Jordan Classic Tour JC5
5 Days / 4 Nights
Day 1: Arrival Amman
Meet and assist at Queen Alia Airport by representative, and transfer to Amman.
Overnight in Amman.
Day 2: Amman – Madaba – Mount Nebo – Kerak – Petra
After Breakfast, proceed to visit Madaba, a combination of rural home life and a hot spot for religious tourism. Known as the “City of Mosaics” Madaba is the cultural epicenter for Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Just a short distance from the capitol visitors are just a stone's throw away from the holy monuments of religious iconography.
Continue to Mount Nebo, and wonder at the view where Moses looked across to the Promised Land and later died and was buried.
Continue driving via king’s highway, visit Kerak An ancient Crusader stronghold, Karak sits 900m above sea level and lies inside the walls of the old city. The city today is home to around 170,000 people and continues to boast a number of restored 19th century Ottoman buildings, restaurants, places to stay, and the like. But it is undoubtedly Karak Castle that dominates.
Arrive to Petra, for overnight.
Day 3: Petra visit – Wadi Rum
After Breakfast, start a full day visit to Petra, The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan’s national treasures and by far its best known tourist attraction. Petra is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2,000 years ago.
Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is a UNESCO World Heritages Site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Inhabited by the Nabateans, Edomites and Romans, Petra brought together the knowledge and skill of these civilizations to create this world wonder.
Caravans laden with incense, silks, spices and other exotic goods would rest at Petra.
Drive to Wadi Rum, “The Valley of the Moon”, depicted as Mars in several Hollywood feature films Wadi Rum is an Arabian fairy-tale waiting to be discovered. Home to nomadic Bedouin tribes, Wadi Rum is a quiet getaway of stars, sand, and sun; a perfect complement from Amman’s epicenter.
Once inhabited by the Nabataeans of prehistoric times, Wadi Rum allows you to get lost in large landscapes and horizon lines. The calmness of the desert is sure to calm your spirit and de-clutter your thoughts. Wadi Rum is waiting for you.
Dinner and overnight at a Bedouin tent.
Day 4: Wadi Rum – Aqaba - Amman
After Breakfast, drive to Aqaba Situated on the southern tip of Jordan, Aqaba is a beach town with Jordanian appeal. Equipped with the local watering holes, to water sports, and a historical flair for those looking to revisit the past Aqaba is a delightful complement to the metropolitan appeal of Amman.
Drive to Amman, overnight.
Day 5: Amman – Jerash – Amman city tour – Airport
After breakfast, proceed to the north for full day tour visiting Jerash; Jerash is an amazing blend of Greco-Roman and Oriental influences. A great place to visit during the spring with its beautiful rolling hills and lush greenery, Jerash has a rhythm not seen anywhere else in Jordan.
Also, every year Jerash hosts the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts, a three week summer program filled with folkloric dance, music, and theatrical performances.
Back to Amman, the capital of Jordan, which is a modern city with numerous ancient ruins. In this city tour, you will see the top historical landmarks and monuments such as the historic Citadel housing the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules and the 8th-century Umayyad Palace complex known for its grand dome, the well-preserved 2nd-century stone 6000 seats Roman Amphitheater, the city’s museums, and King Abdullah Mosque (The Blue Mosque).
Free time in downtown then transfer to airport for departure.
Included
- Meet and assist at Queen Alia Airport upon arrival and departure.
- 4 Nights’ accommodation including daily Breakfast.
- Entrance fees to all mentioned sites.
- 2 Hours Jeep tour in Wadi Rum.
- Private transfer by air-conditioned vehicle according to the number of participants.
- English-speaking driver.
- English speaking local guide in Petra for individuals for 2 hours.
- English speaking local guide in Jerash for individuals for 2 hours.
Not included
- Lunch & Dinner meals.
- Any sites or tours not mentioned in the program.
- Carriages in Petra.
