GETTING THERE

Royal Jordanian (rj.com, 08719 112 112) flies daily from Heathrow to Amman, from £363 one way. Tour operators include Cox & Kings (coxandkings.co.uk, 020 3811 0594) and

Intrepid Travel (intrepidtravel.com/uk, 0808 274 5111). For further information on Lawrence of Arabia packages, go to visitjordan.com.