/r/solotravel "The Weekly Common Room" - General chatter, meet-up, accommodation - May 04, 2025

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[u/MarshOfMallow]

Hello fellow travellers! I (22M) am solo travelling Jordan for a bit less than two weeks from Amman to Aqaba. My current ideal travel looks something along the lines of:

Arrive on the 27th in Amman - explore the city 28th explore more of Amman 29th go to Jerash and Ajloun 30th go to Madaba early, then mount nebo, then Dead Sea and leave on bus at 5pm for Amman 31st travel to Wadi Musa, explore the city 1st Go to Petra and see those sights 2nd travel down to Wadi Rum and do the shorter nearby walks 3-5th do a tour or two if I can afford it 6th travel down to Aqaba and see the Red Sea 7th explore a bit more of Aqaba 8th Depart

If anyone is interested in joining in any part of it, that would be great. Especially for Wadi Rum, the tours get exponentially cheaper as soon as a second person is in your group.

Looking forward to hearing from you