| Call (888) 283-1985 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8264585 | | Gate 1 Travel | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart the USA | Depart the USA to Jordan. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in flight entertainment for your journey
| | Day 2 | Amman | Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel
Overnight: Amman
| | Day 3 | Amman | After breakfast, embark on a city tour of Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan. Often referred to as the "White City" because of the white stone used to build the houses, Amman is among the oldest continually inhabited cities on Earth. The tour will take you to the museums, the Citadel, the Roman Amphitheater, the souks, and the city's modern district. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure. This evening visit Kan Zaman Village to enjoy a folklore show and dinner
Optional: Half Day Bethany (PM)
Overnight: Amman
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
| | Day 4 | Dead Sea | Today, enjoy a drive to the lowest spot on earth, the Dead Sea. Experience the floating waters of this natural beauty. Continue north to Pella in the Jordan Valley. Drive to Um Qais, Gedara of the Bible, for a magnificent view of the Sea of Galilee, the Yarmouk River and Golan Heights
Overnight: Amman
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 5 | Jerash Tour | This morning, travel north of Amman to the best preserved example of Roman civilization in Jordan, the city of Jerash. Jerash, part of the Decapolis (the ten large Roman cities of the East) has been called the Pompeii of the East for its unique state of preservation. The city features theaters, churches, temples of Zeus and Artemis, a Nymphaeum and colonnaded streets. Continue to Ajloun to tour the 12th century Saracen Castle. This castle was built by one of Saladin's lieutenants in the campaign against the Crusaders. Later, return to Amman
Overnight: Amman
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 6 | Madaba, Mt Nebo | Today, drive south along the Kings' Way to Petra. En route, visit the mosaic city of Madaba, where an ancient map of the Holy Land is set into the floor of Saint George's Church. Continue to visit Mount Nebo, the reputed burial site of Moses, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Then drive through the beautiful scenery of Wadi Mujib to Kerak for a visit of the Crusader Castle before arriving in Petra
Overnight: Petra
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 7 | Petra | Today, enjoy a full day visit of Petra, both a Jordanian national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ancient capital of the Nabataeans, Petra once sheltered Arab traders who came through the region with precious cargoes of spices, silks, ivory, and rare pelts. Walk through the Siq, a narrow and winding fissure between the cliffs to reach towering Treasury, a building rising 140 feet that is cut into the sheer rock face. Also see the Roman Theater, the Courts, and the Temple of the Winged Lion. Along the way, you will also see the impressive architecture of countless temples, water channels, arched gates, and royal tombs, the remnants of a once great culture
Overnight: Petra
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 8 | Wadi Rum Desert | After breakfast, visit the Wadi Rum Desert, and its magnificent moon like landscape. Take a short ride in a 4x4 vehicle. Later, return to Amman on the Desert Highway
Overnight: Amman
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 9 | Amman | This morning, enjoy time at leisure in Amman. Later this evening, transfer to the airport for your departure flight which leaves after midnight
Optional: Half Day Desert Castles (AM)
Optional: Farewell Dinner at Local Amman Restaurant
Meals: Breakfast
| | Day 10 | Depart for the USA | Return to USA |
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*Not Included:
Airport taxes & fees, optional tours, and gratuities.
Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.
Please note that the included return flight departs Amman for NYC shortly after midnight. For passengers travelling on flights departing later in the morning or afternoon on Day 10, an additional night in Amman should be reserved
Some Plan B departures may be accommodated at alternate hotels:
Amman: Toledo Hotel, Retaj Hotel, San Rock Hotel
Petra: Edom Hotel, Amra Palace Hotel
Some Plan A departures may be accommodated at alternate hotels:
Petra: Marriott Petra
Please note: Tour includes pick ups/drop offs at multiple hotels. |
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