The Best of Jordan Family Adventure
Duration: 10 days
Location: Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea
Jordan has some of the most spectacular sights and collection of antiquities in the Middle East starting with the ancient Nabatean’s Petra and the Dead Sea of Biblical history. The Best of Jordan Family Adventure, will bring you to the most awe-inspiring lands and legacies of ancient histories visitors to the Middle East have ever seen.
Highlights of the tour
See the Treasury at awe inspiring Petra
Visit the Headquarters of Lawrence of Arabia
Spend the night in a desert igloo
Explore the Wadi Rum in a 4x4
Visit the lowest place on earth
Day 1 - Arrival in Amman
Start your Jordan experience with meet and assist service at Amman Queen Alia International Airport and a transfer to your hotel.
Day 2 - Amman
Spend the day at your leisure exploring the city
Day 3 - Amman Panoramic Tour -
After breakfast leave your hotel for a panoramic tour of the city, known as Philadelphia: visit the city center, downtown with its Roman Theater, Citadel, traditional markets, churches, mosques like King Abdullah Blue Mosque next to the parliament; then head to the Abdali Boulevard and the new modern city with its residential neighborhood. In the afternoon depart for Jerash, one of the most complete and best preserved of the Roman Empire. A walk-through time visiting its streets, theaters, temples, and other places like the Great Colonnade, the Arc of Triumph, the Oval Plaza, as well as the Temples of Zeus and Artemis. Proceed to Ajloun to visit the Islamic fortress of Saladin in 1185 A.D.
Day 4 - Desert Castles
Today you will visit several Islamic medieval desert castles that offer a number of fortresses with fresco art and zodiac dome like: Qasr Amra from the Umayyads era, Qasr Kharaneh a Roman then Umayyed fortress built and completed in 710 A.D., and Qaser Azraq where T. E Lawrence of Arabia had his headquarters.
Day 5 - City of Mosaics & Petra
After breakfast depart for the enchanted city of Madaba the "City of Mosaics" where you will visit the church of Saint George which houses the map of the Holy Land made in 571 A. D. Continue to Mount Nebo, known as the tomb of Moses, from whose summit a magnificent view of the Jordan Valley and visit its Franciscan Church. After this breathtaking view and visit of its church, continue to the Crusaders Castle of Karak, the largest in the Levant built in 1142 A.D. before departure to the one and only Nabatean Red Rose City of Petra.
Day 6 - Classic visit of Petra
Today visit the Nabatean Red Rose City of Petra. Enjoy tour of this awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage site with a local guide. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, Petra was carved into a sandstone gorge more than 2,000 years ago to dominate the trading routes of ancient Arabia and is rightly regarded as the jewel in the crown of Jordan’s historic sites. Walk along the narrow “Siq”, the high-walled fissure in the rocks that winds into the heart of the city. Then, stop in your tracks at your first breathtaking glimpse of the Treasury, known locally as “El-Khazneh” - Petra’s stellar sight. Wonder at its intricate façade and hear how movies such as Indiana Jones, the Transformers, and the Last Crusade were filmed here. See Petra’s ornate tombs cut into the rock face, and admire the stunning theater that once sat 3,000 spectators. As you walk, visit the Byzantine church and hear stories as well as facts about the ingenious Nabateans who chose, carved out, and then made this place their home so long ago. After the tour proceed to the desert of Wadi Rum, called the valley of moon where the movie Lawrence of Arabia and The Martian where filmed for a Bedouin Dinner.
Day 7 - Wadi Rum
Enjoy a classic visit of Wadi Rum in a 4x4 local jeeps. Wadi Rum is a uniquely shaped massive mountain that rose amongst the rosy red sand of the desert with towering cliffs of various brownish, reddish, and golden colors, not to be missed, this vast desert where scenes from Lawrence of Arabia, The Martian, as well as other movies like Star Wars: The Rise of Sky Walker were filmed. Transfer to your hotel in Aqaba.
Day 8 - Red Sea & Aqaba
Enjoy some free time in Aqaba, the Red Sea. then check in to your hotel. Spend the rest of your afternoon at leisure to at the beach or visiting the city, and then enjoy in the evening dinner and overnight at your hotel in Aqaba.
Day 9 - Dead Sea
Spend free time at your leisure in the Dead Sea to enjoy the world’s first natural spa and the lowest point on earth. The Dead Sea is known for the Biblical story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the Old Testament, who were turned into salt.
Day 10 - Dead Sea Hotel - Amman Airport
Your visit to Jordan tour finishes after your hotel breakfast. Check out of your hotel and relax on a convenient airport drop-off at Amman Queen Alia International Airport at a time to fit your flight departure.
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