Upon arrival at Amman Airport our representative welcomes you, assists you through immigration and matches with your driver. Then transfer for ca. 30 minutes to your hotel in Amman for overnight.
Day 2: Amman – Petra visit (B)
Early breakfast, then we drive 2.5 hrs via the Desert Highway to Petra, the must see for every Jordan visitor. A local guide will give you a short introduction of this unique place and walks with you via the Siq, a narrow gorge, to the most beautiful monument, the Treasury. From here you explore the area by yourself, taking you to the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs or climbing up the more than 800 stairs to the Monastery El Deir with amazing views to Wadi Araba. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Desert Safari: Petra – Little Petra – Wadi Feynan - Wadi Araba (B, L, D)
In the morning we board the 4x4 Jeeps and start journey to Wadi Araba. First area we pass is the bizarre landscape of Little Petra, after that Wadi Feynan, once important for copper mining and production. We continue to Wadi Araba, where Bedouin tribes still living in a traditional way. We stay at private camp in the night. Lunch box en route, dinner at camp.
Day 4: Desert Safari: Wadi Araba – Humaima – Diseh (B, L, D)
Today we continue off road to Humaima in the beautiful Hisma desert. This was a small Nabatean settlement, where the Romans built later a fort, in the 7th century it was home to the Islamic Abbasid Dynasty. Since several years excavations are going on here. We continue to Diseh for dinner & overnight at camp.
Day 5: Desert Safari: Diseh - Kharazah – Wadi Rum (B, L, D)
After breakfast we set off to Wadi Rum, one of the most impressing desert landscapes in the world. This vast, silent landscape is featured by ancient riverbeds, colored sand dunes and rugged mountains. We pass the Kharazah rock bridge and the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a rock formation named after the book by Lawrence of Arabia. Dinner & overnight at camp.
Day 6: Wadi Rum – Aqaba hotel (B)
We leave the desert behind and drive to the Red Sea resort Aqaba where our service ends at hotel, we booked for you. This gives you the opportunity to choose some days at the Red Sea, discover more of Jordan or continue by ferry to Egypt.
Legend
B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
Accommodation
We choose you the following hotels and guesthouses in Amman, Karak, Dana and Petra.
3* package:
Hotel Hillside Amman: Hillside hotel is located in the vicinity of the University of Jordan, close to the heart of Amman’s commercial and shopping centers. They offer nice rooms for a comfortable stay with all common amenities.
Petra Palace: Petra Palace hotel in Wadi Musa, few kms to the visitors centre of Petra. Is a good property for a comfortable stay, providing 83 rooms with a/c, satellite TV and phone, and outdoor swimming pools
Dana & Karak: We offer you only simple accommodation like guest houses, where private bathroom cannot be guaranteed.
Important Note: These hotels and guest houses are among the best chosen for ensure your enjoyable stay, with all basic amenities available. At the event of overbooking, we will accommodate you on similar properties.
Rate and Service
* Rates in USD per person in a standard double room
3* Hotels & Camp
2 pax
1250
4 pax
1090
6 pax
950
Single Supplement
80
Rates include:
Meet & assist service • Hotel accommodation on BB basis • 3 overnights in private camps on HB basis • 3x lunch & mineral water day 3 to 5 • Transfers in a/c, new vehicle with English speaking driver/tour leader • 3 days Jeep safari with English speaking driver • English speaking guide in Petra from entrance to Treasury • Entrance fees to mentioned sites • 700 meters horse ride in Petra (included in ticket).
Rates exclude:
Airfare • Travel insurance • Jordanian visa (obtainable at Amman Airport for
20 JD = 30 USD per person) • Meals & beverage where not mentioned • Tips and private expenses.
Important Notes:
• Best travel time: March till beginning of June, September till beginning December.
• You need: light & comfortable clothes, at the same time warmer clothes for the nights.
• Weather conditions can make it necessary to change the tour itinerary.
