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The King's Highway: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Do
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The 7-day version for April: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
7
days
430 km
distance
14.3 h
in transit
16
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- The reviewed spring and autumn baseline still requires current heat, rain, flash-flood, road and site-access checks.
- Light day: day 6 has one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill it — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
Before you go · check live details
This is a planning draft. Check these changing details for your dates before booking or travelling.
Some route advice is currently available in English.
- Check current heat, rain, flash-flood, road and site conditions.
Reconfirm every road and attraction immediately before travel; avoid flooded wadis and retain a safe city or indoor alternative.
Check source ↗ - Check current Petra admission and public opening conditions.
Confirm dated admission, opening hours, trail restrictions, weather and the visitor-centre start. Petra by Night and every guided or animal-assisted product remain separate.
Check source ↗
Day 1 Amman public heritage day
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~15:00
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–27.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 12.8h
09:00
Amman public heritage circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use a bounded public Amman heritage circuit; no guided, religious or culinary product is assumed.
300 min · Amman public heritage day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
14:00
Shawermat Reem search
Savor the city's best shawarma, a late-night street food sensation.
60 min · Amman public heritage day
Day 2 Madaba reserved transfer and public mosaic day
- Transit
- 1h50
- Finish
- ~17:35
- Temperature
- 13.8°C–27.7°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 12.8h
10:10
Madaba reserved transfer and public mosaic circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use the confirmed road transfer and a bounded public Madaba mosaic circuit; no hot-spring or guided excursion is assumed.
240 min · Madaba reserved transfer and public mosaic day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
14:20
15:20
Madaba Archaeological Park 198.62.75.1 map ↗
Discover stunning ancient mosaics scattered across the park.
50 min · Madaba reserved transfer and public mosaic day · 5 JD which includes entry to Archaeological Park, Madaba Museum and Apostles Church, free with
open: Wed-Mon 08:00-17:00
16:45
Day 3 Karak reserved King’s Highway transfer and public castle day
- Transit
- 3h24
- Finish
- ~17:20
- Temperature
- 10.9°C–25.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 12.8h
12:20
Karak reserved King’s Highway transfer and public castle circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use the confirmed King’s Highway transfer and current public castle circuit; no canyon hike, climb or cooking product is assumed.
240 min · Karak reserved King’s Highway transfer and public castle day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
16:30
Day 4 Petra reserved transfer and public arrival day
- Transit
- 4h24
- Finish
- ~14:25
- Temperature
- 8.0°C–22.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 12.7h
13:25
Petra reserved transfer and public arrival circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use the confirmed transfer and a bounded public Wadi Musa arrival circuit; the Petra archaeological visit belongs to the following prechecked day.
60 min · Petra reserved transfer and public arrival day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
Overnight here
Day 5 Petra prebooked public archaeological day
- Transit
- 0h01
- Finish
- ~16:05
- Temperature
- 8.0°C–22.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 12.7h
09:05
Petra prebooked public archaeological circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use current public Petra admission from the visitor centre for a bounded archaeological circuit; no Petra by Night, guide, animal ride or off-route hike is assumed.
360 min · Petra prebooked public archaeological day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
15:05
Day 6 Wadi Rum reserved transfer and public gateway day
- Transit
- 2h45
- Finish
- ~13:45
- Temperature
- 8.9°C–25.9°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 12.7h
11:45
Wadi Rum reserved transfer and public gateway circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use the confirmed transfer and public Wadi Rum gateway only; no desert 4x4, camp, camel ride, hike or interior provider is assumed.
120 min · Wadi Rum reserved transfer and public gateway day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Overnight here
Day 7 Aqaba reserved transfer and public coastal heritage day
- Transit
- 1h57
- Finish
- ~17:40
- Temperature
- 12.0°C–27.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 12.7h
10:40
Aqaba reserved transfer and public coastal heritage circuit international.visitjordan.com map ↗
Use the confirmed transfer and a bounded public Aqaba coastal-heritage circuit; no dive, snorkel, swim, boat or booked attraction is assumed.
240 min · Aqaba reserved transfer and public coastal heritage day · Confirm current admission, booking and public-access conditions
14:50
15:50
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (11)
- Amman public heritage circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — AmmanCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Madaba reserved transfer and public mosaic circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — MadabaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Karak reserved King’s Highway transfer and public castle circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — KerakCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Petra reserved transfer and public arrival circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — PetraCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wadi Rum reserved transfer and public gateway circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Aqaba reserved transfer and public coastal heritage circuit — international.visitjordan.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — AqabaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)