Treasures of Jordan (6 days / 5 nights)
Day 1: Amman
Airport / Amman Hotel
Meet and assist at Queen Alia International
Airport – Transfer to Amman hotel – overnight.
Day 2: Amman City
Tour / Jerash / Um Qais / Dead Sea
After breakfast, start
the City Tour: visit the Citadel, the Roman Theatre & the Museum.
Proceed to Jerash:
One of the most
beautiful archaeological sites in Jordan located at 46 km of Amman. The oval
place, the Cardo-Maximus, the nymphaeum, the temples of Zeus and Artemis... and
much more monuments testify the majesty of the builders, and the genius of the
Greco-Romans. The know-how of the Greco-Romans and the charm of the site make
of Jerash an imposing city to visit.
Transfer to Um Qais (Also named
"Gadara"): A Greco-Roman city located at 29 km North of Irbid. This
city, mentioned in the Gospel (8, 28), was also a member of the Decapolis; In
addition to the fact that it was always described as "Athica in the
country of the Assyrians". This seedbed of philosophers and artists still
preserves a part of its monuments, and offers to the visitors a biblical
landscape and a panoramic sight on "the Tiberias" Lake.
Transfer to the Dead Sea:
With more than 400 m below the sea level, and a density ten times higher
than any other sea, a small quick dip in water will make you live an exciting
and unforgettable experiment. Moreover, you can benefit of black mud, rich with
minerals, to soften your skin and to revitalize your body...!!
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Dead Sea.
Day 3: Dead Sea/
Mount Nebo / Madaba / Petra
Morning at leisure.
Transfer to Mount Nebo: At 46 km only to the West of Amman, at 838 m of altitude, is the place
where God had ordered Moses to go to the top of the Arabot mountains, to mount
Nebo, in the country of Moab, opposite to Jericho, to see the Promised Land and
to die on the mountain where he will go… The irresistible sight on the Holy
City of Jerusalem and the Jordan valley can make emerge in your nostalgia to
the old history and a better comprehension of the Actuality...! Moreover, this
site will not fail to surprise you with its mosaics which testify the finesse
of the Byzantines.
Proceed to Madaba: Containing the greatest Christian community, Madaba always preserves a
very important Byzantine archaeological park. More than 150 churches, in the
city and its surroundings, trace the history of the Byzantine occupation and
its evolution. Moreover, the Map of Palestine in Madaba represents a priceless
interest for the study of the topography of
Arrival to
Day 4: Petra /
Wadi Rum
A full day visit of
Late
afternoon transfer to Wadi Rum: a valley of the Saharan type which you will
reach by traversing through astonishing sandy plain, where the road comes very
close to some of these innumerable and strange rock formations that you will
have seen since the balcony Ras Al Naqab. At sunset, all these petrified
fantasizes and the sand beaches take admirable and delicate colours.
Dinner and overnight in
the Camp.
Day 5: Wadi Rum /
Amman:
Breakfast
in the camp. Start a wonderful Jeep tour in the Desert of Wadi Rum (2 hours).
Continue
to Amman, dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Amman /
Amman APT
Transfer
to Amman Airport for departure.
Included:
- Meet and assist upon arrival and departure.
- Accommodation at hotels on HB basis.
- Transfers as per program in a modern vehicle,
according to number of clients.
- Professional English-speaking guide (starting
from 6 Pax).
- Local guide in Petra (2 – 3 hours) for 1 to 5 Pax.
- Local guide in Jerash (2 hours) for 1 to 5 Pax.
- Entrance fees and visits of the sites as per
program.
- Free visa to Jordan if passport list (details)
provided 1 week prior to arrival date.
- 1 bottle of mineral water PP / day.
- 2 Hours jeep tour in Wadi Rum.
Excluded:
- Dinner on 1st night.
- Extras and personal expenses.
- Insurance.
- Flight tickets.
- All tips
- Lunches.
- Licensed Guide if less than 6 pax.
- Drinks.
- Any other supplements: (Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha,
Christmas & New Year’s Eve).
