Itinerary

Day 1: Airport - Amman

Meets and assist at Queen Alia Airport, assist with Visa formalities, transfer to Amman, check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight.

Hotel: Darotel hotel www.darotel.com

Meals: Dinner 

Day 2: Amman - Umm Qais - Jerash - Ajlun – Amman

After breakfast, transfer to Umm Qais , which was built mainly out of black basalt. Here you can enjoy the impressive view over Lake Tiberius and the Golan Heights. And then drive down to Rabad Castle (Ajlun castle) 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. And next destination will be Jerash You will visit Jerash, the Pompeii 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 marvelous 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. Evening back to Amman, enjoy the night highlights of the capital of Jordan, dinner at your hotel or at nice restaurant, overnight.

Hotel: Darotel hotel

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Day 3: Amman - Desert Castles – Amman

Breakfast and transfer to East of Jordan 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 visit nowadays were built by the caliphs during the Ummayyad period. Some are decorated with fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings and illustrations. They stand as silent and impressive evidence of Jordan’s rich history. Today you shall see three of the best-preserved desert castles. Qasr al-Mushatta is the largest and most richly decorated Ummayyad castle in Jordan. It’s a large, square fortress, surrounded by walls with circular towers on every side. Qusayr Amra is placed by Unesco on its World Heritage List. Its interior walls and ceilings are covered with lively frescoes and two of its rooms are paved with colorful mosaics. Qasr al-Azraq is built in black basalt and has been in continuous use since Roman times. During the Arab Revolt it functioned as the headquarters of Lawrence of Arabia. Late in the afternoon you will be transferred to the Azraq Oasis and be shown the highlights of the oasis. Evening back to your hotel in Amman, dinner and overnight.

Hotel: Daotel hotel

Meals: breakfast and dinner

Day 4: Amman - Madaba - Nebo - Dead Sea – Karak 

After breakfast transfer to 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. And travel down to Dead Sea, check in at private beach, free time, floating, use mud on your body, swimming, have lunch optional at the beach, in the evening drive up to Karak castle you will visit the huge castle where Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought during the crusades.

Hotel: Karak Guesthouse and bungalows

Meals: Breakfast and dinner 

Day 5: Karak - Wadi Ibn Hammad - Dana natural reserve

Today is canoeing and trekking via Wadi Ibn Hammad for 8 hours, rated 9,38/10, The start of the trip is 34 km north of Kerak in a very small village, The road winds down towards the river. Then you start walking, and almost immediately, you'll walk in the water and into the narrow siq, with plants and palm trees on the wall, some waterfalls here and there. Most of the time you'll walk in the water with water under the knees, at some places the water will come till your waist. This will of course also depend on the time of the year you're coming. Also, your local guide will know that you cannot do this walk during or shortly after rain due to the risk of flash floods. After 3 hours, you get out of the siq. We will stop here for lunch. Then you'll go for another 2,5 to 3 hours. Pick up near Dead Sea side and drive to Dana natural reserve, where we stay at different style hotel in different village and different world

Hotel: Dana Guesthouse

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (box lunch), and dinner 

Day 6: Dana Natural reserve 

Breakfast, enjoy the amazing view of Dana Natural reserve, walk around in the old village, and visit Dana Springs, free afternoon at the terrace of the guesthouse

Hotel: Dana Guesthouse

Meals: Breakfast, dinner 

Day 7: Dana - Wadi Dana - Fainan  

We will start from Dana Village, short visit to Dana Spring, and via old olive trees in Dana we cross down in Wadi Dana via made-trail by Jordan Beauty Tours, and we hike down to the hole of Wadi Dana, there will have break after three hours of easy hike, under a tree 2000 Years old, and we will have cup of tea which made by the tour guide, after half of break will continue easy hike via Bedouin trail to Qussaib Spring, there you can wash, and then continue to more couple hours hiking near Atta’the Spring, there will have Lunch break and cup of Bedouin tea, and we will continue to the end of the great Valley of Dana Natural Reserve, ending at Edge, a beautiful hotel that made from mud, we will cross the beginning of Wadi Araba desert, there Bedouin family will be waiting to welcome you at their Bedouin tents, and will have Bedouin tradition dinner, and the tour guide will tell you the story of the Bedouin tribe over there, as well as more about the Bedouin history. Dinner and overnight at the Bedouin tent with that family.

Total Hike (7 Hours)

Accommodation: With Bedouin family

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner 

Day 8: Fainan - Wadi Ghuwair - Wadi Araba - Wadi Namala - Little Petra 

After breakfast, and say goodbye to the Bedouin family, we will hike down to copper mines in Wadi Fainan, the oldest and biggest copper mines in the world in ancient time, a short visit and then continue to Wadi Ghwair, the Jeeps will be waiting us there, and will drive by Jeep inside the canyon which has 20 – 30 Cm water high, deep in the canyon the Jeeps will stop there and then continue canoeing till the end of the canyon after two hours of canoeing there. Ride our jeeps crossing the desert of Wadi Araba and the amazing landscape of Wadi Namala, we arrive to Little Petra the stone age area, and the first sites of Petra, we camp at Bedouin tents we have summer night with Bedouin loud and dram, and dinner under candles light.

Accommodation: Bedouin tens

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Day 9: Little Petra – Petra 

Today visit the sites of Petra from back road, to start with the monastery, Qasr Al-Bint, Museum, columned street, court, evening walk up to city of Petra, check in at hotel.

Hotel: Amra Palace hotel

Meals: breakfast, dinner 

Day 10: Petra 

Full day sightseeing in Petra, visit main Siq, treasury, theatre, court, sacrifice high place, soldier tombs, Wadi Habis, great temple, evening walk back to hotel.

Hotel : Amra Palace hotel

Meals: Breakfast, dinner  

Day 11: Petra - Wadi Rum 

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. We will check in at deluxe campsite, (all suppliers and equipment are available), dinner Bedouin BBQ, overnight at the campsite in the middle of Wadi Rum.

Accommodation: Campsite

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner 

Day 12: Wadi Rum – Aqaba 

Sunrise in the Arabian desert of Wadi Rum, drive to Aqaba, at southern beach, free time at Red Sea peaches, optional: Diving or Snorkeling, at leisure

Hotel: Aquamarina II hotel

Meals: breakfast and dinner 

Day 13: Aqaba – Amman

Free morning, visit the new market of Aqaba, and Aqaba Castle, afternoon drive via desert high way to Amman, visit Roman theatre in Amman, citadel, old market, free time for shopping, hotel: Daroetl hotel

Meals: breakfast and dinner

 Day 14: Amman - Airport 

After breakfast, drive to queen alia airport, assist with departure.