"Amazing Jordan: 7 Nights - 8 Days"

Jordan is among the countries for tourism traffic, its unique beauty and majestic ruins of bygone civilizations to the timeless splendor of the Dead Sea, Jordan is unveiled as a unique destination offering breathtaking and mysterious sights, high standard accommodations, exquisite cuisine and countless activities that can provide visitors with inspiration, motivation, and rejuvenation!


Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Amman

Upon arrival to Queen Alia Airport our representative will meet and assist you through the customs and immigration procedures. Transfer to the hotel in Amman for overnight.

Day 2: Amman City Tour – Jerash – Dead Sea – Amman overnight

Breakfast, then start the day with a city tour in Amman. Visit the Amphitheater and the Jordan Folklore Museum and the Citadel. From here we drive in the north of Jordan to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East. We visit the spectacular Forum, Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum and Artemis Temple. We proceed to the Dead Sea, with 417 meters below sea level the lowest point on earth. You have the opportunity to float in the Dead Sea and experience the feeling not to sink in water. Back to hotel in Amman for overnight.

Day 3: Amman – Desert Castles – Amman overnight

Today starts our tour to the Desert Castles in eastern Jordan. We visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site Amra Castle with its zodiac dome and the early examples of Omayyad fresco paintings. Moreover you view the fortress-like mysterious Qasr Kharanah and the black basalt Roman/Medieval Islamic fort at Azraq. Overnight Amman hotel.

Day 4: Amman – Madaba – Mt. Nebo – King's Way – Kerak – Petra

After breakfast we depart to Mt. Nebo. This is the place where Moses gazed at the promised land before he died and believed to be his burial place. You visit the old monastery, overlook the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem. We proceed to Madaba, to view the famous mosaic 6th century map of Palestine in St. George's church. Afterward we drive to Kerak along the famous ancient biblical caravan route the King's Way. We have a short stop in Wadi Al-Mujib, a great wide valley with magnificent geological formation. Visit in Kerak the famous Crusader castle built in 1132/34 by King Baldwin I. of Jerusalem. Continue to Petra for overnight.

Day 5: Petra

Today visit the red rose city Petra, the biggest attraction of Jordan. Petra was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and founded a commercial empire. You can start the trip on horse back or by foot to the canyon, the so called Siq, and then walk to the most beautiful monument: the Treasury. From here you explore the city by yourself, you can see the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh's Castle. Overnight in Petra.

Day 6: Petra – Wadi Rum - Aqaba

In the morning we drive 1.5 hours southwards to the protected area of Wadi Rum, one of the most impressing desert landscapes in the world. Here still Bedouins live in a traditional way, and by 4x4 Jeep tour you discover canyons, sand dunes and Nabatean rock inscriptions. Then onto Aqaba at the Red Sea, where the rest of the day is free. Overnight in Aqaba.

Day 7: Aqaba at leisure

After breakfast free day to enjoy the Red Sea resort of Aqaba. Just relax, explore the duty free shopping facilities or have fun with popular water activities like swimming, snorkeling or diving. Overnight in Aqaba.

Day 8: Aqaba – QAI Airport Amman

Dependent from your departure time transfer for about 4 hours to Amman Airport to say farewell and board your flight.

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Price/Person: 853.00 DOL
Number of participants 2
Duration: Hours

Area: Jordan
Accomodation is included in this tour: Rates include: Meet & assist service ● 3* Hotel accommodation on BB basis ● Transfers in a/c, new vehicle with English speaking tour leader ● English speaking guides in Jerash and in Petra (entrance to restaurant area) ● Entrance fees to mentioned sites ● Short horse ride in Petra (incl. in ticket) ● 2 hours 4x4 Jeep tour Wadi Rum

The Guide is able to understand this language also    
   german
   english
   portuguese

Special Hints: Do u know? Petra in Jordan is now among the new wonders of the World, its beauty and historical information will never let one to refrain from visiting it at least once in their lifetime. Like Petra in Jordan there are so many historical places one must see!

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Vita
Petra Nights Tours has been founded in 1999 and arranges quality tour packages into Jordan, Egypt and rest of Middle East.

Petra Nights Tours is a family enterprise with nearly 40 years experience in tourism
services as tour guides and in the hotel industry. Today the company is under
Jordanian-German management combining local knowledge and international standards. Our success over the years is based on the strong skills of our dynamic team, the efficient service and especially our customer care. You will never
be an anonymous visitor, they are our guest!

Our Affiliations:
We are member of the Jordan Tourism Board, the Jordan Society of Tourist & Travel
Agents (JSTTA), the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and The Royal
Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN).

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