Day 1: Amman Airport / Amman Hotel
Meet and assist at Queen Alia International Airport – Transfer to Amman hotel – overnight.
Day 2: Amman City Tour / Jerash / Amman
Departure for the City Tour of Amman, visit of the Citadel, the Roman Theatre & the Museum – Then transfer to the modern side of Amman.
Proceed to Jerash: One of the most beautiful archaeological sites in Jordan located at 46 km of Amman. The oval place, the cardo-maximus, the nymphium, the temples of Zeus and Artemis… and much more monuments testify the majesty of the builders, and the genius of the Greco-Romans. Moreover, a visit upon sunset will make you benefit of a poem of colours. The know-how of the Greco-Romans and the charm of the site make of Jerash an imposing city to visit.
Back to Amman – dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Amman / Madaba / Mount Nebo / Kerak / Petra
Departure from Amman to Madaba: Containing the greatest Christian community, Madaba always preserves a very important Byzantine archaeological park. More than 150 churches, in the city and its surroundings, trace the history of the Byzantine occupation and its evolution. Moreover, the Map of Palestine in Madaba represents a priceless interest for the study of the topography of Palestine and the countries of vicinity.
Proceed to Mount Nebo: At 46 km only to the West of Amman, at 838 m of altitude, is the place where God had ordered Moses to go to the top of the Arabot mountains, to mount Nebo, in the country of Moab, opposite to Jericho, to see the Promised Land and to die on the mountain where he will go..
The irresistible sight on the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Jordan valley can make emerge in you nostalgia to the old history and a better comprehension of the Actuality..! Moreover, this site will not fail to surprise you with its mosaics which testify the finesse of the Byzantines.
Continue to Kerak: This city at 1000 m of altitude and 120 km from Amman is the old capital of the country of Moab, it appears in the bible under the name of Qir-Heres. Moreover, it is crowned by the ruins of a fortress built by the Crusaders. A worthy work of art that competes with the famous “Crac des Chevaliers”. A lordship of Montreal since 1140, this one falls to Renault de Chatillon after its arranged marriage with Etiennette de Milly. Consequently, the history did not cease multiplying!!
Arrival to Petra – dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Petra
A full day visit of Petra: located at 235 km of Amman. Mentioned in the bible under the name of Reqem (the “Multi-coloured one”), Petra offers to you the occasion to admire the beauty of nature, to go back in condition, and to live the history through its monuments. A visit of one or several days can only create a love relationship giving you the desire for returning or for sending somebody from your side.
Late afternoon back to the hotel – dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Petra / Beidha / Wadi Rum:
Departure from Petra to Beidha: a Neolithic village (approx. 7000 years AV. JC) of an exceptional importance, comparable with Chatalhuyuq in Turkey. Its excavations will be able to captivate any traveller by their vestiges in a very good state of conservation recalling the evolution of the human habitat starting from the circular hut.
Proceed to Wadi Rum: a valley of the Saharan type which you will reach by traversing through astonishing sandy plain, where the road comes very close to some of these innumerable and strange rock formations that you will have seen since the balcony Ras Al Naqab. At sunset, all these petrified fantasizes and the sand beaches take admirable and delicate colours.
Excursion in 4×4 cars during 2 hours.
Dinner and overnight in the camp.
Day 6: Wadi Rum / Aqaba:
After breakfast, transfer to Aqaba: This single port of Jordan is located at the bottom of the Gulf of Aqaba, and occupies a narrow crack in the prolongation of the Araba depression. In addition to its harbour functions, Aqaba became also one of the principal tourist centres of attraction. It is at the same time a tempting seaside resort, and a marvellous garden of coral benches, which rests on the old site of Ecyon-Geber. Moreover, Aqaba was always the crossroads of civilizations.
Free day in Aqaba, dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Aqaba / Dead Sea / Amman:
Transfer to Dead Sea: With more than 400 m below the sea level, and a density ten times higher than any other sea, a small quick dip in water will make you live an exciting and unforgettable experiment. Moreover you can benefit of black mud, rich with minerals, to soften your skin and to revitalize your body..!!
Time at leisure around the Dead Sea.
Transfer to Amman – dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Amman / Amman APT
Transfer to Amman APT for departure.
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