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CLASSICAL TOURS
Roundtrip
for Jordan 9 days / 8 nights
Day1: arrival to Amman, meet and assist at the airport , transfer
to the hotel, o/n in Amman
Amman
is the capital of
Jordan, was built on several of
mountains. In the centre you can found a
6000 seats Roman Theatre and the
Citadel, from which you can have a
beautiful panorama for the ancient
downtown. On the other mountains you
found luxury houses, hotels,
restaurants.
Day 2: visit Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais, o/n in Amman
Jerash,
the Pompei of the East. Jerash has been
covered by sand for centuries, the main
reason why it
is
still so well-preserved. You will enter
Jerash through the monumental South Gate
and find
yourself
wandering around in a Roman city. You
will walk in the Oval Plaza surrounded
by colonnades, visit the Roman theatre
and Byzantine churches with
mosaic-covered floors. Enjoy a stroll
along
Jerash' main road the Cardo and pass by
the Nymphaeum. You may experience the
marvellous
acoustics of the theatre, the stage of
the Jerash music festival which takes
place every year.
And see for yourself how the Romans
built the earthquake-proof columns of
the colonnaded streets.
Ajloun
is an
Islamic military castle was used by the
Islamic armies of Saladin to protect the
region against the crusaders.
Umm Qais
was built mainly out of black basalt.
Here you can enjoy the impressive view
over Lake Tiberias and the Golan Heights
Day 3: Desert Castle, Amman O/N
Eastern Desert.
The Romans were not deterred by the
desert climate and built a chain of
fortresses along the ‘limes Arabic’s’,
the frontiers of their new Arabic
province. Most of the castles you can
visit nowadays were built by the caliphs
during the Umayyad period. Some are
decorated with fine mosaics, frescoes,
stone and stucco carvings and
illustrations. They stand as silent and
impressive evidence of Jordan’s rich
history. Today you shall see three of
the best-preserved desert castles.
Qasr al-Mushatta
is the largest and most richly decorated
Ummayyad castle in Jordan. It’s a large,
square fortress, surrounded by walls
with circular towers on every side.
Qusayr Amra
is placed by UNESCO on its World
Heritage List. Its interior walls and
ceilings are covered with lively
frescoes and two of its rooms are paved
with colorful mosaics.
Qasr al-Azraq
is built in black basalt and Drive back
to Amman for overnight.
Day 4: Amman Madaba, Mt Nebo, Dead Sea swimming, transfer to
Petra, o/n in Petra
Madaba is famous for the unique
mosaic map of the Holy Land, which can
be found in Saint
George's
church floor.
Mount Nebo
is the place where Moses looked over the
Holy Land and the Dead Sea. That is the
place
where Moses was seen for the last time;
therefore we consider this place as
burial place
for Moses. You can visit here the
memorial church of Moses. If the sky is
clear Jerusalem, Jericho
and Bethlehem will meet your eye at the
other side of the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea
is one of the most spectacular natural
and spiritual landscapes on earth. It
lies on the western frontier of Jordan
and is well-known to be the lowest spot
on earth, 400 meters below sea level.
The unusually salty and mineral rich
water, the rich black mud along the
shoreline, the thermal mineral springs
are healing both for your body and your
soul. They have attracted kings,
emperors, traders and prophets since
antiquity
Day 5: visit full day Petra, o/n in Petra
No visit of Jordan will be complete
without having seen the capital of the
ancient Nabatean kingdom, Petra.
The long-lost city of Petra, carved
entirely by man into the rose-red
sandstone rocks, puts your imagination
to the test. It's a mystic and glorious
place, an eternal tribute to a lost
civilization. Petra was the central
meeting point of the Nabatean spice
routes which originated from the Persian
Gulf, Western Arabia and the Red Sea.
About two thousand years ago Petra
became the capital of the Nabatean
Empire. The city was so renowned that
one of its kings, Aretas IV, is even
mentioned in the Bible. The natural
richness of the mountainous area
combines in a superb way with the
refined culture and massive architecture
of the Nabateans, who carved their
theatre, temples, façades, tombs,
monasteries, houses and roads entirely
into the rose-red sandstone rocks. No
wonder UNESCO placed Petra on its World
Heritage List.
 One
enters Petra by passing the Siq, a deep
and narrow gorge, at the end of which
all of a sudden dramatically appears the
most famous monument in Petra: al-Khazneh
or the Treasury. Maybe you will
recognize it as the stage of the final
sequence of the movie 'Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade'. But the Treasury is
just the start. Walking and climbing in
Petra hundreds of buildings carved in
stone and eroded through the centuries
into fabulous multi-coloured walls will
be revealed to you.
Day 6: transfer to Wadi rum, jeep tour of Wadi Rum o/n ,
Visit to Wadi Rum is a journey to
another world, a silent and timeless
place where you will be dwarfed to
insignificance. 'Vast, echoing and
Godlike', that's how Lawrence of
Arabia described. The uniquely shaped
massive mountains rise out of the
rose-red desert sand. This desert is the
home for the local Bedouin tribes.
Day 7 -: wadi rum free program in Aqaba, o/n in Aqaba
Aqaba
lies at the Red sea. Jordan's only port
is the place to be. The waters of the
Red Sea are crystal clear and have an
abundant marine life. Aqaba offers a
wide variety of opportunities to explore
this amazing underwater world, such as
scuba diving and snorkelling. The Red
Sea is home to more than 140 species of
coral and countless species of brightly
coloured fish. And if you are lucky you
may also experience close encounters
with friendly sea animals like turtles
and dolphins. The weather near the Gulf
of Aqaba is splendid all year around.
Day 8: Aqaba
Swim relax shopping dinner O/N
Day 9: transfer to Amman airport for departure
Including:
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Meet and assist
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Transportation
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Guide speaking English
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Hotel accommodations
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Entrance fees
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Jeep in Wadi rum 2hour
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One night camp site
Not including:
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Personal extra
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Tips
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Flight ticket
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Visa + Departure tax
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