A Piece of Jordan’s Cultural Experiences are great fun, highly interactive and designed to fully immerse you in the local culture of Wadi Musa/Petra. We utilise a local English speaking host, who can show you a side of Jordanian life that you might otherwise not get to see. This Useful information will help you to prepare for your experience. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Our experiences are designed to be accessible to everyone. In saying that please advise us if you have any particular needs, as the houses and sites that we will be using do not have disabled access. Some of the local houses that we use are accessed through flights of stairs, so please advise when booking if this will be difficult for you and we can arrange an alternative location to accommodate your needs.
Our outdoor experiences may involve a bit of walking/trekking on uneven and rocky surfaces. Please advise if you have any difficulty with rough terrain and we will do our best to find a solution.
None of our eco experiences require any particular fitness level. Walking of short distances will be required for our outdoor experiences.
For all horse riding experiences a Consent and Disclosure form will need to be signed by all participants before the commencement of the ride.
Unless stated our experiences do not include transport. You are welcome to use your own transportation or we can arrange transfers to and from your Petra accommodation for you. Please advise when booking if this is required and we will provide prices and gladly book this for you.
Please advise us of any dietary requirements or allergies when bookings so we can ensure that all food and drinks provided are suitable for your needs. In addition to the food and drinks listed as inclusions, adequate filtered water will be provided on all our experiences.
Ramadan occurs in the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar. Therefore the dates vary each year. It is an exciting time to travel in the Middle East. In the evenings there is a celebratory atmosphere as people come together to break their fast and to be involved is a true cultural experience.
For all Muslims, and our local families, people will be fasting from dawn until sunset. This means they refrain from certain activities such as drinking, eating and smoking during these hours. Whilst you are not required, or expected to fast, please understand that fasting for long hot days can mean the speed of everyday life is somewhat slowed. Being aware of the challenges of those fasting, keeping a smile on your face and maintaining a sense of patience will go a long way.
For our Cultural Experiences that involve eating with and/or cooking a meal with a local family, only evening meals will be offered.
The local community are excited to welcome you into their homes, to see and experience the real Jordan.
Many Muslims will not make physical contact with the opposite sex that are not a part of their immediate family. Please do not be insulted if your hosts of the opposite don’t shake your hand to greet you. Instead you can place your right hand over your heart and say Salam Ai laykum and this gesture will be reciprocated in turn.
Offering your hand to shake between the same sex is perfectly acceptable when greeting people.
Wear comfortable clothes and if you are partaking in an outdoor experience we recommend study shoes and a hat. Our cultural experiences operate all year around and in the winter months it can be cold so a warm jacket and clothes will be needed. Please bare this in mind even if you are visiting someone’s home as not all homes here are fitted with central heating, heaters will be available but it can still be chilly in places.
To respect the local people’s way of life we ask that you do not wear clothing above the knees and that your shoulders are covered.
You are more than welcome to take photos during your experience with one consideration. Please speak to your host beforehand as with anywhere not everyone will feel comfortable having their photo taken.
Our experiences are designed to be available all year around. Please note though that our outdoor experiences might be subject to availability due to extreme weather conditions. In these circumstances if you have already booked we will contact you to arrange an alternative or modified experience.
Most of our experiences require 24 hours advance notice when booking. Please contact us if it is less than 24 hours notice to see if we are able to accommodate your request, or we might be able make alternative suggestions.
Very much your choice – if you would like to tip you host and/or family you are more than welcome to do so.
Travel insurance is not included in any of the experiences.
For people travelling alone we need to add a single supplement, so that we are able to pay our local families a fair rate. Please don’t be put off as a solo traveller as there is always a chance we already have a booking that day and so therefore you could be charged the 2+.
All experiences need to be paid for in cash, in Jordanian Dinar. Payment can be made to your host at the start of the experience. We do not have any facilities to accept electronic payments.
A Piece of Jordan is committed to providing real and meaningful benefits to our local community. One of our aims is to help out those members of our community that are in need. You might like to consider adding a donation to your eco experience payment. These donations will be collected and allocated on a monthly basis to help those less fortunate with food packages, clothing or other items as identified. You can follow our charity work through our social media platforms.
We value and appreciate all feedback from our clients as it helps us to make the eco experiences the best we can. Please use the contact form on the Contast Us page of our website or email us at info@apieceofjordan.com
If you would like to let others know about the fantastic time that you had on your eco experience you might consider providing a review on Trip Advisor.
A Piece of Jordan is able to provide these eco experiences in conjunction with our Licensed Travel Agent Partner, Jordan History Tours and Travel.