A combination of our Jordan Connection and Jerusalem Highlights tours. A tour to Jordan and Jerusalem offers travelers an adventurous, spiritual, and educational Middle East experience.
DAY 02 – AMMAN/JERASH/AJLOUN CASTLE/AMMAN Breakfast. Depart from Amman to visit the archeological sight of Jerash: After Petra, Jerash is the second most popular place for tourists to visit. It offers some of the most remarkable and splendid vestiges in the Middle East. This historic site is characterized by uninterrupted human presence throughout many centuries providing traces of occupation by the Greeks, Byzantines, and the Umayyads. The golden age of Jerash corresponds to the Roman domination.Nowadays, the site is regarded as one of the best-preserved Roman outposts in the world. Jerash is one of the Decapolis cities, a dynamic commercial confederation of ten Greco-Romans cities. The complex architecture of Jerash has made it possible to keep many parts of the city intact. Others parts of the city have been patiently restored by archaeologists from all over the world. When the Emperor Hadrian visited Jerash in year 129 AD, it was already flourishing. In order to honor its guest, the city constructed a triumphal arch that was only one part of an ambitious and magnificent construction.
Continue to visit the village of Ajlun with its fortress and magnificent view into the Jordan Valley
Proceed to Amman end of the day. Dinner and overnight. Hotel
DAY 03 – AMMAN/MADABA/KERAK/PETRA Breakfast. Morning departure south through the king’s way, an ancient route that still has marks left from traders, armies and pilgrims who crossed it centuries ago.
Proceed to Madaba to visit the Byzantine Mosaic in Saint George Church: Known as the King’s Way, the 5,000 year old road through the city crosses a chain of superb old sites. The main attraction in this biblical city is the Byzantine Mosaic of Life in the church of Saint George. This splendid mosaic represents the map of the Middle East with the representation of Jerusalem and other holy places. Composed of 2 million colored fragments and measuring 25 x 5 meters, this piece of art depicts hills and valleys, cities and villages, going to the delta of the Nile. The masterpiece has no equal in Jordan. However, there are multiple mosaics dating from 5th, 6th and 7th centuries dispersed in the churches and houses of Madaba.
Proceed to the King’s Road to reach Kerak: Visit the Kerak castle with its diverse history dated from the Byzantine to the Mamluk period.
Continue to Petra for overnight:
Dinner and Overnight. Hotel.
DAY 04 – PETRA Breakfast. Full Day visiting the Nabatean city of Petra. The visit of the ancient Nabatean Capital starts by a walk through the Siq, a long narrow fissure between two overhanging cliffs. The tour then proceeds to gradually unfold the mysteries of the Red Rose City with its spectacular treasury, Royal Tombs, burial chambers and high places of sacrifice: The Jordanian Kingdom is full of archaeological richness. One of its most amazing natural treasures is the pink rose-colored Nabatean city of Petra which a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Petra is the legacy of the Nabateans, who is established their center in the south of Jordan more than 2,600 years ago. A very strategic station, the Nabateans controlled the trade route of old Arabia, charging right-of-way to travelers wishing passage and providing protection to caravans carrying goods such as spices and silks from India, and ivory and skins from Africa. The Nabatean kingdom prospered for several centuries, and was unanimously admired for its refined culture, its colossal architecture and its clever network of passageways and channels.
Dinner and Overnight. Hotel.
DAY 05 – PETRA/WADI RUM After breakfast proceed to Beida, also known as Little Petra and the place where the Nabateans used to entertain their guests.
Proceed to the desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan’s largest desert and one of the most spectacular desert landscapes in the world: The Kingdom of Jordan has one of most beautiful deserts in the world: the desert of Wadi Rum. Located northeast of Aqaba, the splendid desert of Wadi Rum is made up of iridescent colors. Wadi Rum is expansive, composed of valleys bordered with red sandstone cliffs on a granite base. These mountains took odd forms caused by erosion from wind and temperature variations between day and night. During a 4×4 excursion, one can discover the many inscriptions and writings specific to the Arabic peninsula and the surrounding areas including the proto-Arabic language and Nabatean engravings and inscriptions. It is in this desert that several sequences of “Lawrence of Arabia” were filmed.
Our jeep tour is 4 hours and we will provide you a private camp inside the reserve to feel the real bedouin experience.
Traditional bedouin dinner and overnight. Bedouin Campsite
DAY 06 – WADI RUM/AQABA After breakfast, Transfer to South Beach in Aqaba, on the Red Sea for a swim.
OPTION DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
Dinner and Overnight. Hotel
DAY 07 – AQABA/DEAD SEA/AMMAN After Breakfast, transfer to Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the earth for a swim in its warm salty waters: The historical and spiritual heritage of the Dead Sea is like no other and believed to be the site of Sodom and Gomorrah. It is a sea famous for its high rock salt content (magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, silica…) which increases the density of water so much that one floats without sinking. The density of salt contained in the Dead Sea is higher than 20%; unlike other seas which have approximately 5%. Located at nearly 410 meters below the Mediterranean Sea level, it has a tropical climate throughout the year. The Dead Sea is famous for it therapeutic properties, in particular, the Dead Sea salts and mud used for dermatological problems.
Proceed to Amman end of day.
Dinner and Overnight at the hotel. Hotel
DAY 08 – AMMAN/ALLENBY BORDER/JERUSALEM After Breakfast, transfer to Allenby Bridge for transit to Jerusalem. Private transportation from Border to Jerusalem in the morning.
Proceed to visit the old city of Jerusalem in the afternoon. Jerusalem is a holy city to three religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), whilst being the country`s largest city. The City of Gold is a fascinatingly unique place where the first century rubs shoulders with the twenty-first century, each jostling for legitimacy and space, and where picturesque “old” neighborhoods nestle against glistening office towers and high-rise apartments. Jerusalem plays an important role in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The 2000 Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem lists 1204 synagogues, 158 churches, and 73 mosques within the city. Despite efforts to maintain peaceful religious coexistence, some sites, such as the Temple Mount, have been a continuous source of friction and controversy.
Dinner and Overnight at the hotel. Hotel
DAY 09 – JERUSALEM After Breakfast,free visit of Jerusalem in the morning. Transfer to Allenby Bridge Border in the afternoon for transit in Jordan. Proceed to Amman end of day.
OPTION HAMAM in a traditionnal place with massage (around 2 hours).
OPTION LEBANESE DINNER
Dinner and Overnight at the hotel. Hotel
DAY 10 – AMMAN/AIRPORT After Breakfast, transfer to the Airport. Assistance with formalities and departure.
General InformationHotels
Hotels: 3 or 4 or 5* hotels, Bedouin Campsite.
Difficulty/ Hike hrs: Easy
Altitude: From 1200 meters to -400 meters.
Season : suitable for year round.
