Explore Jordan 8 Days/7 Nights

Amman, Jerash, Nebo, Petra, Wadi Rum. Dead Sea & Red Sea

1790 $

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS:   

  • Enjoy a tour in the capital city, Amman.
  • Explore Jerash and the North.
  • Explore Petra, one of the worldwide seven wonders.
  • Float in the lowest spot-on earth “The Dead Sea”.
  • Baptism Site (Bethany).
  • Enjoy the Red Sea.
  • Explore The Mosaic City, Madaba.

Accommodation Summary – subject to availability:

  • Compass Hotel Amman, Night 1/HB
  • Aitch Hotel Madaba, Night 2/HB
  • Lacosta Hotel Aqaba, Night 3/HB
  • Rum Oasis Luxury Camp, Night 4/HB.
  • Seven Wonders Luxury Camp Petra, Baidah, Night 5/HB
  • Ramada Dead Sea Hotel, Night 6&7/HB.

Day 1 Queen Alia International Airport – Amman (Dinner):

Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a country with outstanding ancient history, biblical sites of importance and beautiful desert landscapes.

Transfer in a modern air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Amman.

Compass Hotel Amman, Dinner Included.                                                                      


Day 2 Amman City Tour & Jerash (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner):

Breakfast at your hotel’s main dining restaurant, meet your guide and driver, head to Amman for a visit.

The Citadel towers above the city from atop Jabal al-Qala’a, making it an excellent vantage point to appreciate the cityscape below. The Citadel is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon and excavations here have revealed numerous Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic remains. The most impressive building of the Citadel, known simply as al-Qasr (the Palace), dates to the Islamic Umayyad period. Its exact function is unclear, but it includes a monumental gateway, an audience hall and four vaulted chambers. A colonnaded street also runs through the complex. To the north and northeast are the ruins of Umayyad palace grounds.

Downhill from the Citadel and five minutes’ walk east from downtown, the Roman Theater is the most prominent and impressive relic of ancient Philadelphia. The theater, which was built during the reign of Antonius Pius (AD 138-161), is cut into the northern side of a hill that once served as a necropolis or graveyard. It is very similar in design to the amphitheater at Jerash and can accommodate 6,000 spectators. The theater is still used periodically for sporting and cultural events.

after 2hours tour of Amman, head to the Roman City Jerash in the North (1 Hour Drive). (Lunch In Jerash Included)

A close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan, the ancient city of Jerash boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6500 years. The city’s golden age came under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. It was hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years.

Today you can walk beneath the imposing south gate and then make your way up the ‘Street of Columns’ – the Roman Cardo – running 600 meters north from the Oval Plaza. As you step over the tracks of chariot wheels, still visible in the paving stones, imagine prosperous citizens window-shopping beneath a covered sidewalk.

End of Tour and transfer to Mosaic City Madaba, Aitch Hotel Dinner Included


Day 3 Madaba – Mount Nebo – Aqaba:

Madaba is an ancient town in Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It’s known for its 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land in the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. The Madaba Archaeological Park preserves the mosaic-rich Church of the Virgin Mary and artifacts from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic eras. Northwest, the biblical hill of Mount Nebo overlooks the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.


Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge located in Jordan, approximately 710 metres above sea level. Part of the Abarim mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land before his death.

Lunch In Madaba in of of the Oldest Restaurants 120yrs old (Adonis), then transfer to Aqaba (4hours Drive). Lacosta Hotel Aqaba, Dinner Included.


Day 4 Aqaba – Wadi Rum:

Aqaba is a Jordanian port city on the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba. Inhabited since 4000 B.C., it’s home to the Islamic-era Aqaba Fort. Its beach resorts are popular for windsurfing and other water sports, and the area is a top destination for scuba divers, with notable dive sites including the Yamanieh coral reef in the Aqaba Marine Park, south of the city. 

Enjoying the Red Sea Beach and many options of Water Sports (Snorkeling, Diving, Glass Boat Tour…etc),and the chance to explore Aqaba down town with its variety of shops and beach cafes.

after noon transfer to Wadi Rum (1hour drive). Rum Oasis Luxury Camp – HB


Day 5 Wadi Rum – Petra (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner):

Otherwise known as Valley of the Moon, the landscape of Wadi Rum with its immensity, color and awe-inspiring shapes creates an almost supernatural atmosphere. This was the setting for the film Lawrence of Arabia, and the actual location where T.E. Lawrence set his camp. His book “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” was named after the seven natural columns varying in height located en route to Wadi Rum. Bedouin camps are evident in the Wadi, which is still home to a number of Bedouin families who welcome visitors with the hospitality and generosity that Bedouins are so famous for.

after breakfast, 4X4 tour in the with Lunch exploring the Magic of Wadi Rum with local Bedouin guide,

after the tour transfer to Petra (2hours drive). Check in at Seven Wonders Luxury Camp, Dinner Included.

Day 6 Petra – Dead Sea (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner):

Buffet breakfast at your Camp in Baidah

Meet your guide, Drive to Petra visitor center to start your tour in the archaeological site.

The ancient city of Petra was built between 800 BC to AD 100 by Nabatean Arabs. In this era Petra was a fortress, carved out of the jagged rocks in an area, which was virtually inaccessible. In the first and second century, after the Romans invaded, the city reached the peak of its fame. 

Petra covers an area of about 100 square kilometers (62 miles), where over 800 monuments can be found.  When shipping slowly displaced caravan routes, the city’s importance gradually dwindled and it fell into disuse and was lost to the world until 1812, when it was re-discovered by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burkhart. Nowadays Petra is a popular tourist attraction, known as the “rose-red city half as old as time”. The Khazneh (the Treasury), featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Your lunch will be served at the Basin Restaurant.

afternoon transfer to Dead Sea (approx. 2 hours drive), Check in at Ramada Beach Hotel or similar (2 nights, Breakfast & Dinner Included).


Day 7&8 Dead Sea – Baptism Site – Airport (Breakfast & Dinner):

After Breakfast at the Hotel, Transfer to the Baptism site (20 mnts drive) meet your local guide and start your couple of hours journey.

Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan”, is an archaeological World Heritage site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, considered to be the original location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period.

Back to the Hotel and free time to enjoy the beach and other activities.

Ever since the days of Herod the Great, people have flocked to the Dead Sea in search of its curative secrets. Due to warm annual temperatures, low humidity and high atmospheric pressure, the air is rich in oxygen and magnesium, making breathing a lot easier. With the highest content of minerals and salts in the world, the Dead Sea water possesses anti-inflammatory properties and the dark mud found on the shores have been used for over 2,000 years for therapeutic purposes.


Day 8 Dead Sea – Queen Alia International Airport:

Transfer to Airport for final departure


Price:
– 1790 USD per person sharing twin/dbl room.
– Sgl Supplement USD 685.

Inclusions:
– Jordan pass which includes Jordan Visa fee
– Accommodations as mentioned above – all subject to availability.
– Transfers and excursion as per our itinerary in a private vehicle.
– Mineral water on board the vehicle always.
– Short horse ride fee in Petra approx. 400 meters, this ride is already included in the admission fee of Petra and guests have the choice to take it or not. This ride is not insured and upon guests own responsibility.
Excursion in Wadi Rum for two hours by a 4×4 vehicle. (The vehicles are provided by a charity foundation that aims to help local Bedouin people, their vehicle condition is poor and there are no other suppliers for the 4×4 excursion).
– All entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary. (Guide in Petra Included)
– Meals as mentioned above

Exclusions:
– Tips for the 4X4 vehicle driver in Wadi Rum.
– Any lunches or dinners not mentioned.
– Personal, Travel and Health Insurance.
– All items of a personal nature such as (telephone calls, laundry, room service …etc.).
– All types of personal expenses

(Special Price for Groups, 5 Persons +)