EURORIENTE: JORDAN COMPLETE WITH THE DEAD SEA 8 Days

Day 1: AMMAN

Welcome to Jordan! Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel according to your chosen category. accommodation.

Day 2: AMMAN/AJLUN/JERASH/AMMAN (B-D)

Breakfast and departure for a visit to Ajlun Castle, a fortress built in 1185 and later rebuilt in the 13th century, by the Mamluks after their destruction by the Mongols. It is a castle from the time of the Crusaders, located at the top of the mountain and from which you can contemplate a beautiful view. Continue to visit Jerash, one of the cities of the Decapolis. Jerash is located north of Amman, approximately 45 km and about an hour's drive away. During the tour, we will visit the Arc de Triomphe, the oval square, the thistle, the colonnade, the temple of Aphrodite and finally, the Roman theater, with wonderful acoustics. The preservation of the ruins of Jerash is still surprising today, and you can have a very accurate idea of what the cities were like at the time. At the end of the visit, return to Amman. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 3: AMMAN / PANORAMIC TOUR / BETANIA / MADABA / MT. NEBO / PETRA (B - D)

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the panoramic view of the city of Amman. We continue towards the border with Israel and Palestine, looking for the Jordan River visiting one of the most mystical and spiritual places in Jordan. We visit Bethany, the place where Jesus was baptized by St. John the Evangelist. we will also visit the archaeological site located on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, about 9 km north of the Dead Sea, it is of immense importance for Christianity because it is recognized as the place where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist. Continue to Madaba to visit the Orthodox Church of St. George, where the first mosaic map of Palestine is located. Continue to Mount Nebo to admire the panoramic view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea from the mountain. This place is important because it was the last place Moses visited and from where the prophet saw the promised land, which he would never reach. Departure to Petra. After arrival Dinner and overnight.

The visits of Betania and um Ar Rasas can be exchanged during the day between the two for operational reasons without prior notice.

Day 4: LITTLE PETRA / PETRA / AQABA (B - D)

Breakfast, and departure to the nearby town of Al Beida, also known as Little Petra. Visit of these caravanserais. After the visit we dedicate the full day to discover the pink city, the capital of the Nabataeans. During the visit, we will see the most important and representative monuments carved into the rock by the Nabataeans. We start with the Treasury, famous and internationally known monument made into a film in one of the Indiana Jones movies, the Colored Tombs, the Royal Tombs, the Monastery. Petra is one of those places in the world where you have to go at least once in your life. Then depart for the Red Sea coastal city of Aqaba. Dinner and Accommodation. 

Day 5: AQABA / RED SEA BEACHES / WADI RUM (B-D)

Breakfast at the hotel and free time to enjoy the city of Aqaba on the shores of the Red Sea, Included in the program we have planned a relaxing morning on the beach of MOVENPICK CITY, at the Berenice club or similar) where we can make use of its facilities, pool or sea, showers and towels and a lunch (drinks not included). In the early afternoon, departure for Wadi Rum. After 1 hour and 30 minutes of walking, we arrived at the Lawrence Desert of Arabia. The visit lasts two hours and is carried out in peculiar 4 x 4 vehicles driven by Bedouins, (6 people per car) consists of a small incursion into the lunar landscape of this desert. On our walk we will observe the wonders that nature has made and the erosion of rocks and sand. At the end of the visit, continue to the Bedouin camp where we will spend the night under the stars. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6: WADI RUM / UM AR RASAS / DEAD SEA (B-D)

Breakfast at the hotel Depart to visit Um Al Rasas a Jordanian archaeological site containing ruins of the Roman, Byzantine and soon-to-be-Muslim civilizations. It is located 30 km southeast of Madaba, which is the capital of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan. After the visit, departure to the Dead Sea. Dinner and Accommodation.

Day 7: DEAD SEA / FREE DAY (B - D)

Breakfast. Free day to enjoy the therapeutic muds and floating baths of the Dead Sea. Dinner and Accommodation.

Day 8: DEAD SEA / AMMAN AIRPORT (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. and at the indicated time transfer to the airport. End of services