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We drive Jeep Safari
around Jordan where we explore the sandstone landscapes of Wadi
Rum in jeeps and spend a whole day in the fabulous city of
Petra. We also visit the Desert castles black desert , Dana
village, and the sand hills in Wadi Araba, Amman and Jerash – a
spectacular site dating from
70AD.
Day 1: Airport – Shumari Natural
Reserve
Meets and assist at airport, visa
formalities, at the airport our Jeep Safari will be waiting to
transfer you to north east of Jordan, to Azraq and explore the
amazing flat desert, round in Shumari natural reserve, check in
at Azraq guesthouse, dinner and overnight.
Distance: 85 KM
Meals included: Dinner.
Day 2: Desert Castles
In the morning after breakfast we will
have short visit to Shumari natural reserve The Shaumari Nature
Reserve is set up as a breeding centre for endangered or locally
extinct wildlife. With a bit of luck you can see the oryxes,
ostriches and gazelles. And we will drive in the desert to visit
desert castles enroot from Azraq to Madaba. Along the way you
will visit some of the famous
Umayyad desert
castles. The Romans were not deterred by the
desert climate and built a chain of fortresses along the ‘limes
arabicus’, the frontiers of their new Arabic province. Most of
the castles you can see nowadays were built by the caliphs
during the Umayyad period. Some are beautifully decorated with
fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings and
illustrations. The desert castles stand as silent and impressive
evidence of Jordan’s rich history. At the end of the day, we
will get to Madaba where you will have dinner and spend the
night.
Distance: 135 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Madaba – Nebo – Kerak – Dana
Early breakfast and visit the city of
mosaics you will visit the church of Saint George where you can
find the famous mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The
journey will continue to
Mount Nebo, where like Moses
you will be able to overlook the Holy Land and the Dead Sea. The
Moses Memorial Church contains some beautiful mosaics. The
journey to Karak takes you through
Wadi Mujib,
the grand canyon of Jordan. there will be a visit to the castle
of Karak,
where Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought during the crusades.
You will continue along the King’s Highway, passing several
ravines. In the restored medieval village of Dana your lunch is
served at the guesthouse, which offers an excellent view of the
Dana
Nature Reserve. We check in at small luxury
hotel in old Dana village, dinner and overnight.
Distance: 170 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 4: Dana – Petra
After breakfast drive to Shouback
Castle will visit the castle of
Shobak.
During the crusades period it was known as Mons Realis, since it
was the first castle established by the kingdom of Jerusalem at
the other side of the river Jordan. Drive to Petra via Oak
forest check in from visitor centre a local guide will escort
you into
Petra and show you the highlights of the
Nabatean city. You will enter the city through the Siq, the
narrow gorge and be rewarded with the most astonishing and
dramatic monument in Jordan: the Treasury. You will also visit
the theatre, the tombs and façades and the colonnaded street.
Evening back to downtown of Wadi Mousa, check in at hotel,
dinner and overnight.
Distance: 40 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 5: Petra – Wadi Namal – Araba
In the morning after breakfast we will
drive by our Jeeps to
Ras Namalah, the
1000 meters high peak in the Rift Mountains. You will jump over
the sky-high sand dunes of
Wadi Araba. Drive in amazing
canyon with water in Abu Ghuwier, jump on sand hills and yellow
desert in north of Wadi Araba, there we will organize our
campfire, dinner and overnight.
Distance: 120 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 6: Araba – Mas’ouda – Beer Hamad
Free morning to drive around Wadi
Arabah, and we climb up by our Jeeps to grand view of Wadi Araba
driving via Mas’ouda road, which gives you a great view of Wadi
Abu Khsheibah, Petra Mountains, Taybeh, and view of east of
Israel, we will continue to Bedouin tribe that lives around
well, in Beer Hamad, and stay with Bedouin family.
Distance: 185 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7: Wadi Rum
Today off road challenge from Beer
Hamad to Humaima, and escort in Wadi Rum desert, check in at
desert oasis campsite, Bedouin folklore, dinner BBQ, all
equipments available.
Distance: 85 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 8: Wadi Rum
This day is dedicated to the beauty of
Wadi Rum, a unique and timeless place where uniquely shaped
massive mountains rise out of the rose-red desert sand. You will
explore Wadi Rum escorted by a Bedouin guide, visit Lawrence of
Arabia’s house and see the inscriptions written by the Thamudic
and Nabatean people a long, long time ago. If you like you can
even climb the famous rock bridges. The trail will lead you to
the red sand area to contemplate the silence, sitting on top of
one of the sky-high sand dunes. In the evening a traditional
Bedouin dinner will be prepared for you at a campfire.
Distance: 90 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 9: Wadi Rum – Mdwarah
Free morning to drive around Wadi Rum,
and we will drive deep east of Jordan, near Saudi Arabia border,
where only local Bedouin who is well experienced in the desert
can get there, where is no body, lost in the middle of the
desert by Jeep Safari, to Mdwarah village, and unbelievable
landscape, and unforgettable challenge, in the middle of the
desert, we organize our camp fire, dinner and overnight.
Distance: 175 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 10: Amman
Free morning to wonder and drive around
in forgotten desert, and drive to eastern desert in Jordan, to
Amman, evening arrive to Amman, check in at Hotel, dinner and
overnight.
Distance: 310 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 11: Amman – Jerash – Ajlun –
Amman
After breakfast drive to Jerash You
will visit
Jerash, known in the Bible
as the
region of the Gerasenes. It was part of the Roman Decapolis and
is sometimes referred to as the Pompeii of the East. Your next
visit the Islamic military castle of
Ajloun.
The castle was used by the Islamic armies of Saladin to protect
the region against the crusaders. After dinner in the hotel you
will have plenty of time to enjoy the nightlife in Amman.
Distance: 95 KM
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 12: Amman – Airport
Free morning to drive in Amman in old
souq and bazaars, drive to airport, assist with departure.
Distance: 40 KM
Meals: Breakfast. |