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PADI (www.padi.com/scuba-vacations/jordan) Jordan is a good place to learn to dive and PADI arguably gives the most trusted certification. Its website has details about dive courses and other diving-related information on Jordan.
Just wanted to make a quick post about the driver we hired in (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);)(function()ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-54388419', '');, 'log_autolink_impression');Jordan as we did a lot of research prior to leaving and thought this may help others choose a driver as it seems there are a lot of options. We got very lucky on our trip and our driver was incredible. His name is Omran Brkawi and although my wife and I were a little bit worried about landing in Jordan with safety etc. we immediately felt very warmly received at the airport in Amman and he put us at ease. Omran had sent us a detailed itinerary before we landed with a quoted price so we knew what to expect. We told him how long we had to spend in Jordan and what we wanted to see. He created a custom trip including Amman, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum, Petra and everything in between. Just make a list of everything you want to see and he will make sure to include it. Our quote included car,driver,gas and even little things like coffee and water which goes a long way. When you hear or read about Middle East hospitality in the lonely planet (btw pick up lonely planet Jordan it's worth every cent and gave great tips on Petra which is needed) being from Canada you don't really know what to expect but Omran went way out of his way on multiple occasions to make us feel comfortable and safe. Let me say his network and relationships around Jordan are very impressive. He loves his country and wants the tourists to have the greatest experience possible. Having traveled extensively in the past sometimes you can become weary of peoples intentions and it can make you jaded after being taken advantage of (being ripped off etc). However, Omran was the opposite. He warned us of scams and overpaying etc. so we were not taken advantage of. He is a genuinely kind and caring person. Jordan is very lucky to have someone like Omran to showcase their country. I would highly recommend him to anyone and we would rebook him in a second.