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Day 1: Arrival Amman
– Dead Sea - Amman
Our representative
welcomes you at Amman
Airport, assists you
through immigration and
matches with your tour
leader. We drive to the
lowest point on earth,
the Dead Sea where you
have some leisure and
the chance to float on
water. Continue to Amman
hotel for overnight.
Day 2: Amman - Petra
- Amman (B)
After breakfast start to
visit Petra, one of the
New Seven Wonders of the
World. The Nabatean
Arabs hewed the rock
city more than 2000
years ago in the red
rose sandstone. On horse
back or on foot you
reach the narrow canyon,
the so-called Siq, and
walk to the most
beautiful monument: the
Treasury. Stroll along
the Street of Facades to
the Royal Tombs,
Pharaoh's Castle. In the
afternoon return to
Amman hotel.
Day 3: Amman – Jerash
– Bosra – Damascus (B)
Today we drive 50 km in
the north to Jerash, the
best preserved Roman
provincial town in the
Middle East. See the
Oval Plaza, the Cardo,
the Hippodrome and
Artemis Temple. Then we
head further north to
enter the border to
Syria, visit the black
basalt city Bosra with
the famous Roman theater
and go on to Damascus
where the rest of the
day is free. Overnight
in Damascus.
Day 4 : Damascus City
Tour (B)
In the morning start
your city tour in
Damascus visiting the
Azem Palace, housing the
Museum of Arts & Popular
Traditions, the Chapel
of St. Hananias, the Via
Recta (Straight Street),
already mentioned in the
Bible, the Umayyad
Mosque from the 8th
century. Afterwards time
for shopping in the
famous souq Al
Hamiddiyyeh. Overnight
Damascus.
Day 5: Damascus -
Maaloula - Krak of the
Knights – Damascus (B)
After breakfast we drive
to the muntain village
Maaloula visiting two
famous monasteries. We
proceed to Crac des
Chevaliers, the best
preserved fortress from
Crusader times in Syria.
It was built in the 12th
century to dominate the
pass which is the Syrian
gateway to the
Mediterranean. Transfer
for 2 hours back to
Damascus.
Day 6: Departure
Damascus (B)
Dependent from flight
schedule transfer to
Damascus Airport for
your international
flight.
Legend
B = Breakfast
L = Lunch D
= Dinner |
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