Passage to Petra

Passage to Petra 6 days | Starts/Ends: Amman

Spend two incredible nights in • Amman - Explore this Ancient hilltop Tipping your guide is an entirely personal Petra's lost city, camp under the citadel, with its fascinating Archaeological gesture stars in Mars-like Wadi Rum, relax Museum and the bustling souqs in the otherworldly Dead Sea and What's Included COVID SAFE GUIDE explore the Siq Trail of Wadi Mujib • Breakfast daily and 1 dinner ITINERARY in six adventure-filled days. • 4 nights 4 star hotels • 1 night Wadi Rum deluxe desert camp Day 1 : Amman HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS • Wadi Rum - 4x4 desert safari through the sand dunes Trip Highlights • Dead Sea - Free time to swim and detox • Touring - Amman, Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi • Two nights in Petra - Discover the Rum, Shobak, Umm ar-Rasas and Mt UNESCO-listed Nabataean city that was Nebo all but lost to the modern world until its • Escorted by a licensed Jordanian tour rediscovery in 1812 guide and English speaking specialist • Wadi Rum - Admire vast red desert guides at some local sights landscape with rolling dunes and • Airport arrival transfer on day 1 and dramatic rock formations departure transfer is offered on day 6 at Sunday. Welcome to Jordan and the start of • Dead Sea - Float in the warm, buoyant 04:00, 07:00 and 12:00 only an amazing adventure. Arrive in Amman and mineral-rich waters • All relevant transfers and transportation in enjoy an included transfer to our hotel. The • Shobak Crusader Castle - Admire the private modern air-conditioned vehicles remainder of today is at your leisure. castle, perched dramatically on a hill top Overnight - Amman • Mt Nebo - Take in one of the most sacred What's Not Included sites in Jordan with views across the • Promised Land Tipping Kitty: USD$40-50pp, paid in local • Madaba - Wander the Christian market currency • town, Church of St George and Jordan’s Entrance Fees: USD$120-140pp, paid in finest Byzantine mosaics local currency • • Umm ar-Rasas - Step into the ancient International flights and visa (see Trip city which was an important stop on the Notes for further information about visas) • caravan route between east and west Tip for your tour guide. We recommend • Wadi Mujib - Trek the Siq Trail of Wadi you allow USD$5-7 per day, per traveller. Mujib Biosphere Reserve

Passage to Petra - 6 days updated on 23-09-2021 09:48:36 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 1 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Passage to Petra

Passage to Petra

Day 2 : Mt Nebo & the through Petra’s Siq…. a romantic preview of making the scenic drive to Wadi Rum. A Promised Lands things to come. vast, silent landscape of ancient riverbeds, Overnight - Petra (B) pastel coloured stretches of sandy desert and amazing rock formations known as jebels that Day 3 : The Nabatean City of rise from the desert floor, the deserts cape Petra of Wadi Rum represents some of the most stunning countryside on our planet.

This desert is home to the once nomadic Bedouin people who would roam the desert tending to their flocks of goats. Most Bedouins now are village based although they still rely Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Umm ar on goats to provide milk, yoghurt and cheese. Rasas - Petra. Today we tour the citadel and Quite often Bedouins will return for a period Archaeological Museum of Amman, before of the year to their original nomadic lifestyle. we take a walk through the bustling local Boarding 4 x 4s jeeps, we take a safari through We begin the day with a walk through the souk to enjoy typical Jordanian street treats the sand dunes, getting up close and personal mysterious mile-long Siq, the narrow gorge of falafel and hummus at the country’s most to the surrounding scenery of Wadi Rum. We with towering sandstone walls leads into the popular local street stand. As the pictures enjoy a magical evening under the brilliant ancient capital city of the Nabatean trading on the wall will prove, the unglamorous food stars of the desert night sky, including a empire. Explore the Khazneh (the temple of stand was a great favourite of the late King scrumptious traditional Jordanian dinner. Indiana Jones fame), Theatre, colonnaded Hussein. Overnight - Wadi Rum (B, D) street and museum. After lunch, we climb to ad-Deir (the Monastery), Petra’s largest Leaving Amman we stop first at Mt. Nebo, Day 5 : Shobak Castle, Wadi carved façade. the site from which Moses saw the Promised Mujib Canyoning & the Dead Land. Having led the Israelites for 40 years Sea through the wilderness, Moses finally saw This evening, why not try your hand at them from this breathtaking vantage point. our Petra Kitchen Add-on to join fellow This amazing panorama includes the Jordan travellers for a cuisine course at the local River Valley, the Dead Sea, Jericho and the Petra Kitchen, where you help prepare a spires and domes of the Mt. of Olives and memorable Jordanian feast. Bethlehem on the Judean hills just across Overnight - Petra (B) the wide valley. Later, we visit Madaba en route to Petra where we see the Church of Day 4 : Wadi Rum St George, the Madaba Archaeological Park, desertscape Apostles Church and Madaba Museum. Wadi Rum - Shobak – Wadi Mujib - Dead Sea. After breakfast at the campsite, we head north Our next port of call is Um ar-Rasas, one of along the Desert Highway to visit Shobak Jordan’s World Heritage sites and once an Castle, which is perched dramatically on a important stop on the busy caravan routes. hill top and was built by the Crusader King The impressive mosaic floor of the St. Stephen Baldwin I in 1115. After exploring the castle we Church features medallions commemorating descend some 1300 meters to the Dead Sea, all the early Christian pilgrimage sites of the the lowest point on the earth’s surface. More region, and the extensive ruins also include than 400 meters below sea level, the mineral- one of the area’s earliest Stylite towers, where Petra - Wadi Rum. This morning we have the rich Dead Sea is the world’s original health a Byzantine hermit lived atop the tower and opportunity to join our guide for a return visit and beauty spa. Drift out and bob in the waters preached to the pilgrimage visitors. to Petra along the “secret way” of al-Madras, and slap on some of the famous black Dead with visits to the High Place of Sacrifice Sea mud to give your skin an invigorating and Wadi Farasa. At lunchtime, we stop at Our final stop of the day is Petra. Consider boost. doing the Petra by Night excursion (payable the Wadi Musa souk to pick up delicious locally) for a tantalizing candlelight stroll shawarma sandwiches or fruit and veggie snacks from the local produce souk before

Passage to Petra - 6 days updated on 23-09-2021 09:48:36 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 2 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Passage to Petra

Passage to Petra

For departures between April and October we Highlighted below are some of the hotels rooms with private balconies and flat-screen head up the King’s Highway to Wadi Mujib. which we frequently use on this tour, though TVs. It also has a roof garden with a seasonal Here, we embark on a moderate–paced two we reserve the right to substitute these outdoor pool. The soundproofed rooms and hour trek along the Siq Trail. Measuring 500 hotels to ones of a similar standard. suites at Petra Moon come with satellite metres in depth and spanning 4 kilometres Please refer to your Tour Voucher for your channels, a DVD player and extra-long beds. across, the impressive Wadi Mujib is one of confirmed arrival hotel and further arrival Each has air conditioning and a private Jordan’s most remarkable natural features. information. bathroom. The hotel's restaurant serves a This dramatic canyon features sheer rocky delicious selection of international meals in walls and sparkling waterways that range from Al-Qasr Metropole both buffet-style and a la carte. puddle height to depths that are perfect for Recently refurbished, the Al Qasr Metropole swimming (chest height or deeper) depending is a modern and chic boutique hotel. Guest on the rainfall. When the water level is high rooms are beautifully furnished and include you should be prepared for having to climb free Wi-Fi connection and luxury en suite up ladders, clamber across boulders and be facilities. All guests at the Al Qasr gain free happy to wade through water. The canyon access to the on site Fitness First gym as is just one feature of the Mujib Biosphere well as a complimentary breakfast. The Reserve, the lowest nature reserve in the rooftop restaurant has fantastic panoramic Rainbow Camp world, home to a surprising diversity of wildlife views of Amman and is a great place A row of permanent tents in the desert make and plant species. For those not interested in to spend the evening. The hotel is well up the popular Rainbow Camp. Inside the taking the full hike, you can walk part of it or located in Shmeisani, one of Amman's most tents are comfortable camp beds and warm wait by the Visitor Centre till the group returns. prestigious neighbourhoods. After our trek we make our way to the Dead bedding. Showers and toilets are close Sea. by and are cleaned thoroughly every day. Overnight - Dead Sea (B) Guests can relax in the communal area which is adorned with colourful rugs and Day 6 : Farewell cushions. The food at Rainbow Camp always gets rave reviews. Taking an evening stroll around the beautiful surroundings is a great way to work up an appetite before dinner. Old Village Resort This accommodation is well located in the Located above Wadi Mousa, Old Village heart of Wadi Rum. Resort has a wonderfully traditional feel about it with open stonework and original architecture. Rooms are full of character, some with delightful archways and all directly accessed from the outside. The Friday. Dead Sea - Amman Airport. Hotel hotel boasts an indoor swimming pool and check out and included onward transfer sauna and beautiful views of the surrounding to Amman Airport. Departure transfers are mountains. For dinner why not dine al fresco Holiday Inn Resort offered at 04:00, 07:00 and 12:00 on day at the restaurant overlooking the mountains. Graced with interconnecting palm fringed 6. If you would like a departure transfer at Well located in forested wadis facing Petra’s swimming pools leading to the Dead Sea, any other time or a transfer with post tour mountains. accommodation this can be arranged for an the Holiday Inn is an Arabesque style hotel. additional cost, please enquire. Guest rooms are elegantly furnished and benefit from complimentary high speed internet. The hotel also has an on site fitness Consider extending your holiday and take an centre and a fine choice of Spa facilities. The inspirational journey to the revered Holy Land 24 hour sleek bar is the perfect place for a and visit some of Israel's best known historical tipple at any time of the day or night. The and sacred sights on our 4-day Add-on of accommodation is located on the shores of Jerusalem and beyond.(B) Petra Moon Hotel the world famous Dead Sea. Just 300 ft from the entrance gate to Petra, HOTELS the Petra Moon hotel features spacious

Passage to Petra - 6 days updated on 23-09-2021 09:48:36 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 3 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 Passage to Petra

Passage to Petra

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Date Twin Share Single 16 Jan USD 1,405 USD 1,870 30 Jan USD 1,405 USD 1,870