The Best of Petra

Jordan in Three days
Daily Departure from Sharm El Sheikh
See the top sights in Petra & Wadi Rum on this locally escorted tour, including Aqabba, Petra

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DAY 1 - Sharm / Aqqaba (D)
Private car /driver from you hotel in Sharm or Dahab to Nuweiba to board the Speed boat heading foe Aqqaba.
Arrive any day of the week, daily departure , year round.

Our staff will meet you upon arrival in Aqaba.(about :3 PM, drive time Aqqaba/Petra: 1 1/2 hour)
There is no visa requirement for arrival into Aqabba : for American, EU , Australian, NZ & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival.

For May-Sep Month :
Proceed on a complimentary Visit the Wadi Rum Desert and its awesome moonlike landscape.
We board four-wheel-drive vehicles for our 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.

For rest of the year,we'll offer a complimentary panoramic tour of Aqaba.
After our visit ( if the ferry time table changes or when there is a delay, then you may not be able to visit Wadi Rum. On to your hotel in Petra .

DAY 2 - PETRA (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 to visit the many sites of Petra, the city that was caved into the rose-red Sharah Mountains by the Nabateans and lost to civilization until it was rediscovered by the Swiss Burkhardt. Walk through the Siq, a narrow and winding fissure between the cliffs, to reach the treasury, the Roman Theater, the Courts, Qasr Bint Pharaoun, Temple of the Winged Lion and other monuments. A break for optional lunch, or you may wish to climb up to the Monastery. Overnight in Petra.

DAY 3 - Sharm El Sheikh (B)
We drive to Aqqaba in time to board the 10 AM Speed Boat back to Nuweiba & Sinia. Your private air conditioned coach/car will await you . Our local rep will assist with a new visa to re-enter Egypt ( Fee included on a complimentary basis).
For those 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 ( no additional charge, minimum 2 guests, private car/driver to Bosra)

Jordanian departure tax is included in our rate.

Salam & Bon Voyage

RATES per person: in US

This tour operates each Wednesday from Amman, year round

Your tour includes:

• All transfers, and guided sightseeing as per itinerary, private air conditioned car/van/ Private guides.
• Accommodation with breakfast and dinner daily (as indicated in the itinerary)
• Services of a professional guides .
• Admission fees to sites as detailed in the itinerary .
• Jordanian departure tax.
• Jordanian visa is issued upon arrival for EU , Australian, NZ, Singaporean, Canadian, American & Japanese passport holders. Passport must be valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival.
• Ferry ticket between Sinai & Aqqaba Jordan

The tour does not include:

• International airfare. Travel Insurance
• Trip Cancellation/travel insurance
• Personal expenditures (beverages, laundry, special meals, etc.)
• Tips to hotel and restaurant staff, drivers and guides in Jordan

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