7-Nights Best of Jordan Including 1 Night Wadi Rum

Amman, Jordan

Discover Jerash, the Dead Sea, Petra and Wadi Rum on this 7-night tour of Jordan from Amman. Explore Amman and admire the city’s impressive Roman theater. Explore ancient ruins in Jerash, float in the Dead Sea’s salty waters and gaze over the rugged Moab Desert. Visit St George’s Church in Madaba and learn of the city’s biblical sites. Take in panoramic views over the Jordan Valley from Mount Nebo. Enjoy a full-day’s sightseeing in UNESCO–listed Petra and explore Wadi Rum in style by 4x4 Jeep.

Day 1 (Sunday) Amman Airport – Amman Hotel (D) 
Transfer from Amman Queen Alia International Airport to Amman hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2 (Monday) Amman Panoramic City Tour – Jerash – Amman (B, D) 
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of the center, traditional markets, churches, mosques, Roman Theater, and the new modern city. Depart to Jerash, one of the most complete and best preserved of the Roman Empire. Take a walk through time, visiting its streets, theaters, temples, the great colonnade, the Arc of Triumph, the oval plaza and the Temples of Zeus and Artemis, back to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3 (Tuesday): Amman – Dead Sea – Amman (B, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Descend to the lowest place on earth, the Dead Sea and the desert of Moab. Free time to swim in its therapeutic waters, an unforgettable experience! (Entrance to the Dead Sea Resthouse, towels not included). Return to Amman. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4 (Wednesday) Amman - Madaba – Mount Nebo – Karak or Shobak Kings Highway– Petra (B, D)
Breakfast at hotel. Depart to Madaba the 'City of Mosaics,' visit the map of the Holy Land made in 571 BCE at Saint George Church. Continue to Mount Nebo, known as the 'Tomb of Moses,' with a magnificent view of the Jordan Valley. See towns of Karak or Shobak via the Kings’ Highway and visit its fortress. From there, admire great panoramic views then off to Petra. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 (Thursday) Petra (B, D) 
Breakfast at the hotel. Classic full-day visit of the Nabatean red rose city of Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world, carved out of rock over 2000 years ago. Access the city through its entrance and continue to reach the impressive monumental Treasury (El Khazneh), which was believed to hold countless treasures. The first view of the “Khazneh” is breath-taking. Other monuments you can see are the Theater, the Byzantine Church, and the Royal Tombs. (Climbing up to the monastery is on behalf of the clients without guide). Back to hotel for dinner and overnight. 

Day 6 (Friday) Petra – Wadi Rum (B, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the desert of Wadi Rum, one of the scenes from the film Lawrence of Arabia, and one of the most spectacular settings in the Middle East. This is a red desert sand on which granite mountains rise and peaks of red and gold colors penetrate the scenery. This classic tour is by 4x4 lasting approximately 2 hours. Free time in the Desert to explore Wadi Rum. Dinner and overnight in tents at Wadi Rum Camps. 

Wadi Rum Camp is meant for you to experience Bedouin lifestyle in the desert. Accommodation is in basic tents with separate shared bathrooms for men and women. Contact supplier for private tent with bathrooms and luxury tents. A basic Bedouin camp breakfast and dinner is included.

Day 7 (Saturday) Wadi Rum - Amman hotel (B, D)
Breakfast and transfer to/from Wadi Rum Camp to Amman Hotel for dinner and overnight.