THE SPLENDOR OF JORDAN 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS Amman – Aqaba

ARRIVE AMMAN AIRPORT Meet at the gate by our friendly Airport staff who
 shall provide full assistance through immigration & customs. Transfer to
 hotel in Amman for dinner & overnight.

CITY TOUR OF AMMAN / BETHANY / DEAD SEA / AMMAN Breakfast,
 Sightseeing tour through Amman, the ancient and modern capital of Jordan,
 originally built on seven hills and from the top of the citadel, one of the
 highest hills, you can have a splendid view of the old city. Visit the Citadel,
 Roman Theater, Archeological, Folklore Museums, and King Abdullah
 Mosque. Drive to the Jordan Valley to Bethany, beyond the Jordan, the large
 loop in the Jordan River opposite Jericho which has long been identified as
 the spot, where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. It is called
 Al-Maghtas in Arabic. Less than two kilometers East of the river is another
 important place associated with the lives of Jesus and John the Baptist  --
 the settlement of Bethany, where John lived and baptized. The Baptism site
 at Bethany beyond the Jordan is one of the most recent significant
 archeological and religious discoveries. Proceed to the Dead Sea – the
 lowest spot on earth. Time for bathing and relaxing. Back to Amman for
 dinner and overnight.

AMMAN / JERASH / UM QEIS / AMMAN Breakfast. Drive north of Amman
 to visit Jerash, the most beautiful and preserved Roman city in existence.
 Continue to Um Qeis, the ancient Greco-Roman city of Gadara, with its
 panoramic view overlooking the lake of Tiberias, the Jordan Valley and Golan
 Heights. Dinner and overnight-Amman.

AMMAN / MADABA / MOUNT NEBO / KINGS’ HIGHWAY / KERAK /
 PETRA Breakfast, Drive through King’s Highway, the ancient Silk Road;
 Visit Madaba, home of the most famous Byzantine Mosaics and most of all
 the 6^th century map of the holy places in the biblical world. Continue to
 Mount Nebo, with its spectacular view of the Holy Land. Then to Kerak to
 visit the Crusader Castle from the 12^th century. Proceed to Petra for dinner
 and overnight.

PETRA Breakfast. Full day sightseeing of the unique “rose-red” city of Petra,
 half as old as time, built by the Arab Nabateans who hewed their
 monumental tombs, palaces, temples and treasury from the desert rock’s
 sandstone in its’ natural hues of rose and gold. Dinner and overnight in
 Petra.

PETRA / WADI RUM / AQABA  Breakfast. Drive to Wadi Rum the valley of
 the moon, with a visit by Bedouin Jeeps for 2 hours. Continue to Aqaba, at
 the Red Sea. P.M. free in Aqaba. Dinner and overnight in Aqaba.

AQABA  Breakfast. Free day in Aqaba. Dinner and overnight in Aqaba

TRANSFER TO AQABA AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE Breakfast. Transfer to
 Aqaba Airport including our assistance during departure formalities.