Jordan Discovery Tour - 8 Days

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Tour Itinerary: Day 1: Arrival Amman. Airside meeting and assistance by our staff at Queen Alia International Airport. Transfer to hotel in Amman. Overnight. Day 2: Amman - Um Qais - Ajlun - Jerash - Amman. Breakfast. Morning visit of the Decapolis city of Um Qais, rich with basalt ruins and overlooking the Jordan Valley, Golan Heights and Lake Tiberius (the Sea of Galilee). Continue to the town of Ajlun, with its fortress and magnificent view into the Jordan Valley. Proceed to Jerash, one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities in the world. Return to Amman. Overnight at hotel. Day 3: Amman – Desert castles - Dead Sea - Amman. Breakfast. Visit the Desert castles (Amra Palace, Harraneh, & Azraq Fortress). Proceed to the lowest point on the surface of earth at the Dead Sea for a swim in its warm, salty waters. Overnight in Amman. Day 4: Amman City Tour - Mt. Nebo - Madaba - Wadi Mujib - Kerak - Petra. Breakfast. Visit the ruins of Amman’s Roman theatre, the Citadel, the Umayyad Palace and the Archaeological and Folklore museums then departure south through the king's way, an ancient route that still has marks left from traders, armies and pilgrims who crossed it centuries ago. Visit Mount Nebo, the site of the endearing monastery and onto the Christian Town of Madaba "The City of Mosaics". Proceed to Kerak through Wadi Mujib, a deep valley featuring one of Jordan's most breathtaking views. After lunch visit the Kerak castle with its diverse history dated from the Byzantine to the Mamluk period. Depart to Petra for overnight at hotel. Day 5: Full day visit of Petra. Breakfast. Enter the first part of that impressive, infamous fissure known as the Siq and bear witness to the sophistication of the Nabateans. The tour then proceeds to gradually unfold the mysteries of the Rose-Red City with its spectacular treasury, Royal Tombs, burial chambers and high places of sacrifice. Return to hotel for overnight. Day 6: Petra - Beida - Wadi Rum After breakfast, proceed to Beida, also known as Little Petra, the place where Nabateans used to entertain their guests. Continue south to the enchanting desert of Wadi Rum for a jeep tour inside the Wadi. Watch the sunset while drinking a cup of Bedouin tea in the desert. Dinner with folklore party in Wadi Rum, overnight under private Bedouin tents. Day 7: Wadi Rum – Aqaba – Amman . Breakfast. Free day at leisure in Aqaba. At afternoon, return back to Amman. Overnight at hotel. Day 8: Departure. Breakfast. Transfer to Queen Alia airport. Assistance with formalities by a member of our staff and departure.

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