Land of ancient Roman amphitheatres, Petra and the Dead Sea, captivating Jordan awaits those with a taste for exploration and adventure...
We’re offering you an
8-day (7-night) Jordan tour for just
£499pp, saving you
41% off On The Go’s price of £849pp.
If you've got a craving to explore more on holiday than just the bottom of a cocktail glass, today's deal is ideal for you! We're taking you off on a spellbinding tour of the famous sites - and sights - of Jordan. You'll be looked after by an experienced English-speaking tour guide throughout the duration of your tour, which includes all transfers, six nights in 4* hotels, daily breakfast, a night deluxe desert camping, a 4x4 desert safari - plus tours of Amman, Jerash, Umm Qais and more!
Your full itinerary is as follows:
Day 1:
Welcome to Jordan and the start of an amazing adventure. Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Amman.
Day 2:
Heading north, you'll visit Jerash, the Graeco-Roman city known as the ‘Pompeii of the East’. Built over 2,000 years ago, Jerash is widely regarded as the best-preserved city of the Decapolis. You'll continue to Umm Qais (Gadara), a dramatic black-basalt Roman city of the Decapolis with panoramic views over the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. Overnight stay in Amman.
Day 3:
Tour the citadel of Amman, the Archaeological Museum and enjoy free time shopping in the local souq, before visiting Mount Nebo - the single most important biblical site in Jordan. Later you'll visit Umm ar Rasas, a haunted deserted city on the ancient caravan routes. Overnight stay in Petra.
Day 4:
Chief among Jordan’s many archaeological riches is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Rose City of Petra. Walk through a narrow, deep passage, where the rocks finally give way to reveal the famous facade of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), and explore this fantastic once-lost city which is full of tombs, temples, an impressive amphitheatre and a Roman colonnaded street. Overnight stay in Petra.
Day 5:
Revisit Petra this morning before driving to Wadi Rum, a vast, silent landscape of ancient riverbeds, pastel coloured stretches of sandy desert and amazing rock formations, You'll board 4x4 jeeps and take an exhilarating desert safari. Enjoy a Jordanian dinner at your deluxe camp. Overnight stay in Wadi Rum.
Day 6:
Explore the vast 12th century Crusader castle of Al Karak before descending 1300 metres to the Dead Sea. Sitting at 422 metres below sea level, you'll spend the afternoon floating like a cork in the salt-laden, buoyant Dead Sea and lathering up with a detoxifying mud. Drive on to the Muslim-Christian market town of Madaba. Overnight stay in Madaba.
Day 7:
Famed for its Byzantine mosaics, including the fascinating map of the Holy Land made in the 6th century out of two million stone pieces and now housed in the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, Madaba, its mosaics, quaint village shops and local market are all here to explore at leisure today. Overnight stay in Madaba.
Day 8:
Explore Madaba your way, before hotel checkout and included onward departure transfer to Amman's Queen Alia airport for your flight back to the UK.
