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JORDANExtension to JORDAN

From Sharm – el Sheikh - return to Cairo4 Days – 3 NightsTABA-CAIRO

Transfer from Sharm to Taba by minivan (3hrs apprx) with assistance of our Egyptianrepresentative. Cross the border to Jordan where you will be met by our Jordanianrepresentative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities at Eilat and Aqaba..Proceed to Petra, check-in followed by dinner in the hotel. Overnight

Day Two: Petra – Little Petra – Dead Sea

Buffet breakfast followed by Full day visit of Petra and Little Petra.Visit of Petra: Upon arrival in Petra spend the morning exploring theHidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the Bedouin’s domain;you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin yourunforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs outsidethe city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubiansandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separatesoverhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end ofthe passage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of thegloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury)appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains ofantiquity, the Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high, it was carved from the mountain’s solid rock inthe first century B.C. originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe Al Khaznehwas later used as a Nabatean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the finalscenes of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you aresurrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples,

elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burialchambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, culticinstallations, markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets After lunch transfer tovisit the Little Petra (al Biedah). Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the roadruns between wild and beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called al-Biedah inArabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the main commercial areas of Petra, the entryand exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. Here the caravans from theNegev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle fora while to engage in trade, their camels and donkeys quartered in the broad acres near thecistern. The merchants probably stayed in the cool seclusion of the Siq al-Barid, the cold gorge,whose entrance is at the end of a narrowing of the valley.After the visits, transfer to the Dead Sea, Check in, followed by dinner and overnight.

Day Three: Dead Sea

Breakfast followed by a Full day at leisure & relaxation at Amman Beach. Dinner & overnight

Day Four: Dead Sea – Aqaba (for departure)

After breakfast, check-out and transfer to Aqaba where our representative will assist you with alldeparture formalities. Cross to Taba and our Egyptian representative will assist you andtransfers you to Cairo. Stop a few times on the way for lunch and rest. Arrive in Cairo, check-inhotel for overnight.

Price includes:

Meet & Assist service as per program All transfers throughout as per program Entrance fees to all sites as per program. Accommodation in chosen category hotels on HB Basis for 3 nights in Jordan Local guide in Petra Re-entry visa to Egypt Required visas and fees in Jordan and Israel borders

More Itineraries on Request

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Welcome To Jordan7Nights -6 Days

AMMAN-AMMANJordan is an extraordinary destination which will leaveyou feeling both relaxed and exuberant with wonderful

memories of amazing experiences.As far as history goes….we can make you live it by ajourney throughout Jordan. The Land & the River of

Baptism

Day One: Arrival Day

Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, meet with our representativewho will handle all customs & immigration formalities. Transfer to hotel for check-in and overnight.

Day Two: Jerash – Amman City tour

After breakfast, immediate transfer to Jerash. allow the ‘Highway of the North’ to take you to the:Visit of the site of Jerash

awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you to reveal its hiddenbeauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almost complete Roman city that cantell you its own story simply by just going through its allies.

Time for lunch and proceed to Amman City tour to visit the Archaeologicalmuseum, Roman theatre and the Residential areas)Visit of Amman: Amman offers a variety of historical sites from the Neolithic,Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods. The Citadel is a goodplace to begin a tour of the archeological sites of the city. It is the site of ancientRabbath-Ammon and excavations there have revealed numerous Roman,Byzantine, and early Islamic remains. Located on a mountain, it only givesvisitors a perspective of the city's incredible history, but also provides stunningviews of the entire area.Return to hotel for Dinner & overnight

Day Three: Madaba- Nebo – Karak - Petra

Breakfast. Transfer to Madaba Visit of Madaba: The ancient Madaba - thecapital of the Byzantine flourished originally as one of the Moabites cities andmany tribes like Tanoukh and Soleih originally Arabs who became Christiansand the famous pavers of mosaics like Salmanos who paved the map ofPalestine in St. George Church in Madaba during the 6th century A.D. The mapitself which talked about 150 biblical sites flourished during the Byzantine periodin the whole region (West & East banks of River Jordan) the center of the map isthe city of Jerusalem with all the biblical sites around the city of Jerusalem by thefour directions (north, south, east & west) and it is a unique map dated back tothe year 565 AD and it was a biblical & pilgrims map more than a geographicalmap.Madaba during the Nabatean Roman time was a good station on the Kings’Highway connecting between the Forts located south of Madaba, like Karak aswell as Philadelphia (Amman) as good locations to protect the Caravan Seriescoming originally from Petra loaded with frankincense and other goods headingto Asia Minor. Proceed to Mount Nebo: The ancient biblical Pisgah, thememorial of Moses located 9 km drive from Madaba in a village called Syaghaand it is a Franciscan custody the Terra Santa protectors.The memorial of Moses was the last station in Moses trip after he left Egypt withthe Israelites using the Kings’ Highway passing by Wadi Musa (Petra) where hestroke the rock and the natural spring of Moses flew down and Mt. Nebo is thesecond place where Moses struck the rock for the second time though he wastold by God he can only use his stick once.Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mt. Nebo and was unable to cross into. Itis also believed that Moses is buried in this area. The Roman Catholic Churchwas constructed during the 6th century AD as a commemoration of Moses andyou still see the verse of John No. 17 which relate the church as a Christianityplace as a memorial to Moses.The church was reconstructed by the Franciscans who restored the mosaicsinside, and a very famous mosaic floor by the left side of the church still intactand in a good condition even after the destructive earthquake of the year 747 ADand was not icon clasted.Continue to Karak, Time for Lunch at Karak rest house.Karak: The fort itself is a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls and endlesspassageways. The best preserved are underground, and to be reachedthrough a massive door (ask at the ticket office). The castle in itself is moreimposing than beautiful, though it is all the more impressive as an exampleof the Crusaders' architectural military genius. Karak's most famousoccupant was Reynald de Chatillon, whose reputation for treachery, betrayaland brutality is unsurpassed. When Baldwin II died, his son, a 13-year-oldleper, sued for peace with Saladin. The Leper King, however, died without anheir, and in stepped Reynald, who succeeded in winning the hand of Stephanie,the wealthy widow of Karak's assassinated regent. He promptly broke the trucewith Saladin, who returned with a huge army, ready for war. Reynald and KingGuy of Jerusalem led the Crusader forces and suffered a massive defeat.Reynald was taken prisoner and beheaded by Saladin himself, marking thebeginning of the decline in Crusader fortunes. The castle was enlarged with anew west wing added by the Ayyubids and Mameluks.

Proceed to Petra, upon arrival in hotel, check-in . Time for dinner and overnight.

Day Four: Petra

Visit of Petra: After breakfast , visit Petra where the morning is spent hemorning exploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of thedomain of the Bedouin, and you will see them with their horses and camels asyou begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs

outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubiansandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separatesoverhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end of thepassage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of the gloomPetra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in thetowering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of antiquity, out of the, AlKhazneh is nearly 140 feet high and was carved from the mountain’s solid rockin the First Century B.C. Originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholarsbelieve Al Khazneh was later used as Nabatean temple. Film buffs willrecognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of the movie “Indiana Jonesand the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you are surrounded on bothsides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples,elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and smallhouses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, bathes,monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gates publicbuildings and paved streets. Time for lunch and return to the hotel

Dinner & overnight at the hotel

Day Five: Little Petra - Wadi Rum – Aqaba

After breakfast, transfer to Little Petra (al Biedah)Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the road runs betweenwild and beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called al-Biedah in Arabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the maincommercial areas of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to thenorth and north-west. Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon,from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle for a whileto engage in trade, their camels and donkeys quartered in the broad acresnear the cistern. The merchants probably stayed in the cool seclusion of theSiq al-Barid, the cold gorge, whose entrance is at the end of a narrowing ofthe valley. Proceed to Wadi Rum. Time for Lunch at the rest house and proceedtoWadi Rum: Prepare yourself for an experience of a lifetime, exploring thisawesome desert on 4x4 jeeps driven by local Bedouins… This experience willintroduce you to the real Bedouin life in Jordan… It’s the same desert thatLawrence of Arabia called in his book the seven Pillars of Wisdom the MoonValley… You will drive to the Bed of the Moon Valley to the great mountainof Al Khazali. Discover clues from the past carved on the mountains and thefallen boulder. These clues have some vestige or hint of human activity that tookplace here during the past several thousand years. Everywhere there arepictographs of Thamudic, Nabatean, Greek and Arabic texts and some formalinscriptions, rock art depicting hunting scenes. Traces of ancient civilizationsexist in the many of these carved inscriptions… continue to Aqaba, arrival inhotel, check-in, time for dinner and overnight

Day Six: Aqaba – Dead Sea - Amman

Breakfast. Free time in Aqaba before transfer to the Dead Sea, where time isspent relaxing at Amman Beach. Lunch. In the late afternoon transfer toAmman. Check in, dinner & overnight

Day Seven: Amman - Q.A.I.A.

Breakfast, time at leisure until time for transfer to Queen Alia International Airport(Amman Int’l Airport) for your return flight home.

Welcome To Jordan5 DAYS-4NIGHTS

NUWEIBA- AMMANAn extraordinary destination

Day One: Arrival Day from Nuweiba

Transfer from Sharm el Sheikh to Nuweiba in time for ferryto Aqaba. Upon arrival at Aqaba, meet our representativewho will handle all customs & immigration formalities. Driveto Petra for check-in, dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day Two: Petra – Little Petra

Visit of Petra: After breakfast proceed to Petra to spend the morning exploringthe Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin,and you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin yourunforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs outside the city,you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one halfmile long. This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one last turn withgreat style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh(The Treasury) appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegantremains of antiquity, out of the, Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high and wascarved from the mountain’s solid rock in the First Century B.C. Originally used asa Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe Al Khazneh was later used as Nabateantemple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of themovie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you aresurrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures,soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000),large and small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels andreservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, archedgates public buildings and paved streets. Time for Time for lunch at Basinrestaurant , then transfer to visit Little Petra (al Biedah).

Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the road runs between wildand beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called al-Biedah inArabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the main commercial areas ofPetra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west.Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and thePhoenician coast would arrive and settle for a while to engage in trade, theircamels and donkeys quartered in the broad acres near the cistern. The merchantsprobably stayed in the cool seclusion of the Siq al-Barid, the cold gorge, whoseentrance is at the end of a narrowing of the valley. Return to hotel for Dinner &overnight

Day Three: Petra – Dead Sea – Amman

After breakfast, drive to Dead Sea for a full day at leisure & relaxation on AmmanBeach including time for lunch. After this experience transfer to AmmanArrival in hotel, check-in-dinner and overnight…

Day Four: Jerash – Amman City Tour – Amman

After breakfast, immediate transfer to Jerash; allow the ‘Highway of the North’ totake you to the awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you toreveal its hidden beauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almost completeRoman city that can tell you its own story simply by just going through its allies.Time for lunch, then transfer to Amman.

Amman City tour: including the Archaeological museum, Roman theatre and theResidential areas. Amman offers a variety of historical sites from the Neolithic,Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods. The Citadel is a goodplace to begin a tour of the archeological sites of the city. It is the site of ancientRabbath-Ammon and excavations there have revealed numerous Roman,Byzantine, and early Islamic remains. Located on a mountain, it only gives visitorsa perspective of the city's incredible history, but also provides stunning panoramicviews of the entire area. After this experience return to the hotel. Dinner &overnight

Day Five: Amman – Q.A.I.A

Breakfast, time at leisure until time of transfer to Queen Alia International Airportfor your flight to Cairo.

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Welcome To Jordan7Nights -8 Days

AMMAN-AMMAN

Day One: Arrival Day

Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, meet with ourrepresentative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities.Transfer to hotel for check-in and overnight.

Day Two: Jerash – Amman City tour

After breakfast,immediate transfer to Jerash.Visit the site of Jerash: allow the ‘Highway of the North’ to take you tothe awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you toreveal its hidden beauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almostcomplete Roman city that can tell you its own story simply by justgoing through its allies.Time for lunch and proceed to Amman City tour to visit theArchaeological museum, Roman theatre and the Residential areas)Visit of Amman: Amman offers a variety of historical sites from theNeolithic, Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods.The Citadel is a good place to begin a tour of the archeological sitesof the city. It is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon and excavationsthere have revealed numerous Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamicremains. Located on a mountain, it only gives visitors a perspective ofthe city's incredible history, but also provides stunning views of theentire area. Return to hotel for Dinner & overnight

Day Three: Madaba- Nebo – Karak - Petra

Breakfast. Transfer to Madaba. Visit of Madaba: The ancientMadaba - the capital of the Byzantine flourished originally as one ofthe Moabites cities and many tribes like Tanoukh and Soleih originallyArabs who became Christians and the famous pavers of mosaics likeSalmanos who paved the map of Palestine in St. George Church inMadaba during the 6th century A.D. The map itself which talked about150 biblical sites flourished during the Byzantine period in the wholeregion (West & East banks of River Jordan) the center of the map isthe city of Jerusalem with all the biblical sites around the city ofJerusalem by the four directions (north, south, east & west) and it is aunique map dated back to the year 565 AD and it was a biblical &pilgrims map more than a geographical map.Madaba during the Nabatean Roman time was a good station on theKings’ Highway connecting between the Forts located south ofMadaba, like Karak as well as Philadelphia (Amman) as goodlocations to protect the Caravan Series coming originally from Petraloaded with frankincense and other goods heading to Asia Minor.Proceed to Mount Nebo: The ancient biblical Pisgah, the memorial ofMoses located 9 km drive from Madaba in a village called Syagha andit is a Franciscan custody the Terra Santa protectors.The memorial of Moses was the last station in Moses trip after he leftEgypt with the Israelites using the Kings’ Highway passing by WadiMusa (Petra) where he stroke the rock and the natural spring ofMoses flew down and Mt. Nebo is the second place where Mosesstruck the rock for the second time though he was told by God he canonly use his stick once.Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mt. Nebo and was unable tocross into. It is also believed that Moses is buried in this area. TheRoman Catholic Church was constructed during the 6th century AD asa commemoration of Moses and you still see the verse of John No. 17which relate the church as a Christianity place as a memorial toMoses.The church was reconstructed by the Franciscans who restored themosaics inside, and a very famous mosaic floor by the left side of thechurch still intact and in a good condition even after the destructiveearthquake of the year 747 AD and was not icon clasted.Continue to Karak, Time for Lunch at Karak rest house.Karak: The fort itself is a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls andendless passageways. The best preserved are underground, and tobe reached through a massive door (ask at the ticket office). Thecastle in itself is more imposing than beautiful, though it is all the moreimpressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural militarygenius. Karak's most famous occupant was Reynald de Chatillon,whose reputation for treachery, betrayal and brutality is unsurpassed.When Baldwin II died, his son, a 13-year-old leper, sued for peacewith Saladin. The Leper King, however, died without an heir, and instepped Reynald, who succeeded in winning the hand of Stephanie,the wealthy widow of Karak's assassinated regent. He promptly brokethe truce with Saladin, who returned with a huge army, ready for war.Reynald and King Guy of Jerusalem led the Crusader forces andsuffered a massive defeat. Reynald was taken prisoner and beheaded

by Saladin himself, marking the beginning of the decline in Crusaderfortunes. The castle was enlarged with a new west wing added by theAyyubids and Mameluks. Overnight in Amman.

After an early coffee depart from hotel, drive to Sheikh Hussein borderand cross the border to visit Jerusalem. Meet and assist with theformalities at Elate Border, then proceed to Jerusalem, ascend to Mt.of Olives, to enjoy a panoramic view over the Old City of Jerusalem,walk the Palm Sunday Path to continue visit the Garden ofGethsemane where Jesus agonized over his impending death. Visitthe church of All Nations, then enter the Old City of Jerusalem fromSt. Stephens Gate, visit the 14 stations of the cross, which ends in theChurch of the Holy Sepulcher where the Empty Tomb of Jesus is,continue to visit Mt. Zion, the Upper Room (Last Supper Room), theDormition Abbey and King Davids’ Tomb. End the day with a visit tothe Wailing Wall. Return to Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross to Jordan.Meet and assist upon arrival, drive to Dead Sea for overnight.

Day Five: Dead Sea –Petra.

Breakfast. Free time to relax and enjoy swimming in the Dead sea. Inthe afternoon transfer to Petra, check in and overnight.

Day Six: Petra Visit of Petra:

After breakfast, visit Petra where the morning is spent he morningexploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of thedomain of the Bedouin, and you will see them with their horses andcamels as you begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark.After passing tombs outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, animmense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long.This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes onelast turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressivemonument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the toweringbrightness.One of the most elegant remains of antiquity is the Al Khazneh, it isnearly 140 feet high and was carved from the mountain’s solid rock inthe First Century BC.Originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe that laterit was used as Nabatean temple.Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes ofthe movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Beyond elKhazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra'scurved and built structures,soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, acurved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burialchambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, baths,monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gatespublic buildings and paved streets. Time for lunch and return to thehotel. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Amman- Sheikh Hussein- Jerusalem full day visit- Amman

Day Seven: Wadi Rum – Amman

After breakfast proceed to Wadi Rum: Prepare your-self for anexperience of a lifetime, exploring this awesome desert on 4x4 jeepsdriven by local Bedouins… This experience will introduce you to thereal Bedouin life in Jordan… It’s the same desert that Lawrence ofArabia called in his book the seven Pillars of Wisdom the MoonValley… You will drive to the Bed of the Moon Valley to the greatmountain of Al Khazali. Discover clues from the past carved on themountains and the fallen boulder. These clues have some vestige orhint of human activity that took place here during the past severalthousand years. Everywhere there are pictographs of Thamudic,Nabatean, Greek and Arabic texts and some formal inscriptions, rockart depicting hunting scenes. Traces of ancient civilizations exist in themany of these carved inscriptions… return to Amman, arrival in hotel,check-in, time for dinner and overnight

Day Eight: Amman - Q.A.I.A .

Breakfast, time at leisure until time for transfer to Queen AliaInternational Airport (Amman Int’l Airport) for your return flight home.