Meets and assist at Queen
Alia Airport, assist with Visa formalities, transfer to Amman, check in
at your hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY 2: Amman/Umm
Qais/Ajlun Castle/Jerash/Amman
After breakfast, transfer
to Umm Qais , which was built mainly out of black basalt. Here you can
enjoy the impressive view over Lake Tiberias 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 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. Evening back to Amman, enjoy the night
highlights of the capital of Jordan, dinner at your hotel or at nice
restaurant, overnight.
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 colourful 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.
DAY 4:
Amman/Madaba/Nebo/Kerak Castle/Petra
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. 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 5: Petra
full day.
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. You will have lunch inside
Petra and climb the stairs to the Monastery and admire the splendid view
over the Wadi Araba. Evening back to your hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 :
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.
DAY 7: Wadi Rum/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 snorkeling, 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. Dinner and overnight at hotel
in Aqaba.
DAY 8 : Aqaba/Wadi
Araba/Dead Sea/Baptism/Amman
in the morning travel via
Wadi Araba, the costal between Jordan an Israel, where peace signed in
1995, and will arrive Dead Sea the lowest point on earth, and will have
free time for swimming float, mud, The following stop will be “Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was
baptizing”, and where he also baptized Jesus Christ. Evening transfer to
Amman, check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY 9: Amman/Roman
theater/Citadel/Airport.
Depend of your flight
schedule if you have time 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. And
transfer to Airport for your departure.
Via Jordan Travel, Tel: +962 3 201 2299 , Fax: +962 32022990,mob +962
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