Amman Off The Beaten Path

If you are in Amman during the summer, you will see tens of kites flying over the 14 hills of Amman.
You can join in the action, just buy a kite from any of the many shops found in the down town.
Walk up to the Citadel -it is considered a great spot for kites-.
You will have a great opportunity to fly your kite, meet some local children and may be even beat them at their own game!

Jerash is only about an hours drive from Amman and a very interesting daytrip if you are in Amman.
IUt's one of the best preserved greek/roman towns in the whole world and you don't need to be an archeolgy buff to enjoy this place.
This is a highly recommended daytrip if you have a few days in Amman.

The dead sea is only an hours drive from Amman and a very easy daytrip.
If you want to swin then you should head for the northern shores ofd the dead sea and go to the movenpick resort where you can acces the beach for free and youi have showers on the beach to clean the salt off your body after the swim and they don't mind that you use the bathrooms at the pool area for changing clothes.
This is your chance to visit the lowest point on earth and to swim even if you can't swim.

In the area of Shmeisani (Amman) you can find a lot of 5 stars hotel like Marriott, Le Meridien, Golden Tulip and much more. Here there is the Sport City and many restaurants like La Terrasse, Chili House and New York New York.

Most travellers seem to hire a car and drive to these tourist spots. All are within an easy drive from Amman.

Petra - three hours driving.
Jerash - 30 minutes
Dead Sea - 45 minutes
Karak - 2 hrs.
The Sheraton Hotel has a car hire office on the ground floor Or you hire a car from Thrifty's office in downtown. www.thrifty.com . The Four Season Hotel can also organise tours.

Roads are well sign posted written in both Arabric and English. English is spoken in Amman.

Taxi's are another option, you can organize a driver from the hotel and set a price before leaving to your destination. See lists below for more info.

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It may come as a surprise to some visitors to Amman to see big new churches in the city but in fact about 6% of Jordan's population is Christian. The majority live in Amman, and nearby Madaba, with smaller congregations in Kerak and Salt and the country's Constitution guarantees their right to worship openly and freely.
The majority of Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church and there are no less than 6 Greek Orthodox churches in Amman, but there are also Greek and Roman Catholic communities, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox and, among the non-Arabs, Armenian Orthodox and Catholics. Land has recently been granted to the Maronite community to build a new church in the city.
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Well if you walk in residential area in Amman, you can easily find that people love flying kites on the top of their house. I have admitted that they are really good players of kites.
If you don't feel like doing anything, why not just sit and see people fly kites?! You will enjoy it a lot. Or you may also join their performance, I am sure that they are willing to teach you how to become a good kiter!!

It's obvious that Roman Theatre is the highlight of the city. It locates just downtown Amman. I, personal opinion, think that Roman is one of the most important landmark in Amman. It's well-preserved and magnificant. There are two museums inside the antique, for Palestine and Jordanian tradtional culture.
The entrance fee is JD1. There is only one price, and for all museums in the area.