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Oh, it seems it's not a problem anymore, happily! I used my carnet and entered without an issue from Eilat to Aqaba. You have to buy a specific insurance for Jordan (about 20 JD for a month) and you have to pay even for the stamp on your carnet (about 30 JD!)! There is an exchange office on spot.
Keep in mind that rules changed and the visa is not free anymore at that border. You must pay the full amount of 50 JD, if I remember well. If you spend more that 3 days or something in Jordan and you exit from the same border, you'll get the visa fee back. Anyway, the Jordan Pass is a good deal but you need to arrange it online beforehand;-)
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9 Oct 2016
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Oh, it seems it's not a problem anymore, happily! I used my carnet and entered without an issue from Eilat to Aqaba. You have to buy a specific insurance for Jordan (about 20 JD for a month) and you have to pay even for the stamp on your carnet (about 30 JD!)! There is an exchange office on spot.
Keep in mind that rules changed and the visa is not free anymore at that border. You must pay the full amount of 50 JD, if I remember well. If you spend more that 3 days or something in Jordan and you exit from the same border, you'll get the visa fee back. Anyway, the Jordan Pass is a good deal but you need to arrange it online beforehand;-)
Jordan Pass
Enjoy Jordan and its wonderful people!
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Furious,
did you enter fro Israel to Jordan? or perhaps did you go from Egypt to Israel and then onto Jordan?
If the latter, was it on 2 wheels? if so - this is some awesome news
thank you in advance.
p.s.
i am planing a trip in about 8months from southern africa to northern europe... would love to go to israel and jordan before going to europe ... on two wheels obviously
thank you
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10 Oct 2016
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Furious,
did you enter fro Israel to Jordan? or perhaps did you go from Egypt to Israel and then onto Jordan?
If the latter, was it on 2 wheels? if so - this is some awesome news
thank you in advance.
p.s.
i am planing a trip in about 8months from southern africa to northern europe... would love to go to israel and jordan before going to europe ... on two wheels obviously
thank you
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Yeah, I know what you mean... That's what I did: Egypt - Israel - Jordan, back to Israel - Palestine and ferry-boat to Greece. The news are not so great, though... It's still forbidden to cross the bloody Suez Canal on a motorbike. I was struggling a whole month in Cairo and I couldn't secure a special permit. I only succeeded the last moment thanks to some connections! Egypt is hard for overlanders anyway but if you are there, maybe you'll find a way. I know other motorcyclists who did too.
My whole story about Egypt is at:
Egypt: From the Nile to the Red Sea! - mad nomad
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11 Oct 2016
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Yeah, I know what you mean... That's what I did: Egypt - Israel - Jordan, back to Israel - Palestine and ferry-boat to Greece. The news are not so great, though... It's still forbidden to cross the bloody Suez Canal on a motorbike. I was struggling a whole month in Cairo and I couldn't secure a special permit. I only succeeded the last moment thanks to some connections! Egypt is hard for overlanders anyway but if you are there, maybe you'll find a way. I know other motorcyclists who did too.
My whole story about Egypt is at:
Egypt: From the Nile to the Red Sea! - mad nomad
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Do you have details on your shipping to Greece?
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11 Oct 2016
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Furious,
did you enter fro Israel to Jordan? or perhaps did you go from Egypt to Israel and then onto Jordan?
If the latter, was it on 2 wheels? if so - this is some awesome news
thank you in advance.
p.s.
i am planing a trip in about 8months from southern africa to northern europe... would love to go to israel and jordan before going to europe ... on two wheels obviously
thank you
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I'm planning the same. Leaving next May. What are your plans with Egypt? I think I'll pass but really want to ride Jordan and Israel.
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tmotten,
I am planning on leaving in May from Cape Town.
Well, when i say i am planning... i might change that part  might leave little earlier or little later but i don't want to leave too late as Europe gets colder later
I've been to Egypt before )not on 2 wheels thought. I've seen pretty much most attractions that tourists were allowed to see and did some horseback riding in the desert. Bike's different.
I would love to go to Jordan and Israel and then onto Turkey or Europe.
Maybe it's possible to go from Sudan to Saudi and then onto Jordan, Israel and whatnot.
I don't know, it sucks that Suez is closed to bikes... i don't really have much faith in it being open though  maybe...
anyway, my plan is to ride southern most point of Africa... to europe.. maybe end up northern scottland .. that part is even more open than sudan/egypt/jordan/israel situation
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