THE COMPLETE JORDAN

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country’s western border. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country’s capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.

EF.115: PROGRAM (8 days / 7 nights)

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN AMMAN (JORDAN)

Arrival at Amman airport. Meet & Greet by our representative. Transfer to your hotel by air-conditioned
vehicle. Check in, dinner in a Hotel & Overnight in Amman.

Day 2: AMMAN- MADABA – MONTE NEBO – PETRA (230KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we will start our journey with a visit to Madaba – Madaba is a combination of rural home life and a hot spot for religious tourism. Known as the “City of Mosaics” Madaba is the cultural epicenter for Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Just a short distance from the capitol visitors are just a stone’s throw away from the holy monuments of religious iconography.
Then, we will proceed to Mount Nebo -Mount Nebo is significant because of its role in the Old Testament.

The Bible says that Mount Nebo was where Moses lived out his final days and saw the Promised Land, which he would never enter. It is said that Moses’ body may be buried here, although that has yet to be proven. There are two peaks on Mt. Nebo, Siyagha and al-Mukhayyat.

By the 4th century AD, Mount Nebo had already become a pilgrimage site and a church and sanctuary were built on Siyagha to honor Moses. Lunch en route, and we continue through the panoramic road till we reach WADI MUJIB, a spectacular 22 km wide canyon for a panoramic stop. In the afternoon, we will visit BEIDA, also called “Little Petra”. We will arrive by the end of the afternoon at Wadi Mousa (Petra).
Check in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Petra (JORDAN)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today our day is devoted to the visit of Petra, the ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan’s national treasures and by far its best-known tourist attraction. Petra is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2,000 years ago. Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is a UNESCO World Heritages Site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

We will visit the rose-red city known as Sela in the Bible and lost to the world for five centuries until it was rediscovered in 1812.We will enter Petra on horses through a narrow gorge carved in the sandstone and opening on the stunning view of the Treasury, made famous in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. We will visit the palace, the High Palaces and the Roman-Style Palace Tomb. Lunch in Petra.

Inhabited by the Nabateans, Edomites and Romans, Petra brought together the knowledge and skill of these civilizations to create this world wonder. Caravans laden with incense, silks, spices and other exotic goods would rest at Petra. Dinner and overnight hotel
in Petra.

Day 4: PETRA – WADI RUM DESERT – DEAD SEA (198KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. Our day will start with a ride to Wadi Rum Desert “The Valley of the Moon”, depicted as Mars in several Hollywood feature films. Wadi Rum is an Arabian fairy-tale waiting to be discovered. Home to nomadic Bedouin tribes, Wadi Rum is a quiet getaway of stars, sand, and sun; a perfect complement from Amman’s epicenter. Once inhabited by the Nabataeans of prehistoric times, Wadi Rum allows you to get lost in large landscapes and horizon lines.

The calmness of the desert is sure to calm your spirit and de-clutter your thoughts starting 2 hrs safari jeep in the desert of wadi Rum visiting the Lawrence of Arabia spring – Khazzali mountain , sand Dune.
Lunch, then transfer to the Dead Sea – A spectacular natural wonder: the Dead Sea is perfect for religious
tourism and fun in the sun with the family.

With its mix of beach living and religious history you can soak up the sun while Biblical scholars can get their daily dose of religious history. The leading attraction at the Dead Sea is the warm, soothing, super salty water itself – some ten times saltier than sea water, and rich in chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium, bromine and several others.

The unusually warm, incredibly buoyant and mineral-rich waters have attracted visitors since ancient times, including King Herod the Great and the beautiful Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra. All of whom have luxuriated in the Dead Sea’s rich, black, stimulating mud and floated effortlessly on their backs while soaking up the water’s healthy minerals along with the gently diffused rays of the Jordanian sun. Free time enjoying Dead Sea beaches and swimming pools.
Dinner in hotel and overnight at Dead Sea.

Day 5: DEAD SEA (free day)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today we will relax in our resort on the Dead Sea. Dead Sea, in Arabic Al-Baḥr Al Mayyit (“Sea of Death”), Hebrew Yam HaMelaẖ (“Salt Sea”), is also called Salt Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan. Its eastern shore belongs to Jordan, and the southern half of its western shore belongs to Israel. The northern half of the western shore lies within the Palestinian West Bank and has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The Jordan River, from which the Dead Sea receives nearly all its water, flows from the north into the lake. Lunch and Dinner in the resort and overnight on the Dead Sea.

Day 6: DEAD SEA – JERASH – AMMAN (60KM)

Breakfast at the hotel at the Dead Sea. We will board our vehicle to drive to the ancient city of Jerash.
Jerash is an amazing blend of Greco-Roman and Oriental influences.

A great place to visit during the spring with its beautiful rolling hills and lush greenery, Jerash has a rhythm not seen anywhere else in Jordan.) – then we will proceed to Ajloun , the marvels of nature and the genius of medieval Arab military architecture have given northern Jordan two of the most important ecological and historical attractions in the Middle East: the sprawling pine forests of the Ajlun-Dibbine area, and the towering Ayyubid castle at Ajlun, which helped to defeat the Crusaders eight centuries ago.

Lunch in Ajloun .Locals often take advantage of the green landscapes of Ajloun to take a break from
city life and connect with nature.). In the afternoon, back to Amman .Dinner and overnight hotel in
Amman.

Day 7: AMMAN (JORDAN) – DESERT CASTLES – AMMAN (60KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. Our day will be devoted to visit the Desert castles. Jordan’s desert castles,
beautiful examples of both early Islamic art and architecture, stand testament to a fascinating era in
the country’s rich history. Their fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings and illustrations,
inspired by the best in Persian and Graeco-Roman traditions, tell countless stories of the life as it was
during the 8th century.

Called castles because of their imposing stature, the desert complexes actually
served various purposes as caravan stations, agriculture and trade centers, resort pavilions and
outposts that helped distant rulers forge ties with local Bedouins. Lunch en route. Several of these
preserved compounds.

We will be visiting the castles of Amra, Kharranah and Azraq. Then we returned to Amman for a city
tour. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new,
situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley. In the commercial heart of the
city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants, art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders
comfortably with traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans’ workshops.

Amman’s neighborhoods are diverse and range in cultural and historical context from the hustle and bustle of the downtown markets to the art galleries of Jabal Al Weibdeh and the modern shopping district of Abdali. Farewell dinner and overnight hotel in Amman.

Day 8: AMMAN (JORDAN) – DEPARTURE

Breakfast at your hotel. Check out at 12h00 (noon). Depending on your departure time, you will be
transferred to Amman airport.

VISITS & ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

07 nights’ Accommodation, meal plan as per description
Full time guide Assistance
Airport arrival and departure transfer
Jordan Visa charges
Amman full day tour
Visit Petra
Experience Wadi Rum desert by 4×4 Jeep
Explore Dead Sea & Desert Castles
Visit Jerash & Ajloun
City Hotels 4*
Amman Gerasa Hotel or similar
Petra Petra Icon or similar
Dead Sea Ramada Hotel or similar