A week in Jordan

Itinerary :

Day 1 Amman: Arrive in Amman (QAIA). Meet and greet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel and Check-in. Overnight stay in Amman.

Day 2 Amman – City Tour-Desert Castle – Amman: After breakfast, start tour towards the downtown part of capital city Amman for 2 hours, visiting sites and museums including the Archeological Museum, the Folklore Museum, The citadel, and the Amphitheatre (Museums are closed on Tuesday). 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”. Overnight stay in Amman. (B)

Day 3 Amman – Jerash – Ajloun – Amman: Post 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. Then, proceed towards northern Jordan to visit one of the most important ecological and historical sites in the Middle East; Ajloun. Ajloun Castle (Qal’at Ar-Rabad) is a fine example of Islamic architecture as it was 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 leading to the Jordan valley and protecting the communication routes between Jordan and Syria. Overnight stay in Amman (B)

Day 4 Amman – Madaba – Nebo – Kerak – Petra: After breakfast, depart to Wadi Musa City via kings high way visiting Madaba, Mount Nebo and Kerak Castle en route, Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and visit of St. George’s church, then visit Mount Nebo -Moses Mountain, situated 10 kilometers west of Madaba, overlooking the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, West Bank and Jerusalem, where believed the alleged sites of the tomb of Moses.,Last stop is Kerak Castle which is a Crusaders’ Castle built on a triangular plateau dating back to the 12th century. Drive to Petra and check in to the hotel. Overnight stay in Petra. (B)

Day 5 Petra-Wadi Rum: After breakfast, Visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 world wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked either side by 80m high cliffs! The site is massive, and contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman style theatres, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. Later head towards southern Jordan to visit other significant sites including Wadi Rum. Dinner & Overnight stay in Wadi Rum. (B, D)

Day 6 Wadi Rum Jeep Ride – Dead Sea: After breakfast, Explore Wadi Rum on a 02 hours jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Then proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, deep in the Jordan Valley and 55 km southeast of Amman, is the Dead Sea, one of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the whole world. Overnight stay in Dead Sea. (B)

Day 7: Dead Sea (Departure): After breakfast, departure from Dead Sea via Queen Alia international Airport, to your next destination. (B)