Day 1: |
Welcome and Assistance at Amman Airport - Transfer to hotel in Amman. |
Day 2: |
After breakfast at 9AM, drive to Jerash (the most preserved and complete Imperial Greco-Roman city), continue to Ajloun (a 12th century castle built by Salah Adeen against the crusaders), back to Amman for O/N at hotel. |
Day 3: |
After breakfast, drive to the Desert Castles - AlAzrak (black basalt Roman /Islamic castle) - Amra Palace (a mysterious 7th century Islamic bath lodge with mosaics and frescoes) - Karraneh (Islamic caravan) to Amman, city tour, O/N same hotel. |
Day 4: |
After breakfast transfer to Madaba to visit the famous St. George Church where the oldest mosaic map of Palestine ever exists. Then drive to Mt. Nebo for its spectacular view of the Holy Land. Continue onto the Crusader Castle of Kerak for a visit and then to Dana. |
Day 5: |
After breakfast hike Dana – Finan. Visit of Dana Natural Reserve. Because of wide variety of landscapes & fauna, Dana Natural Reserve is a very special place. The reserve stretches over 300 sq. km from the edge of Edom plateau down to Wadi Araba. Continue to Petra hotel for O/N. |
Day 6: |
After breakfast visit of the unique "rose-red" city of Petra, half as old as time, built by the Arab Nabateans who hewed their monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasury from the desert rock's sandstone in its' natural hues of rose and gold. Afternoon transfer to Wadi Rum for 2 hours jeep-tour. Continue to Aqaba. |
Day 7: |
Free morning in Aqaba. PM transfer to Amman for overnight. |
Day 8: |
Transfer to Amman Airport for Departure. |