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Popular Tourist Traps | Other Tourist Traps Tips | All Tips (27) As usual the Taxi "Cab" Driver is the ultimate master to cheat you!
once he know you are a tourist or stranger!
Show your knowledge of the direction you are going to!
buy a map of the city and hold it in front of the driver's eyes to show you don't want him to cheat you!
Bus is the best and cheapest way to move in Amman!
but you have to be cool as you could reach the point you need later as the Bus has a Graphic to ride on! Leave a Comment
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At Petra's entrance and also later on you'll get various offers to ride the animals. There are camels, horses and donkeys.
Don't accept the bedouin's offers. A ride is expensive and it is not worth to pay for. Apart from the costs it is a far better way to discover Petra while walking around the area. The animals causes a lot of dust and you won't be able to stay longer at the places you like most.
Secondly most of the animals only pass the Siq and the can't go more far than the main place in Petra, but this is the most comfortable walk in Petra, not as strenous than hiking to the Monastery for instance.
If you are in bad condition ask, wether the animal will bring you to the Monastery too. This is the most strenous way and the only one, where paying exorbitant sums for animal help makes sense.
If you are just looking for a photo shot riding a camel, ask the Bedouin's for it. probably they will take a much smaller sum for just let you sit on the camel's back for one photo. Leave a Comment
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One of the most dangerous things that you'll find in Petra is the child bearing half dinar rocks. They're such professionals at grabbing your heart and convincing you that you need to buy this particular rock instead of one that you could just pick up off of the ground. But,I figured that I was helping contribute to their economy...I call the picture of the girl, 'Dirty Feet Girl' as she had the dirtiest little feet. Leave a Comment
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The mud at the Dead Sea (can be pretty expensive) and perhaps the bottle writing with the coloured sand from Petra (not too expensive, 1-2 dinars)! Leave a Comment
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In Jordan I more than once got the feeling that I was being taken for the stupid tourist with a lot of money. E.g.:
- Paying about $4,- to get a 2 minute look in a mosk in Amman.
- Paying $4,- for a sandwhich while on tour with a guide, and paying $ 0,20 for the same sandwhich while ordering for myself.
- Paying $6,- for a beer at an 'authentic' nomad family in the Wadi Rum desert. We were being welcomed by a bagpipe and a nomad and camel made out of paper !! It felt like I was at the Monthy Phyton set. Btw, since we refused to buy beer the price dropped to $3,-
- Paying extra money to see the famous arch in Wadi Rum. Leave a Comment
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Stay away from the Red Sea resort of Aqaba in the south of Jordan... there are dirty (incredibly dirty) beaches, but this was not the worst part. Stationed in the harbour there are some rusty (oil?) ships... not a nice sight. The same sight is visible from Eilat in Israel, just opposite. It's really worth giving both places a miss, unless swimming in polluted and dirty waters is your idea of fun.
simply don't go, it's a waste of time
Anywhere else in the red sea should be less polluted Leave a Comment
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It was so hot I had to have a haircut. But take care, check the hairdresser has sharp scissors first!! This guy's were very blunt!! Leave a Comment
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To avoid being hassled while cavorting at the seaside it is advisable to pay to use the facilities at one of the many large hotels along the Aqaaba foreshore. Actually its quite nice to laze under an umbrella, half naked and sipping ice cold 'Stella'. The problem is you'll still get unwanted attention. We had about four or five local men in their wet and see through white y-fronts following us around whenever we went near the water. Leave a Comment
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I am sure there are plenty of tourist traps as there are everywhere, but I have to say I wasnt a victim of any in Jordan!
I assume I was lucky! Leave a Comment
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YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOU DRINK INUPH IN THE SUMMER SO YOU DONE DEHIDRAEI.....
AND DONT DRINK TAP WATER UNLESS YOU ARE SURE IT IS GOOD! Leave a Comment
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