Arrival at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan. Egypt Best Vacations airport representative will be waiting for you to assist with visa procedures. The airport representative will walk you through customs and down to the luggage hall. Afterwards, meet with your driver in the arrival hall. The driver will be holding a name sign. Arrive in Aqaba and check into your hotel and enjoy your first day of your 7-day Jordan tour free. (early check -in is subject to availability)

Aqaba is the only coastal city in Jordan known for its beaches, coral reefs, and historic sites. Visit the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina, which dates to the 16th century. The Aqaba Archaeological Museum is located close to the fort. Originally the palace of Sharif Hussein Bin Ali, the founder of the Hashemite dynasty, the museum houses artefacts dating back to 4000 BCE. Finally, we visit the Aqaba Aquarium to explore the aquatic wonders of the Red Sea including Lionfish, parrotfish, moray eels, turtles, and lethal stonefish.

Drive to the very famous Petra known as the Rose Red City. This remarkable city of temples and houses was carved out of sheer rock some 2,000 years ago by a nomadic people called the Nabataeans. From this stone stronghold, they were able to control the ancient trade routes of Arabia, establishing a kingdom that became known for its exquisite architecture and refined culture. Making your way on foot through a slim fissure in the rock of the ‘Siq’ mountains you will encounter the dramatic treasury plus the Street of Facades, the Court House and the Amphitheatre. If there is time you can even climb the 1,200 steps to the Monastery. Stay overnight in Petra or nearby Wadi Musa.

Visit the Wadi Rum desert, the largest and most magnificent of Jordan’s desert landscapes. Lawrence of Arabia was filmed here amongst the massive rock outcrops. Experience this vast wilderness abroad 4×4 vehicles with scheduled stops for you to climb up the sand dunes, explore the narrow canyons in the cliff and climb onto the rock bridges. 

Dinner & overnight in the desert camp after the jeep ride.

Drive to Dana Nature Reserve, is home to wildlife, jaw-dropping landscapes, and thousands of years of history. Hike through a series of trails which take in a variety of sights from canyon scenery, ancient copper mines local villages such as Dana village which has been inhabited since around 4000 BC; there is evidence to suggest that Paleolithic, Egyptian, Nabataean, and Roman civilizations have all settled in the area, utilizing the fertile soil, water springs and strategic location. Today a small agricultural community still lives here, concentrating on growing fruit and olives and on the small-scale production of organic preserves.

Continue to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, and check into your hotel. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean Basin for thousands of years. As one of the world’s first health resorts Herod the Great was said to have bathed here. Here you can spend your time sunbathing, swimming, or treating yourself to some of the many spa treatments on offer, especially the well-known healing powers of the minerals from the seabed.

Your 7-day Jordan tour will take you to visit Jordan’s largest and most interesting Roman site. The imposing ceremonial gates, colonnaded avenues, temples, and theatres all speak to the time when this was an important imperial center. You will then continue to the nearby Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century fortress built as a military watch post that protected the trade routes in the 12th-15th centuries. It was first built in 1184 by one of Saladin’s generals, Izzeddin Usama Mungidh, to repel the Crusader threats to north Jordan.
Return to the Dead Sea for an overnight stay.

Your tour will then to visit Saint George’s Church, this 19th-century Greek Orthodox church houses a treasure of early Christianity. Found on this site was a stunning mosaic map, crafted in 560 AD. The map represents the oldest map of Palestine in existence it has 157 captions (in Greek) depicting all the major biblical sites of the Middle East, from Egypt to Palestine.

Following this we will visit Mount Nebo where Moses is said to have stood and overlooked the Holy Land and where according to Christian tradition Moses was buried. Followed by a visit to the nearby Mount Nebo, where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land. Continue to Amman, the capital city of Jordan, and check into your hotel and enjoy your final night of your 7-day Jordan tour itinerary.

Spend the day exploring Amman, including the Citadel which is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon. Occupied since the Bronze Age, it’s surrounded by a long wall, which was rebuilt many times during the Bronze and Iron Ages, as well as the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods. The Citadel’s most striking sights are the Temple of Hercules and the Ummayad Palace. The Roman Amphitheater is cut into the northern side of a hill and has a seating capacity of 6000. Built during the reign of Antoninus Pius c.2nd century AD.

The Jordan Museum houses the oldest-known human statues (modern 9500-year-old plaster mannequins of Ain Ghazal), Jordan’s share of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Copper Scroll, and a reproduction of the Mesha Stele artefacts from prehistoric archaeological sites in Jordan.
End with some shopping in the local markets before your departure.

Wrap your 7-day Jordan tour with a transfer to Queen Alia Airport for final departure.