Essential Jordan Tour

Culture

50%

Nature

20%

History

50%

Relax

30%

Food

50%

Departure from Italy by scheduled flight. Arrival in Amman and clearance of customs formalities. Meeting with the local assistant and transfer to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel and overnight stay.

PLEASE NOTE: In case of flight delay, dinner at the hotel restaurant will be replaced with a cold meal/snack served in the room.

Culture

50%

Nature

50%

History

50%

Adventure

40%

Food

20%

Breakfast. The morning will be dedicated to an orientation tour of the capital Amman, a modern and cosmopolitan city. The city tour will provide an overview of the Jordanian capital, including the Citadel and the Roman Theatre, two of the city's most famous archaeological sites. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we head towards the interior of Jordan: just a few kilometers away from Amman begins the desert. In this area, the famous castles of Amra, Azraq, and Karraneh were built, which appear more like noble palaces than actual fortresses. The structures date back to the 7th century when the Umayyads wanted to present themselves as princes of the desert Bedouins. Return to Amman in the late afternoon, dinner at the hotel, and overnight stay.

Culture

60%

Nature

70%

History

70%

Adventure

40%

Food

20%

Breakfast. Traveling along the ancient King's Highway (dating back 5,000 years), we reach Madaba, where we will find the famous mosaic in the Church of St. George, known as the "Map of the Holy Land," as it depicts various routes leading to Jerusalem from major locations in the Middle East. This remarkable artwork dates back to the 6th century. The journey continues to Mount Nebo, the place from which Moses viewed the Promised Land and where the prophet himself was buried. A small square church was built on the site by the early Byzantine Christians and was later expanded into a larger complex. Lunch in a local restaurant. We then proceed to visit the impressive Crusader castle of Shobak, built in 1115, surrounded by a wild and remote landscape - a structure that manages to captivate even the most indifferent of travelers. Arrival in Petra in the late afternoon. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.

Culture

50%

Nature

50%

History

70%

Adventure

50%

Food

20%

Breakfast. The entire day will be dedicated to visiting the archaeological site of the Nabataean capital. Ancient Petra was one of the major trading centers of the Middle East. Protected by the rose-colored rocks of the Jordanian mountains, Petra experienced extraordinary wealth until the 8th century, when it was abandoned. Access to the archaeological site is truly breathtaking: walking along a path through a deep canyon, surrounded by sculptures and engineering marvels (the Siq), we reach the so-called "Treasury", a building entirely carved into the rock. After a short stop, we continue downhill towards the Roman Theatre, Qasr Bint Pharaoun, the Temple of the Winged Lions, and other monuments. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight stay in Petra.

Culture

50%

Nature

50%

History

70%

Adventure

50%

Food

20%

Breakfast and departure for Siq Al-Barid, in Beida (Little Petra), and visit to the archaeological site which includes tombs, water channels and cisterns carved into the rock, temples, and remains of frescoes on plaster. This small settlement was used by the Nabataeans to host caravans coming from Arabia and the East. It was also a place where many religious activities took place, including the Festival of the Drink, when the Nabataean king organized celebrations and offered drinks to his guests. At the end of the visit, proceed to the Wadi Rum desert, also known as the Valley of the Moon, with ancient riverbeds, wind-sculpted mountains, and vast desert landscapes with smooth pastel-colored sands. This desert area, the most evocative in Jordan, is especially famous for the epic of Lawrence of Arabia, who lived here for a long time. Followed by a 2-hour 4x4 vehicle tour. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight stay at the tented camp in the Wadi Rum desert.

Culture

20%

Nature

50%

History

50%

Relax

50%

Food

50%

Wellness

50%

Breakfast at the tented camp. Traveling along the Arabian Road, visit Bethany, the site of the settlement of Saint John the Baptist, where Jesus was baptized, as reported in the Bible (John 1:28 and 10:40) and in Byzantine and medieval texts. Continue to the Dead Sea, a sunny destination all year round, located in the Jordan Valley about 422 meters below sea level, one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. Lunch at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel on the Dead Sea. Afternoon free for swimming and mud treatments. Return to Amman, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Culture

70%

Nature

60%

History

70%

Adventure

50%

Food

20%

Breakfast at the hotel. The morning will be dedicated to an excursion to Jerash, the Pompeii of the East. The ancient Gerasa, a powerful and flourishing Roman commercial colony, boasts a remarkable archaeological heritage: the Cardo, the South Theatre, the Temple of Zeus, the Arch of Hadrian, the Temple of Artemis, and the Nymphaeum. The city’s 14 churches date back to the Byzantine era and are rich in exquisite mosaics. Lunch at a local restaurant. The tour will continue with a visit to Ajloun Castle, dating back to the 12th century, a Muslim fortress strategically positioned to control the Jordan Valley on the ancient route connecting Damascus to Cairo, an exceptional example of Arab-Islamic military architecture. Return to Amman, dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to Amman airport for the return flight to Italy.