Day 1:
Amman Airport - Amman Hotel
Our representative welcomes you with a signage
at Amman Airport after you passed through the customs. Transfer about 30
minutes to your Amman Hotel, check in, remainder of the day free.
Day 2:
Amman Hotel – Local Breakfast - Amman City Tour - Salt – Amman Hotel
(B)
In the morning, enjoy a taste of a local
breakfast by going to a popular breakfast restaurant. Then start your city tour
in Jordan's capital Amman, already mentioned in the Bible as Rabbath Ammon, is
a bustling modern city. The historical places are located in downtown, where we
visit the Citadel with remains from the Roman to the early Islamic period. Then
we have a round in the Archaeological Museum. We stroll via the Souq to go to
Spice shops, perfume stalls, and other shops of where you get an idea of
everyday life, then to the Roman Theatre from 2nd century with 6000 seats.
Visit also, Jabal Amman with its distinctive early 20th century architecture.
There will go see the Soap House, located in a renovated period home it serves
as a training center for village women from the Ajloun district, located in the
north, who make fine soaps from local olive oil. Then to the town Salt, you
walk along Hammam Street to see the highlights of the 19th century architecture
of this period, houses with long-arched windows in picturesque narrow streets.
Well known is the Abu Jaber mansion, built between 1892 and 1906, reputed to be
the finest example of a 19th century merchant house in the region. Overnight Amman hotel.
Day 3:
Amman Hotel – Umm Quais – Lunch - Jerash - Amman Hotel (B, L)
Morning time we drive two hours from Amman to
Gadara (Umm Qais), which belonged to the famous Decapolis, a union of 10
cities, founded by Alexander the Great. Here you have an overwhelming view over
the north Jordan Valley, the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee. Upon arrival
to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East
enjoy lunchtime in a restaurant to experience local food and to see how Arabic
bread is prepared in traditional way. Then Visit the spectacular forum, Roman
colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum and the Temple of Artemis. Back to Amman for
overnight.
Day 4:
Amman Hotel - Madaba – Lunch - Mt Nebo – Dead Sea Hotel (B, L)
Breakfast, drive to the town Madaba, where you
find the famous mosaic 6th century map of Palestine in St. George’s church.
Stop to have lunch in Haret Jdoudna Restaurant, 20th century
house transformed into a village restaurant and Crafts Market. After that,
continue to Mt. Nebo, the place where Prophet Moses gazed at the promised land
before he died and alleged to be his burial place. You visit an old monastery,
overlook the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and parts of the Holy Land. Afterward, we
drive to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, where you have leisure time
at the beach and the chance to float on water (showers and lockers are
available). Overnight Dead Sea Hotel.
Day 5:
Dead Sea Leisure (B)
Breakfast and overnight at hotel – no other
services provided. With 400 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest
point on earth, where ever since the days of Herod the Great, people have
flocked to in search of its curative secrets. The area is characterized by high
annual temperatures, low humidity and high atmospheric pressure, the air is
extremely oxygen rich. With the highest content of minerals and salts in the
world, the Dead Sea water possesses anti-inflammatory properties, and the dark
mud found on its shores have been used for over 2000 years for therapeutic
purposes.
Day 6: –
Dead Sea Hotel – Petra Visit – Petra Kitchen - Petra Hotel (B, D)
After breakfast, drive to the red rose city
Petra, the biggest attraction of Jordan. The Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe
who settled in the area and laid the foundation of a commercial empire that
extended into Syria, first established Petra around the 6th century B.C. With
the guide, pass the canyon, the so-called Siq, to see the most beautiful
monument: the Treasury. Continue via the Street of Facades to the Royal Tombs
and Pharaoh's Castle. After that, free time to explore Petra on your own. At
19:00, start cookery course with other tourists at Petra Kitchen. You will be
divided in several groups and prepare Jordanian dishes (mezze, salads, main
course), working alongside local women and an experienced chef. You will
have dinner together and take the recipes of the evening with you. Overnight
Petra.
Day 7:
Petra Hotel – Wadi Rum Jeep – Dinner in Aqaba - Aqaba Hotel (B, D)
In the morning, we drive 1.5 hours southwards
to the protected area of Wadi Rum, one of the most impressing desert landscapes
in the world. There still Bedouins live in a traditional way, and by 4x4 Jeep
tour you discover canyons, sand dunes and Nabatean rock inscriptions. Then
drive to Aqaba to enjoy the Red Sea resort. Have dinner in one of the
restaurants nearby for an option to taste fresh fish and seafood. Overnight in
Aqaba.
Day
8: Aqaba Morning Leisure – Dinner in Amman - Amman Hotel
(B, D)
Breakfast and overnight at hotel – no other
services provided. Free day to enjoy the Red Sea resort of Aqaba. Just relax,
explore the duty free shopping facilities or have fun with popular water
activities like swimming, snorkeling or diving (not included). Four
hours transfer to Amman. Have dinner in one of the best restaurants in Amman.
Overnight Amman Hotel.
Day 9:
Amman Hotel – Amman Airport (B)
Breakfast, latest check out 12:00, according
to departure time transfer to Amman Airport to say farewell.
Optional Ideas
*You can
include more days in the Dead Sea or Aqaba for more leisure days
*You can ask
to visit a local wine store if you wish to buy some
*Visit one of
the coffee shops in Amman
*Visit one of
the famous sweets shops to taste some local Jordanian desserts
Low Season
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3*
Package
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1920 USD per person
1150
USD per person
1061
USD per person
978
USD per person
910
USD per person
861
USD per person
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1 person (single room)
2
persons (sharing trip)
3
persons (sharing trip)
4
persons (sharing trip)
5
persons (sharing trip)
6
persons (sharing trip)
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High Season
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3*
Package
|
1980 USD per person
1183 USD per person
1134 USD per person
1014 USD per person
946 USD per person
898 USD per person
|
1 person (single room)
2 persons (sharing trip)
3 persons (sharing trip)
4 persons (sharing trip)
5 persons (sharing trip)
6 persons (sharing trip)
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Low Season
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4*
Package
|
2088 USD per person
1248 USD per person
1197 USD per person
1076 USD per person
1008 USD per person
959 USD per person
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1 person (single room)
2 persons (sharing trip)
3 persons (sharing trip)
4 persons (sharing trip)
5 persons (sharing trip)
6 persons (sharing trip)
|
High Season
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4*
Package
|
2183 USD per person
1302 USD per person
1252 USD per person
1131 USD per person
1062 USD per person
1014 USD per person
|
1 person (single room)
2 persons (sharing trip)
3 persons (sharing trip)
4 persons (sharing trip)
5 persons (sharing trip)
6 persons (sharing trip)
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Low Season
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5*
Package
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2714 USD per person
1580 USD per person
1521 USD per person
1399 USD per person
1331 USD per person
1282 USD per person
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1 person (single room)
2 persons (sharing trip)
3 persons (sharing trip)
4 persons (sharing trip)
5 persons (sharing trip)
6 persons (sharing trip)
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High Season
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5*
Package
|
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2992
USD per person
1707 USD per person
1648 USD per person
1526 USD per person
1459 USD per person
1409 USD per person
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1 person (single room)
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2
persons (sharing trip)
3
persons (sharing trip)
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4 persons (sharing trip)
5 persons (sharing trip)
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6
persons (sharing trip)
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Low Season:
Jan 06 – Feb 28, 2014 / Jun 01 - Aug 31, 2014
High Season:
Mar 01 – May 31, 2014 / Sep 01 – Oct 31, 2014
Rates include:
● 4x hotel accommodation with breakfast in Amman.
● 4x hotel accommodation with breakfast in Amman.
● 2x hotel
accommodation with breakfast in Dead Sea.
● 1x hotel
accommodation with breakfast in Petra.
● 1x hotel accommodation with breakfast in
Aqaba.
● 1 breakfast meal in an Amman local restaurant.
● 2 lunch meals in restaurants.
● 2 dinner meals in restaurants.
● Petra Kitchen (cooking and dinner)
● Transfers in private, a/c, new vehicle with English speaking escort.
● English speaking spot guide in Jerash (about 1 hour).
● Transfers in private, a/c, new vehicle with English speaking escort.
● English speaking spot guide in Jerash (about 1 hour).
● English speaking spot guide in Petra (about 3 hours).
● Entrance fees to mentioned sites.
● 700 meters horse ride in Petra (not mandatory, horse
handler expects a tip).
● 2 hours 4x4 Jeep tour in Wadi Rum desert with Bedouin driver.
Rates exclude:
● Airfare.
● Airfare.
● Travel insurance.
● Jordanian visa obtainable at Amman
Airport for 20 JD = 30 USD per person.
● Lunch & dinner meals not stated.
● Tips and private expenses.
