8 Days Treasures of Jordan
Treasures of Jordan
8 Days / 7 Nights
Package Includes:
• Meet and assist upon arrival and departure
• Portages at airport and hotels
• Transportation in modern AC coaches Hotel accommodation as mentioned above
• Entrance fees to all sites mentioned above
• Horse riding in Petra (700 m)
• 02 – 03 Hours local English-speaking guide in Petra local English-speaking guide in Jerash.
• 02 Hours Jeep tour in Wadi Rum.
• 01 bottle Mineral water per person per day mid-size 600 ml
• Welcome Kit per person to include maps and brochures about Jordan
• All applicable taxes including 16% governmental tax and 10% service charges
Not Include:
•Any personal expenses
• Visa: Free of charge group visas as long as the stay is 2 nights and more in Jordan and as long as we receive passports details in advance. This is according to the current governmental regulations for non-restricted Nationalities, , if the above is not met, then USD 58.00 per person for a visa & that may change at any time without prior notice and without any liability to us
• Departure tax: Free of charge via Amman Airport as included in the ticket
• Lunches
• Private guide
• Drinks within meals
• Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners were obligatory.
• Carriages in Petra
• All kinds of tips
Treasures of Jordan
8 Days / 7 Nights
Day 1 Queen Alia International Airport – Amman (B)
Meet and assist at Queen Alia Airport, our representative to assist clients through formalities and luggage collection, and transfer to your hotel in Amman, overnight.
Day 2 Amman – Amman city Tour – Desert castles – Amman (B)
After breakfast, this morning, tour the city of Amman, known as Rabbath Ammon and Philadelphia in Biblical times. See the remains of the Roman Theatre, the Archeological Museum and the Citadel containing the remains of the massive Temple of Hercules then transfer A full fun-filled morning touring the remains of Jordan’s Desert Castles. Visit Qasr Kharaneh, the sole castle built exclusively for defense, and Qasr Amra with its beautiful mosaics from the Omayyad era. Stop at the Azraq Oasis, a resting point for one hundred species of migratory birds. Amidst its many pools, visit Qasr Axraq, the black basalt fort which was headquarters for Lawrence of Arabia. Return to Amman hotel for overnight.
Day 3 Amman – Jerash – Ajlun – Amman (B)
After breakfast, drive to Jerash, the “Pompeii of the East” which is perhaps, the best preserved of the provincial Roman towns. Around its colonnaded main street, see the Cardo, South Theatre, Temple of Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Artemis Temple and the Nymphaeum. The city’s 14 churches date from Byzantine time and are filled with fine mosaics. Continue westward to Saladin’s 12th century Arab castle, Qalaat al Rabad (Ajloun), one of the finest examples of military architecture. Then drive to Amman hotel overnight.
Day 4 Amman – Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Kerak – Petra (B)
Breakfast, proceed to visit Madaba; The city of finest collections of Byzantine mosaics, many fine examples of which are well preserved, Several church floor mosaics can be seen in their original locations, Madaba’s real masterpiece, in the Orthodox Church of Saint George, is the 6th century AD mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land – the earliest religious map of the Holy Land in any form to survive from antiquity, then visit Mt. Nebo; the place where Moses gazed at the Promised Land before he died and believed to be his burial place. You visit the old monastery; overlook the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem, drive to visit Kerak Castle; one of the most important Crusader Castles in the region, drive to hotel in Petra for overnight.
Day 5 Petra – Petra Visit – Petra (B)
Breakfast; today visit the red rose city Petra, the biggest attraction of Jordan. Petra was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabatean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and founded a commercial empire, you can start the trip on horseback or by foot to the canyon, the so-called Siq, and then walk to the most beautiful monument: The Treasury, from here we explore the city to see the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh’s Castle, transfer to Petra for overnight.
Day 6 Petra – Wadi Rum – Aqaba (B)
Breakfast, this morning to Wadi Rum, a moonscape terrain of ancient river beds, wind-sculpted mountains, vast desert vistas and smooth, pastel-colored sands. You will meet long skirted legionnaires offering cardamom-spiced coffee at the “Beau Geste” outpost. Enjoy with 2 hours’ jeep tour at this oasis home to the film “Lawrence of Arabia.” A truly “out of this world” experience! Then drive to Aqaba hotel for overnight.
Day 7 Aqaba-Dead Sea-Baptisim Site- Amman
Breakfast, drive to visit Baptism the site believed to be the original place where John baptized Jesus the Baptist then continue to Dead Sea for swimming and relaxing then back to Amman hotel for overnight.
Day 8 Amman – Queen Alia International Airport
Breakfast, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for departure