Category: Middle East

Petra & Wadi Rum with the Family: A Practical Guide to Jordan

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Planning Petra with kids? Our family guide covers walking, timing, tickets, Wadi Rum, transport and practical tips for planning your Jordan adventure. Petra is one of those places that seems almost designed to make children feel as though they have accidentally walked into an adventure film. You enter through a narrow canyon, follow the Siq, …

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Amman with Kids: What to See, Eat & Know Before You Go

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Planning a family trip to Jordan? Amman is more than just the place where you land before heading to Petra. Here’s our first-hand guide to visiting Amman with kids, including the best things to see, what to eat, where to stay and the practical questions families actually want answered. Amman is not a city that …

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How to prepare for travel to Oman: eVisa, vaccination and car rental

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Oman doesn't require much in terms of preparation. It is a developed country where you will find readily available many travel essentials. It does however require some prior thinking about how you plan to move from one place to another or even within the same city. Vaccines: About a month before travel, check your vaccines …

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