Jordan Easter Package 2016 | Petra at Easter

Your tour manager will meet and assist you upon your arrival at Amman International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel in Amman by a private air-conditioned vehicle for check in. Upon arrival at the hotel he will do your check in and give you detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Amman.

Welcome Drink

After breakfast, we will drive towards north to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East. Visit Oval Plaza, Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum and the Temple of Artemis. After that we will drive towards the lowest point on earth the Dead Sea, there you will enjoy the health benefits of its mineral mud and float on its salty waters which is 10 times saltier than ocean water. Overnight at Dead Sea hotel.

Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast, we will visit Madaba, where you will see the famous 4th century Byzantine mosaic map of Israel inside the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. Then move to Mt. Nebo, the place where Moses had gazed at the Promised Land and is believed to be his burial ground. You will visit the old monastery; overlook the Jordan Valley and parts of the Holy Land. Then we proceed towards Kerak, for you to see the famous Crusader castle built by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem.Then proceed south to Petra and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast, we will have a tour in Petra, the biggest attraction in Jordan. Petra was first established in around 6th century B.C by the Nabatean’s, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended up to Syria. Upon arrival you will begin the trip on horseback to the canyon, the so called Siq, and then by foot to the most beautiful monument: the Treasury. Among other monuments you will see are the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh’s Castle. Petra was also chosen to be one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. After the tour we will drive you back to your hotel in Petra.

Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast, we will drive 1.5 hours towards the protected area of Wadi Rum, one of the most impressive desert landscapes in the world. And by a 4x4 Jeep you will discover the sand dunes and the Nabatean Rock inscriptions. After the tour we will drive back to Amman hotel.

Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast and check out at 12:00 noon and depending on the time of your flight, we will transfer you to Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport for your departure.

Meals: Breakfast.