Day 1: Queen Alia Airport - Amman & Overnight
Your amazing trip to the land of mesmerizing beauty begins as you arrive at Queen Alia Airport. Our representative will be waiting for you before Customs to assist you with your free visa to Jordan. Your will be taken to meet your driver and transferred to Amman. As the capital of Jordan, Amman is a fascinating city of contrasts, a unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between desert and the fertile Jordan Valley. Amman offers plenty of lively nightlife, with everything from cultural to traditional Arabic entertainment, modern restaurants and night clubs. No activities or meals are included on your first day. However, if you arrive early, there are a few excursions around Amman you may be interested in.
Meals today: no meals included today
Day 2: Amman – Amman City tour- Art Gallery – Rason
Amman City Tour: Start your Amman city tour to explore Amman downtown. Amman is a bustling modern city. We will visit the Citadel with remains from the Roman to the early Islamic period. Located at the Citadel site is the small Archaeological Museum, housing an excellent collection showing the occupation of the site over the centuries. We stroll via the Souq, where you get an idea of everyday life, to the Roman Theatre from the 2nd century with 6000 seats. The Amman City Tour can be a self-guided transferring you to each site.
the Art Gallery “Dar Al Anda”, you will be meet by Jordanian Artists.
Proceed to Rason in the North of Jordan to be welcomed and Great at One of the Local Jordanian Family for a local live Cooking (Real Traditional Lunch Meal) , enjoy the Evening with the family and Overnight at Selected apartment inside the local Home
Meals today: B, L
Day 3: Rason – Ajloun – Jerash -Amman bait Sitty cocking class
Jerash Visit: Drive 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. Visit Hadrian's Arch, built in 130 ADS to honour the visit of Emperor Hadrian. Pass the Hippodrome offering space for 15,000 spectators, the impressive Forum, continue to the Temple of Artemis with columns 12 meters high and each drum weighs 20-40 tons. Other highlights are the Colonnaded Street and the Nymphaeum.
Ajloun Visit: 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.
Then back to Amman to experience cocking traditional Jordanian food by your hands, cocking your own homemade meal in one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Amman.
Meals today: B, L/ D
Day 4: Amman – Al Salt City – Dead Sea
Visit As Salt, this ancient town was once the capital of Jordan. A half-hour drive northwest from Amman transports you back in time to a town of picturesque streets and dazing houses from the late Ottoman period, with their characteristic long-arched windows. Also spelled Salt, or Es-salt, town, west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway (often called the As-Salt Road) leading from Amman to Jerusalem. The town is situated in the Al-Balqa highland, about 2,600–2,750 feet (about 790–840 m) above sea level, and is built on two hills, one of which has the ruins of a 13th-century fortress. The town was known as Saltus in Byzantine times and was the seat of a bishopric; it was later destroyed by the Mongols and then was rebuilt by the Mamlūk sultan Baybars I (reigned 1260–77).
Drive to Dead Sea the lowest point on earth for overnight.
Meals today: B
Day 5: Dead Sea- Madaba -Mt. Nebo – Little Petra -Petra Kitchen
Madaba and Mount Nebo Visit: 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.
Little Petra Visit: You will head to little Petra. Al Beidha or Little Petra, is only a few kilometres from Petra and it is literally hidden away in the centre of a mountain. It is believed that Little Petra was an important suburb of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. The site contains buildings that have been carved into the sandstone, used as residences, storages and tombs, with water channels and cisterns. The stone is whiter than the heavy rose colour of Petra. The walk through this ancient city is breath-taking and helps remind us again of the capabilities and sense of community of these ancient peoples shared.
Something good is cooking at Petra Kitchen! Now open in Petra, THE PETRA KITCHEN is a delightful way to round out your Jordan travel experiences. Like any home kitchen, THE PETRA KITCHEN is a relaxed, informal atmosphere where you’ll gather to prepare an evening meal, working alongside local women under the supervision of our chef
Drive to Petra for overnight.
Meals today: B, D
Day 6: Petra visit – Wadi Rum
Petra visit (Main Trail 2.30 hrs): 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. 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 Qasr Bint. You will then have free time to explore further on your own too. 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.
Proceed to Wadi Rum to Join the Bedouin local Family for a Bread Baked, Zarb Dinner, Bedouin Show and overnight inside the camp.
Day 7: Wadi Rum 4 hours jeep ride- kerak – Amman local family home dinner
Wadi Rum 4 hrs (4x4) Tour Only without Overnight: You will be transferred to Wadi Rum. Enjoy the wilderness adventure of a 4x4 tour of Wadi Rum, following in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia, climbing sand dunes and rock bridges. You will have a Jeep Tour for 04 hrs approximately. sites to visit during the jeep tour will be mainly Lawrence’s spring, Khazali canyon, little bridge which is one of the most popular rock bridges in Wadi Rum desert is named for its size. Also, The Um Fruth rock bridge. You will have also time for Lawrence’s House, Burdah Rock Bridge/Burdah Arch.
Karak Castle visit: 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.
Proceed to Amman to Join the Bedouin local Family for a Bread Baked , homemade Dinner .
Day 8: Amman - Queen Alia Airport (Departure)
Tour ends after breakfast or free day before departure