Jordan

[scrabbler]

Where else to visit except Petra
What is the weather like in February
Food good?

[Buenchico]

Major attractions:
http://www.visitjordan.com/MajorAttractions/ta bid/54/Default.aspx

Average daily maximum temperature in Feb = 13C
(Highest ever recorded in Feb = 29C)
Average daily minimum night temperature in Feb = 4C (Lowest ever recorded in Feb = -4C)
Average number of wet days in Feb = 8
Average total rainfall in Feb = 74mm (= nearly double London's February average of 40mm).

Full month-by-month weather summary here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides /city.shtml?tt=TT002510

Food:
http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Jordan/Dining

Chris

[kuotone]

As well as Petra(allow at least 2 days)-Little Petra is fascinating and was deserted when we visited 2 years ago. Other places-Mount Nebo near the Dead Sea, the Dead sea itself, Aqaba, Amman. The Desert Castles(on the road to Iraq!) are interesting but probably only reachable on coach tour. Jerash if you like roman ruins.....etc

Food ok-if on the tourist trail will be mainly buffets in the hotels, but local cafes/restaurants will do usual middle east foods + pizzas etc.

It really is an amazing place-can't wait to go back there!

[kuotone]

ooops, forgot the best place!-if you do only one thing other than Petra, go to Wadi Rum-incredible place, never been anywhere quite like it

[scrabbler]

Thank ou both very much - it sounds a good bet and hope as enjoyablle as Kuatone suggests
Scrabbler

[thugulike]

If you are in Aqaba you MUST go to The Royal Jordanian Dive Club. For a small fee you can stay all day and snorkel on the reef which is a short swim of shore (very short). Best snorkelling I've done for a long time. The Red Sea was very calm when we were there which makes snorkelling much easier. Absolutely fantastic! Local restaurants were very good and very cheap. I will go back. Don't know why people go to Canary Islands when there are places like Jordan.

[scrabbler]

Thank you thugulike - my friend is a keen swimmer and snorkeller so will love the reef.

Scrabbler