JORDAN Why Go There?

To enter Jordan, a passport valid for six months is required by all British, American, Canadian and EU nationals.
(bold)Visas:(/bold) A single-entry visa obtained on arrival is required to enter Jordan.

Nationals not referred to above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements for Jordan.

Types and cost:
A single-entry visa obtained on arrival is required to enter Jordan.
Cost: JD40 for single-entry visa and JD60 for multiple-entry visa.
Validity: Single-entry visa is usually valid for a month..

Addresses of consulates

• Ambassade de Jordanie
  80, bd Maurice Barrès,
  92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
  Tél. : 01-55-62-00-00
  Fax : 01-55-62-00-06
  amjo.paris@wanadoo.fr
  
• Ambassade de Jordanie
  Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 104
  1050 Bruxelles
  Tél. : +32 (0) 2 640 77 55
  Fax : +32 (0) 2 640 27 96
  jordan.embassy@skynet.be
  
• Ambassade de Jordanie
  ChancellerieBelpstrasse 11
  3007 Berne
  Tél. : 031/384 04 04
  Fax : 031/384 04 05
  info@jordanembassy.ch
  
• Ambassade à l'étranger
  38 Al-Mutanabbi Street,
  Jabal Amman P.O. Box 5348
  11183 Amman
  Tél. : +962 (6) 46 04 630
  Fax : +962 (6) 46 04 638
  

There are no vaccinations legally required to travel to Jordan. There is one exception though. You need a yellow fever vaccination if you have travelled to a country (7 days or less before entering Jordan) where that disease is widely prevalent.
It's a good thing to get your vaccinations in order before travelling to Jordan. The general vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) is recommended. Also a hepatitis B vaccination is recommended and vaccination against hepatitis B, typhoid and rabies are also sometimes recommended for stays longer than 3 months.

It is a condition of your booking with Equus Journeys that you have travel insurance which covers you for the riding activities to be undertaken. Your travel insurance should cover you for medical expenses and repatriation. Your guides will require your travel insurance details before they allow you to ride and may refuse to let you ride if you cannot provide them. You should take your insurance documents with you.

230 volts AC, 50Hz. Both round European-style two-pin plugs and square British-style three-pin plugs are used.

The national currency is the Jordanian dinar (JD), divided into 1,000 fils and 100 piastres (or qirsh). Coins come in denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 piastres and banknotes in 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 dinar denominations. The currency rate is fixed at 0.71 JD per US$ (or 1.41 dollars per dinar).ATMs can be found in most of the larger towns and throughout Amman. Jordan is a cash society. In most places (other than top-end hotels and restaurants) the only acceptable method of payment is cash dinars. Dollars and other foreign currencies are generally not accepted. But Jordan is also very safe: crime is exceptionally low, and you do not need to worry about carrying cash with you. Scams are few. You may find yourself paying slightly over the odds for taxis or guide services, but real rip-offs are surprisingly rare.

One exception is in and around the tourist town of Petra – here, there is a higher-than-usual prevalence of touts and cheats trying to overcharge and under-deliver. Be more on your guard here than elsewhere.

Jordan's international country code is 962. The emergency numbers include 112 and 911, you can use them both.
Time Zone GMT+2