Jordan Guide
The southern desert and Aqaba
Getting around
Transport is straightforward. Plenty of buses run along the Desert Highway to Ma'an and Aqaba, and you can get connections from both of them to all other destinations in the region. Aqaba is also a major entry point to Jordan, with an international airport, a land crossing with Israel and a ferry port serving Egypt.
Destinations in the south are often less appealing than the journeys to get to them, and the freedom a rental car gives really comes into its own when you're travelling in the desert here. Being able to stop and walk even 100m away from the highway, to get a firsthand experience of the wide open vistas rather than seeing them skim past a dirty window, is a fine way to get a taste of this incredible natural environment.