Breakfast at the hotel.

Your driver will meet you in the lobby of the hotel in the morning.

Drive 50 km in the north to Jerash, the well preserved city of the Roman Empire, often called Pompeii of the East. Initially built by Alexander the Great, the town started to prosper after the Roman conquest, and was one of the Decapolis cities in northern Jordan. You will have a 1.5 hr guided tour in Jerash. Visit Hadrian’s Arch, built in 130 AD to honor the visit of Emperor Hadrian. Pass the Hippodrome offering space for 15,000 spectators, the impressing Forum, continue to the Temple of Artemis, which columns are 12 meters high and each drum weights 20-40 tons. Other highlights are the Colonnaded Street and the Nymphaeum.

Then transfer through a beautiful pine-forest and olive groves, reaching the city of Ajloun, here you will find Al-Rabid Castle; the 12th century Castle built by one of Saladin’s lieutenants in the campaign against the Crusaders. You will explore the castle by yourself. It is an easy site to explore by yourself.

Your driver will continue to drive you up North to Um Qais, which is situated on the border with Israel, offering impressive views over the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee. Umm Qais is the site of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Gadara, a member of the Decapolis. The city is mentioned in the New Testament as the site where Jesus cast out demons and sent them into pigs, who then ran into the sea. The ruins boast an impressive Colonnaded Street, a vaulted terrace and the remains of two theatres. You will explore this site by yourselves. It is easy to navigate around and the main features have information boards to help you.

You will then be transferred 1.5 hours back to Amman.

Overnight Amman Hotel including breakfast

Meals Included : B

Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning your driver will pick you up and you will head north from Amman to the Eastern Desert. You will visit three of the region’s famous desert castles built by the powerful Umayyad dynasty in the — UNESCO-listed Qusayr Amra, Qasr Kharana and Qasr al-Azraq.  Qusayr Amra was once an Umayyad hunting hideaway. The impeccably preserved castle is now best-known for its 8th-century frescoes that depict hedonistic scenes of nude women, wine and wild times.

Next stop is the impressive 2 story Qasr Kharana where Mesopotamian, Arabic and Greek influences are all apparent inside its walls.

Qasr Al-Azraq is a built from black bassalt and was built as a hunting lodge by the Umayyads, but is more famously known as TE Lawrences headquarters in more recent history.

Arriving back in Amman you explore the city on a City Tour.  Amman, is a bustling modern city. The historical places are located in downtown, where you visit the Citadel with remains from the Roman to the early Islamic period. Located at the Citadel is the Archaeological Museum. You will stroll via the Souq, where you get an idea of everyday life, to the Roman Theatre from 2nd century with 6000 seats. Your driver will be with you to transfer you to the sites on the Amman City Tour but the driver cannot enter the sites with you. If you would like a guide for the Amman City tour this is additional cost of $70USD for 03 hours.

Overnight Amman Hotel including breakfast

Meals Included : B

Drive to the town Madaba, where you find the famous mosaic 6th century map of Palestine in St. George’s church. After that continue to Mt. Nebo, the place where Prophet Moses gazed at the promised land before he died and alleged to be his burial place. You will visit an old monastery; overlook the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and parts of the Holy Land.

You will continue down the Kings Hwy to Wadi Al Mujib where you will stop and look at the viewpoint.

You will stop at Karak City, where you will visit Karak Castle the famous Crusader castle built in 1132/34 by King Baldwin I. of Jerusalem. Kerak Castle is a large Crusader castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest crusader castles in the Levant. Construction of the castle began in the 1140s, under Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or “Karak in Moab”, as it is referred to in history books. It was also colloquially referred to as Krak of the Desert. Kerak Castle is an example of one of the first castles built by the Franks that used a fortified tower structure and is a notable example of Crusader architecture, a mixture of west European, Byzantine, and Arab designs.

You will continue down the Kings Hwy to Dana where you will stop and look at the viewpoint. Dana is Jordan’s largest nature reserve, covering some 320 square kilometers of spectacular mountains and Wadis along the face of the Great Rift Valley. From scorching sand dunes in the west to cool mountaintops in the east, the Dana Biosphere Reserve is home to a great variety of wildlife. There are plants and animals characteristic of true desert, of Mediterranean forests and of the dry plains of Russia.

Overnight Wadi Dana at an Eco Camp including dinner and breakfast

Meals included : B, D

Breakfast at the camp.

Depending on the time of year you might like to go on another short hike this morning or there is the chance to join in some optional traditional activities.

Leaving Dana you will stop at Shobak Castle with it’s breathtaking location perched high on the mountain over looking the valleys which surround it.

You will continue to Little Petra. You will explore Little Petra which has some fine examples of Nabatean Tricliniums and biclinium, or dining rooms. There is the one of the llast known surviving Nabatean fresco works on the ceilings of one of the bicliniums.

Overnight Bedouin Camp at Little Petra with breakfast and dinner.

Meals included : B, D

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today, visit Petra. This fascinating ancient Nabatean capital dominated for a long time the Arabian trade routes, and is a must see in the Middle East. With your English speaking guide, walk through the 1.2km long Siq (chasm), passing shrines, tombs and carvings, to reach the lost city of Petra. See the magnificent Treasury as you exit the Siq, explore the Street of Facades, Roman Theatre, Colonnaded Street and end your 2.5 hour guided tour at Qasr Bint. You will then have free time to explore further on your own. There are still plenty of places to see such as the Byzantine Church, Temple of the Winged Lion’s and you might like to climb the 800 steps  to the Monastery or the shorter climb to the top of the High Place of Sacrifice.

Overnight Hotel in Petra including breakfast

Optional Trials : You might like to choose from one of the longer guided trials in Petra such as the Back Road to Monastery.

Meals included : B

Breakfast at the hotel

Your driver will transfer you 1.5 hours to Wadi Rum.

Our English speaking Bedouin Representative will meet you at Wadi Rum Village. Enjoy Bedouin hospitality with tea, coffee etc and have the opportunity to meet at Bedouin Family.

Enjoy the wilderness adventure of a 4×4 tour of Wadi Rum, following in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia, climbing sand dunes and rock bridges. Start the 04-05 Hours 4×4 tour with our local Bedouin who is your driver. The sites you are going to visit are :
-Nabatean Temple
-Lawrence Spring
-Sand Dunes
-Khazali Canyon
-Little Bridge
-Um Frouth Rock Bridge
-Lawrence House
-Burdah Rock Bridge/Burdah Arch & more

You will enjoy a box lunch during the tour.

Marvel at the sunset and gaze at the stars in the night sky whilst enjoying the legendary hospitality of the Bedouin, before sleeping at the foot of the awesome mountains exploding out from the desert landscape. Dinner & Overnight at a Bedouin Camp.

Meals included : B, L, D

Enjoy breakfast and sunrise at the camp.

Drive to Aqaba 1 hr aprox, free day in Aqaba and overnight in Aqaba

Meals included : B

You will be transferred 02.30 hrs to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, along the Dead Sea Hwy.

Before heading to the Dead Sea , We will go to Wadi Mujib Reserve the lowest nature reserve in the world. This will be available from 1st April until the 31st of October and subject to weather conditions * . It lies in a deep valley holding one of Jordan’s most breath taking scenery. Here you will have a chance to hike through one of the many trails and enjoy the wildlife and scenery of the reserve.

Then heading to the Dead Sea to enjoy the rest of the day relaxing and using the hotel facilities including access to the Dead Sea and experiencing the unique sensation of floating in the salty waters.

Overnight Hotel at Dead Sea including breakfast

Meals today : B

Breakfast at the hotel.

Your driver will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you 01 hour to Amman Airport for your departing flight.

Meals today : B