There were no other visitors when we arrived, so the lady from the ticket office (entry is included in the Jordan Pass) gave us a private tour. I noticed from the other reviews they seem to do this a lot. She gave us a 30 minutes tour and did not ask for any money afterwards; however we tipped her. This park is absolutely worthwhile to visit, especially for the various mosaics that can been seen.

During my last day I decided to do the walking tour of Madaba. If you pop into Madaba Visitors Centre you can pick up a free map. Some of the sites are free with the Jordan Pass, but some you still have to pay JOD 1 to enter regardless of whether or not you have the pass. The tour is self guided and easy to navigate with the map. At each site staff will ask if you want a guided tour, for which you will pay them an additional JOD 1. I declined the offer of guides, as there was plenty of written information available at the sites. There wasn’t anything that particularly blew me away, but I did enjoy visiting Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist. It was quite surreal walking into a Roman Catholic Church in a Muslim country and hearing recorded church organ music on repeat! I did see signs requesting there be silence in the church, but not one visitor took a blind bit of notice! Then by stark contrast, in the vaults underneath the church there is the Acropolis Museum, complete with recorded Middle Eastern music! I enjoyed exploring the vaults and seeing the various items on display. A nice way to while away a couple of hours in Madaba.

Madaba is a small city, less populated, almost 45 kilometers far from the capital Amman, Jordan. A nice place if you like to go deep in the history of the region. Mount Nebo, Mosaic Museum, The Church and the Statue of Snack, Memorial of Moses, all represent the old Madaba, which is a Christian Holy Place. A beautiful landscape shows many cities of Palestine. Entry is JD 0.50 for locals and JD 3.00 for tourists.