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Jordan Experience |
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Jordan Experience
organizes trips
primarily to Jordan.
Next to that we can also
organize overland trips
to Jordan's neighbouring
countries in the
Middle-East. We have
extended knowledge of
the region. We know our
way around Jordan from
our own experience for
years on end. As a
result Jordan Experience
can compose nearly every
program possible,
meeting the customers'
individual needs and
wishes. Travelling to
Jordan with Jordan
Experience will give
travellers an
opportunity to see the
real colourful Jordan.
We take pride in making
every trip we organize a
unique experience for
our clients. We stand
for offering a travel
experience beyond
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WHY JORDAN |
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THE
HOLY LAND
Travelling around Jordan is walking on
holy ground. Many of Jordan's cities and
villages are named in the
Bible. To name but a few:
the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom are
located along the six thousand years old
King's Highway. From the top of Mount
Nebo one can see the Dead Sea, as well
as Jerusalem and Jericho, just like
Moses did when he first caught a glimpse
of the Holy Land. Near the river Jordan
lies Bethany, the home of John the
Baptist, and the place that Jesus fled
to for safety after being threatened to
be stoned to death in Jerusalem.
During the
Byzantine empire, which began
in 330 AD and lasted until 640 AD,
Jordan's population increased and
prospered. The most common religion in
those days was that of the early
Christians. Throughout the country you
can still visit many archaeological
remains of this period.
The famous Byzantine mosaics are very
impressive. Although mosaics were also
made in private homes, nowadays they can
almost only be seen in churches. The
mosaic of mosaics can be found in Madaba,
which hosts the sixth century map of
Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Other
famous Byzantine sights can be found in
Jerash, Umm Qais and Umm ar-Rasas.
Jordan has also been the battleground of
the
crusades. When the Arabs
attacked the holy places of the
Byzantines, the crusaders came to their
aid. The castles of Karak and Shobak are
both strategically built on top of a
mountain along the King's Highway. It's
worth visiting them, even if only to
admire the view. It was in Karak where
Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought
their battles.
After the Byzantine period
Islam became the most common
religion. Jordan contains some of its
most holy places. The empire of the
Islamic Ummayyad dynasty reached from
Central Asia to Spain. The Ummayyads
built the Alhambra in Granada, the
Mezquita in Cordoba and the famous
mosques in Damascus and Aleppo. In
Jordan they built several palaces,
mainly in the eastern desert. In those
days that part of the desert was more
vegetated than it is nowadays, and it
was used as a hunting ground. Some of
the best preserved castles from early
Islamic times are the castles of Ajloun,
Mushatta, Amra and Azraq.
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