Dana Biosphere Reserve

Beautiful natural reserve with hiking trails and amazing views. We hired a local guide named “Abadallah” and we did a 4 hours hike through the mountains. Recommended for adults because some trails are very technical for kids. If you have a hiking pole take it with you and it will be of great help. At the end the guide facilitated a small lunch at the local Dana village.

One of the best places to go for a hike and relax. The mountains here are breathtaking — you’ll never see anything like them anywhere else. Just make sure to take a guide with you.

Absolutely one of my highlights in Jordan, and very worrthwhile to include in your itineray. I would recommend a 3 hr hike with a guide, its not too difficult and easy to arrange when there by and lodging. the scenery is amazing and the place so vast that you can easily feel that your the only one their.

Wonderful place with friendly and helpful staff. The dinner was amazing, offering plenty of delicious options. Special thanks and appreciation to Chef “Um Mohammad.”

One of the most beautiful reserves in Jordan. Magical scenes & around 5 trails varying in distance & difficulty. If you are hiking addict, this place is definitely a must visit. There are several options for accomedation around the reserve.

There is some parking lots where you can park your car and head down to the trail. The vertical distance to the trail at the valley is 600+m so do be prepared.

We asked information from the visitor center (at Dana Guesthouse) where we were kindly encouraged to go on a hike on our own (we also didn’t pay any entrance fee). We chose a gorgeous Wadi Dana trail (the red trail) which is a one way 14km, but we chose to hike for some time and then return. The beginning of the trail is a bit tricky to find - because you don’t expect it to be what it is. It starts from behind the Dana Tower Hotel, really in the end of the village, a paved road down the hill. There are no signs, but if you find the starting point (locals are helpful) then the rest is really easy, because you really see the road in front of you the whole time and there are not really chance to get lost. First 1,6km and app 45min is really steep way down, but as it is basically by a road wide as a driveway, it’s easily doable. We ended up doing a 7,5km and app 3hrs hike back and forth in the gorge. We absolutely loved the scenery and the views. We really recommend the hike and it’s really not that complicated.

Great nature area with zero other people in early December. With lots of options but little time, we chose the Wadi Dana Trail (Red Trail) as recommended by our excellent host, Ghaleb, at Wild Dana Eco Lodge. We started at the lodge, so that added some time and kilometers to our trek. Once we reached Dana Village and got on the paved road going down into the valley, it was a very steep 1.5k to the valley floor. The entire trail is 14k and you need a ride back, so we opted to walk awhile and return. We ended up doing a total of 15k in about 6 hours. The scenery is beautiful and we recorded 11 different species of birds.