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4.5 out of 5

Bruce Patterson

Reviewed November 2022

psychotherapist

Ten years ago on an Exodus holiday I asked the leader what his favorite Exodus cycling trip was. “Jordan,” he said, “to Petra and Wadi Rum”. I’d never thought of Jordan as a cycling destination, but I see now what he meant. This trip has everything: good cycling, great food, amazing historic sites (some Biblical), a dip in the Dead Sea. snorkeling in the Red Sea and the chance to learn the basics about a middle eastern country. It could be titled, “Jordan’s greatest hits by bike”.

Most Inspirational Moment

Coming upon the Treasury at Petra as the steep, narrow canyon entrance opened up, a stunning sight.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Exodus couldn't have found a better group leader than Dr. Sami. His knowledge of Jordan, its ancient history in particular, is vast, his sense of humor a delight, his English excellent (having done his PhD in Sydney) and his attention to the details of our needs impressive. Because of him, it was evident that we were being well taken care of. There were the usual wrinkles (someone's luggage didn't arrive, someone had a medical emergency, a couple had gastrointestinal distress), but Dr. Sami handled them all with obvious concern and patience, never showing the stress that he must have been under.

Advice for Potential Travellers

As we were advised from the start, don't drink the tap water. And pack what you can't do without (medication included) in your carry-on luggage in case your checked-through bag should go missing.

Suggestions

A visit to Petra belongs on everyone's "bucket list" whether you're a cyclist or not and the ancient Roman city of Jerash deserves to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site!

Bob Barker

Reviewed November 2022

Outstanding trip

Outstanding combination of biking, sightseeing the most spectacular sites and “swimming “ in the Dead Sea. Excellent guide with Sami, who is a PhD, so very knowledgeable, has great stories and is lots of fun. Biking is fun and routes are more downhill that uphill. Great scenery. Saw Jarash, Madaba, Mt Nebo, floated in the Dead Sea, had a mud bath, lots of time in Petra (amazing), little Petra, Aqaba, time to Scuba dive in Aqaba while most snorkeled. Wadi Rum was amazing, dinner cooked in the sand, Bedouin style, spent the night in the Beduoin camp. In the morning toile the jeeps to see ancient petroglyphs, climb a sand dune and rock cliff, and rode camels back to Rum. Fantastic group of fellow bikers/travelers. All became good friends.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra, Dead Sea and Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. Brilliant, with good stories and funny.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Enjoy the best trip ever!

Suggestions

Best combination of activities (biking, walking around Jarash and Petra, swimming/floating in the Dead Sea, snorkeling or diving in Aqaba, walking on the desert dunes and sightseeing!

Michelle Zuther

Reviewed September 2022

Amazing country but...

This was my third cycling trip with Exodus (April 2022). As always, it is a great way to experience a country. The sight, the smells, the noises. You can’t beat it. Jordan is a must see. The cycling itself is not challenging. The rides are quite short and a couple of steep hills but that is it. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend the tour because of the guide. Who has ever heard of a tour leader not cycling!?!?! His rules for cycling (everyone must be single file – always, you can’t stop for photos, you must cycle at the same pace and with minimal distance between each cyclist) was frustrating and at times dangerous. People have their own pace and to cycle out of this especially up and down hills can be downright dangerous. It was a shame because the group were fun and the itinerary was interesting.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader must be a cyclist. It is just insanity not to have someone who understands cycling leading the tour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Find out who the tour leader is first on this one! Normally, the group leaders are amazing...

Suggestions

Sarah Hughes

Reviewed March 2022

Amazing holiday

This was our first Exodus trip and we couldn’t have been more impressed with the way we were looked after, from arrival at the airport right through to our departure. Jordan is a wonderful country – we found the people very friendly and welcoming and the scenery and sightseeing are both spectacular.

Most Inspirational Moment

Visiting the Wadi Rum, an incredible, other worldly landscape

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eyad was very well informed and did his best to keep us on track for the tight schedules. He even tried to teach us a few Arabic words, 'yellah yellah' meaning 'let's go' was the one that sank in best!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Come prepared for cold weather if travelling in March - there is a huge range of temperatures between the mountains and the valleys.

Kate Ferguson

Reviewed March 2022

Wonderful country, lovely people

A wonderful trip with SO much packed in. The Scenery is absolutely spectacular, the Jordanian people warm and hospitable and the food delicious. The variety of activities made for a very memorable trip, including the spectacular Petra, floating in the Dead Sea, a little bit of beach, camping in the desert, riding camels etc. Cycling scenery spectacular. Don’t expect very challenging cycling, distances short and lots of downhill. One or two challenging climbs.

Most Inspirational Moment

Dancing with the cycling team and other guests on top of a mountain in the desert after a quite steep ascent - after an exhilarating ride with lovely refreshments, fun and joy! Also Bedouin feast and camping in desert (although freezing at night!)

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was organised and professional, a bit defensive at times. (Eyad) I think not having a cycling guide was a shame but probably difficult to find people with the appropriate skills to do both.

Advice for Potential Travellers

We went in March and the weather was unseasonably cold. In Amman and Petra it was between 4-10 degrees. It even snowed on our Petra visit. I was unprepared in terms of warm clothes packed and had to buy a hoodie - wore same warm clothes for days! A couple of days we had rain and freezing wind for cycling - wish I'd brought full fingered gloves!

Suggestions

Despite the poor weather we had a fantastic trip, would highly recommend

Karen R

Reviewed January 2022

Beautiful, memorable and fun!

I can’t recommend this trip enough. We cycled, we walked, we swam and we visited wondrous historic sites, and all with the perfect guide and friend (Abdula) who knew everything there is to know about his country, and 100% looked after us (and entertained us) from start to finish. The food was fabulous, the accommodation was great. Our cycle leader and the mechanics were spot on!

Most Inspirational Moment

Definitely Petra, although I was really impressed with the Roman site a Jerash. Amazing!

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was the best for all the reasons listed above!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Check the weather (ahead of packing), for each of the destinations that the trip covers. It changes from place to place. I did this, and did not regret it. Perhaps it’s more consistent in the summer months but it definitely varies in December!

Stephanie Clare

Reviewed November 2019

Excellent mix of history, scenery and cycling

A great introduction to Jordan with the two main bases covered: Wadi Rum and Petra, with a healthy sprinkling of cycling in-between.

Most Inspirational Moment

The scenery in Wadi Rum closely followed by Petra.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Ab (Abdullah) was excellent: extremely knowledgeable, courteous, and with a great sense of humour. He was always approachable and understanding - nothing was too much trouble for him. Despite the unscheduled changes on our trip (a flooded hotel and an overnight change in law re cycling trips), he worked through these issues, communicating regularly, and we completed all the activities we were scheduled to do, albeit in a different order. He was incredibly hardworking and never seemed to be "off-duty". He was in every sense a true professional. For us, he made the trip and is a credit to Exodus.

Advice for Potential Travellers

As a couple we only spent 450JD (we didn't really buy any souvenirs as none of them really interested us and a lot of it was very similar). Our 3/4 season sleeping bags were unnecessary for Wadi Rum, just a liner or lightweight sleeping bag would have been sufficient when we were there in late October - check temperatures before you go for an idea. We didn't use that many of our own snacks as our guide was great at providing these and it was something different everyday. You don't need your own bike repair kit as the team mechanic is following behind you. As others have mentioned there isn't a huge variety in the food, but there is plenty to eat. Remember to take a water bottle, the one disappointing thing about Jordan is the amount of plastic rubbish you see littering the sides of the roads. Finally the cycling was more ascent and descent than we had anticipated from the trip notes. The cycle at Wadi Rum is flat, the rest isn't!

Eileen Cowling

Reviewed October 2019

Wadi Rum and Petra cycling

We throughly enjoyed our cycling trip to Jordan. Gave us a fascinating insight into a completely different culture. Unique and amazing cultural sights and enjoyable cycling through stunning desert landscapes. Our guide was excellent and gave us so much information on Jordan. Hotels and food generally OK. Although we would recommend this trip it is more of a sightseeing tour with opportunities to cycle rather than a predominantly cycling trip. There is quite a bit of coach travel but this is well worth while to see the breath of the country covered by the trip.

Most Inspirational Moment

Petra, floating in the Dead Sea and the overnight stay and jeep ride in the Wadi Rum.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. Very knowledgeable and keen to inform us on the country. Worked very hard to ensure we enjoyed our trip despite some issues that arose that were outside his control. Socialable and engaging with the whole group. Went that extra mile.b

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring Mosquito spray for the overnight stay in the Wadi Rum. Think about buying a Shemagh (traditional bedouin headdress), as well as being stylish it's very effective in keeping the sun off when walking around.

Darren Huston

Reviewed September 2019

Bit rushed trip

Jordan is very nice place while choosing this trip i was expecting to enjoy scenery as well but there were very few stoppage in this trip. Although all arrangements was good and we enjoyed cycling.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing Petra Treasury

Shane Shudra

Reviewed July 2019

Beautiful Cycle Trip Through Jordan!

Petra & Wadi Rum by bike was an amazing journey through Jordan’s stunningly beautiful desert landscape, on very quiet roads. It was quite challenging in late May with the heat, but so rewarding!

Most Inspirational Moment

For me it was the second cycling day from Mt. Nebo down to the Dead Sea. It was a spectacular 30+km trip mostly downhill that really left me speechless! I purposely fell behind the group so I could enjoy the amazingly stark scenery with no one else around! Including virtually no vehicle traffic! Once we got to the Dead Sea, we spent time floating in the Dead Sea. It couldn't have been a better day!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader was good. He was not the regular leader for the cycling trips, so I feel he didn't take into account what cycling or more active groups needed or wanted. Snacks and water not quite as readily available as usual on Exodus trips, looked at us funny when we wanted to walk instead of taking taxi's, things like that. That being said, he was a very knowledgeable man and very passionate about his country. I learned a lot!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Go! Jordan was amazing! Such a wonderfully compact country with some truly breathtaking scenery!

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