to have everything perfect. The maps though were helpful, from Amman to Madaba to Petra to Aqaba.

The only thing that would've made me love this book more would be more color pictures. However, the information definitely more than makes up for it.

[Tito Quiling, Jr. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up at a school fair as recommended by a professor when we were browsing through the piles of secondhand books in the lobby and I have been interested in Jordan upon stumbling the Petra structures. Any Rough Guide titles leads one to think that any adventure is worth going through, despite certain constraints and limitations, and for this one, Jordan holds so much more than the rock formations, its veiled religious camps, and its proximity to warring countries.

[Ricardo Ribeiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was extremely surprised from the moment I got this guide. It is the best guide ever. And I own about 30 or 40 guides. Amazing how it's possible to stuff that amount of information in a single volume. Everything about every possible subject. Great organization of information, written in a great style, extremely funny and providing a great reading. I would be the happiest traveler if most of the guide books were like this. Unfortunately they aren't, but those are different stories.

[Cathy Yee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful. The book recommendations for further reading were helpful.