Itinerary
6
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Umm Qays, Anjara, Jerash
Day 3: Madaba, Mount Nebo, Mekawir
Day 4: Petra, Aqaba
Day 5: Aqaba, Bethany beyond Jordan
Day 6: Departure
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1
Arrival
Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight. (No meal)
2
Umm Qays, Anjara, Jerash, Amman
We will drive north of Jordan to Umm Qays (Old Gadara) dating back to 2nd century AD, colonnaded streets, amphitheatres, churches, temples and the vast Roman forum. From here, you can view the Golan Heights and Tiberius Lake. We will then visit Anjara. Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Mountain Church - a rebuilt cave that is venerated as a place where Jesus and his mother Mary passed during their journeys between the Sea of Galilee, the Decapolis cities, Bethany beyond the Jordan and Jerusalem. Anjara was designated by the Vatican as a Millennium 2000 pilgrimage site. We will then head north to visit the splendidly preserved Greco-Roman city of Jerash. Return to Amman for overnight. (Breakfast)
3
Madaba, Mount Nebo, Mekawir, Amman
Breakfast at the hotel and depart to visit the endless churches of Madaba known as the city of mosaics for the famous mosaic map flooring the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, the oldest map in the world depicting the Holy Land. Then continue to visit Mount Nebo, the mountaintop memorial of Moses with captivating views of the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, and River Jordan. Continue afterwards to Mekawir which is the hilltop stronghold of Herod the Great. Upon Herod’s death, his son Herod Antipas inherited the fortress and it is from here that he ordered John the Baptist to be beheaded after Salome’s fateful dance. (Breakfast)
4
Petra, Aqaba
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to the Red Rose city of Petra. Petra’s fame is well deserved and you will be struck by the scale of the site and the extraordinary beauty of the rock-cut tombs and temples. Petra was a magnificent Nabateans city of enormous wealth and its leaders controlled much of the trade that passed through the region. Enter Petra through the Siq on foot and then suddenly stand before the rock-cut Treasury. You will spend the entire day here and visit many of the breathtaking monuments, including some of the Royal Tombs and the Roman amphitheatre. After the visit, we will depart to the Red Sea Resort of Aqaba for overnight. (Breakfast)
5
Aqaba, Bethany beyond Jordan
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the oldest church in the world before heading towards Amman, visiting Bethany beyond Jordan en route. Overnight in Amman. (Breakfast)
6
Departure
Transfer to airport according to your flight time. (Breakfast)
Services
Included
- Meet & assist in arrival and departure.
- Accommodation at hotels with bed & breakfast basis.
- Transfers as per mentioned in the program.
- Local guide at Petra for 1,5 - 2 hours, and local guide at Jerash for 1,5 - 2 hours.
- English speaking escort driver all through the program.
- Entrance to all sites mentioned in the itinerary.
- Horse ride for 800 meters at Petra.
Excluded
- Visa fees.
- Departure tax.
- Any personal expenses such as telephone call, laundry, drinks, mini bar, etc.
- Tips to guides, driver, and horse boy in Petra, restaurants & hotel staff.
- Any optional tours or meals unspecified in tour program.