ADVENTURES OF WADI RUM AND THE DEAD SEA
Indicative itinerary for departures on Tuesday and Friday, subject to changes until departure date
Day 1 Amman
Arrival, entry procedures and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 2 Amman / Jerash / Ajloun / Amman
Breakfast. Departure for a panoramic tour of the city of Amman, highlighting: its avenues, the Citadel, the city center and the Roman theater. Continuation to Jerash, one of the cities of the Decapolis. Visit to the triumphal arch, the oval plaza, the Cardo, the Colonnade, the temple of Aphrodite and the Roman theater. Afterwards, visit to Ajloun Castle, a fortress built in 118. After the visit, return to Amman. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 3 Amman / Desert Castles / Dead Sea
Breakfast. Departure to the east of the city to visit three of the Desert Castles (Harranah, Amra and Azraq). These castles, built in the 7th to 11th centuries, some were used as caravansaries or as rest halls and some even as military forts to defend their territories. Next, continuation towards the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth at 400 meters below sea level. Possibility of bathing in the waters of the Dead Sea. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 4 Dead Sea / Madaba / Mount Nebo / Shobak Castle / Petra
Breakfast. Drive to Mount Nebo to admire the panoramic view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea from the mountain. This place is very important because it is the last place visited by Moses and on which the Prophet glimpsed the Promised Land, which he would never reach. Continue to Um Er-Rasas. The most important discovery at the site was the mosaic floor of the Church of St. Stephen, made in 785 and discovered after 1986. The perfectly preserved floor is the largest in Jordan. The central panel depicts hunting and fishing scenes, while another panel illustrates Jordan's most important cities. Afterwards, drive to Shobak Castle, which reminds us of the former glory of the Crusaders. Built in 1115 by King Baldwin, it was built to defend the road between Damascus and Egypt. Continue your journey to Petra. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 5 Petra
Breakfast. Departure for the Pink City, capital of the Nabataeans. Visit to the most important and representative monuments carved into the rocks by the Nabataeans. The Obelisks Tomb, the Siq, a 1km long gorge where at the end of its course you discover the impressive and well-known Treasury (Al Khazneh), the street of columns, the colored tombs and the royal tombs, the monastery "El Deir". Return to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.
Dia 6 Petra / Little Petra / Wadi Rum
Breakfast. Departure towards “Little Petra”, a gorge only 2 meters wide with typical Nabataean architecture, which makes this visit unique and incomparable. It was inhabited by the Nabateans and here you can find tombs, reservoirs and water channels. The interior can be reached via a small path called Siq Al Bared. Due to its size and the fact that it is a continuation of Petra, this area has become known as “Little Petra”. Then it's off to Wadi Rum, the desert of Lawrence of Arabia for a desert tour in 4x4 vehicles (about 2 hours). Entry into the pink sands of the desert, which have a special charm provided by the granite massifs. Dinner and accommodation at the camp in Wadi Rum.
Dia 7 Wadi Rum / Amman
Breakfast. Day at leisure. At a time to be arranged locally, transfer by land to Amman. Arrival at the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
Day 8 Amman
Breakfast. At a time to be arranged locally, transfer to the airport.
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ITINERARY – Indicative for departures on Wednesday and Saturday
Day 1 Amman
Day 2 Amman / Desert Castles / Dead Sea
Day 3 Dead Sea / Madaba / Mount Nebo / Shobak Castle / Petra
Day 4 Petra
Dia 5 Petra / Little Petra / Wadi Rum
Dia 6 Wadi Rum / Amman
Day 7 Amman / Jerash / Ajloun / Amman
Day 8 Amman
ITINERARY – Indicative for departures on Thursday and Sunday
Day 1 Amman
Day 2 Amman / Madaba / Mount Nebo / Shobak Castle / Petra
Day 3 Petra
Dia 4 Petra / Little Petra / Wadi Rum
Dia 5 Wadi Rum / Amman
Day 6 Amman / Jerash / Ajloun / Amman
Day 7 Amman / Desert Castles / Dead Sea
Day 8 Dead Sea / Amman
The order of the itinerary changes according to the day of departure, with no changes in the included visits. You can consult the complete itinerary for the remaining departure dates in the attached itineraries.
