Tour Code: FIT/1133

Highlights of Jordan

7 Nights / 8 Days
Free & Easy – SIC Tour
Monsoon Special
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Cities : Amman (4N),Petra (2N),Sweimeh Dead Sea (1N)

Sightseeing

Amman, Jordan
  • Jordan Archaeological Museum
  • Amman Citadel Hill
  • Roman Theatre
  • The Folklore Museum
  • Desert Castle
Jerash, Jordan
  • Roman City Tour of Jerash
Ajloun, Jordan
  • Ajloun Castle
Umm Qais, Jordan
  • Umm Qais Tour
Madaba, Jordan
  • Visit To Madaba
  • Mount Nebo - Madaba
Petra, Jordan
  • Red Rose City
  • Visit Wadi Rum with Jeep Safari
Pella, Jordan
  • A Small Medieval Mosque
  • Byzantine Churches and Houses
  • Chalcolithic Settlement

Meals

  • 7 Breakfast
  • 7 Local Dinner

Day wise travel itinerary

  • Day 1 :Arrival Amman
    Arrive in Amman (QAIA). Meet and greet at the airport. Overnight stay in Amman.


    • Local Dinner
  • Day 2 :Amman - Desert Castles - Amman
    After breakfast, we tour the downtown part of capital city Amman for 2 hours, visiting sites and museums including the Archeological Museum, the Folklore Museum, The citadel, and the Amphitheatre. Everywhere you look there is evidence of the city's much older past! Now, we proceed to the Eastern Desert to visit Al Kharraneh Castle, Amra Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and Al Azraq Castle where Lawrence of Arabia resided and wrote part of his book “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”. Overnight stay in Amman.


    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 3 :Amman - Jerash – Ajloun - Amman

    After breakfast, we head to visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, including the paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls. Now, proceeding to northern Jordan to visit one of the most important ecological and historical sites in the Middle East; Ajloun. Ajloun Castle (Qal’at Ar-Rabad) is a fine example of Islamic architecture as it was built by Saladin’s general in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajloun, and to counter the progress of the Crusaders by dominating the three main routes leading to the Jordan valley and protecting the communication routes between Jordan and Syria. Overnight stay in Amman.



    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 4 :Pella - UM Qais - Amman
    After breakfast, we head to visit Pella where you can see the remains of a Chalcolthic settlement the 4th millennium BC, Byzantine churches and houses and a small medieval mosque. Proceed to Um Qais, previously known as Gadara, a city renowned as the site of the famous miracle of the Gadarene swine, a cultural center in its time and the home to several classical poets and philosophers. Promenade through Um Qais and see its colonnaded street, vaulted terrace and the ruins of two theatres. Overnight stay in Amman.


    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 5 :Amman - Madaba – Mt Nebo - Um Rassas - Petra
    After breakfast, we head to visit Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Proceed to Mt. Nebo (site only as the church is closed down for renovation) a city mentioned in the bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the promised land that he would never enter. Head south of Jordan to visit Umm Ar Rassas. Overnight stay in Petra.


    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 6 :Petra

    VISIT After breakfast, we head to visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 world wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked either side by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colors and formations of the rocks. The site is massive, and contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theatres, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. Overnight stay in Petra.



    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 7 :Petra – Wadi Rum - Aqaba – Wadi Araba - Dead Sea
    After breakfast, we head further down in southern Jordan to visit other significant sites including Wadi Rum and Aqaba. Explore Wadi Rum on a 1.30 hour jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Wadi Rum was best described by T.E. Lawrence as “Vast, echoing and god-like”, and by the locals as “Valley of the Moon”. Proceed to the sole gulf city in Jordan; Aqaba for a quick tour. Its sandy beaches and coral reefs are the most pristine on the Red Sea. Now, leave for the Dead Sea via Wadi Araba. Overnight stay at the Dead Sea. 


    • Breakfast
    • Local Dinner
  • Day 8 :Departure Dead Sea - Qaia
    (with English speaking Assistance) (+/- 65KM) (Driving 1H 15M+/-) After breakfast, departure from Amman via Queen Alia international Airport), to your next destination. 


    • Breakfast
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Sightseeing

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Jordan Archaeological Museum

It was built in 1951 to be a social focus and national gallery it shows different objects of archaeological locales discovered during excavations every where throughout the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The museum houses artefacts from different archaeological sites of the country, from Palaeolithic to the Islamic Era. The collection is arranged in chronological order and includes pottery, glass, metal tools, jewellery and coin collections. 
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Amman Citadel Hill

The Amman Citadel is an archeological site at the center of downtown Amman, the capital of Jordan. The L-shaped hill is one of the seven hills that originally made up Amman. The Citadel has a long history of occupation by many great civilizations.

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Roman Theatre

Roman theater is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Jordan. Many acclaimed plays have been hosted by the theater. It continues to be a site of great importance. The magnificently opened theater is the most obvious and impressive highlight of Amman for the locals and visitors alike. It has the seating capacity of 6000 people. The best time especially for photographers is in the morning, when the light is soft, and the views from the top is just alluring which takes away the breathe of visitors. 
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The Folklore Museum

Jordan Folklore Museum is a museum in Amman, Jordan. It is located next to the Roman amphitheater, it was established in 1971. The museum showcases a collection of Jordanian cultural heritage items from the desert, villages, and towns including; costumes, musical instrument and handicrafts. Along with mosaics. 

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Desert Castle

Jordan's desert castles, beautiful examples of both early Islamic art and architecture, stand testament to a fascinating era in the country's rich history. Their fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings and illustrations, inspired by the best in Persian and Graeco-Roman traditions, tell countless stories of the life as it was during the 8th century. Called castles because of their imposing stature, the desert complexes actually served various purposes as caravan stations, agriculture and trade centres, resort pavilions and outposts that helped distant rulers forge ties with local Bedouins. Several of these preserved compounds, all of which are clustered to the east and south of Amman.

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