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Don't write off the Middle East and North Africa as tourist destinations. Jordan, which has so far been spared the conflicts of neighbouring countries, contains the 9,000-year-old Nabataean city of Petra, as well as a spectacular Roman site at Jerash – and current Foreign Office advice is that there are "no specific threats to the safety of British visitors".
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| Jordan travel - Amman Aqaba |
Audley (01993 838400; audleytravel.com) offers a week there from £1,320 per person, including flights and a car-plus-driver, with visits to Jerash and Petra (accompanied by private guides), the great valley of Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea.
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| Morocco travel |
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| Morocco travel |
Morocco, too, has remained largely calm in recent months, and is at its most captivating in spring sunshine.
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Locals are hoping to attract more visitors with affordable hotel deals; for an excellent range of stylish accommodation in Marrakesh, Fes, Essaouira, the Atlas Mountains and the desert, see the Morocco section of i-escape.com; prices start at about £75 a night for a double room, and several riads and hotels are offering discounts of up to 20 per cent.
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| Morocco travel |
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(Telegraph)
