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Tour 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.
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