ITINERARY

• 01 India - Jordan
  

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  • Meals

  Arrival in Amman. Meet with our representative.  Private transfer to the hotel in Amman.

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Dinner included

• 02 Amman
  

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  Breakfast.

  Meeting with your English speaking guide.

  Full day city tour of the capital with lunch. Amman is a fascinating city of contrasts, a unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley.  In the commercial heart of the city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants, art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders comfortably with traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans’ workshops. Everywhere there is evidence of the city’s much older past.  The downtown area is much older and more traditional with smaller businesses producing and selling everything from fabulous jewellery to everyday household items.

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner included

• 03 Amman – Jerash – Ajlun - Amman
  

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  Breakfast.

  Drive to the north to discover Jerash. Jerash lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basins. Conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, it came under Roman rule and was one of the ten great Roman cities of the Decapolis League. The city's golden age came under Roman rule, during which time it was known as Gerasa, and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism that is found throughout the Middle East, comprising paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates.

  Lunch in a restaurant in Jerash.

  In the afternoon, Ajlun Castle, more formally known as Qal'at Ar-Rabad, towers above the green hills of Ajloun and can be seen from many miles away, betraying its strategic purpose as a military watch post that protected the trade routes in the 12th-15th centuries. It was first built in 1184 by one of Saladin's generals, Izzeddin Usama Mungidh, to repel the Crusader threats to north Jordan (the Crusaders had already occupied south Jordan, from their massive castles at Showbak and Karak, and were driven out of TransJordan in 1188/1189). The Ajlun castle was expanded into its current configuration in 1214.

  Back to Amman.

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Dinner & overnight Coral Tower Hotel 4* in Amman

  Breakfast ,Lunch &Dinner included

• 04 Amman – Madaba - Nebo – King’s Way – Kerak - Petra
  

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  Breakfast & check out.

  Trip to Madaba.  Best known for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, Madaba is home to the famous 6^th century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of vividly coloured local stone, it depicts hills and valleys, villages and towns as far as the Nile Delta.

  Also within the area is Mount Nebo, one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan and the place where Moses was buried. A small Byzantine church was built there by early Christians, which has been expanded into a vast complex. During his visit to Jordan in 2000, the Late Pope John Paul II held a sermon here that was attended by some 20,000 faithful.

  Lunch in a Christian family in Madaba.

  Drive to the south through the King’s Way. First mentioned by name in the Bible, the Kings' Highway was the route that Moses wished to follow as he led his people north through the land of Edom, which today is in southern Jordan. The name may, however, derive from the even earlier episode recounted in Genesis 14, when an alliance of "four kings from the north" marched their troops along this route to do battle against the five kings of the Cities of the Plain, including the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

  Stop in Kerak. The fort itself is a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls and endless passageways. The best-preserved are underground, and to be reached through a massive door (ask at the ticket office). The castle in itself is more imposing than beautiful, though it is all the more impressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural military genius. Karak's most famous occupant was Reynald de Chatillon, whose reputation for treachery, betrayal and brutality is unsurpassed. The castle was enlarged with a new west wing added by the Ayyubids and Mameluks.

  You will reach Petra in the evening.

  Dinner & overnight Petra Panorama Hotel 4* in Petra

  Dinner & overnight Petra Panorama Hotel 4* in Petra

  Breakast ,Lunch &Dinner included

• 05 Petra
  

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  Breakfast.

  Full day visiting Petra with lunch. The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan's national treasures and by far its best known tourist attraction. Located approximately three hours south of Amman, 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 now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe. Much of Petra’s appeal comes from its spectacular setting deep inside a narrow desert gorge. The site is accessed by walking through a kilometre long chasm (or siq), the walls of which soar 200m upwards. Petra’s most famous monument, the Treasury, appears dramatically at the end of the Siq. Used in the final sequence of the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." the towering façade of the Treasury is only one of myriad archaeological wonders to be explored at Petra. Various walks and climbs reveal literally hundreds of buildings, tombs, baths, funerary halls, temples, arched gateways, colonnaded streets and haunting rock drawings - as well as a 3,000 seat open air theatre, a gigantic 1^st century Monastery and a modern archeological museum, all of which can be explored at leisure. A modest shrine commemorating the death of Aaron, brother of Moses, was built in the 13^th century by the Mamluk Sultan, high atop mount Aaron in the Sharah range.

  Dinner & overnight Petra Panorama Hotel 4* in Petra

  Dinner & overnight Petra Panorama Hotel 4* in Petra

  Breakfast ,Lunch &Dinner included

• 06 Petra – Wadi Rum
  

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  Breakfast & check out.

  Trip to the desert of Wadi Rum. This is a stupendous, timeless place, virtually untouched by humanity and its destructive forces. Here, it is the weather and winds that have carved the imposing, towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described by T.E. Lawrence as “vast, echoing and God-like...". Amaze of monolithic rockscapes rise up from the desert floor to heights of 1,750m creating a natural challenge for serious mountaineers. Hikers can enjoy the tranquility of the boundless empty spaces and explore the canyons and water holes to discover 4000-year-old rock drawings and the many other spectacular treasures this vast wilderness holds in store. Also known as ‘The Valley of the Moon’, this is the place where Prince Faisal Bin Hussein and T.E. Lawrence based their headquarters during the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in World War I, their exploits intrinsically woven into the history of this amazing area.

  Lunch in a desert camp.

  A desert safari by 4x4 will be arranged for a tour of 3 hours.

  Dinner & overnight Mazayen Luxury Camp in the heart of the desert (Tents with private bathroom)

  overnight Mazayen Luxury Camp in the heart of the desert (Tents with private bathroom)

  Breakfast ,Lunch &Dinner included

• 07 Wadi Rum – Bethany Beyond the Jordan - Dead Sea
  

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  Breakfast & check out.

  Drive to Bethany Beyond the Jordan. Situated on the eastern bank of the River Jordan, nine kilometres north of the Dead Sea, the archaeological site consists of two distinct areas: Tell Al-Kharrar, also known as Jabal Mar-Elias (Elijah’s Hill) and the area of the churches of Saint John the Baptist near the river. Situated in a pristine natural environment the site is believed to be the location where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist. It features Roman and Byzantine remains including churches and chapels, a monastery, caves that have been used by hermits and pools in which baptisms were celebrated, testifying to the religious character of the place. The site is a Christian place of pilgrimage.

  Lunch in a restaurant of Dead Sea

  Relax at Dead Sea. At 410m below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth. Jordan’s Dead Sea coast is one of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the world, and it remains as enticing to international visitors today as it was to kings, emperors, traders, and prophets in antiquity. The main attraction of the Dead Sea is of course the soothing, abnormally salty water itself. The salt content of the water is 31.5% making the water so buoyant that it is impossible for the visitor to sink. The water also contains 21 minerals including high levels of magnesium, sodium, potassium, and bromine and 12 of these minerals are found in no other body of water in the world.

  Dinner & overnight Dead Sea Spa Resort 4* in Dead Sea

  overnight Dead Sea Spa Resort 4* in Dead Sea

  Breakfast , Lunch &Dinner included

• 08 Dead Sea - India
  

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  Breakfast & check out

  Private transfer to Amman Airport (around 1 hour drive)

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  overnight Dead Sea Spa Resort 4* in Dead Sea

  Breakfast included

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