JORDAN HIGHLIGHTS

4 Days / 3 Nights

Tour Departs every Thursday from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

Jerash

Thursday

Sheik Hussein Bridge Jerash | Amman

Drive from Tel Aviv - Jerusalem to the border.

After border crossing procedures to enter Jordan.

Drive to Jerash, City of the Decapolis, located about 45kms north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead.

Visit the Roman city with colonnaded streets, the ancient heater, the baths and the hill top temple, the triumphal arch etc.

Then drive to Amman for a city tour of the Jordanian capital.

Overnight in Amman.

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Madaba ancient map

Mount Nebo

Friday

Amman | Madaba | Mount Nebo | Shobak | Petra

After breakfast drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land & ruins of historical sites.

Continue about 10km, to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land.

From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, Dead Sea, etc.

Visit the remains of the Byzantine church with a mosaic floor.

Proceed via the crusaders castle - Shobak, to Wadi Mussa, the modern village of Petra for overnight.

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Petra Treasury

Saturday

Petra | Amman

After breakfast, leave the hotel and ride on a horseback to the "Siq" (Canyon). From there on foot to Petra known as "Sela Edom" or red rock city, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd Century BC to 2nd Century AD.

Visit the most Interesting carved monuments such as the Treasury (El Khazneh - a thomb of a Nabatean king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the altar etc.

From this point you can view the whole of the rock city.

After the visit leave Petra and drive back to Amman.

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Amman

Sunday

Amman | Allenby Bridge | Jerusalem | Tel Aviv

After breakfast, leave the hotel and drive to Allenby Bridge.

Cross the Jordan River and drive back to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Hotels in Jordan

Amman
4 Stars	Standard 5 Stars
Golden Tulip Grand Palace or similar	Regency Palace Hotel or similar

Petra
5 Stars	4 Stars
Nabatean Movenpick	Golden Tulip King's Way

Included in our tour rates:

1. 3 nights hotel accommodation with daily buffet breakfast - 2 nights Amman and 1 night Petra
2. Air-conditioned tourist vehicle
3. English-speaking guide
4. Transfers from and to the border crossing point with Jordan
5. Entrance fees according to the above itinerary
6. Hotel porters fees

Not included in our tour rates:

• Lunches
• Travel insurance
• Tips for guide/driver & the horseman in Petra
• Visa fee to Jordan
• Border crossing taxes in Israel and Jordan

CLASSICAL JORDAN

Valid March 1 to November 15 2007

3 Days / 2 Nights

Tour departs every Sunday from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

Jerash

Sunday

Sheik Hussein Bridge | Jerash | Amman.

Drive from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to the border crossing procedures to enter Jordan.

Proceed to Jerash, City of the Decapolis, located about 45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead.

Visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets, the baths and the hill of the top Temple etc.

Then drive to Amman for a city tour of the Jordanian capital.

Overnight in Amman.

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Amman

Petra

Monday

Amman | Petra | Amman

After early breakfast, leave the hotel and travel south on the road to Wadi Mussa..

Then on horseback to the "Siq" (canyon) and then on foot to Petra known as "Sela Edom" or red rock city, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd century B.C. to 2nd Century A.D.

Visit the most interesting monuments, such as the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the altar, (Al Madhbah). From this point you can view the whole of the rock city.

Then back to Wadi Musa village and drive back to Amman for overnight.

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Madaba ancient map

Mount Nebo

Tuesday

Amman | Madaba | Mount Nebo | Jerusalem | Tel Aviv

Drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land and ruins of historical sites.

Continue about 10kms. to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land.

From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, Dead Sea, etc.

Visit the remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor.

Then drive to the border and to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.

 

Hotels in Jordan

Amman
4 Stars	Standard 5 Stars
Golden Tulip Grand Palace or similar	Regency Palace Hotel or similar

 

Included in our tour rates:

1. 2 nights hotel accommodation with daily buffet breakfast - nights hotel accommodation in Amman with daily buffet breakfast
2. Air-conditioned tourist vehicle
3. English-speaking guide
4. Transfers to and from the border crossing point with Jordan
5. Entrance fees to sites according to the above itinerary
6. Hotel porters fees

Not included in our tour rates:

• Lunches
• Travel insurance
• Tips for guide/driver & the horseman in Petra
• Visa fee to Jordan if applicable
• Border crossing taxes in Israel and Jordan

FULL ONE DAY TOUR FROM EILAT TO PETRA

Daily Departure from Eilat

Camel Ride
		Underwater Observatory
Eilat		The Treasury in Petra

Transfer from your Eilat hotel to the Arava border point with Jordan.

Cross into Jordan and drive to the rose city of Petra.

Visit to the wonders of the ancient city of Petra the Rose Red City carved by the Nabataeans out of solid rock. A visit to Petra is one of the true highlights of any tour to the Middle East.

For hundreds of years, Petra was forgotten until it was rediscovered in 1812. The entire city is carved into the sides of a deep gorge, which is entered on foot or by horse-drawn carriages.

In the late afternoon return to your hotel in Eilat.

Included in our tour rates:

1. Air-conditioned tourist vehicle
2. English-speaking guide
3. Transfers to and from your Eilat hotel to the border crossing point
4. Entrance fees to Petra
5. Lunch

Not included in our tour rates:

• Travel insurance
• Tips for guide/driver & the horseman in Petra
• Visa fee to Jordan
  (free when crossing at the Arava crossing point in Eilat)
• Border crossing taxes in Israel and Jordan