Reviews

A very good tour with an excellent tour guide, in a wonderful country only marked down due to the quality of some of the accommodation.
Our tour guide, Oria, was excellent; very knowledgeable she evidently enjoys her job, keeping us informed about our tour itinerary and entertained with the right amount of information. She also 'looked after' the group, for example attending to any specific dietary requirements.
Jordan itself is full of amazing locations with the highlights being Jerash, Petra and Wadi Rum. Other perhaps less well known places that are also worth visiting include Ajloun, The Citadel and Mount Nebo. Amman is a big and busy capital city, but you still feel safe there. The Dead Sea was the only disappointment, if you want to float in the Sea then simply visit a public beach and then drive on.
Unfortunately Jordan seems to have its own hotel ratings system; 4 and 5 star hotels there would be 3 and 4 stars (at best) anywhere else in the World. Two out of the four hotels were not of the necessary & expected quality.
Overall Jordan is full of history and definitely worth visiting.

Jordan itself was marvellous. Loved the scenery, the people, and the food. But….the first day was too full on and we were all exhausted. Plus the fact we didn’t get to our hotel rooms till well after 2.00 a.m. on arrival which meant at least 3.00 am before settling down and we had to be up and breakfasted and ready to go by 9.00 am. And then a long day acclimatising to walking long distances. The activities organised for baking, calligraphy, and ‘ni’ making/ playing excessive. Surely a more sensible pastime could have been thought of if the time has to be filled up with anything after such a long day. Petra was quite remarkable and well worth the trip alone. Personally I could have done with another day in the Wadi Rum. The camp site was excellent. The first hotel in Amman was OK but noisy during the night being on the main road. And the last hotel at the Dead Sea very tired and I had great difficulty getting into my room with the card/key and had to twice get reception to sort my problem out including a visit from the handyman to no avail. As regards to our ‘chaperone’ from the Company who much enjoyed herself perhaps she should have been initiated into the local dress code; scrappy tops in a Muslim country are not appropriate. I felt she should have been of more assistance to our very excellent guide to whom I give 5 star rating. It was evident that she had not received any job description/responsibility guidance. The driver of the bus was superb and deserves a 5 star rating too.

As usual I felt thoroughly looked after by the Wendy Wu tour guides. Sam greeted us at the airport and breezed us through the security checks. Amany, our Egyptologist guide was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about every remarkable jaw dropping site we went to. The cruise ship was amazing and very relaxing in between our trips to the temples, I really didn't want to leave that part of the tour. All the staff were very welcoming and friendly on the cruise and the food was superb.

I was sad to say goodbye to our two lovely Egyptian guides when we flew in to Jordan but the very enthusiastic Oria took over as our Jordanian guide. It was interesting to see and learn about the Jordanian sites and culture of which I knew very little. The site of Petra was the main attraction in the country and covered a much larger area than I had expected. Our final destination relaxing at the Dead Sea was the perfect ending to a full scheduled holiday.