Jordan

Jordan Highlights: the Desert Castles, Jerash, Petra and Wadi Rum

The complete tour on full board, with a night in a Bedouin tent

Jordan

Jordan Highlights: the Desert Castles, Jerash, Petra and Wadi Rum

Jordan in eight days on full board: the Umayyad desert castles, Jerash and Ajloun, Iraq al-Amir and the Dead Sea, the King's Highway via Madaba, Mount Nebo and Kerak, a full day in Petra, then Wadi Rum by 4x4 and a night in a Bedouin camp. A 9-day version with the town of As-Salt and 3* superior or 4* hotels, from €1,157 per person.

When

Mar-May, Sept-Nov

Price

From 827€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Amman and the north

Days 1-4

Castles, a Roman city and the Dead Sea.

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 5-8

The King's Highway, 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 late afternoon, drive to Wadi Rum and a night in a Bedouin camp.