Jordan Highlights

The representative will meet and greet you at the Allenby Crossing (Jordanian side) and head to Amman, where you will spend your day exploring the city. 

Start your visit to Jordan with a tour of the old city of Amman, exploring the Citadel and the Roman Theatre, two of the popular archaeological sites in the city, and the Jordan Folklore Museum. Then drive to Jebel Webdeh, the arts and cultural district passing art galleries and seeing local antiquities and handcraft shops. Stopping at local restaurants to sample falafel, hummus, and the Arab delicacy, Kenafah, eaten at times of celebration. Continue through the streets and markets, visiting the Husseini mosque. In the evening, you will have a cooking experience at Beit Sitti (which Means: House of my grandmother), learn how to cook Arabic food, and enjoy your creation.

Drive from the Allenby border to Amman takes around 1 Hour.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from Amman and drive north to Jerash, one of the most preserved Greco-Roman cities in the Middle East. After enjoying the ruins and souk at Jerash, proceed to Ajloun and visit the castle, which dominates the Ajloun skyline. It was built for the Crusader armies at the key trade and pilgrimage intersection between Jerusalem, Cairo, Damascus, and Mecca.

Drive from Amman to Jerash takes around 1 Hour.
Drive from Jerash to Ajloun takes around 45 minutes.
Drive from Ajloun to Amman takes around 1 hr 45 mins.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from Amman and visit Madaba, where you will explore the town and discover the Byzantine mosaics excavated throughout the town. See the "Madaba Map," the oldest preserved mosaic map of the Holy Lands. Drive to Mount Nebo and wonder at the view where Moses looked across to the Promised Land and later died and was buried. Then head south to Kerak, the ancient crusader castle in Karak, and explore the maze of stone-vaulted halls and passageways. Karak was the capital of Moab, and the castle dominated the skyline. It also provides an impressive insight into the architectural and military skills of the Crusaders. 

Later this day, you will drive to the magical Little Petra known as Beidha, where the Nabateans used to host their guests.

The drive from Amman to Madaba takes around 45 mins.
The drive from Madaba to Mt.Nebo takes around 15 mins.
The drive from Mt.Nebo to Kerak takes around 2 hrs.
The drive from Kerak to Little Petra takes around 2 hrs 20 mins.
The drive from Little Petra to Petra takes around 15 mins.

After breakfast, head to Petra to explore a masterpiece half as old as time, the Red Rose City of Petra. Marvel at the beauty of the "Lost City," exploring its many caves and tombs. Walk through the Siq and be astounded at the magnificent Treasury, the entrance guarding the ancient Nabatean city, now one of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World. Hike the 800+ steep steps that lead to the "Monastery and Ad Deir." It is one of the largest monuments in Petra, measuring 47 m wide by 48.3 m high. It was built on the model of the Khazna, but here the bas-reliefs are replaced by niches to house sculptures. There is also a Bedouin café for refreshments if you would like.

After breakfast, depart from Petra and head to Wadi Rum. Upon arrival, start your desert adventure with a camel ride out into the magical mountainous desert. You will then meet your Bedouin hosts and join a jeep safari exploring this World Heritage Site, traveling around Wadi Rum’s valleys, canyons, dunes, and desert. Discover rock inscriptions, majestic views of mountains, landscapes, and narrow gorges. At each stop, you have the opportunity to hike and explore in your own time. Then you will return to the camp to enjoy the hospitality of the Bedouins and sleep under the stars.

Drive from Petra to Wadi Rum takes around 2 Hours.

After breakfast, you will leave Wadi Rum and return to Amman. Spend your free afternoon and evening at leisure in Amman.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel in Amman and transferred to the airport to catch your flight.