Officially known as The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the country is usually associated with beach resorts near the Dead Sea, world-wide known city of Petra, amazingly beautiful landscapes, exciting tours, diving and so on. As a rule, Jordan is quite popular destinations among the family travelers, pilgrims or just history and art lovers, as Jordan owns a great number of ancient monuments.

Tourism is developing a lot in Jordan, annually attracting hundreds of tourists here from all over the world. Ancient historical cities of Petra and Jerash are considered the symbols of the country and at the same time the most popular tourist attractions in Jordan. The country in general is considered one of the safest and the most stable countries of the Middle East, as there’s always a lot of police and almost no crime.

The most popular souvenirs to bring home from Jordan are braided carpets, bottles with the many-colored sand from Petra, olive wood articles, local jewelry and so on. Don’t forget that Friday is considered the official day off in Jordan, so the major part of local shops may be closed on this day.