Originally Posted by TravellingStudent

I have searched the forum and found some good information but I can't find an answer to the following questions!

I (20yr old British citizen) will be traveling with a friend (23yr old Jewish-Israeli citizen) from Israel to Jordan via one of the land crossings, probably Eilat. I have read lots of information on using a tour group to help arrange the crossing and seeing the sights but we would much prefer do it alone.

The plan is to drive my friends privately owned Israeli car into Jordan and up to and around Petra.

1. Will there be any problem in taking an Israeli car into Jordan? (I read on wikipedia about having to change registration plates/pay a tax). Does anyone have first hand experience of this? How long does it take? How much is the tax? Is it worth the hassle?

No experience.

2. Is Eilat the best land crossing for this?

Probably. Petra is closest to the Eilat-Aqaba border crossing than it is to the others I think. Besides, the Allenby bridge border crossing is not open to Israelis IIRC (because of the WB part) while the King Hussein Bridge which is open to Israelis is way to the north of Jordan (Yarmouk IIRC).

3. Is driving in Jordan that dangerous?

Not much more dangerous than Israel in terms of driving habits.

4. Is one night/two days enough or should we stay for longer?

Depends whether you like the Petra ancient civilisation sort of thing or not. For me it was an in-ooh-out affair. I lived in Cairo for months before I even began to visit the pyramids.

5. Any recommendations on hotels (budget around $130 USD a night)

In Petra? Dunno.

Suggest you also look at other sites like tripadvisor, virtual tourist, for this and your other questions. I won't rely on these sites entirely but they can be a decent backstop or to double check your own research. Depending on your query, even wikitravel might be worth checking.

Any other recommendations/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!