Jordan Discovery tour

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This comprehensive tour of Jordan stays in luxury 5-star accommodation and visits many of the countries fascinating historical sites, cultural highlights and forgotten gems
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

What's this trip about?

    This comprehensive tour of Jordan stays in luxury 5-star accommodation and visits many of the countries fascinating historical sites, cultural highlights and forgotten gems

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 1 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityAmman
End CityWadi Rum & Petra

Destinations

  • Jordan

Attractions

  • Amman

Trip includes

    • All accommodation in 4-star hotels
    • All meals as indicated in your itinerary
    • Airport transfers at the start and end of your trip
    • English speaking tour escort/driver
    • Specialist local site guides in Jerash, Petra, Amman
    • Private vehicles for all road journeys indicated
    • Comprehensive pre-departure material

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Amman, transfer to hotel
Our guide will meet you at Amman Airport and transfer you to your chosen accommodation. Today is free for you to settle into your new surroundings and begin exploring Jordan's cosmopolitan capital.

OVERNIGHT
Amman hotel

EXTRAS
Extra day in Amman - pre-tour, Single Room Supplement (JOTMJD)

Day 2 Visit Desert Castles & wildlife reserves
After breakfast we begin our sightseeing tour to visit the 'Desert Castles' many of which date back over 1000 years. Known as 'castles' these sites are actually palaces, fortresses and bath houses and make for a very interesting trip. We concentrate our time on the most ...
OVERNIGHT
Amman hotel

MEALS
Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 Amman city tour, drive to Aqaba
One of the best places to begin a days sightseeing around Amman is the Roman Forum and this will be today's first stop. The Roman Theatre is cut into a depression in the hillside and the huge theatre offers spectacular views of the surrounding area. The original structur...
OVERNIGHT
Aqaba hotel

MEALS
Breakfast

Day 4 Aqaba, free day
Today is free for you to relax beside the red sea, explore Aqaba or enjoy the many water sports which Aqaba has to offer. The crystal blue waters and colourful reefs around Aqaba offer some of the Red Seas best diving.

OVERNIGHT
Aqaba hotel

MEALS
Breakfast

EXTRAS
Snorkelling in the Red Sea

Day 5 Drive to Wadi Rum, jeep safari & drive to Petra
We drive out of Aqaba to the spectacular desert & mountains of Wadi Rum. The desert here, with its towering rust coloured rocky 'jebels' awed TE Lawrence during his visits during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18, and was later made famous in the film Lawrence of Arabia. Af...
OVERNIGHT
Petra hotel

MEALS
Breakfast, Lunch

EXTRAS
Camel Ride in Wadi Rum

Day 6 Full day at Petra, guided tour & free time
The ancient capital of the Nabataean commercial empire until the Romans finally took over in 106AD, Petra was largely forgotten, except by the local Bedouins, until it was 'discovered' in 1812 by a young Swiss explorer, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. This was partly due to it...
OVERNIGHT
Petra hotel

MEALS
Breakfast, Lunch

EXTRAS
Petra by night, Petra camel ride

Day 7 Tour Little Petra, drive to Dana Nature Reserve
After breakfast we enjoy a morning guided tour to visit 'Little Petra'. In the afternoon we leave Petra and head to Dana Reserve. Dana Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, covering approximately 320km². The reserve was established in 1989, and is the only reserve ...
OVERNIGHT
Dana guesthouse

MEALS
Breakfast, Dinner

Day 8 Reserve walk, drive to the Dead Sea
We begin today with a guided walk in the reserve where you may be able to view some of the diverse mix of plant and animal species. We then begin our drive to the Dead Sea along the King's Highway (a slower, but much more interesting and beautiful drive than the busy Des...
OVERNIGHT
Dead Sea hotel

MEALS
Breakfast

Day 9 Visit Baptism site, swim in the Dead Sea
This morning we will visit the Baptism Site which is one of the most important discoveries made in the middle-east over the last few years. The site is known to be the place where John the Baptist lived and where he most likely baptized Jesus Christ. In the afternoon we...
OVERNIGHT
Dead Sea hotel

MEALS
Breakfast

Day 10 Tour to visit Jerash & Ajloun Castle
Today we have a full day tour to visit the Roman Ruins at Jerash and Ajloun Castle. Our first visit to Jerash takes us to what is probably Jordan's second most visited tourist site. As with Petra, this is for good reason, as the Roman ruins here are very well preserved, ...
OVERNIGHT
Amman hotel

MEALS
Breakfast

Day 11 Transfer to airport for departure
Your time in Jordan comes to an end today. You have some free time in Amman today before our guide transfers you to the airport for departure.

OVERNIGHT
N/A

MEALS
Breakfast

EXTRAS
Extra day in Amman - post-tour

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,870
Price per day$261
Last Updated: 0/25/2024

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International flights (can be arranged on request)
    • Visas (free visa included as part of your Jordan Pass)
    • Departure taxes
    • Tips
    • Entrance fees to sites visited (the majority included in your Jordan Pass)
    • Private escort guide to accompany you throughout the tour (available as an additional option)
    • Meals, drinks and snacks not mentioned in the itinerary
    • Any other items not mentioned in the itinerary
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