Journey Overview
A fast-moving first encounter with Jordan's greatest hits. In five days you'll walk the Roman colonnades of Jerash, climb to the Crusader-era castle of Ajlun, read the famous mosaic map of Madaba, look out over the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, explore the rose-red city of Petra, ride a Bedouin jeep through Wadi Rum, and finish on the Red Sea shore at Aqaba.
Duration
5 Days / 4 Nights
Start / End
Arrive Amman (QAIA) · Depart Aqaba
Basis
Private · Bed & Breakfast
Guiding
Jerash & Petra (2 hrs each)
Day-by-Day Programme
Day 1
Amman Airport – Amman
Arrival at Amman International (Queen Alia) Airport. Meet and transfer to your hotel in Amman for assisted check-in and overnight.
Day 2
Amman – Jerash – Ajlun – Amman City Tour
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Jerash, a close second to Petra among Jordan's favourite destinations; the ancient city has an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years, was conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, and became one of the ten great Roman cities of the Decapolis League.
Continue to Ajlun, where northern Jordan combines the pine forests of the Ajloun–Dibbine area with the Ayyubid castle of Ajlun. Qal'at Ar-Rabad was built by one of Saladin's generals in 1184 AD to control the region's iron mines and deter the Crusaders.
Back to Amman for a city tour: the Citadel and Archaeological Museum, the Roman Theatre and Folklore Museum, a walk downtown with a taste of falafel, and a panoramic drive through the modern city. Overnight in Amman.
Day 3
Amman – Madaba – Mount Nebo – Karak – Petra
After breakfast, drive to Madaba, best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and home to the famous 6th-century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Continue to Mount Nebo, the memorial of Moses, with views over the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the River Jordan.
Drive on to Karak to see the famous Crusader fortress, a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls and passageways, then proceed to your hotel in Petra for check-in and overnight.
Day 4
Petra – Wadi Rum – Aqaba
Breakfast, then begin your visit of Petra, Jordan's greatest treasure — a vast city carved into the rock by the Nabateans over 2,000 years ago. Enter through the Siq, a kilometre-long gorge flanked by 80-metre cliffs, ending at the first glimpse of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), a façade 30 m wide and 43 m high carved from the dusky pink rock.
Afterwards transfer to Wadi Rum — the 'Valley of the Moon' that T.E. Lawrence described as vast, echoing and god-like — for a roughly two-hour Bedouin jeep tour. Continue to Aqaba, Jordan's Red Sea resort, for check-in and overnight.
Day 5
Aqaba – Aqaba Airport
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out, and we transfer you to Aqaba Airport for your departure.
What's Included
Included
- check_circleMeet & assist on arrival by our English-speaking staff
- check_circleComplimentary Jordan entry visa (passport details required in advance)
- check_circlePrivate air-conditioned coach with an English-speaking driver
- check_circleLocal guides in Jerash and Petra (2 hours each)
- check_circleTwo-hour 4x4 Bedouin jeep tour inside Wadi Rum
- check_circleEntrance fees to all sites in the programme
- check_circleShort horse ride in Petra (up to 10 minutes)
- check_circle4 nights' accommodation on bed & breakfast basis
- check_circlePublic liability & professional indemnity insurance
Not Included
- removeTips to the driver, guide, horse handlers in Petra, and hotel & restaurant staff
- removePersonal expenses and lunches en route
- removeDrinks with meals
- removeTravel insurance of any kind
- removePrivate guide (available on request)
- removePorterage at the airport
- removeAnything not mentioned in the inclusions
