Is it safe to travel to Jordan for tourism? Tips

Without having yet traveled to Jordan, its tourist attractions are undoubted, led by the Wonder of the World is Petra.

But the truth is that when you consider traveling to a country of Middle East How is it Jordan, you can always have doubts about the fullfilment of security requirements due to the historical conflict in this area of ​​the world.

And this is the key question you ask yourself as a tourist, Is it safe to travel to Jordan now?

After trip to Jordan that I have done recently, I can confirm that it is a really safe country to travel to. I explain the reasons for this statement.

Is it safe to travel to Jordan for tourism?

The serious conflict that Syria has suffered for years affected Jordan to the extent that hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived in said neighboring country and settled in camps set up near the border.

This mass flight caused a country of 6 million inhabitants to host more than a million Syrian refugees, for whose help it received financial support from other Arab countries, such as neighboring Saudi Arabia.

But neither then nor now, in the Jordan sightseeing tour You don't notice any conflict situation at all.

Another previous conflictive era was known as Arab Spring during which there were also demonstrations in Jordan, but the truth is that the situation stabilized very quickly, undoubtedly due to the authority that the Jordanian people maintained. king Abdullah.

Before my trip I informed myself about the history of jordan, its origins and its evolution to the present day.

My age allows me to have memories of having lived the War of the six days, in which Israel militarily occupied lands of its neighboring countries, including the area known as West bank.

Since then, in this area of Middle East of continuous conflict, the almost zero conflict in Jordan has always stood out.

After reading his story, I have understood the importance of the attitude that the king hussein, father of the current king Abadalah, with a balanced position in all the conflicts that arose between Israel and other Arab countries.

This negotiating position, without any difficult moments such as the confrontations with the Palestinians, was reflected in the signing of peace with Israel in October 1994.

The truth is that even when you travel through the so-called dead sea road, which takes you from Aqaba In this very special enclave, despite running all the time next to the border with Israel, you do not see a special military presence, undoubtedly a reflection of a truly peaceful situation.

At trip through the tourist areas of Jordan, the only example of special security measures against possible attacks was found at the entrances to the hotels, with barriers to protect against a possible car bomb attack, and the scanner control at the entrance to the building.

This is explained by the terrorist attacks that occurred in 2005 in Haman against luxury hotels, carried out by Al Qaeda.

But when we talk about security, we not only have to think about political revolts o wars.

From my point of view, a country where tourists run the clear risk of being robbed or even kidnapped for economic reasons is not advisable to visit.

But it is not at all the case of JordanWhere you don't have any feeling of insecurity.

On the contrary, you see that the Jordanians are a helpful and attentive people for tourists, aware that Tourism is the main source of income for its economy, along with phosphate and potassium mines.

Apart from the subtle presence of the tourist police In the most visited places, on your trip through the country you hardly see police, except on the roads, with the numerous speed traps.

This does not mean that, as on any trip, your attitude as a tourist must always be to prevent any situation that is likely to be taken advantage of by someone unscrupulous.

I would be fooling you if I told you that in Jordan The risk of being robbed is, for example, similar to that of the Nordic countries.

But I will tell you that I have felt a much greater sense of risk in some European country, such as, for example, some area of ​​Italy.