Explore the wonderful country of Jordan with its great historic sights, amazing Dead Sea, and other attractions!
Day 1: Arrive in Amman
Today you will arrive at Amman Airport, from where you will be transferred to your hotel. Spend the day at leisure, and in the evening enjoy a welcome dinner with your tour director and fellow companions! (D)
Day 2: Amman
Today enjoy an excursion to Jerash & Um Quais: in the morning have a guided city sightseeing tour of Amman, visit the Roman Amphitheater, and later on go to the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the Middle East – Jerash! After that enjoy a stop in Um Quais, he site of the Gadarene swine miracle. (B,D)
Day 3: Amman – Wadi Rum – Petra
Today you will have an exciting visit to Wadi Rum – the largest wadi in Jordan, with a spectacular four-wheel drive through the desert. Visit the “rose-red city” of Petra, and later on in the evening you will have time to rest at your hotel or explore Petra on your own. (B,D)
Day 4: Petra
Today you will have a comprehensive guided tour around Petra that is one of the “New 7 wonders of the world”. The city is located in the area of Moab – the biblical land where you will walk down the SIQ famous from the movie ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’. See the iconic Treasury, as well as numerous tombs and temples made of rose-colored sandstone. (B, D)
Day 5: Petra – Kerak – Wadi Mujib – Dead Sea
In Kerak, visit the Crusader Castle and Wadi Mujib – the “Jordanian Grand Canyon”, after which go to your next destination – the Dead Sea – where you will stay for 2 days! (B,D)
Day 6: Dead Sea
This day enjoy a comprehensive excursion! You will stop in Madaba where you will admire St. George’s Church with its precious 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land and explore the Madaba Archaeological Museum and Mount Nebo where Moses saw the Promised Land. After that, stop at Bethany Beyond the Jordan – the place where, according to the Christians faith,Jesus was baptized. After returning to the Dead Sea, enjoy a farewell dinner with your traveling companions! (B,D)
Day 7: Dead Sea
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
| Tour description | |
|---|---|
| Tour price | $1629.00 |
| Tour duration | 7 days |
| Features |
|---|
| City Highlights |
| AMMAN |
| Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit the amphitheater; excursion to Jerash and Um Quais |
| WADI RUM |
| Visit the largest wadi in Jordan and [LF] enjoy a four-wheel drive through the desert |
| PETRA |
| Guided sightseeing, including the Siq and the Treasury; [LF] sip tea in a Bedouin tent |
| KERAK |
| Visit the Crusader Castle |
| WADI MUJIB |
| Visit the Jordanian Grand Canyon |
| MADABA |
| Visit St. George’s Church and the Archaeological Museum |
| MOUNT NEBO |
| Visit the mountain where Moses saw the Promised Land |
| BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN |
| Visit the site of John the Baptist’s settlement |
| Launch Date |
| 9/17/ 8:00pm |
| Meals |
| Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 6 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Amman and a farewell dinner at the Dead Sea |
| Notes |
| NOTES: |
| Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler. |
| Title |
| Wonders of Jordan |
| Transportation |
| Motorcoach with free Wi-Fi or minibus |
| Hotels |
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| AMMAN Kempinski (SF) |
| PETRA Movenpick Nabatean Castle (F) |
| DEAD SEA Movenpick Dead Sea (SF) |