Travelers with special needs

Of course every traveler has special needs!  But we have more experience with some than others.  Whoever you are, whatever your needs, JIT is devoted to making your experience Jordanexperience the best it can be - - because we’re bent on serving not only you, but Jordan.

As always, the more information you give us, the better we can tailor your tour to your special needs.

Families traveling with children

If you are traveling with children you automatically have very special needs!  If you let us know your daughters’ and sons’ ages, interests and needs we can do our best to weave them into your stay. 

Would you like your small children to have an experience playing with Arab village kids? or maybe your 14-year-old wants to go check his email with a local 14-year old, at a local internet cafe?  Maybe you would like to have dinner with a local family, or attend prayer with them.  Maybe you have a daughter who’s horse-crazy, or a kid who loves rock climbing.  Maybe you want a challenging outdoor experience for an urban child, or your 4-Her wants to visit a farm... Or maybe your child is vegetarian? or has special dietary needs? 

You get the idea - - we want your kids to be entertained and engaged, and we also want them to remember Jordan as an interesting, comfortable, welcoming experience.

The elderly

In Arab culture - - and especially amongst the bedouin - - each of us respects our seniors and especially the elderly.  We are an active people, but precisely because of this we know that the older shepherd can’t cover as much ground, our grandmothers don’t walk the steep hill to the bakery without sitting in the sun and chatting for a few minutes. 

We can take you wherever you want to go, and we are sensitive to your own assessment of your abilities and energy level.  Maybe you want to walk the thousand steps to see the Monastery at Petra , but doubt your own ability to climb them?  No problem! we’ll walk as far as we can, take a wise rest in the sun as Grandmother does, take a few more stairs, and then catch a padded-saddled donkey for the rest of the way.  And coming down is the fun part!

The disabled

JIT has been graced with the experience of working with Britain ’s Helen Watson of Can Be Done tours.  So we know, first hand, that almost anything you want to do – can be done.  We are attuned to your own assessment of your abilities and energy level - - or we will accept your commission to challenge you.  JIT provides accessible vehicles and can access natural and archaeological sites from specially permitted routes if the main access paths are too difficult to navigate.

Women traveling alone

JIT – and Sami by name – has been honored by a special mention in the recommendations of Journeywoman website.  (Quote) Traditional Muslim – and especially Bedouin culture – is full of strong female role models and prescribes an intense respect and delicate hospitality for women: for their privacy, their integrity and their safety as travelers, especially when they are traveling alone.  If you encounter otherwise, you are not encountering truly Muslim bedouin.  As Journeywoman says, you are in safe hands with us: we will cater to your needs and wishes, and respect the spirit of your independence in striking out alone into our world!