Grand Jordan tour, tours in Jordan, tours in Amman, Petra tour, Aqaba tour in Jordan, Jordan travel packages

Jordan, hewn from rock and desert, has a legacy which encompasses man's first accomplishments. Amman features a Roman forum and amphitheatre, while Jerash dates from Greco-Roman times.

The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan's national treasures and by far its best known tourist attraction. The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan's national treasures and by far its best known tourist attraction.

Tour Itinerary:

DAY 1: AMMAN.
Arrive at Queen Alia International Airport where you will be assisted through formalities and passport control, then transferred to your hotel in Amman for an over night.

DAY 2: AMMAN.
After breakfast, enjoy a morning city tour of Amman visiting the Citadel, Museum, Amphitheatre, Folklore Museum and King Abdullah’s Mosque, the old and new part of Amman. After the tour, head to north to Jerash, the Graeco-Roman city [ancient Gerasa], close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan. Boasting an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years and hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash is a fine example of the grand, formal and provincial Roman towns found throughout the Middle East. One can walk beneath four imposing gates or down the "Street of Columns" north from the “Oval Plaza” while stepping over the tracks of chariot wheels still visible in the paving stones. Afterwards return to Amman for an over night.

DAY 3: PETRA.
After breakfast transfer to Petra en-route visiting Madaba, Mount Nebo and Kerak (Kings Highway). The trip south from Amman along the 5,000-year-old King's Highway is one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites. The first city you come upon is Madaba, "the City of Mosaics". Madaba's chief attraction, in the contemporary Greek Orthodox church of St. Georg, is a wonderfully vivid, sixth-century Byzantine mosaic map showing Jerusalem and other holy sites. Ten minutes to the west is the most revered site in Jordan: Mount Nebo, the memorial of Moses, the presumed site of the prophet's death and burial place. A small, square church was built on the spot by early Byzantine Christians and later expanded into a vast complex. Later proceed further south to Kerak. Kerak lies about 150 Km south of Amman. It is famous of its crusader fortress in the center of underground galleries, rooms and secret passageways and its thick defensive walls pierced by narrow arrow slits where crusader archers held out bravely but in vain for over 100 years. It was the crusaders who made Kerak famous. The fortress was built in 1142 by Payen Le Boutellier, the lord of Montreal. He made Kerak the new capital of the province because it was situated on the king's highway, where it could control all traffic from north and south. After the tours, proceed to Petra for check in and over night.

DAY 4: PETRA.
After breakfast, depart via the desert way to Petra for a visit along with an 800-meters horse ride. Hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, the legendary “Red Rose” city of Petra is, perhaps, the most stunning site in the entire Middle East, carved out of craggy rocks by the Nabateans, an industrious Arab people who settled in the South more than 2,000 years ago. The approach through the cool gloom of the Siq, a long narrow gorge whose steeply rising sides all but obliterate the sun, provides a dramatic contrast with the magic to come. Suddenly, the gorge opens into a natural square dominated by Petra's most famous monument, the ‘Treasury’ [Al Khasneh], who’s intricately carved facade glows in the dazzling sun. The Monastery [El Deir] and the High Place of the Sacrifice [Al Madbah] are among the myriad archeological wonders to be explored in Petra. After tour, head back to hotel in Petra.

DAY 5: AQABA.
After breakfast, depart for Wadi Rum for a 1.5-hour Bedouin jeep ride inside Wadi Rum. Stunning in its natural beauty, Wadi Rum epitomizes the romance of the desert. With its "moonscape" of ancient valleys and towering sandstone mountains rising out of the sand, Wadi Rum is also home to several Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area. Climbers are especially attracted to Wadi Rum because of its sheer granite and sandstone cliffs, while hikers enjoy its vast empty spaces. Wadi Rum is probably best known because of its connection with the enigmatic British officer T.E. Lawrence, who was based here during the Great Arab Revolt of 1917-18. Much of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia was filmed in Wadi Rum. After the tour, proceed to Aqaba on the Red Sea for check in and over night.

DAY 6: AMMAN.
Enjoy a morning at leisure before being transferred via the desert way back to Amman this afternoon for check in and over night.

DAY 7: AMMAN.
Transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for departure with full assistance.

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TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
-	Assistance upon arrival and departure by English-speaking staff.
-	Porterage at the airport upon arrival and departure.
-	Accommodation on twin sharing basis
-	Daily breakfast
-	Transfer by: -Dlx. A/C private Car with English speaking driver.
-	English speaking local guide in Petra for approximately 3 hrs.
-	English speaking local guide in Jerash for approximately 2 hrs.
-	Entrance fees to the sites mentioned above.
-	Short horse ride in Petra.
-	Excursion by 4x4 AT Wadi Rum.
-	All applicable taxes
-	Local taxes and service charges

TOUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
-	Visa fee (15 USD)
-	International flights
-	Tips and personal expenses
-	Early check in and late check out at hotels
-	Items of a personal nature
-	Tips & Gratuities
-	Meals not specified as being included
-	Optional excursions
-	Travel insurance

Tour Style	PRIVATE
Tour Length	06 Nights/07 Days
Visit	Amman \| Petra \| Aqaba.
Prices	Starting At USD 1,090* Only.
Dates	See dates below.

Place	Nights	Superior Hotels	Deluxe Hotels
Amman	03 Nights	Golden Tulip	Meridien
Petra	02 Nights	Petra Panorama	Movenpick Petra
Aqaba	01 Night	Aqaba Gulf	Intercontinental Aqaba
(If the above mentioned hotel is not available we will provide similar alternate).

Rates valid 01/11/2010 - 31/10/2011
* Per person on twin sharing
SUPERIOR
Per person on Twin sharing basis:		1090.00 USD
Single Person traveling alone:		1878.00 USD
Single Supplement:		275.00 USD

DELUXE
Per person on Twin sharing basis:		1500.00 USD
Single Person traveling alone:		2648.00 USD
Single Supplement:		672.00 USD

Peak season surcharge of $55 per person for Deluxe; for the following dates:
24.12.10 - 10.01.11	21.03.11 - 10.04.11
20.04.11 - 10.05.11	01.10.11 - 15.11.11
Supplements for Christmas & New Year's Eve to be advised upon request!
* Prices are Based on Per Person on Twin Share Basis.

Add Egypt or Turkey tour to the above tour.