Jordan Up Close: Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Red Sea at Aqaba

Jordan

Jordan Up Close: Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Red Sea at Aqaba

A night by the Dead Sea and another by the Red Sea

Jordan

Jordan Up Close: Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Red Sea at Aqaba

Jordan in a group of 20 at most and on full board: Jerash, then a night by the Dead Sea, the King's Highway via Madaba and Mount Nebo, a full day in Petra, Little Petra and a night in Wadi Rum, Aqaba and the Red Sea, then Amman and its citadel.

When

Mar-May, Sept-Nov

Price

From 1 353€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Jerash, the Dead Sea and Petra

Days 1-4

The Roman city, the salt sea and the rose city.

Day 1

Arrival in Amman

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

Arrival in Amman

Day 2

Jerash – the Dead Sea

The Roman city of Jerash, then the Dead Sea, a float and a night on its shores.

Jerash – the Dead Sea

Day 3

Madaba, Mount Nebo – Petra

The King's Highway via Madaba and its mosaics and Mount Nebo, then Petra.

Madaba, Mount Nebo – Petra

Day 4

Petra, the rose city

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).

Petra, the rose city
Jerash, the Dead Sea and Petra — photo 1
Jerash, the Dead Sea and Petra — photo 2
Jerash, the Dead Sea and Petra — photo 3
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Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Amman

Days 5-8

The desert, the Red Sea and the capital.

Day 5

Little Petra – Wadi Rum

Siq al-Barid, 'Little Petra', then the Wadi Rum desert, a 4x4 safari and a night in a Bedouin camp.

Little Petra – Wadi Rum

Day 6

Wadi Rum – Aqaba

Drive to Aqaba, on the shores of the Red Sea, and free time by the water.

Wadi Rum – Aqaba

Day 7

Aqaba – Amman

Drive to Amman, a capital built on seven hills, and its citadel.

Aqaba – Amman

Day 8

Amman – flight home

Transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Amman – flight home
Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Amman — photo 1
Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Amman — photo 2
Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Amman — photo 3
Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Amman — photo 4
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