5-Day Tour: Amman to Petra and Main Attractions in Jordan

Amman, Jordan

Day 1: Arrival Amman
Upon your arrival to Amman at Queen Alia Airport, and collecting your baggage, your driver will be waiting for you at the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name. Transfer to Amman for overnight as per meal plan.

Day 2: Amman City Tour – Jerash
After breakfast at your hotel, start the tour of Amman visiting the Citadel of Amman with its museum, overlooking old Amman and the Roman Amphitheater. Continue downtown to visit the amphitheater and the museum. Drive through old Amman heading to West Amman - the modern part of the city. Afterwards, head north to visit the Greco-Roman city of Jerash (Jerasa), also known as the Pompeii of the East for it is the second well-preserved Roman city in the world. Visiting the Hippodrome, its oval colonnade piazza, Colonnade Streets, Airtimes temple, Zeus Temple and the South Theater. Back to Amman for overnight as per meal plan.

Day 3: Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo – Kerak – Petra
Breakfast at the hotel. Take an early morning visit in Madaba (the City of the Mosaics) to visit St. Georges Church which cradles the 5th century mosaic map of the Holy Land. After that, go up to Mount Nebo, the place where Moses was buried. From the top, if the sky is clear enough, you can see Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley, also visiting the church dating 5th century A.D maintained by the Franciscans. Then drive to Kerak, via the King’s Highway. In Kerak you will visit an ancient Crusader stronghold, situated on a hilltop about 3200 feet (1000 m) above sea level and is surrounded on three sides by a valley. Then you will be transferred to Petra, the red-rose city, for check in and overnight as per meal plan.

Day 4: Petra Visit
Today, enjoy a visit to one of the new Seven Wonders of The World. No visit of Jordan will be complete without having seen the capital of the ancient Nabatean kingdom, Petra. Begin your visit by enjoying a walk or a short horse ride from Petra’s main entrance to the entrance of the old city, “Al Siq”. As you reach the end of the Siq, the first and greatest monument of Petra slowly comes into view. This is the famous treasury monument “Al Khazneh”. Indulge yourself, and walk through the architectural and spiritual wonders of this majestic place examining every detail in sight. After your visit, it's back to your hotel for overnight as per meal plan.