Jordan

Wonders of Jordan: the Grand Tour and Two Nights at the Dead Sea or Aqaba

Seven days of sightseeing, then a rest by the Dead Sea or the Red Sea

Jordan

Wonders of Jordan: the Grand Tour and Two Nights at the Dead Sea or Aqaba

The grand Jordanian tour on full board (the desert castles, Jerash and Ajloun, Iraq al-Amir and the Dead Sea, the King's Highway, Petra, Wadi Rum and its night in a camp), followed by two nights' rest at a hotel by the Dead Sea. A version with two nights in Aqaba, on the Red Sea ('Le meilleur de la Jordanie'), from €1,368 per person.

When

Mar-May, Sept-Nov

Price

From 1 202€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

9 nights

Ideal length

Amman and the north

Days 1-4

Castles, Jerash and Iraq al-Amir.

Day 1

Arrival in Amman

Flight to Amman, welcome at the airport, visa formalities and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2

The desert castles

The Umayyad castles east of Amman: Qasr al-Kharaneh, the frescoes of Qusayr Amra, a UNESCO site, and the basalt fortress of Azraq.

Day 3

Jerash and Ajloun

Jerash, ancient Gerasa, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Middle East, then the Arab castle of Ajloun.

Day 4

Iraq al-Amir and the Dead Sea

The Hellenistic palace of Qasr al-Abd at Iraq al-Amir, then a float in the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth.

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Petra and Wadi Rum

Days 5-7

The rose city and the desert.

Day 5

The King's Highway – Petra

Along the King's Highway: Madaba and its mosaic map of the Holy Land, Mount Nebo and its view of the Jordan valley, the crusader fortress of Kerak, then Petra.

Day 6

Petra, the rose city – Wadi Rum

A full day in the old Nabataean capital: the Siq, the Khazneh (the Treasury), the royal tombs, the theatre and, for the bravest, the climb up to the Deir (the Monastery). In the evening, a night in a Bedouin camp.