9 Days Jordan and Israel Travel Date 08 to 16 Nov 2019 TOUR INFORMATION JORDAN and ISRAEL

9 Days Jordan and Israel Travel date 08 to 16 Nov 2019 TOUR INFORMATION JORDAN AND ISRAEL

INTRODUCTION

Lawrence of Arabia, Roman Emperor Hadrian, the Prophet Moses...all passed through Jordan. The Kingdom of Jordan is endowed with sites with endless stories of great civilization, kings and gods. The highlight of them all is of course - Petra, one of the 7 wonders of the world.

Our journey takes you through the Old City, the Jerash Roman sites, magical Petra, the delightful Madaba, the desert of Jordan, the Dead Sea and finally the rustic and vibrancy of Jerusalem alleys.

If you have more time, you may want to extend your trip to Northern Israel for further insight into religious history.

SPECIALS

• Exclusive Chef Table dinner at Petra; • Spend 1 night in a Bedouin tented camp, evening enjoy a star gazing tour; • Meet local Israel conflict resolution specialist, whom will share insight on current conflicts; • VIP service at Amman airport to assist immigration • VIP fast track at Ben Gurion airport (Israel) after the passport control • All meals & beverages included (except for premium wine & hard liquor); • Small group size of maximum 16 people; • Tipping to Guide, Driver & Porter included; • Accompanied by Scott Dunn Travel Concierge; • Comprehensive Travel Insurance included

DEPARTURE DETAILS ITINERARY DAY BY DAY • Land Tour Price: Twin Sharing: S$ 9,980/- Day 1 08 Nov (Fri) Arrive Amman / Jerash / Amman Single Supplement: S$ 1,980/- Day 2 09 Nov (Sat) Amman / Mt. Nebo / Madaba / Dead Sea • Airfare (subject to availability) Day 3 10 Nov (Sun) Dead Sea / Kerak / Petra Economy from S$ 3,618/- Day 4 11 Nov (Mon) Petra Business from S$ 12,142/- Day 5 12 Nov (Tue) Petra / Wadi Rum • Deposit amount: Day 6 13 Nov (Wed) Wadi Rum / Masada / Jerusalem S$ 2,000/- per person Day 7 14 Nov (Thu) Jerusalem • Registration Closing Date: 05 Aug 2019 or when tour is fully subscribed Day 8 15 Nov (Fri) Jerusalem • Early Bird Promotion: Day 9 16 Nov (Sat) Jerusalem / Depart Tel Aviv First 4 rooms booking enjoy complimentary room upgrade from Extend this trip with other Jordan and Israel destinations: Jericho, Nazareth, Junior tent to Executive Suite Tent Sea of Galilee, Acre, Haifa, Caesarea, Megiddo and Tel Aviv (16 - 20 Nov, 2019) at Bedouin tented camp

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DAY 01 - 08 NOV (FRI) - SINGAPORE AMMAN | JERASH | AMMAN

Flight:

Singapore / Doha QR 945 0200/0535 (8h 35m) Doha / Amman QR 402 0740/1000 (3h 20m)

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for rest. (Early check-in is not guaranteed)

Today, we will drive north of Amman to visit Jerash, the best example of a roman provincial city in the whole Middle East. You will visit the Hadrian’s Arch, Hippodrome, Colonnaded Street, Cathedral, Jerash Archaeological Museum, North Theatre and South Theatre.

Accommodation: Four Seasons Hotel Amman Meals: Lunch & Dinner

DAY 02 - 09 NOV (SAT) - AMMAN | MT. NEBO | MADABA | DEAD SEA

Jordan’s capital is a safe, friendly, and modern city. The old city is dominated by the ancient Citadel with its Byzantine Church, The Temple of Hercules and The Umayyad Palace. Amman was known in the Old Testament as Rabbath Ammon and in Greco-Roman times as Philadelphia. You will also visit the Amphitheater and the Archaeological & Jordan Folklore Museums and the Citadel.

Your next visit follows in the steps of Moses. It was from Mount Nebo that Moses looked out and saw the Promised Land. There is a memorial for Musa (Moses) and a 4th century church which Italian Franciscan priests excavated and restored in 1933. The panoramic view overlooks the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, Jericho and Jerusalem.

After that, continue to Madaba, known as the “City of Mosaics.” Visit the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. The floor is covered with Mosaic Map built in 1896 AD, over the remains of a much earlier 6th century Byzantine church.

Continue the drive to the Dead Sea and check in Kempinski Hotel for one night.

Accommodation: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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DAY 03 - 10 NOV (SUN) - DEAD SEA | KERAK | PETRA

Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth (1,373ft. below sea level) and the largest “natural spa” in the world. Spend some time in the morning to enjoy the Dead Sea views, float in the mineral-rich waters, do a Dead Sea mud bath, or try the many spa facilities. (Spa treatments are available but not included in your tour price.)

In the late morning, we drive along the famous ancient biblical caravan route the king’s way towards Kerak (krakmoba) (kier Moab). It is the ancient, biblical capital of the Moabites, which the bible mentioned several times and it became well known for the visitors for the famous crusaders castle that was built in 1132/34 by the famous king Baldwin the first of Jerusalem, visiting the castle and enjoy the amazing undergrounds halls, and the castle museum.

In the afternoon, we continue driving south to Petra and check in Mövenpick Petra Resort for 2 nights. Tonight, enjoy a night walk of Petra and be immersed in the mystical atmosphere.

Accommodation: Mövenpick Petra Resort Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 04 - 11 NOV (MON) - PETRA

Today, we will spend a whole day exploring the Red Rose City Petra. First established sometime around the 6th century BC by Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundations of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Despite successive attempts by the Seleucid king Antigonus, the Roman emperor Pompey and Herod the Great to bring Petra under the control of their respective empires, Petra remained largely in Nabataean hands until around 100AD, when the Romans took over.

You may want to go on a horse back to the Siq and then by foot until you reach the Treasury. Our guide will give a brief history of the city. You will also see Pharaoh’s Castle, the Triumphal Arch, and the Amphitheater before returning to your hotel.

Tonight you will enjoy a private chef table dinner in the Al Baraka Tea Room.

Accommodation: Mövenpick Petra Resort Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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DAY 05 - 12 NOV (TUE) - PETRA | WADI RUM

This morning visit Little Petra (Siq Al-Barid), which shared a lot of similarities with the main site. It also shows the most important features of Beida and is where many religious activities were held, including the Feast of Drink, when the king of the Nabataeans hosted celebrations and provided drinks for his guests. Visit the cave with the remains of a fresco painted by the Nabataeans that represented grape vines, which confirmed the view that Beida was the area of wine production. We will also see the Nabataean irrigation system, which distributed water through long channels, reservoirs carved into the rock, and dams, is evidence of the greatness of this system.

Drive to Wadi Rum, where your adventure in the desert of Lawrence of Arabia awaits. Ride a 4x4 jeep to the heart of the desert to see as Lawrence puts it in his book “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” – “Echoic and God Like” mountains. History lies in the mountains with Thamudic inscriptions and figures that are dated to the 7th BC. Then we drive to our camp, where we will enjoy a BBQ dinner and overnight in a Bedouin Tent.

Evening, you will experience stargazing in Wadi Rum Desert, the observatory gives visitors “a unique window into the heavens”, it can view stars and planets up to 1.5 million light years away from earth.

Accommodation: Bedouin Camp Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 06 - 13 NOV (WED) - WADI RUM | MASADA | JERUSALEM

After breakfast at the Bedouin Camp, we will drive to South Border /Arava Border for border crossing to Israel. We will then drive along the Negev Desert to Masada. Learn about the heroic story of the Jewish fighters. Ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress built by King Herod, where the Zealots of the first century made their last stand against the Romans. Visit the remains of the walls, palace, synagogue, water cisterns, mosaic floors, roman baths and other findings. Descend by cable car.

Visit the Qumran Cave on the northern shore of Dead Sea where the famous Dead Sea Scroll was discovered before we arrive Jerusalem in the evening, check in Walforf Astoria for 3 nights.

Accommodation: Waldorf Astoria Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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DAY 07 - 14 NOV (THU) - JERUSALEM

This morning enter the Old City and visit the Garden of Al Aqsa Mosque seeing the Mosque of the Dome of the Rock (Entrance to the mosque is restricted to Muslims only). Walk through the Armenian and Jewish quarters to the recently excavated and restored Cardo, the Roman road. See the Jewish Wailing Wall, and continue to the Christian quarter.

Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Visit the church of the Ascension, visit Pater Noster Church, the Dominos Flevit Church, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem, then on continue to visit the Garden of Gethsemane, Stop at Mount Zion to visit King David’s Tomb, Room of Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey.

Accommodation: Waldorf Astoria Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 08 - 15 NOV (FRI) - JERUSALEM

Start the day with a visit to Eim Karem to visit St John the Baptist Church and Church of Visitation. Continue to New city of Jerusalem, visit the Israeli Museum, the Shrine of the Book where the dead Sea scrolls are displayed, and the Holy Land Model during the times of Jesus Christ. View the Israeli parliament on the way when we drive to Bethlehem where Jesus was born; Visit the Church of Nativity and Manger Square; View the Shepherds’ field before going back into Jerusalem for dinner.

Accommodation: Waldorf Astoria Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 09 - 16 NOV (SAT) - JERUSALEM | TEL AVIV SINGAPORE

In the early morninig, enter the old city and walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of Holy Sepulcher.

After that, we drive to Tel Aviv, center of business and entertainment of Israel. Also known as the “White City”, Tel-Aviv was declared by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site for its Bauhaus style buildings. Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887 and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts and handmade jewelry.

Start the tour with Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artist’s Quarter. Continue to see the UNESCO “White City” Stop at Rabin Square, place of assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Next, stop at Sheinkin, the lively and colorful street specially known with the unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance.

Flight:

16 Nov - Tel Aviv / Istanbul TK 789 2055/0025+1 (2h 30m) 17 Nov - Istanbul / Singapore TK 54 0155/1730 (10h 35m)

Arrive home on Day 10, 17 Nov (Sun).

Accommodation: N/A Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Raffles City Tower #10-03, 250 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179101 | Tel: +65 3158 6530 | Travel Licence No: 029233 [email protected] | www.scottdunn.com PRICE INFORMATION JORDAN AND ISRAEL

Land tour price per person Hotels Twin share Single Supplement Amman : Four Seasons Hotel Amman (Superior Room) Dead Sea : Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea (Superior Room) S$ 9,980/- S$ 1,980/- Petra : Mövenpick Petra Resort (Classic Room) Wadi Rum : Bedouin camp Jerusalem : Waldorf Astoria (Superior Room) Optional : Upgrade to bubble tents in Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp S$ 120/- per room per night (Full of Stars Tents are subject to availability upon request)

These prices are based on minimum ten persons traveling together.

Airline Airfare price per person Qatar Airways (QR) Economy Class Singapore/Doha / Amman S$ 2,976 + S$ 642 (taxes) = S$ 3,618/-

Turkish Airline (TK) Business Class: Tel Aviv/Istanbul / Singapore S$ 11,220 + S$ 922 (taxes) = S$ 12,142/-

Airfare & Taxes are calculated as of 27 Dec 2018 and subject to change & availability. Should you wish to explore alternative flying routes, do consult our friendly consultants.

COST INCLUDES COST EXCLUDES

• Accommodation on twin or double sharing basis; • International Airfare as quoted above; • Professional English local guide throughout the trip; • Visa fee; (if any) • Meals as stated including beverages (except premium • Personal expenses such as tips, laundry, bar bills and etc. wine & hard liquor) • Entrance fees where applicable; • Tipping to Guide, Driver & Porter; • Service of Scott Dunn Travel Concierge; • Comprehensive Travel insurance;

Raffles City Tower #10-03, 250 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179101 | Tel: +65 3158 6530 | Travel Licence No: 029233 [email protected] | www.scottdunn.com ITINERARY OPTIONAL EXTENSION: 5 DAYS NORTHERN ISRAEL

DAY 09 - 16 NOV (SAT) - JERUSALEM | JERICHO | NAZARETH | SEA OF GALILEE

In the early morninig, enter the old city and walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of Holy Sepulcher.

Say Farewell to your fellow travelers and drive to visit Jericho, the oldest town in the Holy Land, visit the Sycamore Tree (Zacharious the tax collector climbed the tree to view Jesus), and view Mt. of Temptation, Drive along the Jordan River to Nazareth, the town where Jesus spent his childhood. Visit the Basilica of Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph. visit Mary’s well & springs, then onto Cana to visit the Church of Cana, where Jesus done his first miracle ‘’the transformation of water into wine’’.

Accommodation: Scots Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 10 - 17 NOV (SUN) - SEA OF GALILEE

Tiberias, the lively resort town on the Sea of Galilee. Drive along the Kineret Lake to Capernaum and view the ruins of the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught; Continue to Tabgha and visit the Church of Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes with the beautiful mosaic floor. Proceed toYardenit , the famous baptismal site located where the Jordan River flows out from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Enjoy the peaceful and natural surrounding on site.

Accommodation: Scots Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 11 - 18 NOV (MON) - SEA OF GALILEE | ACRE | HAIFA | CAESAREA | TEL AVIV

Start your day in Acre, the Old City recognized by UNESCO as world heritage site; Walk through the market, the mosque and the old port; Visit the remarkable underground Crusader City and crypt and learn about their fascinating history and culture. Onto Haifa for a scenic view of the City, the Port and the magnificent Bahai Gardens and Shrine. Along the coastal road to Caesarea, the ancient Roman capital and port; Enjoy a walking tour of the theatre and the archaeological ruins and excavations.

Accommodation: Ritz-Carlton Herzliya Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 12 - 19 NOV (TUE) - TEL AVIV | MEGIDDO | TEL AVIV

Enjoy a leisure morning, then continue to Megiddo National Park, also known as Armageddon. Learn the impressive history of the site that served as a battle field from Egyptian through Assyrian and Israeli times; Admire the fascinating view of Jezreel Valley.

Accommodation: Ritz-Carlton Herzliya Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 13 - 20 NOV (WED) - DEPART TEL AVIV

We spend the last day with a Tel Aviv city tour, around the main streets of Tel-Aviv, center of business and entertainment of Israel. Also known as the “White City”, Tel-Aviv was declared by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site for its Bauhaus style buildings.

Stop at Rabin Square, place of assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Continue to Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artist’s Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887 and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts and handmade jewelry. Next, stop at Sheinkin, the lively and colorful street specially known with the unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance.

Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Accommodation: N/A Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Land tour price per person Hotels Twin share Single Supplement

Sea of Galilee : Scots Hotel (Unique Room) S$ 4,680/- S$ 1,780/- Tel Aviv : Ritz Carlton Herzliya (Deluxe Sea View Room)

These prices are based on minimum six persons traveling together (no tour leader for four persons or less).

COST INCLUDES COST EXCLUDES

• Accommodation on twin or double sharing basis; • Personal expenses such as tips, laundry, bar • Professional English local guide throughout the trip; bills and etc. • Meals as stated including beverages (except premium wine & hard liquor) • Entrance fees where applicable; • Tipping to Guide, Driver & Porter; • Accompanied by Scott Dunn Travel Concierge; • Comprehensive Travel insurance

Raffles City Tower #10-03, 250 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179101 | Tel: +65 3158 6530 | Travel Licence No: 029233 [email protected] | www.scottdunn.com