The RSCN guided conservation tour at Dana: how Jordan saved its biggest reserve
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature runs guided ecology tours through the Dana Biosphere Reserve — the four climate zones, the…
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The C-130 Hercules wreck, Aqaba: a 30-metre military cargo plane scuttled at 16 m for divers
In 2017, the Royal Jordanian Air Force scuttled a decommissioned C-130 Hercules transport plane in Aqaba's Underwater Military Museum. Now …
The Power Station dive, Aqaba: a deep wall with the densest soft-coral cover on the Jordan side
Adjacent to the Aqaba thermal power plant, this site combines a steep reef wall with the warm-water outflow that grows the densest soft-cor…
Dead Sea skin care best practices: how to use the mud and minerals without damaging your skin
The mineral-rich mud has documented dermatological benefits but it also has caveats — psoriasis, sunburn, broken skin, and the salt that's …
The Aqaba Saraya: the Mamluk-era fort that became a cinema and is now a museum
On the Aqaba seafront, the small Saraya building has been a Mamluk way-station, an Ottoman fort, a 1950s cinema, and a heritage museum — ea…
Eastern desert dark sky: Bortle-1 stargazing 80 km from any town
Beyond Azraq, the eastern Jordanian desert opens to one of the darkest reachable skies in the Middle East. No towns within 80 km, no Bedoui…
Hammamat Main hot springs: where mineral water cascades down a 130-metre cliff into the Dead Sea valley
South of the Dead Sea resort strip, the Zara Ma'in hot springs cascade from the cliffs in a series of waterfalls. The Six Senses lodge is b…
Azraq Wetland Reserve: the shrunken oasis at the heart of the eastern desert
Once a year-round wetland that supplied water to a 12,000 km² desert region, Azraq is now a fraction of its former self — but a critical mi…
Bedouin storytelling night in Wadi Rum: how the evening actually works
After dinner at most Wadi Rum camps, the host gathers everyone around the fire and the storytelling begins. Practical guide to what's offer…
Qasr Azraq: the basalt fortress where T.E. Lawrence wintered in 1917
Black basalt walls, a one-tonne stone door that pivots on palm-oil hinges, and the only oasis in 12,000 km² of desert. Lawrence used it as …
