Jordan -Petra Tour - 4 Day - 3 Nights Tour

Jordan / Petra Tour - 4 Days / 3 Nights

 

This weekly tour to Jordan from Tel Aviv, is ideally for individuals who want to take the opportunity to add on a side trip to Jordan.  Affordably priced from $834 per person double occupancy, the group tour  departs every Thursday and returns on Sunday. It is guided by a licensed tour guide and includes Jordans most interesting monuments of Jerash, Amman, Mt. Nebo, and of course, the gem of Jordan, the ancient Nabatean city of Petra.

 

THURSDAY

Departure from Tel Aviv & Jerusalem to the border.  After border crossing procedures enter Jordan. Drive to Jerash - city of the Decapolis, located about 45 km. north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead.  Visit the Roman city with colonnaded streets, the ancient theater, the baths, the hilltop temple and the triumphal arc.  Then drive to Amman for a city tour of the Jordanian capital.  Overnight in Amman.

FRIDAY

After breakfast drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of theHolyland and the ruins of the historical site.  Continue about 10 km. toihri3Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land.  From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea.  Visit the remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor.  Proceed via the Crusaders's castle -Shobak - to Wadi Musa, the modern village of Petra, for overnight.

SATURDAY

After breakfast leave the hotel and ride on horseback from the Visitors' Centre to the entrance of the dramatic "Siq" (Canyon), then walk through it to Petra - known as the red rock city - the ancient capital of the Nabateansfrom the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AC.  Visit the most interesting carved monuments such as the Treasury (El Khazneh - the tomb of aNabatean king), then the field of tombs, obelisks and the altar (AlMashbah).  From this point you can view the whole of the rock city.  After the visit leave Petra and drive back to Amman for overnight.

SUNDAY

After breakfast leave the hotel and drive to Allenby bridge.  Cross the Jordanriver and drive back to Jerusalem & Tel Aviv.

The rates include the following services:

• Assistance at the airport upon arrival
• Transfers from and to the border
• Tours as per the itineraries
• Accommodation in hotels on BB (as per the category reserved)
• Entrance fees as per the itineraries

Three different hotel plans are available to choose from. Prices begin at $834 per person sharing a double. Feel free to contact us for more details.

Note: Rates do not include border charges or visa fees. All participants must have a valid visa to Jordan prior to departure.