The Best of Jordan in Five Days

See the top sights in Jordan on this escorted tour, including Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum and Jerash
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DAY 1 - AMMAN - Wednesday Group Tour - Weekly - Year Round
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Arrive on a Wednesday for group travel or any other day of the week for an additional supplement.
Our staff will meet you upon arrival and help with the transfer to your hotel in Amman . Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival for American , Australian, NZ, Canadian, EU , Mexican & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival. Add a camping experience in Wadi Rum , or Add an extra day in Amman ? Arriving at Aqaba by sea from Egypt, Sinai ? Please click here

DAY 2 - MADABA, KERAK & PETRA Thursday (BD)
We drive south along the King's Highway, an ancient caravan route, to Madaba to visit the church containing the oldest known map of Palestine and the Holy Land. Continuing to Mount Nebo, we enjoy the panoramic view of the Promised Land the way Moses saw it for the first time. Further on, at Kerak, we tour the ruins of its romantic Crusaders' castle of Renaud de Chatillon, one of a line which stretched from Aqaba to Turkey. Finally, we arrive to PETRA .

DAY 3 - PETRA Friday (BD)
Today the fabulous Nabatean City of Petra awaits us. Made famous in the Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," its ancient temples, tombs and striking Khazneh (Treasury) were hewn right from the pink and violet sandstone. We spend a full day here, and another night.

DAY 4 - PETRA/ Wadi Rum - Saturday (BLD)
Breakfast is included at the hotel . We board four-wheel-drive vehicles for an expedition to Wadi Rum, the "Valley of the Moon" where T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") organized Arab resistance to Ottoman rule during World War I. Lunch box is included . After our visit we head to one of the local camp sites , It is essential to take several layers of clothes, including warm layers , this is desert weather, so there is a great drop and / or increase in temperatures with sunrise / sunset , we will deliver to you a NEW unused sleeping bag with our compliments , in case you wish to use . Sample camp site : the Bait Ali Desert Camp, or the RSCN Rummana Campsite at the Dana Nature Reserve. You may have the choice as well to camp with the bedouins, this is even more basic, and no modern toilet facilities. This is an exotic and memorable experience and will enable you to experience something of the Bedouin's desert culture, if camping is not your cup of tea , then we will simply head back to the hotel in Petra and overnight. Dinner is included camp style or at your hotel. Your guide will always be available on hand , and will be escorting you at all times .

Please note that camping in Wadi Rum is very basic:

Tourist Camp Sites : Pre-assigned sites and set camps where accommodation is arranged in the usual camping tents , you may find at home (not Bedouin Tents). Showers, Bathrooms and restaurants are available in each camp site .

Bedouin camps:
Are not pre-fixed sites, you will be indeed in the heart of the bedouin desert environment and culture, and you will be in direct contact and interacting with the Bedouins. These Bedouin camps have Bedouin tents that are divided into small rooms for the guests to sleep.
Other tents are used for sitting ( as your living room per say ) and eating. They also may or may not have basic toilets and a small kitchen where food is prepare for the guests by the Bedouins.
Guests who enjoy nature and the desert scenery will fall in love with these camps and the authentic Bedouin experience in Wadi Rum.

DAY 5 - JERASH Sunday (BL)
We head back north for Jerash, among the best-preserved Roman cities in the world, to tour its temples, theaters, churches and colonnaded streets. Lunch is included at a local restaurant.

From Jerash, we will escort you back to Amman, Queen Alia Airport . Jordanian departure tax is included in our rate. Salam & Bon Voyage . Add the Dead Sea ?

For guests that are going on to Syria with us. You will continue on to The Syrian border, visit Bosra before continuing to Damascus. Or if you are touring Syria on your own, we'll be glad to arrange for the transfer to Bosra in Syria ( Supplement $ 165 per person, minimum 2 guests, private car/driver to Bosra), Do you Speak THE LANGUAGE OF THE JESUS IN THE LAND OF THE BOOK ? Visit Maaloula in Syria .
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RATES per person: in US

This tour operates each Wednesday from Amman, year round

Your fully escorted tour includes:

• All transfers, and guided sightseeing as per itinerary.
• Accommodation with breakfast and dinner daily (as indicated in the itinerary)
• Services of local professional guides throughout the tour
• Admission fees to museums and sites as detailed in the itinerary .
• Jordanian departure tax.
• Complimentary visa is issued upon arrival for EU , Australian, NZ, Canadian, American, Mexican & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival.

The tour does not include:

• International airfare.
• Travel Insurance, please ask us for the flyer.
• Personal expenditures (beverages, laundry, special meals, etc.)
• Tips to hotel and restaurant staff, drivers and guides in Jordan

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