During this 7-day round trip you will see the
highlights of the historical and cultural heritage of Jordan. You will
visit Petra, Jerash and the mosaics of Madaba. You will have ample
opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Jordanian nature when travelling along
the King’s Highway and during your visit of Wadi Rum. The Red Sea near
Aqaba will offer you time to relax and enjoy the beautiful underwater
world. Next to the excursions the program will leave you plenty of room
to explore Jordan for yourself and meet the hospitable local people.
Day
1 Flight to Amman and transfer to your hotel in Amman, where you
will enjoy dinner and stay overnight.
Day
2 You will visit Jerash, the Pompei of the East. You will enter Jerash
through the monumental South Gate and find yourself wandering around in a
Roman city. You will walk in the Oval Plaza surrounded by colonnades,
visit the Roman theatre and Byzantine churches with mosaic-covered
floors. Enjoy a stroll along Jerash’ main road the Cardo and pass by the
Nymphaeum.
Jerash has been covered by sand for
centuries, the main reason why it is still so well-preserved. You may
experience the marvellous acoustics of the theatre, the stage of the
Jerash music festival which takes place every year. And see for yourself
how the Romans built the earthquake-proof columns of the colonnaded
streets.
Next you will visit Umm Qais,
which was built mainly out of black basalt. Here you can enjoy the
impressive view over Lake Tiberias and the Golan Heights. At the
guesthouse we will serve you a traditional mezze lunch.
After lunch, on the way back to Amman, you
will 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.
Day 3You
will depart early for Madaba and visit the famous
mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Your next stop will be Mount Nebo, where like Moses you will be able to overlook the Holy Land and
the Dead Sea. If the sky is clear Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem will
meet your eye. The journey will continue along the King’s Highway. On the way you will pass through Wadi Mujib, the grand canyon of
Jordan. You will stop in Karak for lunch.
In the afternoon you will visit the huge
castle where Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought during the crusades.
While enjoying the beautiful landscapes the journey continues along the
King’s Highway to Petra, your final destination for today.
Day
4 In the morning 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 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.
In the afternoon you are free to wander
around in Petra and explore the area for yourself. You may climb the
stairs to the Monastery and admire the splendid view over the Wadi Araba.
In the evening we will serve you dinner by a campfire in Little Petra.
Day 5 –
6 In the morning you will be transferred to Wadi Rum. You
shall pass the famous seven pillars of wisdom, described by Lawrence of
Arabia and explore Wadi Rum by jeep, escorted by a Bedouin guide. You
shall see the house where Lawrence of Arabia lived, and the inscriptions
made by the Thamudic and Nabatean people centuries ago. And you may even
climb one of the natural rock bridges.
After lunch at the visitor’s centre the
journey will continue to the Red Sea port Aqaba.
You will be free to spend the remaining part of the day and the next day
according to your own wishes.
Suggestions: diving or snorkelling, relaxing
on one of the beautiful sandy beaches. Or perhaps you would like to take
a trip on a glass boat and see the amazing coral reefs.
Day
7 In the morning you will be transferred to Amman.
In the afternoon we will offer you a guided city tour by bus. You will
visit the Amman citadel, the Roman theatre and the Suq, a typical Middle
Eastern market where you may buy almost everything. In the late afternoon
you will depart for the airport and fly back home.
Via Jordan Travel, Tel: +962 3 201 2299 , Fax: +962 32022990,mob +962
795549974 , Email: info@viajordan.com
