Road to Jerusalem

Welcome to Jordan and the start of an amazing adventure. Arrive Amman, included transfer to our hotel and overnight.

Amman - Jerash - Umm Qais - Amman. Heading north, we visit Jerash, to explore the colonnaded street, amphitheatre, nymphaeum, forum and more before continuing to Umm Qais (Gadara). (B/D)

Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Umm ar Rasas - Petra. Morning visit to the Citadel and Archaeological Museum. Leaving Amman, we stop at Madaba and Mt. Nebo, and then continue onto Um ar-Rasas, one of Jordan's World Heritage sites. Onto Petra for the night. Consider the evening Petra by Night excursion (payable locally). (B)

Morning walk through the mysterious mile-long Siq, to explore the Khazneh (the Treasury), Theatre, Colonnaded Street and Museum. After lunch, climb to ad-Deir (the Monastery) and this evening, why not try your hand at Jordanian cooking, on our Petra Kitchen Add-on? (B)

Petra - Wadi Rum. There is a chance to revisit Petra this morning before our afternoon drive to Wadi Rum. Boarding 4x4 jeeps we take an exhilarating desert safari, tonight we enjoy a Jordanian dinner. (B/D)

Wadi Rum - Shobak – Wadi Mujib - Dead Sea. After breakfast at the campsite, we head north along the Desert Highway. Visit Shobak Castle en route to the Dead Sea, to bob in the mineral rich waters. Later trek the Siq Trail of Wadi Mujib before returning to our resort by the Dead Sea. (B)

Day at leisure to relax by the Dead Sea. (B)

Dead Sea – Jerusalem. This morning you'll be transferred to the Jordanian border, where after immigration formalities you will transferred onto your hotel in Jerusalem. (B/D)

This morning we tour Jerusalem, visiting the holy Mount of Olives and the old city. Continue to the Christian quarter and the famous Wailing Wall. Retracing the final laboured steps of Jesus to the hallowed Church of the Sepulchre; the site of the crucifixion. Onto Bethlehem (West Bank); where we visit Manger Square and the Church of Nativity. (B/D)

Heading north we visit the port city of Haifa, home to UNESCO world heritage listed Bahai Shrine and beautiful tropical gardens set on the slopes of Mount Carmel. Travelling down the coast we stop in the historic city of Caesarea before continuing south for a walking tour of the ancient port of Jaffa. Our final night is spent in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv. (B)

Our tour comes to an end after breakfast today. Included departure transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport. (B)