Why Jordan on an organized tour?
Jordan concentrates in a territory the size of Portugal some of the greatest wonders of antiquity: Petra, the Nabataean city carved in pink sandstone, classified as one of the new seven wonders of the world; Wadi Rum, the red desert called the Valley of the Moon, a setting for Lawrence of Arabia and a Martian film set; and the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the planet, where the body floats effortlessly in water saturated with salt and minerals.
The organized tour is the ideal format here: the distances between the stages are large (Amman-Petra represents a 3-hour drive), the logistics of nights in a desert camp or visits to archaeological sites require precise organization, and a local guide transforms the Nabataean ruins into a living story. Jordan is understood as an open history book, and a good French TO helps to read it at the right pace.
