Jordan Explorer
07 Days | 06 Nights
REGIONAL TOURS
- DAY 1
Amman Airport – Amman Hotel
Upon your arrival to Amman, you will be met and greeted at Amman Queen Alia international airport. The driver will transfer you to your hotel in Amman, the rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Amman.
- DAY 2
Amman City Tour – Desert Castles – Amman
Breakfast. Transfer to visit King’s Abdullah Mosque, located in El-Abdali district was completed in 1990 as a memorial to the late King Hussein’s Grandfather. The beautiful and instantly recognizable Blue Dome Mosque is worth a quick look inside. Women will be asked to wear an Abaya (gown) and cover their hair. The Islamic Museum, with a collection of pottery and photographs of His Majesty King Abdullah 1st, is located inside the mosque, then transfer to visit Amman’s downtown market and city centre, it’s traditional souks, coffee shops, restaurants selling local food and sweets, churches and mosques amongst other popular places. Amman is also the ancient city of Philadelphia with its Roman Theatre and many other monuments such as the Citadel. Visit Jordan River Foundation. and the soap house, Continue your visit to the Desert Castles (Qasr el Kharaneh, Qasr Amra and Qasr el Azraq), located east of Amman, which are beautiful examples of early Islamic art and architecture. Return to your hotel in Amman. Overnight in Amman.
- DAY 3
Amman – Jerash – Ajloun – Dead Sea
Breakfast. Transfer to up north to visit Jerash, wander among the original temples, theatres, plazas, paths and colonnaded streets, all enclosed within the remaining city walls. Within the city walls have been found the remains of settlements dating from the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Abbasid periods, indicating human occupation at this location for more than 2,500 years. Continue to visit Ajloun Castle overlooking the Jordan Valley, and then drive through the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea which sits 400 meters below sea level. The Dead Sea is one of the most incredible places in the world. It is known for the Biblical story of the destruction of Sodom and Amora, which was turned into salt. The Dead Sea speaks for itself; there is no living fish! It is by far one of Jordan’s most impressive and spectacular places to visit. Its calm shining water glowing from its scorching sun above, is known for the concentration of salt and minerals which makes it a therapeutic as well as a unique swimming experience not to be missed. Overnight at the Dead Sea.
- DAY 4
Dead Sea – Madaba – Mount Nebo – Shobak – Petra
Breakfast. Transfer to Madaba to visit St. George’s Church, now a Greek Orthodox basilica, home of the enormous Madaba Mosaic Map. The map, with its richly-detailed rendering of Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem and other holy sites, was only rediscovered in 1894 and has since been brilliantly restored. Next you will climb up to Mount Nebo where Moses died. Enjoy the view of the Holy Land and also see more mosaics of different animals and figures found inside the church of Mount Nebo. Drive to Petra, en route visit Shobak Castle. Overnight in Petra.
- DAY 5
Petra visit – Wadi Rum
Breakfast. Visit of Petra, the new wonder of the world. A city 139 miles (225 kilo meters) from Amman, carved in stone more than 2000 years ago in order to dominate the trade routes of ancient Arabia. Visit its towns, dams, and water channels. First, walk the Siq, a narrow path of three quarters of a mile (1.2 kilo meters), which is the main entrance to the city. At the end of the Siq, you will see the treasury ” Khazneh” – which was believed to hold countless treasures. The first view of the “Khazneh” is a breathtaking. Later, drive south-east to Wadi Rum, called as the valley of moon where the movie Lawrence of Arabia was filmed. Dinner and overnight in Wadi Rum Desert camp.
- DAY 6
Wadi Rum – Aqaba
Breakfast. Visit Wadi Rum. 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 colours. Discover Wadi Rum by a 2 hours 4×4 jeep tour. Proceed to Aqaba coastal city, and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Aqaba.
- DAY 7
Aqaba – Q.A.I Airport for Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to Amman Queen Alia International Airport to meet your outbound flight.
CLOTHING
We strongly advise that you pack clothes according to the season you are visiting Jordan. For winter tours, wearing layers is advisable, as it means you can react flexibly to changing temperatures (day/night, inside/outside), pack a coat and raincoat with boots that fully cover your feet or sturdy shoes, warm socks, an umbrella, gloves, a scar. For summer, pack lightweight, preferably long-sleeved clothing with pants or long skirt and sandals and a jacket for the cold nights in the mountains and desert even in the summer. Beach shoes and swimwear are a plus if your trip includes a visit to Aqaba or the Dead Sea. In Jordan You do NOT need to cover your hair, nor should you do it, unless you want to, the only place where you should cover your hair, arms and legs is when you are entering an Islamic religious site such as a mosque.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Pack your personal appliances as you would for any international trip. Note that the power grid in Jordan offers single-phase 220 Volts at 50 Hertz. Most sockets in the walls there have three pin holes, but bringing an adaptor plug will solve that problem. IF you or somebody in your group intends to use shavers, traveling irons or any other small appliances it would be wise to pack a transformer as well
PASSPORTS & VISAS
All visitors to Jordan must carry a passport that does not expire for at least six months after they intend to depart from the country. Visitors to Jordan must check if they need a prearranged tourist visa depending on their nationality.
CURRENCY
The currency of Jordan is the Jordanian Dinar – JOD or JD. It is also called “leerah” in the spoken language; you can hear it every day at the market. 1 dinar is divided into 100 Qirsh (also called Piaster’s) or 1000 fils. Although the fils no longer exists as physical coin but you still see it on the price tags in shops. The exchange rate of the Jordanian Dinar to the US dollar is fixed at USD 1 = JD 0.708 upon arrival to Jordan, use your bank-card to with draw some Jordanian dinar from the ATM or change a small amount of dollars. There are ATM machines all over Jordan and credit cards are widely accepted.
INCLUDED WITH EVERY GROUP JOURNEY
- Your preferred choice of accommodation: Deluxe, First Class, Superior Class Hotels
- Breakfast & dinner buffets daily at hotel
- Porterage service at hotels
- Meet and assist at border and crossing points
- Carefree travel with arrangement that include border taxes and visas
- Professional and Licensed guides that speak your language
- Entrance fees
- Transportation in a modern, comfortable WI-FI equipped coaches
- Maps
- Daily bottles of water
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CONTACT US
Give us a call or drop us a line
SEND A MESSAGE
You can contact us also by:
Overseas Travel Beureu (O.T.B)
Your partner in the Holy land
Phone: +972 (0) 2 6287090 | [email protected]
44 Raghed Nashashibi St.-P.O.Box 51013 Jerusalem, Israel