Amman, Amman Governorate

destination

Amman

In Amman, we spent two nights in the lovely Gallery Guest House. Great location, friendly staff, beautiful rooms and a good breakfast is served either on your room or on the roof terrace. They help you organize your airport transfer (25 JD) and the taxi to Petra, too.

Ma'an Governorate, Jordan

destination • experience

Petra

We stayed one night in Esperanza Petra. The location is great, it’s a 5-minute walk to the Petra entrance. Staff is nice and the breakfast was delicious. Rooms were a bit old-fashioned, though, but for one night it’s perfectly fine. Next morning, we started at 6 am to Wadi Rum.

Wadi Rum Village, Aqaba Governorate

outdoors

Wadi Rum Protected Area

We booked a one day tour including a night in the desert with Mehedi Saleh and his Bedouin Directions. We liked everything and enjoyed the time in the desert, find details here. The next morning we took the taxi to the Israelian border.

Eilat, South District

destination

Eilat

After one night in the desert and the border crossing on foot we arrived in the amazing Soleil Boutique Hotel in Eilat and felt like we were in heaven. Cool, clean, everybody was nice and everything comfortable and even with some luxury. The pool was perfect to relax, the Red Sea was just a short walk away and the breakfast in the morning was extraordinary. Definitely one of the best hotels ever. The next morning, we took our rental car and visited the Red Canyon in the Negev Desert before heading to the Dead Sea.

Ein Bokek, South District

destination

Ein Bokek

The Dead Sead: There, the next very good hotel was waiting for us: Crowne Plaza Ein Bokek. It may be ugly from the outside, but its location directly at the beach and the great rooms made it up. Maybe we liked it so much because of an upgrade to a room on the 12th floor. By the way, we had dinner at McDonald’s there, because the hotel options were very expensive and didn’t appeal to us.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem District

destination

Jerusalem

Again after one night, we were heading to Jerusalem. There we spent 4 nights in St. George’s Cathedral Guesthouse. Perfect location close to the Old Town, beautiful courtyard and a very good breakfast. From Jerusalem, we visited Bethlehem in the West Bank, too. We returned our rental car in Jerusalem just when we arrived because it’s no use in the city. By the end, we took a bus to Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District

destination

Tel Aviv-Yafo

There we stayed 3 nights in the Florentine Backpacker’s Hostel. Perfect location again, cool people and in the double rooms, you’ll have enough privacy, too. But at the same time, you can mingle with fellow travellers on the roof terrace, and enjoy the view and the sun. Breakfast and dinner are included. For Tel Aviv, it’s really, really cheap.

Tiberias, North District

destination

Tiberias

From Tel Aviv we rented a car again and started a roadtrip to Northern Israel. We visited Haifa, Acco, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilei, where we spent one night in the Sweet Dreams Aparments. Close to the lake, a nice landlord, parking is included and a comfortable room. You don’t need more than this for one night, though.