Best of Jordan – 8 Days

Arrive Aqaba Airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day free to relax.

Overnight.

After breakfast, drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth deep in the Jordan Valley and 55 km southeast of Amman. It is one of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the world. It is the lowest body of water on earth, the lowest point on earth, and the world’s richest source of natural salts, hiding wonderful treasures that accumulated throughout thousands of years.

Proceed to the Eastern Desert to visit Al Kharraneh Castle, Amra Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and Al Azraq Castle where Lawrence of Arabia resided and wrote part of his book “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”. Continue to Amman.

Overnight.

After breakfast, visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, including the paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls.

Proceeding to northern Jordan to visit Ajloun, one of the most important ecological and historical sites in the Middle East; Ajloun Castle is a fine example of Islamic architecture built by Saladin’s general in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajloun, and to counter the progress of the Crusaders by dominating the three main routes to the Jordan valley. It also protected the communication routes between Jordan and Syria. Return to Amman.

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After breakfast, visit Madaba, best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land, its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and St. George’s church. See Mt. Nebo where, as per the Bible, Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land that he would never enter.

190 km south of Amman stands an impressive Crusader castle on a hilltop, rising above a rugged landscape dotted with fruit trees below. It is known as Shobak today, but the Crusaders named it Mont Real (Fortress of the Royal Mount). Built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem, it guarded the road from Damascus to Egypt. Arrive Petra.

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After breakfast, visit the UNESCO Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 Wonders of the World. Enter through 1 km long narrow gorge flanked by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colours and rock formations. This massive site contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theatres, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets.

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After breakfast, drive south to visit other significant sites including Wadi Rum best described by T.E Lawrence as “Vast, echoing and god-like”, and by the locals as “Valley of the Moon”. Explore Wadi Rum on a 2-hour jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Drive to your hotel in Amman.

Overnight.

After breakfast, drive to Aqaba. Rest of the day is at leisure to relax.

Overnight.

After breakfast, check out and transfer to King Hussein International Airport.

End of Tour.