There are about 40 dolmens scattered across this unmarked site, with at least 12 in good condition. There are thousands more scattered across Jordan, especially around ar-Rawdah.
From the road, it takes about 30 minutes to walk to the nearest dolmen, and an hour to reach more distant groups. The site is near the village of Al-Fiha, 10km southwest of Madaba, but you need to be ‘in the know’ to find it. The best way to visit is by checking on directions with the Mariam Hotel in Madaba, downloading a map from their website or joining a tour (JD12 plus JD3 for each hour spent at the site).
With your own vehicle, you can continue downhill to the Dead Sea (30 minutes) after Wadi Jadid. The road is narrow and potholed towards the end but it threads through beautiful and varied terrain, with Bedouin camps, green valleys of grapevines, olive groves and citrus orchards. As it descends to the desert floor, the road passes a spring with a small waterfall – almost miraculous in the arid landscape.
