Jordan Tour from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv : Petra , Wadi Rum , Jerash , Amman city Tour and the kings highway 04 days - 03 days (JEJ-JHT-015)

Highlights

Itinerary

Day 1: Tel Aviv or Jerusalem Pick up - Allenby / (Shaikh Hussein Border / King Hussain Bridge, Allenby,) - Jerash - Amman City Tour - Amman

07.00 am: Pick up from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, your driver will meet you in the lobby of your hotel in Tel Aviv / Jerusalem and transfer you to the Allenby Bridge Border crossing. You will complete the Israel side of the border crossing including the shuttle bus by yourself. When you arrive to the Jordanian side your driver will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it. The driver will assist you with all the necessary paperwork to get your visa on arrival to Jordan.  After that, 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. Next, drive to Amman and 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.

Day 2: Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Wadi Al Mujib Overlooking* - Karak - Dana - *Shobak Castle - Petra

Breakfast and check out, 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.

Then continue to Karak and visit Karak, 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.

Drive then to Dana Reserve Panoramic for a visit / view point, 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 kilometres 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.

If time allows: you can visit Shobak Castle; a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the Mamluks, on the eastern side of the Arabah Valley, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit orchards below. Shobak was built by the Crusader king Baldwin I in 1115. Its defenders withstood numerous attacks from the armies of Saladin (Salah ad Din) before succumbing in 1189 (a year after Karak), after an 18-month siege. It was later occupied in the 14th century by the Mamluks, who built over many of the Crusader buildings. As you climb up from the entrance, there are some wells on the left. Soon after passing these, you’ll see the reconstructed church, one of two in the castle, down to the left. It has an elegant apse supported by two smaller alcoves.

Drive to Petra and Overnight 

Day 3: Petra visit - Little Petra - Wadi Rum

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. After Petra visit, we continue 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. Next, you will be transferred to Wadi Rum for overnight. If you will be there before sunset, then you are lucky to see the sunset.  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.

Day 4: Wadi Rum 2 hrs Jeep Tour - Allenby/Shaikh Hussein Border - Back to Israel (Jerusalem / Tel Aviv)

Breakfast at the camp and enjoy the sunrise. Be ready to 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 02hrs 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, you will have time for the sand dunes to hike. Finally, we drive you back to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv through Allenby border or Shaikh Hussein Border. (Please note that this tour can be customised in which we can drop you off at Queen Alia Airport, or Aqaba Airport ...etc 

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