Where to stay in Dana

Dana village and rim

Heritage stays nearby

Feynan Ecolodge

Book directly with the lodge (EcoHotels); rooms are simple, lit by candles at night, with all meals included.

Top or bottom of the canyon?

Stay in Dana village for sunsets, cool nights and easy road access; stay at Feynan for remote desert silence, candlelit evenings and Bedouin experiences. Many hikers do one night in each, walking down between them.

Dana village guesthouses

Dana's hotels are small stone buildings perched on the canyon rim, most run by village families. Rooms are simple — some with shared bathrooms — but the terraces have one of the great views in Jordan, and dinners of home cooking are usually served communally. The RSCN Dana Guest House (book with RSCN) sits right on the edge of the reserve with balconies over the valley.

Heating matters: Dana lies at about 1,200 m and winter nights are cold. In summer, evenings are pleasantly cool compared with the Dead Sea and Aqaba.

Eco camps on the plateau

Tented camps and huts between Qadisiyyah and the reserve offer the same views with more space and a quieter atmosphere; some open only from spring to autumn. They are a good choice for families with a car, as Dana village's lanes are narrow and parking is tight.

Feynan Ecolodge

At the bottom of the canyon, Feynan is the opposite of a village guesthouse: isolated, off-grid and built around experiences with local Bedouin. Rooms are lit by candles, meals are vegetarian and included, and the lodge organises walks, stargazing and visits to Bedouin families. It is reached on foot from Dana or by the lodge's 4×4 shuttle from the Wadi Araba side.

How many nights?

Two nights is ideal: arrive in the afternoon for sunset, walk the next day (down to Feynan or on rim trails) and leave the following morning. If you only have one night, stay in Dana village and drive on to Petra via Shobak the next day.

Which stay suits whom?

More stays on the rim and in Feynan

Further well-reviewed options around Dana and in the Feynan area, with Booking.com scores as of November 2026.

What Dana stays are like

Most places to stay around Dana are small and simple: stone guesthouses in the village with views from the terrace, eco camps and huts on the plateau, and a few hotels on the rim near Qadisiyyah. Expect shared or basic bathrooms in some, limited hot water in winter, and a set dinner cooked by the family. The reward is the setting — sunsets over the canyon, silent nights and birds at dawn. Feynan Ecolodge, at the bottom, is booked directly and includes meals and activities.