From Amman to Petra: A Captivating 8-Day Jordan Tour

WELCOME TO Amman!

• Departure from
• Arrival in Queen Alia International Airport , meet and assist by our representative, after visa formalities, transfer to discover Jordan's proud capital, Amman.

By exploring both the ancient and modern parts of the city you'll gain insight into daily life as well as the historic culture of Jordan. 

The tour includes the crumbling ruins of the ancient Citadel, which sits proudly atop a hill and overlooks Amman’s Labyrinthine downtown.

Marvel at the colossal pillars of the Temple of Hercules (larger than any temple in Rome) and wander around the remains of the Governor's Palace and Mosque, both later Islamic constructions.

Continue to your hotel in Amman for check in then Dinner & overnight.

Overnight in Amman

Amman - Mount Nebo (34 km, 40 min) 

After breakfast, check out & proceed to visit the Sanctuary at Mount Nebo the (Memorial burial place of Prophet Moses). 

Mount Nebo is the place where Moses viewed the Holy Land of Canaan. Mount Nebo’s first church was built in the late fourth century to mark the site.

Mount Nebo - Little Petra (230 km, 3 hrs)

Then continue to Little Petra, ten kilometers to the North of Petra stands a Neolithic village (approx. 7000 years AV. JC) of exceptional importance, comparable with Catalunya in Turkey. Its excavations will be able to captivate any traveler with their vestiges in a very good state of conservation recalling the evolution of the human habitat starting from the circular hut. 

Little Petra - Petra ( 10 km, 20 min)

Continue to your hotel in Petra for dinner & overnight.

Overnight in Petra hotel

Petra
After breakfast, check out & transfer to visit the unique "Rose-Red" city of Petra, built by the Arab Nabateans who hewed their monumental tombs, palaces, temples, and treasury from the desert rock’s sandstone in its’ natural hues of rose and gold. 

You will begin the trip reaching the entrance of the impressive narrow gorge (Siq), leading to a marvelously magical monument, where you get a glimpse of the Treasury, continue to the street of facades, the Royal Tombs, the Cardo, Temples, Churches, Museums.

Free time in Petra
Transfer to your camp for dinner & overnight.

Overnight in Petra hotel

Wadi Rum - a full day jeep tour!
After breakfast - continue to Wadi Rum
Petra - Wadi Rum (120 km, 2 hrs)
Today a full day in a local Jeep tour in Wadi Rum between 5 to 6 hours in a grand tour round trip in the unique desert to discover the grand canyons and colored sands (Umm Ishreen Aera, Umm Frouth with natural bridge, ancient inscription area with all unique sites in the desert), local lunch is included, you enjoy the sunset time then back to your camp for dinner & overnight.

Diner and Overnight in Wadi Rum yurt camp

After breakfast, check out & Set out an excursion at the largest and most magnificent of Jordan's deserts of Wadi Rum,(moon valley) .The largest and most magnificent of Jordan’s desert landscapes.Tour inside the desert with a 4x4 off-road SUV for 2 hours, “Vast, Echoing and God-like “- these were the words T.E. Lawrence used in describing Wadi Rum.

Wadi Rum - Aqaba (76 km, 1 hr 10 min)

Continue to Aqaba for a free time and city tour ( in optional we can organize a boat trip or have a snorkelling in the Red Sea). 

Free time , Dinner & overnight.

Overnight in Aqaba.

After breakfast, check out & Then Transfer to the lowest spot on earth, 398m (1306 ft.) below sea level - the Dead Sea for a free time at the Dead Sea Hotel resort to have fun at the dead sea beach.

Aqaba - Dead Sea (277 km, 3hrs 20 min)

Enjoy the bizarre but delightful experience of floating" on the surface of buoyant waters, nine times saltier than regular seawater. The therapeutic water of the Dead Sea, combined with the valley’s fertile land and warm climate, has attracted people to live, hunt, and farm in the area since the Stone Age. 

Transfer to your hotel for dinner & overnight.

Overnight in a desert camp under the stars.

After breakfast, free morning at leisure at the Dead Sea Hotel resort to have fun at the dead sea beach,swimming Pools ,then check out & Transfer to visit Jerash.

Dead Sea - Jerash (100 km, 1 hr 20 min)

Tour Jerash through the colonnaded street, amphitheater, Churches, temples, and the vast Roman Forum. The best- preserved Roman City Gerasa, which is called Jerash today, and known also as the city of 1.000 pillars. The city’s golden age came under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world.

Jerash - Amman (50 km, 45 min)

Back to Amman for local dinner at a good restaurant then back to the hotel for overnight .Overnight in Amman

See you soon !

After breakfast, transfer to Amman Airport for your departure, taking with you unforgettable memories of Jordan diverse landscapes and vibrant culture.

End of Tour!