Day 1: Amman Airport - Amman & Overnight
Enjoy your Biblical Tours in Jordan. Our representative will meet and assist you before customs at Queen Alia International Airport for your free visa on arrival to Jordan. You will be taken to meet your driver and then transfer to your hotel in Amman.
Overnight Amman hotel including breakfast
Day 2: Amman - Umm Qais - Anjara - Jerash - Amman & Overnight
On this day of your Biblical Tours in Jordan, After having breakfast at the hotel we will drive north of Jordan to Umm Qais (Old Gadara) dating back to the 2nd century AD, colonnaded streets, amphitheaters, churches, temples and the vast Roman forum. From here you can view the Golan Heights and Tiberius Lake. This is the site where Jesus cast the demons out of the two men and into the swine. We will then visit Anjara. Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Mountain Church - a rebuilt cave that is venerated as a place where Jesus and his mother Mary passed during their journeys between the Sea of Galilee, the Decapolis cities, Bethany beyond the Jordan and Jerusalem. Anjara was designated by the Vatican as a Millennium 2000 pilgrimage site. We will then head north to visit the splendidly preserved Greco-Roman city of Jerash. Back to the hotel and overnight in Amman.
Overnight Amman Hotel including breakfast
Day 3: Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Mukawir - Petra & Overnight
After breakfast, head towards Madaba, the city of mosaics. This town has a long history, being first mentioned in the Bible and in the Mesha Stele when it was a Moabite town, visit St. George orthodox Christian church the mosaic Map of Jerusalem, Palestine, Jordan, Israel and Egypt. Then to Mount Nebo the site of the Tomb of Moses. From here Where Moses viewed the Promised Land. There are ruins of 4th and 6th C. churches whose floors are still covered with marvelous mosaic. Continue driving via the kings road to Mukawir which is the site of Herod’s Palace, where one tradition has it that Solomon danced and John the Baptist was beheaded. Visit the site of Herod the Great. Afterwards continue to Karak touring it’s Castle (one of the finest examples of Crusader military construction). Then depart to one of the new 7 wonders of the world, Petra.
Overnight in Petra hotel including breakfast.
Day 4: Petra Tour - Wadi Rum & Overnight
Today you will visit Petra. Petra is an enormous cave and City structure built in the rock face, first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a Nomadic tribe who settled in the area. Choose from a horse ride or by foot reach the vast canyons (the Siq), and then walk or ride through the most incredible monument known as the Treasury. Other Monuments are the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh's Castle and many others. You will have a 2.5 hour guided tour in Petra and the rest on your own. You will meet your driver and be transferred 1.5 hours to Wadi Rum also known as Valley of the Moon.
Overnight Petra including breakfast
Day 5: Wadi Rum - 4x4 Tour - Aqaba & Overnight
After breakfast at the camp you will find adventure and feel the romance of the Arabian Desert. Wadi Rum is like a moonscape of ancient valleys and towering weathered sandstone mountains rising out of white and pink colored sands. Explore the desert on a 04 - 05 hrs jeep tour to explore Lawrence Road, visiting the most spectacular sights of Wadi Rum. Then we will drive to the Red Sea Resort city of Aqaba.
Day 6: Aqaba - Bethany Beyond the Jordan - Dead Sea & Overnight
Free morning in Aqaba. Leaving in time to be transferred to visit Bethany: The site of John the Baptist's settlement at Bethany beyond the Jordan Where Jesus was baptized, has long been Known from the Bible and from the Byzantine and medieval texts. It is a short drive then to the hotel at the Dead Sea.
Overnight Dead Sea Hotel including breakfast.
Day 7: Dead Sea - Amman City Tour - Amman & Overnight
Free morning at the Dead Sea to relax and enjoy the facilities of the hotel. You will be transferred to Amman and explore the sites in downtown Amman. You will visit the Citadel, Roman Theater and explore the downtown Souks.
Overnight Amman hotel including breakfast.
Day 8: Amman - Amman Airport (for departure)
After breakfast, or according to the your flight schedule, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport or land border for departure.