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Day 01– Arrive
Amman, Jordan
Arrive Amman
International Airport. Meet & assist at Queen Alia International
Airport by your professional Jordan Beauty representative, who will
assist you with visas, luggage, and customs.
Transfer
in modern air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel, Amman Marriott
Hotel pre-check in will be arranged, and guests will go directly
to their rooms, and luggage will follow immediately.
Meals
provided: None
Accommodation: Amman
Marriott Hotel
Day 02
– Amman
You are collected from
your hotel for a full day city tour of Amman.
Start the
day by visiting the Citadel, the Archaeological Museum, the
Roman Theatre, the Folklore Museum, walk down town through the
bazaars and the Gold market, then on to visit Darat al Funun.
Darat al
Funun is a home for the Arts and the artists of Jordan and the
Arab World. Overlooking the heart of Amman, Darat al Funun is
housed in three historical residences built in the 1920’s
alongside the remains of a 6th century Byzantine church. It
speaks of an enduring ancient legacy of urbanism, architecture
and cultural identity that is now being enriched by a modern
flowering of the visual arts.
Enjoy
lunch at Fakher El Din Restaurant.
After
lunch visit the Nature Centre of the Royal Society for the
Conservation of Nature, and walk through the oldest part of
Amman located in “Jabal Amman” the 1st circle, where most of the
houses of the well known families of Amman was living or still
living till today. Most of the houses are built in the 1920’s or
1930’s.
Visit
Jordan River Design Shop for handicraft during the waling tour.
End the
tour at the “Pacha” Turkish Bath for bath with a massage and
dinner at the courtyard of the Pacha Turkish Bath.
Meals
provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Amman
Marriott Hotel
Day 03
– Jerash & Ajloun
You are collected from
your hotel for a full day excursion to Jerash and Ajloun.
In Jerash,
the Roman excavations are of about the same size as the modern
part of the town. Sometimes called the Pompeii of the East,
Jerash flourished in the first century AD and thrived by trade
due to the benefits of the “Pax Romana.”
Located
north of Amman in the biblical land of Gilead lies this city
sheltered in a fertile and well-watered valley. At its height,
Jerash was home to over 25,000
people. Theatres and temples were continuously added as the city
thrived under the Roman empire. In 330 AD Emperor Constantine
announced that Christianity would be the new religion of the
Roman Empire’s eastern half, and Jerash fell into the newly
formed Byzantine segment. A spate of building ensued, some
temples were transformed to churches, and many new churches were
erected, with mosaic floors similar to those found at Madaba.
The massive ruins are spread over a large area divided and
crisscrossed by colonnaded streets whose pavements still show
the grooves of chariot wheels.
Enjoy
lunch at the Green Valley Restaurant in Jerash, and continue on
to Ajloun.
Visit the
castle of Ajloun “Al Rabad Castle.” Qalat er-Rabad, this is the
name in Arabic, is located on a high peak overlooking the city
of Ajloun. According to Salah-Eddin biographer, this castle was
built between 1184 and 1185 by one of the Salah-Eddin nephews,
to oppose the Crusaders castles of Kerak and Shobak.
Return to
Amman for dinner and evening at leisure.
Meals
provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Amman
Marriott Hotel
Day 04
– Amman - Petra
Hotel checkout, depart
Amman for a full day excursion to Mt. Nebo, Madaba, the King’s
Highway, Kerak, and on to Petra for overnight.
Drive to
Mount Nebo, the mountain where Moses was allowed to see the Holy
Land… and not allowed to enter it. Nowadays the mountain is a
memorial site. Here is the “Church of Moses”, built by the first
Christians. Ever since the first days of Christianity this
mountain has been a holy place and a destination for pilgrimage.
Like Moses, you can have a great view over Jordan, the Dead Sea
and Israel. When the weather is clear, you should even be able
to see Jerusalem, which is about 60 kilometres away.
Continue
to Madaba. South of Amman proudly stands the “City of Mosaics,”
Madaba, perched on an archaeological site with more than 4000
years of history buried beneath it. The quality and quantity of
mosaic flooring has made Madaba one of the most prominent cities
in the world for mosaics. St. George’s Church houses the world
famous mosaic floor depicting a large mosaic map of Palestine.
Centrally located on this mosaic floor is a detailed map of
Jerusalem as it was during the sixth century AD. At the Church
of the Apostles, at the southern entrance of the city, is a
mosaic floor attributed to the craftsman Salamanios, depicting
the Sea, with the central figure of a woman encircled
with a selection of creatures, vegetation and an inscription.
Return to
your vehicle and proceed to Kerak to visit the Crusaders Castle
of Kerak and lunch at Kerak King’s Castle Restaurant.
Visit the
Crusaders Castle of Kerak, famous of its crusader fortress in
the center of underground galleries, rooms and secret
passageways and its thick defensive walls pierced by narrow
arrow slits where crusader archers held out bravely but in vain
for over 100 years. It was the crusaders who made Kerak famous.
Payen Le Boutellier, the lord of Montreal, built the fortress in
1142. He made Kerak the new capital of the province because it
was situated on the king’s highway, where it could control all
traffic from north and south.
Return to
your vehicle and proceed to Petra via the Desert Highway, for
hotel check-in and dinner this evening.
Meals
provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Petra
Marriott Hotel. |
local music entertainment. 
Dead Sea in search of its curative secrets. Due to high annual
temperatures, low humidity and high atmospheric pressure, the
air is extremely oxygenous, and the high content of oxygen and
magnesium in the air make breathing a lot easier. With the
highest content of minerals and salts in the world, the Dead Sea
water possesses anti-inflammatory properties, and the dark mud
found on The shores have been used for over 2000 years for
therapeutic purposes. 
