Jordan – Ancient and Modern

Explore and learn about Jordan, a well-traveled bridge between sea and desert, East and West, with monuments from every age of humanity, crowned by the rock-carved city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Your full day tour of the capital city of Amman, known in Graeco-Roman times as Phila-delphia, will provide an introduction not only to Jordan’s historic past but also to a safe, friendly, and modern city where you will meet with gracious and welcoming Jordanians at a specially arranged luncheon.

Visit Crusader castles along the ancient route of King’s Highway; explore and learn about ancient Madaba and Mt. Nebo, experience the ecological wonders of Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea, and spend two days at the over 2,000 –year-old rose-colored city of Petra.

 

Day 1: QAI Airport – Amman Overnight (D).

You will be met upon arrival at Queen Alia Airport and assisted  through the customs and immigration procedures.  Transfer to your chosen hotel in Amman for check-in.  

In the evening, enjoy a typical Arab Folkloric dinner at Kan Zaman Yadoudah, with Arabic music in a small ancient market village

Overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 2: Amman City Tour – Jerash – Amman Overnight (B, D).

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a city tour in Amman, the capital, a safe, friendly, and modern city. Above the city, the ancient Citadel listens as Amman reveals its past.  Known in the Old Testament as Rabbath Ammon and in Greco-Roman times as Philadelphia, you will visit the Amphitheater, the Citadel, King Abdullah Mosque.  Later drive to Jerash, the best example of a roman provincial city in the whole middle east, visit the spectacular forum, roman colonnaded street, nemphyum, north theatre, artemis temple, St. Cosmos and demeanors church, south theatre.

Break for lunch and then return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

 

Day 3: Amman – Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Petra Overnight(B,D).

After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a tour to south of Amman to visit Madaba.  Madaba has some of the finest Byzantine mosaics in the world, including the famous 6th century mosaic map of Palestine.  Leave Madaba and continue to Mount Nebo which is only 10km west of Madaba.  This is the place where Moses gazed at the promised land before he died.  Visit the monastery, which was excavated and restored by the Italian Franciscan priests in 1933, and overlooks the Jordan valley, Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem. We will leave Mount Nebo and continue to Petra along the famous ancient biblical caravan route The King's Way, stopping in Wadi al-Mujib.  This great, wide, valley will take your breath away with its  magnificent geological formation. Have a  short photo stop before continuing to Petra.

Dinner and overnight at Petra.

 

 

Day 4: Petra Full Day

After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a full day tour to the Red Rose City of Petra.  Petra was first established sometime around the 6th century BC, by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria.  Despite successive attempts by the Seleucid King Antigonus, the Roman Emperor Pompey, and Herod the Great to bring Petra under the control of their respective empires, Petra remained largely in Nabataean hands until around 100AD, when the Romans took over.  It was still inhabited during the Byzantine period, when the former Roman Empire moved its focus east to Constantinople, but declined in importance thereafter.  The Crusaders constructed a fort there in the 12th century, but soon withdrew, leaving Petra to the local people until the early 19th century, when it was visited by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.  Upon arrival you will begin an unforgettable trip on horse back to the siq and then by foot until you reach the Treasury.  The local guide will give you a brief history of the city.  Among other monuments you will see are Pharaoh's Castle, the Triumphal Arch, the Amphitheater and Monastery.

Return to the hotel for dinner &overnight.

 

Day 5: Petra – Wadi Rum – Aqaba Overnight

After breakfast at the hotel, drive 45 miles south to Wadi Rum, a vast, silent landscape of ancient riverbeds and pastel-colored sands, the largest and most magnificent of Jordan's desert. Take a two-hour Jeep desert tour.

Afterwards drive to Aqaba, 30 miles south of Wadi Rum.  You will visit Mameluk Fort , one of the main historical landmarks of Aqaba.  The Museum houses a collection of artifacts collected in the region. You will see the site of the oldest church in the world. Dinner & Overnight in Aqaba.

 

Day 6: Aqaba At Leisure Overnight

The splendid weather in Aqaba for more than eight months of the year, allows you to enjoy sailing, water skiing, and swimming. Diving and snorkeling will certainly fulfill your heart's delight, as you spot the colorful and varied marine life in the Red Sea.  You could choose from a variety of optional day tours depending on your taste.

Dinner &Overnight in Aqaba.

 

Day 7: Aqaba – Dead Sea – Baptism Site. Overnight in Dead Sea

After breakfast at the hotel, drive via Wadi Araba to the Dead Sea. There are many reasons why the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth and the largest "Natural Spa" in the world, is also one of the world's true natural wonders and a unique destination.  The Dead Sea is a “one-of-a-kind” body of water, 417 meters (1,373 ft.) below sea level with mineral-rich waters and mud flow with natural health and beauty benefits.  Recognized as a mini-universe, with its own microclimate, the Dead Sea is the saltiest and most mineral-laden body of water in the world.  The unparalleled buoyancy and warmth of the water has everyone floating. And its health promoting thermo-mineral springs and world famous cosmetic black mud have been praised by visitors for millennia.  Drive down to the spot where Jesus Christ was baptized by Joan the Baptist (known as Al-Maghtas in Arabic) which has recently been identified on the South bank of Wadi Kharrar.  

Dinner and overnight at a Red Sea hotel.

 

 

Day 8: Dead Sea Full Day Overnight

Breakfast at the hotel, and full day free to explore and enjoy the Dead Sea on your own.

 

Day 9: Dead Sea – QAI Airport

After Breakfast, transfer with assistance to Amman Airport for your departing flight.

 

Included in the itinerary

• Meet & Assist upon arrival & departure.
• Free entry Visa at QAI Airport. (Depend on your Nationality).
• Traveling in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• All Transfers and excursions mentioned in itinerary.
• All entrances fees for mentioned sites.
• Horse ridding in Petra.
• English speaking Guide.
• 2 Hours Jeep tour in Wadi Rum.
• Meals Plan on HB Basis ( Breakfast & Dinner )as mentioned in above Itinerary
• First Day Dinner in Kan Zaman Village
• Accommodation 2 Nights in Amman,2 Nights in Petra, 2 Nights in Aqaba & 2 Nights in Dead Sea.
• Rates above are Per Person Sharing a Double room.

 

Excluding:

• Departure Tax.
• Travel insurance (essential)
• Items of a personal nature
• Gratuities
• Flights

 

Guide price: Based on two people sharing twin or double accommodation.

Including 5-star accommodation – from £993.00 per person

Including 4-star accommodation – from £875.00 per person

Please ask us to quote for your Jordan holiday, the above is an example which we feel works well.  Price is affected by choice of hotel and time of travel, and can fluctuate with the rate of exchange.  We will always strive to give you great value for your tailor-made itinerary.

 

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