7 Dining Experiences in Jordan to Build a Day Around

1.Wadi Rum Full Day Jeep Tour + Overnight & Dinner in Bedouin Camp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $107Our pick

Meet your guide at Wadi Rum Rest House for a full day by 4x4, with stops at Lawrence’s Spring, Khazali Canyon, red dunes, rock bridges, and a sunset viewpoint. Guides may include Bakhir, Yasser, Tamir, Omar, or Salama. Sleep in a private tent, subject to availability, and return after breakfast.

“We had an amazing day tour with our guide Bakhir. We happen to be the only people on the tour that day, so we had a great time going at our own pace. The facilities on the camp were adequate and we had enough blankets to feel warm in Read more”

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2.Private Panoramic Amman Tour and Local Lunch or Dinner-Wine Taste

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $106

This private Amman tour combines city views, old markets, major religious sites, Rainbow Street, and modern Abdoun with a local mezze lunch or dinner. Your English-speaking driver, often named Mahmoud, Bassel, Hassan, or Bader, handles the driving and shares local context. Choose morning or evening, and add Jordanian wine tasting or a handicraft visit if available.

“Nice afternoon tour. Great way to see the highlights in Amman in a few hours. Nice lunch at a local restaurant as well!”

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3.Wadi Rum Full Day Jeep Tour + Overnight in Bedouin Camp & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $100

Meet Odeh’s team in Wadi Rum Village for a private-style Jeep tour through canyons, dunes, arches, and historic sites. Add camel rides, hiking, climbing, or a night under the stars. Dinner, breakfast, lunch, protected-area entry, and a Bedouin camp stay are included, with guides such as Atallah and Aoudi often handling the day.

“Unforgettable experience. Everyone in the staff is really nice and kind, it seems like a big family.”

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4.Private Walking Tour of Amman with Optional Street Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $80Best value

You’ll explore Jabal Amman and Jabal Al-Weibdeh with a private English-speaking escort, stopping for Rainbow Street cafés, galleries, crafts, falafel, or kunafa. Optional upgrades add the Citadel, Roman Theater, Arabic mezze, or Jordanian wine tasting. Hotel pickup, transport between districts, and drop-off are included.

“Our driver was the lovely Basel.He was amusing and so laidback nothing was ever too much trouble. We did this during Ramadan in April and picked the 6pm slot. Tip: during Ramadan best to pick an earlier or later slot as by 6pm everything was shutting down for Iftar but it sRead more”

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5.Private Madaba Haret Jdoudna Restaurant Lunch or Dinner from Amman

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $100

Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle from your Amman hotel to Madaba for lunch or dinner at Haret Jdoudna, a restored 19th-century home. Eat seasonal Arabic mezze, browse the on-site handicrafts and mosaic shop, then return to Amman with an English-speaking driver, Wi-Fi, and hotel drop-off.

“Great! Good food in a nice restaurant -- wonderful atmosphere!”

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6.Private Outdoor bedouin Dinner in Petra

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $150

Spend five hours exploring Little Petra’s Siq Albarid, watching sunset over Petra’s mountains, then dining beside an ancient carved cave. Your private outing includes transport, a chef, fire-cooked local food, Arabic coffee, tea, candles, and a desert seating area. Pickup is offered from Petra Visitor Center.

“There are simply not enough good things to say about this tour and evening. They went out of their way to create such a memorable birthday evening full of delicious food, beautiful music and lovely company. Highly recommend this for anyone who wants a unique and unforgettable evening!”

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7.Private Lunch or Dinner at a Local Traditional Restaurant from Dead Sea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $106

From your Dead Sea hotel, a private English-speaking driver takes you to a traditional Arabic restaurant for a two-hour mezze meal. Expect hummus, baba ganoush, falafel, salad, fresh flatbread, grilled meat skewers, and seafood. Choose a 1pm lunch or 7pm dinner, with vegetarian meals available by request.

“A wonderful & excellent memory and distinctive experience & full relax at the Zara Spa with delicious food at Movenpick Dead Sea.”

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