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Day 1: Arrival Amman
Upon arrival to Queen
Alia Airport our
representative welcomes
you, assist you through
the passport contro, the
baggage claim area, the
customs and matches with
your tour leader.
Transfer to your hotel
in Amman for dinner &
overnight.
Day 2: Amman City
Tour – Jerash – Amman
overnight
After breakfast start
the day with a visit to
the Citadel in Amman.
From here you have a
panorama view over the
capital, view remains
from 3 different periods
and visit the excellent
Archaeological Museum.
We have a round in
downtwon and continue to
the Royal Car Museum,
housing the classic car
collection of the late
King Hussein (Tuesdays
closed). After that
continue to Jerash, the
best example of a Roman
provincial city in the
whole Middle East.
Passing the Hippodrome
visit Oval Plaza, the
Cardo and see the Temple
of Artemis. Overnight
Amman hotel.
Day 3: Amman – Desert
Castles – Amman
Today starts our tour to
the Desert Castles in
eastern Jordan. We visit
the UNESCO World
Heritage Site Amra
Castle with its zodiac
dome and the early
examples of Omayyad
fresco paintings.
Moreover you view the
fortress-like mysterious
Qasr Kharanah and the
black basalt fort at
Azraq. We return to
Amman for dinner and
overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Amman – Madaba
– Mt. Nebo – King's Way
– Petra
In the morning we drive
southwards to Madaba to
view the famous mosaic
6th century map of
Palestine in St.
George's church. Then we
drive to Mt. Nebo. This
is the place where
Prophet 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 and
parts of the Holy Land.
Along the ancient
caravan route, the
King's Way, we head for
Petra. En route we have
a short stop in Wadi Al-Mujib,
a great wide valley with
magnificent geological
formation. Dinner &
overnight in Petra.
Day 5: Petra
Today visit the red rose
city Petra, the biggest
attraction of Jordan.
Petra was first
established around the
6th century B.C. by the
Nabataean Arabs, a
nomadic tribe who
settled in the area and
founded a commercial
empire. By horse
carriage you will start
from the Visitor's
Center passing the Siq,
a narrow gorge, till you
reach the most beautiful
monument: the Treasury.
From here we continue
along the Street of
Facades, the Theatre and
the Royal Tombs.
Overnight in Petra.
Day 6: Petra – Wadi
Rum – Dead Sea
In the morning we drive
1.5 hours southwards to
the protected area of
Wadi Rum, one of the
most impressing desert
landscapes in the world.
Here still Bedouins live
in a traditional way,
and by 4x4 Jeep tour you
discover canyons, sand
dunes and Nabatean rock
inscriptions. Then we
head for the lowest
point on earth, the Dead
Sea, check in at your
hotel, and have the rest
of the day at leisure.
Day 7: Dead Sea –
Amman Airport
Dependent from your
departure time transfer
to Amman Airport to say
farewell and board with
our assistance your
flight. |



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