

King's Highway is the middle one, and you might be wondering why not to take the left one leading around the Dead Sea, or the right one, known as Desert Highway when traveling down south. When you look on a map of Jordan, you will clearly see that three roads are connecting Amman with the south of the country. However, this is completely fine, every country has its highlight, and thanks to it the lesser-known places can only exceed your expectations. We do not want to disparage here the importance of the sites along King's Highway, but we must be frank here - when travelers think of Jordan, they usually have Petra in mind. King's Highway, alias road 35, connects the Amman, the capital city of Jordan, with the crown jewel of this small kingdom, with the Nabatean city of Petra. All you need for the trip is to be well-prepared and know what to expect.īut except for the fact that the road is the destination itself, the reason why it is traveled by the vast majority of travelers visiting Jordan lies somewhere else. King's Highway is an ancient road, and a large number of must-visit stops will take you back in time. One of the most famous roads in the Middle East, King’s Highway is winding from north to south of the country and offers a large number of best things to see.įrom Roman ruins and columns, mosaics, pilgrimage sites, crusaders castles to spectacular sceneries of Wadi Mujib, we promise that this road trip will have it all. According to our opinion, the visit of Jordan would not be complete without driving the famous King's Highway.
