Jordan - Walks, Treks, Caves, Climbs and Canyons

This guidebook to Jordan describes a variety of walks, treks, caves, climbs and canyons in this wonderful landscape, based around Pella, Ajloun, the Dead Sea Hills, Dana, Petra and Wadi Rum. Covers Jordan's newly created nature reserves.

Jordan-Walks Treks Caves Climbs and Canyons

Authors

Tony Howard
Di Taylor

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852845209

Availability

Published

Price

£17.00

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Overview Maps (1)
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Sample Photos (6)

Seasons

Too hot June–August. Spring (late March to end May)/autumn (late September to mid-November) is good for walks. There can be flash floods in canyons winter/spring up to April, so summer to early autumn is best for canyoning. Northern hills have snow in winter.

Centres

Pella, Ajloun, Amman, Madaba, Karak, Dana, Wadi Musa, Wadi Rum village, Aqaba

Difficulty

Routes to suit all abilities. Any requiring special skills or equipment are identified as such. Some routes in remote areas. Route-finding ability often required... good maps are difficult to obtain.

Must See

Flower-carpeted 'alpine meadows' of the north; spectacular Dead Sea canyons; multi-day Dana–Petra treks; ancient city of Petra; caving and climbing in Jordan's exotic limestone regions; Wadi Rum's world famous Bedouin hunting routes and Jordan's highest mountain; a night in a real Bedouin camp.

Jordan offers many spectacular and contrasting landscapes, from its flower-carpeted meadows to dramatic canyons, caves and deserts. This second edition includes new climbing areas, Jordan's newly created nature reserves, and graded routes for a range of activities.

Lakeland Walker Aug/Sept 2008

With 331 pages and full colour throughout the softback book, this new guide is substantially bigger and a great deal more attractive, than its predecessor. Still here are the detailed and updated maps and route descriptions for many walks, accompanied by apposite quotations taken from books written by explorers such as Golden and Lawrence. With notes on sights and the different wadis and regions, to say nothing of the useful data in eight appendices and the inclusion of GPS coordinates, Jordan becomes a pleasure to flick through and dream of visiting far away places.
Jordan's known caves are not numerous and, generally, very easy to visit; do not expect to find world-class systems with raging streamways here in the desert lands. Sadly even one known at the time of the first edition has become easier still, as locals have 'modified' the entrance to Zubia Cave to remove the descent and squeeze into the main chamber - all in the name of encouraging visits. There is a separate section on caves, making it easy to see what you can find, with many notes on rumours and the realistic potential for discoveries as there are caves themselves. Nice one! Jordan costs £17, which represents good value for a book of this high standard.