Jordan Ancient Kingdom

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Duration

6 Nights - 7 Days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

1 person

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Tour Info: Jordan has a tradition of welcoming visitors: camel caravans plied the legendary King’s Highway transporting frankincense in exchange for spices while Nabataean tradesmen, Roman legionnaires, Muslim armies and zealous Crusaders all passed through the land, leaving behind impressive monuments.

Highlights

Best Months to visit - March to May
Best time to visit : For cooler temperatures in the high teens, the best time to visit Jordan is March-May. Amman reaches a comfortable 32°C between June and September, while nights can drop below freezing from December to February. The beaches of Aqaba and the salty Dead Sea touch 40°C in July.

Meet & assist at Amman Airport. Transfer to Hotel, Overnight at Amman Hotel.

Have breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to Umm Qays – was once one of the Decapolis cities, perched on a splendid hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Sea of Galilee; continue to Pella – offers visitors the opportunity to see the remains of a Chalcolithic settlement from the 4th millennium BC, the remains of Bronze and Iron Age walled cities; proceed to Ajloun – Castle was built in 1184 by 'Izz ad-Din Usama bin Munqidh, a general of Saladin, who defeated the Crusaders in 1187; drive to Jerash – one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns in the world; back to Amman. Overnight at Amman Hotel.

Have breakfast at the Hotel. Amman – City Tour – a sprawling city spread over 19 hills, is the modern - as well as the ancient - capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; drive to Madaba – its real masterpiece, in the Orthodox Church of Saint George, is the 6th century AD mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land; proceed to Mt. Nebo – from its windswept promontory, Moses viewed the Holy Land of Canaan that he would never enter.;
proceed to Dead Sea – the lowest point on the face of the earth, over 400 meters (1,312 ft.) below sea level. The leading attraction is the warm, soothing, super salty water itself; back to Amman. Stay overnight at Amman Hotel.

Have breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to Kerak – the castle in itself is all the more impressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural military genius; drive to Dana. The Reserve contains a remarkable diversity of landscapes that range from wooded highlands to rocky slopes and from gravel plains to dunes of sand; proceed to Shobak – lonely reminder of former Crusader glory, once called "Mont Real"; arrival to Petra. Overnight at Petra Hotel

Have breakfast at the Hotel. Petra visit – the world wonder is without doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. It is a vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabateans. Overnight at Petra Hotel.

Have breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to Beidha (Little Petra) – was inhabited by the Nabateans and has lots of tombs, water containers and channels, it has a small path that leads to some of the inside area; proceed to Wadi Rum – 4x4 Jeep Tour in Desert for 2 Hours – this is a stupendous, timeless place, it is the weather and winds that have carved the imposing, towering skyscrapers; drive to Amman stay overnight at Amman Hotel.