8 days

About this activity

Day 1 - Amman (D)

Your representative will meet you at the airport, and help you with your luggage before escorting you to your Amman hotel for dinner.

Overnight stay in Amman

Day 2 - Amman - Jerash - Amman (B, D)

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a panoramic tour of old Amman. Then drive about an hour and a half to the Roman ruins at Jerash. Step back in time as your local guide escorts you through the lost city's streets, theater, temples, colonnades, and plaza, before returning to Amman for dinner.

Overnight stay in Amman

Day 3 - Amman - Dead Sea - Amman (B, D)

After breakfast, head toward the Dead Sea, and the mountainous Desert of Moab. You'll have free time to swim in its waters and smother yourself in its therapeutic mud. Get back in Amman in time for dinner.

Overnight stay in Amman

Day 4 - Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Crusader Castle - Petra (B, D)

Enjoy an early breakfast before setting out on the drive to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra. Your first stop is Madaba, famous for its Byzantine mosaics. Next, stop is at Mt. Neb. Capture spectacular views of the Jordan Valley. Finally, visit one of the great crusader castles, and arrive at your Petra hotel in time for dinner.

Overnight stay in Petra

Day 5: Petra (B, D)

Drive a few minutes down the hill for a full-day guided visit to Petra, sculpted from red-rose rock more than 2,000 years ago. Ride a horse from the site entrance to the Siq, the dramatic canyon that formed the main entryway to the city during Nabatean times. Your guide escorts you to rock-cut tombs and the Roman amphitheater. Be back at your hotel in time for dinner.

Overnight stay in Petra

Day 6: Petra – Wadi Rum (B, D)

After breakfast, you'll check out of your hotel, and drive to the desert of Wadi Rum, one of the most spectacular settings in the Middle East, where Lawrence of Arabia was filmed. Zoom across the red-desert sands in a 4x4 for two hours, and then enjoy free time to explore. Have dinner, and spend the night in a Bedouin camp.

Overnight stay in Wadi Rum

Day 7: Wadi Rum – Aqaba (B, D)

After a traditional Bedouin breakfast, check out of your camp and embark on the 1-hour drive to the Red Sea resort town of Aqaba. You'll have the day at leisure to lounge on the beach, snorkel, or scuba dive by a coral reef, shop for souvenirs, or explore the ruins of Ayla, an ancient Islamic city.

Overnight stay in Aqaba

Day 8: Aqaba – Amman (B, D)

After breakfast at your hotel, it's time for the 4-hour drive back to Amman, where you'll have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Overnight stay in Amman

Included

Arrival transfer only
Transfer by a leisure air-conditioned vehicle according to the number of participants (seats in coach)
Local English-speaking guide for visits to Jerash, Madaba, Mount Nebo and Petra
Four nights’ accommodation in an Amman hotel, two night’s in a Petra hotel, and one night in a Wadi Rum Camp and one night accommodation in Aqaba hotel
Meals as per itinerary (B = Breakfast, D = Dinner at Hotel)

Not included

Departure transfer
Lunches (own expense)
Infant meals
Beverages
Admission to additional sites not mentioned in the program
Any other service not mentioned
Visa (40 JOD per person) and exit fees (20 JOD per person, usually already added to the airfare
Borders exit fees (10 JOD per person)
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Tour not recommended from Dec – Feb due to weather conditions.
Rates are based on standard rooms. No sea view
The Guides according the Guide Association does not climb up the monastery with the clients. This is done by clients own responsibility and sometimes there is no time
Entrance to Petra for one day includes the use of the horse until before entering the 'siq'
Passengers can pay for the lockers and towels directly at Dead Sea
Wadi Rum overnight in tents without private bathrooms
Wadi Rum Camp overnight is meant to experience the Bedouin life style of the desert. Accommodation is in basic tents with separately shared men and women bathrooms. Consult for private tent with bathrooms and luxury full of stars tents
Wadi Rum jeeps are the only ones available by the Ministry of Tourism
No refund for any unused services