United Nations Women’s Guild of Vienna

JORDAN – Roundtrip Culture and Nature in Harmony with the Hospitality of 12 Days / 11 Nights

Date: 16.05.10-27.05.2010 Deadline: 15.01.2010 Min. / Max.: 15-19 participants Costs € 2.100 ,- per person (incl. Charity and insurance) Meeting Time and Place: To be announced

SGL Supplement USD 895,- (Euro 597,-)

1.Day Arrival in Amman Meeting at the gate by our friendly Airport staff ,who shall provide full assistance through immigration & customs. Transfer to hotel in Amman for dinner & overnight

2.Day Full Day Sightseeing Tour of AMMAN & Time for meetings Amman offers a variety of historical sites.. the Citadel includes many structures such as the Temple of Hercules, the Omayyad Palace and the Byzantine Church. During the tour you will visit the King Abdullah Mosque. In the afternoon you may have time for a shopping tour in downtown or in one of the famous shopping malls. If the group is interested to meet the UNO, or the Schneller School or the SOS Children Town we could organize this for you. Dinner / Overnight

3.Day Full Day excursion to JERASH – – DIBEEN FOREST The ancient city of Jerash boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years. Ajloun Castle (also known as Qal'at [Castle] Ar-Rabad) was built in 1184 by 'Izz ad-Din Usama bin Munqidh, a general of , who defeated the Crusaders in 1187. Euphrates as far as Cairo. Today, Ajloun Castle is a splendid sight with a fascinating

Page 1 of 3 warren of towers, chambers, galleries and staircases to explore, while its hilltop position offers stunning views of the . The last stop of today will be a short walk through the forest of Dibeen. Back to Amman in the late afternoon. Dinner / Overnight

4.Day AMMAN & UMM QEIS & PELLA & DEAD SEA & AMMAN: After breakfast drive up north. Gadara (now Umm Qays) and Pella (Tabqat Fahl) were once Decapolis cities, and each has unique appeal. Perched on a splendid hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley and the , Umm Qays. Pella is exceptionally rich in antiquities, some of which are exceedingly old. Besides the excavated ruins from the Graeco - Roman period, Pella offers visitors the opportunity to see the remains of Chalcolithic settlement from the 4th millennium BC, evidence of Bronze and Iron age walled cities, Byzantine churches, early Islamic residential quarters and a small medieval mosque. In the afternoon we will arrive at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Check In at the hotel. Dinner / Overnight

5.Day DEAD SEA Breakfast. . Day at leisure . Dinner / Overnight

At 410 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth. The main attraction of the Dead Sea is of course the soothing, abnormally salty water itself. A trip to the Dead Sea would not be complete without a visit to one of the first class health spa facilities of the luxury hotels. Here the visitor can enjoy year-round a massage, Dead Sea mud bath, use the excellent fitness facilities, or just spend the day relaxing on their beautiful private beaches.

6.Day MADABA & NEBO & KINGS HIGHWAY & WADI MUJJIB & KARAK & PETRA After breakfast drive to Madaba, Madaba is home to the famous 6th century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of vividly colored local stone. Madaba Mosaic Map covers the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, which is located northwest of the city centre. Mount Nebo’s windswept promontory, overlooking the Dead Sea, the Jordan River Valley, Jericho and the distant hills of Jerusalem, Moses viewed the Holy Land of Canaan that he would never enter., Than we continue our drive through the Wadi Mujib Canyon to Kerak. Karak's most famous occupant was Reynald de Chatillon, whose reputation for treachery, betrayal and brutality is unsurpassed. In the late afternoon we will arrive in Petra. Dinner / Overnight

7.Day Full Day Visit of PETRA Petra, is now a UNESCO world heritage site that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe. Much of Petra's appeal comes from its spectacular setting deep inside a narrow desert gorge. The site is accessed by walking through a kilometer long chasm (or siq), the

Page 2 of 3 walls of which soar 200 meters upwards. Petra's most famous monument, the Treasury, appears dramatically at the end of the siq. Dinner / Overnight

8.Day Day Visit to DANA

Breakfast. From Petra we will continue north to the Dana Nature reserve, which is one of famous resorts in Jordan. During the nice walk we will enjoy the landscape. Back to Petra in the afternoon. Dinner / Overnight

9.Day PETRA & WADI RUM & AQABA After the breakfast in Petra we drive south to the desert of WADI RUM. This is a stupendous, timeless place, virtually untouched by humanity and its destructive forces. Jeeptour through the Desert. Arrival in Aqaba in the afternoon. Dinner / Overnight

10./11. Day AQABA Days at leisure. Breakfast / Dinner / Overnight

12.Day Departure Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport and Depature Flight from Aqaba via Amman to Vienna.

The price includes the following service:

11 Overnight in the 5* hotels Halfbord Roundtrip as mentioned above from Amman / to Aqaba All Transfers Qualified Tour guide either in German or English (we could provide as well one guide for both languages ) Comfortable, modern busses Meet & Greet Assistance at the airport Entrance Fees Horse ride in Petra Group Visa Tickets/Airport tax travel insurance

Not included : Tips , lunch

For more information, please contact: Pilar Torres, UNWG Activities Chairwoman 2010 [email protected]

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