Discover a land of
mesmerizing beauty: the Jordan Valley, fertile, inventive, ever changing,
and remote desert wadis, immense and still. Here are little known desert
castles, the haunting wilderness of Wadi Rum, Red Sea coral, restful
spas, and monuments from every age of humanity, crowned by the rock
carved city of Petra.
Itinerary:
Day by day tour:-
1st day : Airport/ transfer/Amman.
Flight to Amman and transfer to your hotel in Amman, where you
will enjoy dinner and stay overnight. (if early arrival : visit Roman
theater and citadel)
2nd day : Jerash/ Umm Qays/Ajlun Castle/Amman.
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 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. Next you will visit Umm Qais, which was built mainly out of
black basalt. Here you can enjoy the impressive view over Lake Tiberius
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.
3rd day
: Amman/Dead Sea/Hiking in Wadi Wadak/Mount Nebo/ Madaba.
After breakfast way down to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth. The
Dead Sea is believed to have healing powers, because of the super salty
water. Sodom and Gomorrah, the site where Lot’s wife was turned into a
pillar of salt, is believed to have been located close to the Dead Sea,
then the best Canyon in Jordan, and new discovered by our stuff, the
narrow bath, deep canyon full of hot water, we will hike in this canyon
for three and half hours and then travel up to Mount Nebo , where you
will overlook the Promised Land. Just like Moses once did after traveling
through the desert for forty years. And you will visit the remains of a
church dating back to the sixth century, dinner and overnight at Hotel.
( Luxury Hotel, low budget).
4th day : Madaba/Wadi El-Moujip/Kerak
Castle/Dana.
After breakfast in Madaba travel Via Wadi El-Moujip , the grand
canyon of Jordan and the biggest natural reserve, the land of Moab and Edom, along the six thousand years
old King’s Highway. where new built Dam, visit Kerak
Castle, 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. After lunch hike in Dana
Natural reserve, we will stay in Dana Village; sites near the highest
point of the reserve, at 1150 meters. Offering spectacular views of the
Wadi Below, Trails throughout the area allow for easy trekking.
5th day : Shoubak Castle/Abdalya/Beer Arais/Petra
next morning after breakfast at
the famous Dana Hotel, leave to Shoubak Castle: 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. Then leave via the oldest trees in Jordan : Oak trees, travel
down to Beer Al-Arais, Famous Bedouin well, where is a very big caves
full of water stuck down anything you through, these Well, has long story
with the Bedouins ( Nomads). And evening to Petra check in at Hotel
dinner and overnight.
6th day : Petra full
day.
In the morning a local guide will escort you
into Petraand 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.
In the afternoon you are free to wander around in Petra and
explore the area for yourself. Evening back to the hotel for dinner and
overnight.
7th
day : Petra/Wadi Rum.
In the morning after breakfast transfer to Wadi Rum. You will pass the famous seven
pillars of wisdom, described by Lawrence of Arabia. Our guided jeep tour
will show you Lawrence of Arabia’s house and Thamudic and Nabatean
inscriptions made centuries ago. And you may climb one of the natural
rock bridges, evening at Nomadic Tents in the middle of the desert, to
show how is the Bedouin life is, and to cook their food, Bedouin B.B.Q,
sleep that night at Bedouin tents.
8th day : Aqaba full day.
Relax and spend time on the sandy
beaches, go diving or snorkeling, take a trip on a glass boat and enjoy
the beautiful coral reefs.
9th day : Aqaba /Diving/ snorkeling/Amman.
Jordan’s only port Aqaba lies on the northern tip of the Red Sea.
The waters of the Red Sea are crystal clear and have an abundant marine
life. The Red Sea is home to more than 140 species of coral and countless
species of brightly colored fish. Aqaba offers a wide variety of
opportunities to explore this amazing underwater world, such as scuba
diving and snorkeling. Evening via Wadi Araba to Amman.
10th day : departure.
Depend of their flight, city tour in Amman,
shopping, transfer to the Airport..
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