Highlights
Jerash - See the ruins of the ancient Roman city, which at over 2000 years old is still surprisingly well-preserved
Little Petra : a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of the sandstone canyons.
Madaba - See Jordan’s finest Byzantine mosaics at the Church of St George in this Christian market town
Make a stop at Little Petra - a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of the sandstone canyons.
Petra - Discover the spectacular UNESCO-listed Nabataean city, which is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
Relax and Float in the salty waters of the Dead Sea
See Karak one of the largest crusader castles
This is a private and customised family tour/holiday/vacation of Jordan
Visit Aqaba and enjoy seeing the sites of the modern and ancient city on a short city tour. There’s also plenty of time for relaxing, swimming, and optional water sports such as snorkeling in the Red Sea
Wadi Rum - Explore this vast red desert with its rolling dunes and dramatic rock formations in a 4x4
Itinerary
The Jordan Family Tour An 8 day itinerary through Jordan
Day 1: Arrival Amman Airport – Madaba & Overnight
The driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Madaba. Your overnight stay is at hotel in Madaba including breakfast.
Day 2 (B): Madaba – Jerash – Madaba & Overnight
After breakfast you can spend the morning walking around the beautiful mosaics here. Then late morning the driver will meet you and take you north for lunch in Jerash and a visit of the impressive ruins. Wander along the Colonnaded Way, climb up the steps of the Temple of Artemis or listen to the traditional bagpipers in the Theatre. In the late afternoon, your driver will take you back to your hotel in Madaba
Day 3 (B/D): Madaba – Karak – Dana Nature Reserve – Wadi Rum & Overnight
You will travel South along the Kings’ Highway to Wadi Rum – or Valley of the Moon. Your first stop along this ancient trade route is at Karak Castle, one of the largest Crusader Castles in the Middle East. You’ll have time for a visit to the ruins and to take some lunch in the town. Then you’ll continue down to Dana Nature Reserve, to enjoy some amazing views into green valleys and over into Wadi Araba. Late afternoon you arrive in the protected area of Wadi Rum, a World Heritage site. Overnight at a Bedouin Camp in Wadi Rum with dinner and breakfast.
Day 4 (B): Wadi Rum – Aqaba & Overnight
This morning, you’ll enjoy a 4 hour 4x4 safari of the highlights of the desert – visit the Nabatean inscriptions, red sand dunes and rock bridges. Then you’ll meet your driver and continue south to Aqaba for some relaxing time at the pool or beach. From the beach, you can opt for a dive or a snorkel to admire the beautiful coral reef and its inhabitants. Overnight stay in Aqaba.
Optional: Wadi Rum – camel ride 15JD / $21 USD per hour
Optional : Snorkeling, Diving, Glass Bottom boat ride in Aqaba
Day 5 (B): Aqaba – Little Petra - Petra & Overnight
Today you have the morning to enjoy relaxing by the beach, swimming or snorkeling. In the afternoon, your car will take you to the next stop on the itinerary – Petra. You will make a short visit to Little Petra, for a taster of what’s to come tomorrow. Overnight Petra hotel including breakfast.
Optional: Glass bottom boat ride, snorkelling or other water activities.
Day 6 (B): Petra visit & Overnight
You have the day to explore this fantastic UNESCO and World Heritage site. You can visit The Royal Tombs and make the climb to the viewpoint to look down onto the Treasury as the morning sun hits it. Or perhaps climb up the mountain opposite to the High Place of Sacrifice and take the trail down to the Garden Temple Complex. At the end of the day you can walk back to your hotel for the night.
Optional: Petra Kitchen cooking class or Turkish Bath.
Day 7 (B): Petra – Dead Sea & Overnight
After breakfast, you will continue via a beautiful scenic road to the lowest point on earth: the Dead Sea. Enjoy a full body mud treatment and floating in the rich mineral water. Overnight at Dead Sea hotel.
Day 8 (B): Dead Sea – Queen Alia International Airport
Time to say goodbye to Jordan, you’ll be transferred to the airport to meet your flight. Depending on time of departure you can have some extra leisure time at the Dead Sea and/ or visit Mt Nebo on the way to the airport.
Tour Booking Conditions
: 1-Minimum time for booking Multi-Day tours, last minute booking and Availability of JHT team. STND
-(A)- For multi-day tours, we will accept reservation requests up to 72 hour before tour commencement date (Please consider weekends, official holidays and office hours indicated below).
-(B)- Our tour consultants are typically reachable during office hours only: Sun – Thu 10:00-18:00 (Jordan Time: 3 hrs past GMT). In cases of emergencies, you can reach our team through our main mobile contact shown on our website anytime any day, (or if in contact with you a tour consultant already, you would have their specific contact info directly).
-(C)- Please consider Weekend in Jordan is Fri-Sat. Official National Holidays & Religious Holidays include but not limited to: Easter, Eids, Labor Day, Christmas, New Year’s Eve…etc.
-(D)- When applicable, and in order to benefit from visa fee waiver conditioned with spending 2 consecutive nights in Jordan, we kindly ask that you share your passport information which will be kept safely in line with our privacy agreement, we will use this to prepare a manifest and allow our team to meet & greet you at the airport.
-(E)- A visa fee applies for groups and individual travelers spending 1 night only prior to departure from the Kingdom, Visa fees are subject to change with no notice by authorities.
-(F)- Confirmation for those tours will be issued on securing the needed services and accommodation is booked. Most hotel reservation teams are reachable till 17:00 Jordan time during weekdays.
-(G)- Knowledge and recommendations: Booking last minute can be a bit of a double-edged sword when it comes to travel. While the spontaneity can add an exciting edge to your plans, it's important to consider that the availability of services might be limited and the quality of services can be compromised. While we'll do our best to accommodate your preferences, it's worth keeping in mind that securing the most sought-after services may be a bit more challenging. Planning in advance not only secures the best options but also ensures a smoother and more enjoyable journey, allowing you to make the most of your travel experience without the constraints that last-minute bookings might bring.
: 2- Quotation and rates for Multi-Day trips in Jordan. STND
-(A)- Our multi-day tours are completely tailor made to fit individual preferences. Because those tours are customized, kindly check with us for rates for your requested tour. Note it is possible to select the desired accommodation standard 3, 4 or 5-star / typically offers are based on standard rooms in related hotels unless otherwise stated, upgraded room categories and / or family rooms would incur a surcharge. If interested to book accommodation directly yourself – please get in touch.
-(B)- Accommodation choices and preferences will be considered, yet can’t be guaranteed as this is subject to hotel or camp availability and policies. Alternatives of same desired level can be secured (subject to availability).
-(C)- For FTIs (small groups up to 6 guests) - local spot guide in Petra and Jerash would be included (who’d only join during your visit in Petra or Jerash only – if your visit includes either site) please see notes. Yet for groups of 7 guests and more it is mandated by law that we secure a government licensed Guide to escort the group from start till drop off to any destination in Jordan.
-(D)- All quotes are based on English speaking local or government licensed guides. Other languages are subject to availability and can’t be guaranteed especially at peak season times, and can ultimately incur a surcharge.
-(E)- The Local guides (who are at the visitor’s center of Petra site) are assigned at the visitor's center of the site on a turn-basis. Travel Agencies cannot guarantee the quality of their services.
- We endeavor to utilize the guiding services of a licensed guide who is known to our agency. During peak times we might provide you with a guide from the Petra Visitors center. As these guides are not known to our agency, we cannot guarantee the level of their service. Any complaints about problems encountered with the guides from the Petra Visitors center should be directed to the Petra Visitors Centre directly at the conclusion of your guided tour.
: 3- Booking online and - or How to book this tour (Multi-Day trips)? STND
-(A)- You can request to book your desired tour online or please contact us by email. Online bookings are not confirmed until a personalized email detailing that a booking is confirmed is sent by a member of our reservation team, which will be within 24-48 hours of receiving your online booking.
-(B)- We endeavor to display accurate availability on our website, though on rare occasions online bookings are made concurrently with others, and our website cannot reflect this information.
-(C)- Securing accommodation space for larger group is primarily controlled by hotel – camp availability. Feedback will be shared with guests, to determine how best to proceed, example standard rooms may not be fully available, upgraded room types for an additional surcharge could be proposed to guest, our team will make sure you understand your options and can decide accordingly.
: 4- In very rare cases, JHT reserves the rights to amend or cancel the booking in the following cases: STND
-(A)- In Last minute booking in less than 24 hrs period of the requested date.
-(B)- When no personalized follow up email detailing that a booking is confirmed is sent by a member of our reservation team. If our JHT team is not available i.e. contact outside working hours, weekends, national holiday, religious holidays or any applicable holiday i.e. Easter, Eids, Christmas, New Year’s Eve…etc.
-(C)- In cases of missing / faulty information on guests’ side.
-(D)- Also JHT reserves the right to amend /cancel the tour / itinerary for reasons such as service requirements, road or weather conditions, hotel or camp announcements or unforeseen circumstances. Where a change /cancellation is of a significant nature it will be advised to our customers in writing. JHT cannot be held responsible for any service that we are unable to provide due to that particular component being unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control.
-(E)- Refunds will be applied as applicable
