This 362-page guidebook to Jordan presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 13 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay features - incisive essays on the islands' history, people and culture, from the changing lifestyle of the Bedouin to aristocratic Arabian horses; Photo features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including the Nabataean city of Petra and the pink canyons of Wadi Rum; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.