Unforgettable Jordan and Cairo – 10 Days
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Departure Date: Every Saturday
Itinerary:
Day 1: Amman | Saturday
- Arrival at Amman airport. Welcome to Jordan! Border procedures and transfer to the hotel. Free time.
Day 2: Amman- Ajlun- Jerash- Amman | Sunday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Ajlun Fortress, Church of Saint Sergius, Jerash.
- After breakfast, we travel to the north of Jordan. In the mountains, we discover the AJLUN FORTRESS, a mighty castle from the 12th Century. Muslims and Orthodox Christians have always lived in this area. We will visit the old CHURCH OF SAINT SERGIUS. Shall we all pray for peace? Lunch is included. We continue to JERASH, and visit its impressive Roman archaeological site. Return to AMMAN. Arrival and accommodation.
Day 3:Amman- Castles of the Desert- Madaba Mount Nebo- Amman | Monday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Castles of the Desert, Madaba Archaeological Park, Mount Nebo
- We will depart towards the CASTLES OF THE DESERT, built between the 7th and 8th centuries. We will visit QASR KHARANA, with its imposing structure of thick walls and the QUSAYR AMRA World Heritage Site, notable for its remarkable frescoes. Then, we travel to MADABA, lunch is included. We will visit the Madaba Archaeological Park, which we cross via an ancient Roman road, and the Church of St. George, with its fantastic 6th Century mosaic representing the oldest known map of the Holy Land. We continue to MOUNT NEBO, where Moses stopped to look over the Promised Land. Return to Amman. Arrival and free time.
Day 4: Amman- Bethany- Panorama Complex Dead Sea | Tuesday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Bethany, Dead Sea Museum, Dead Sea.
- We leave for BETHANY on the banks of the River Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; this is where John the Baptist baptized Jesus. Then we visit the DEAD SEA MUSEUM, which an impressive Panorama Complex. Lunch is included. Arriving at our hotel at the DEAD SEA, do not forget to take a dip in the saltiest sea and lowest altitude on earth. Dinner and accommodation included.
Day 5: Dead Sea- Cave of Lot- Dana- Shobak- Petra | Wednesday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Lot´s Cave with its Byzantine Church. Dana. Shobak. Wadi Musa (site around Petra), Moses Spring. Petra Museum. Lunch and Dinner included.
- Exciting section in the heart of Jordan. Following the Dead Sea, we visit LOT’S CAVE, discovered in 1991, with its old Byzantine church from the 6th century. Then we ascend into the mountains to DANA, a small, picturesque town of stone houses on a huge cliff. Lunch is included. We continue along the King´s Route to SHOBAK, where we take photographs (outside only) of the great Crusader Castle. We continue to WADI MUSA (the site around Petra). We will explore the MOSES SPRING, where Moses is said to have tapped the rock with his rod and the water gushed out, and the Petra Museum, an excellent exhibition that enables us to learn about the history of the Nabateans and to see magnificent pieces found in the area. Dinner and accommodation. Any travelers who wish can go to an old Turkish bath or see a light and sound show in Petra.
Day 6: Petra- Wadi Rum | Thursday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Petra archeological site. Wadi Rum dessert trip on 4×4 vehicles. Nabatean temple ruins. Camel ride through the desert. Khazali ruins. Lunch and dinner included, accommodation in a camp in the
desert.
- Today we have the most exciting day of the trip: First, we visit the impressive archaeological site of PETRA, which is accessed through a narrow canyon, and discover the temples and tombs excavated on the cliffs in this city that was founded 300 years before Christ. After lunch (included) we leave for the impressive desert of WADI RUM. At the Visitor Centre we board 4×4 vehicles to visit some of the most impressive landscapes. We stop in the town of RUM to visit the ruins of the Nabatean temple. We include a 45-minute camel ride through the desert. We will also visit the Khazali Canyon. In this spectacular place, we will see the engravings that reveal the origins of the Arabic language. Dinner and accommodation included in a desert camp.
Day 7: Wadi Rum- Aqaba | Friday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Visit Aqaba. Free time to relax in the resort and enjoy the Red Sea.
- After breakfast we will leave for AQABA, Jordan’s second city. We will visit Jordan’s second city, a modern, commercial port city. Afternoon free to enjoy the hotel-resort and the warm waters of the Red Sea!
Day 8: . Aqaba- Amman – Cairo | Saturday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Desert road to Amman, transfer in Cairo.
- After breakfast we will depart via “the desert road” to the AMMAN airport. Arrival. We will take a flight to Egypt for a little over an hour. Arrival at CAIRO. Border procedures and transfer to the hotel. Free time.
Note: Depending on the number of travelers, the trip from Aqaba to Amman airport may be made by regular VIP coach.
Day 9: Cairo | Sunday
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Micerinos, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque.
- Full day visit where we explore the famous Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Micerinos (tickets to go inside the pyramids are not included), and also the impressive Sphinx, which is sculpted from rock. Visit to the Egyptian Museum with its ancient art and where the treasure of the Lost Tomb of Tutankhamen is kept. Lunch included. Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque. We will take a walk through the Coptic neighborhood where we visit the Hanging Church built above a Roman fortress
Day 10: Cairo | Monday
- Transfers to the airport and the end of our services.
Includes:
- Includes arrival transfer
- Includes departure transfer
- Excursion: 4×4 vehicles, camel rides in Wadi Rum.
- City tour in: Cairo.
- Ticket admission: Fortress and Church of Saint Sergius in Ajlun, Archaeological site in Jerash; Castle of Qasr Kharana and Castle of Qusayr Amra in Castles of the Dessert; Church of St. George, Madaba Archaeological Park in Madaba, Archaeological Site in Bethany, Dead Sea Museum and Panorama Complex in Dead Sea, Moses Springs and Petra Museum , Archaeological Site in Petra, Visitor Centre, 4×4 vehicles and camel rides in Wadi Rum Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Micerinos, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque, the Hanging Church Coptic neighborhood in Cairo.
- Flights included: Amman – Cairo.
- 9 Lunch or Dinner Included in: Ajlun, Madaba, Dead Sea, Dead Sea, Dana, Petra, Petra, Wadi Rum, Cairo.