Hi Kathy, renting a car definitely saved us a lot of time and offered flexibility for road-side stops along Kings Highway. Also the Dead Sea region is not really accessible via public transport, so having a car helps a lot. We could rent a car on our US drivers license without any issues. I booked the car for airport pickup in Amman for roughly 350/week including insurance online through either Kayak or rentalcars.com (don’t remember exactly which) How many days will you be in Jordan? Are you planning to stay in Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum? I highly recommend it after Petra https://dottedglobe.com/destinations/middle-east/jordan/desert-camping-wadi-rum-jordan/

Hi Pablo, so apart from Amman, driving in Jordan is fairly easy. We did find school children walking along the road, sheep and goat crossing the road and even camels at one point but as long as you are driving cautiously you won’t face any issues. Driving in Amman (or for that matter in city centers of Madaba, Aqaba and Jerash) is an entirely different matter. Lanes are not followed, roads are heavily trafficked and turn indicators are not followed. You will have to be prepared for that and drive cautiously till you get the hang of it. It is doable as long as you are prepared. When are you going and have you finalized your itinerary?

Lucy x