Top 6 Photography Places in Jordan

Jordan, home to the famous archaeological site of Petra, attracts visitors from all over the world with its ideal blend of ancient monuments, nature reserves, and seaside resorts. A trip to Jordan is highly recommended if you are a photography enthusiast looking to add some distinguished photos to your album.

The Ancient City of Petra

Petra (established around the 6th century), known as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its incredible frescoes has another beautiful name, the 'City of Roses'. It's located 250km away from Amman and rounded by continuous mountains. Most of its architecture is carved in stones like The Treasury which is one of Jordan's most popular attractions and contains famous monuments with delicate graphics on them. Today, this city is the New 7 Wonders of the World.

When you enter this historical site, you will go through a passage lying under the bottom of the canyon which was called Siq with a full-length water tunnel built on the left side of the gorge. The total length of it is 1.5 km. Sometimes, you could see local villagers drive the donkey cars passing by, and after you are walking through this passage, you will get the sight of the Treasury, a 40 meters building supported by six pillars. To give a near look, the outside wall is carved with some intricate patterns and various vivid pictures like angels, warriors with wings and the sons of the god Zeus.

Coming into the chamber, the walls retain some pristine images. Good acoustics has been applied here since you can see some man-made strips carved in the walls. Some people prefer to get to the top of the mountain, where you can snap a panorama of the magnificent Treasury.

The next scene on the right of The Treasury is the street of facades. That place contains several chambers whose size is smaller and whose patterns are fewer. Here you need to hold a low position to snap because it's totally inside the mountains and hardly recognized from a higher place.

In front of the facades was a Roman theatre that is continuing Roman features - the round shape. Although the central area is a ruined site, it's vast and you can still take some beautiful photos of columns standing there from the mountains. You will not miss this place for the first time trip to Jordan.

The Ancient City of Petra

Wadi Rum

The Wadi Rum Reserve is located in Ma'an a city in southern Jordan near the border with Saudi Arabia and covers an area of 740 square kilometers. The desert lays there is vast, and due to that most spectacular desert landscape, this place is also called the "Valley of the Moon" as a moon-like surface. By the way, it was the main shooting location for the film 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

As walking in the desert takes a lot of effort, the Jeep Parade in there is highly recommended. You can drive to any place you want in the defined area. If you'd like to take photos of exotic flavors, then you should find a flat ground and put on a blanket, and you can sit down with the camera placed at 45 degrees near the side of your feet to allow the shot to cover half of the sky and yourself. Or you can hold the camera to capture the distant hillside, surely you will be amazed by the wonders and magnificence of this land.

The other interesting place to go in the desert is the Train of Jordan Heritage. The train here is a real object which can drive people, but it's not a regular train. It's a local show which takes you back to Jordan 100 years ago. As the train moves slowly, you can enjoy the food or drink in passing scenes of this 14km journey, and don't forget to take a photo with this gigantic object at the end of the show.

After the whole day traveling in this desert, let's appreciate the starry night sky to relax. The starry night in Rum sky is quite different from that in our city. Without the skyscrapers and the man-made neon, your vision is infinitely enlarged in the desert, the vast Milky Way is like a beautiful painting spreading out above your head, and local astronomers will also participate in it to explain to you this.

In addition, remember to prepare some warm clothes, because in the evening the desert could be cold and bring cameras with evening models, otherwise the beautiful sky cannot be caught with its full charm.

Wadi Rum, Jordan

Dead Sea

The Dead Sea boasts an impressive location, bordering both Israel and Jordan. The shore of it is the lowest point on Earth that has been exposed to land. As it contains a high concentration of salt, almost 8.6 times that of ordinary seawater no life can survive there except for some water plants. That's one of the reasons they named it the Dead Sea.

Though this place is not for animal living, the dead sea is a wonderful place to keep human health. As some of the minerals in that sea can accelerate your body's metabolism and get rid of harmful products from your body to make you revivify and rejuvenate, a huge number of tourists will come there and enjoy their vacation.

Furthermore, if you want to choose a place to embrace the sea, Mujib Chalet offered a convenient place to do that, which is adjacent to the Dead Sea and each chalet of it has an uninterrupted sea view to provide a wonderful angle for your camera, whether general scenes from the drone or the selfie by hand-held devices.

The only disadvantage in chalets is no TV or Internet, so if the Internet is important to you, then you can bring a portable router. This resort is open all year round and does check your body to make sure without any injury before enjoying your swimming.

Dead Sea, Jordan

Amman

Amman, known as the capital of Jordan, is the largest city in this country. Numerous ancient ruins are located within this modern metropolis. When traveling here, visitors can not only see the modern downtown but also explore the numerous ancient ruins around.

If you are a photography lover, do climb atop the Jabal al-Qala'a hill, where you can visit the historic Citadel includes the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules and the 8th-century Umayyad Palace complex, known for its grand dome.

From this vantage point, you can capture a breathtaking image of the Roman remains and the contemporary city. In addition, the Roman Theater, which is located in the heart of the city, offers an ideal photographic opportunity. A snapshot of this 6,000-seat, 2nd-century stone amphitheater will astound you whether you are standing on the top or the bottom.

Amman, Jordan

Jerash

Jerash is about 30 kilometers from Amman and is rich in historical relics. The magnificent temple of Zeus and the well-preserved ancient Hadrian Triumphal Arch on the mountaintop provides charming scenes for a stunning photograph.

Furthermore, Jerash has the best Hippodrome ruins built between the mid-second and third centuries AD. Its enormous arena was 245m long and 52m wide. For chariot races and other events, this design could hold 15,000 spectators at once.

The ancient square is also beautiful, surrounded by 56 columns forming an oval forum. If you are a professional photographer who strives for exceptional photos. The best time to arrive is early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

Jerash, Jordan

Aqaba

The port city of Aqaba is located in the southernmost part of Jordan and is the only coastal city in its nation.

The locations for photographing are Aqaba bird observatory and Ayla wakes park. In the first place, it's a great spot for people to away from the bustling city and achieve peace of mind. Every year, migratory birds from Asia, Europe, and Africa fly to the Bird Observatory which is home to about 390 species of birds. In spring and autumn, tourists can relax their minds by listening to the songs of birds and witnessing the bird migration. This platform is open all year round, but the best time to visit is during the spring and fall. The birds here are quite cute and it's a specially attractive place for family trips, or for someone who is an animal photographer.

You can use some artful skills to fill your photos, like reflections on the water surface to achieve a cinematic feeling, or capture some photos of flying birds to make your content more lively and real. Another thing, please turn off the flashlight when photographs or it might frighten the birds.

The second resort is Ayla Park. If you enjoy the sunshine, swimming, boating and much more, here is your cup of tea! Come here and spend your leisure time with your family members and roam on the sand, feel the gentle breeze from the ocean, watch the ebb and flow at dawn or dusk, and don't forget to make a big smile when doing a selfie!

Aqaba, Jordan

Above all, there are about six natural scopes in Jordan. This article only picked the places that are most famous and unique. And remain lots of sites catering to minor tastes or similar to the attractions above which didn't mention here.

For all of these scenes, whether you are a professional photographer or a pure lover of nature and want to record all the happiness in your life, whether in the quiet forest like Aqaba bird observatory and Ayla wake park or historical sites like Petra which with a deep sense of mystery. This marvelous journey will definitely be an unforgettable memory for you and you will come back with a fruitful result!

Some additional advice for photographs: when you are in places which have strong sunlight, you had better bring a hat to cover yourself because the daytime is hot, and if you carry some professional cameras, don't forget to equip your camera with the hood to avoid strong sunshine over-exposure your photo. And one thing you had better be careful about is bringing some good footwear because routes in some sites are rugged and scattered with gravel, and many sites of this country sit on rocky mountains or cliffs. So the beautiful scenery is good for photos, but the best safety is for yourself!