8 days / 7 nights
This journey departs on Saturday, returns on Saturday
Jordan is a "crossroads" country connecting the Christian lands of the Mediterranean with the great deserts of Islamic Arabia. Its position as a centuries-old center of trade and cultural change has generated some the world's most spectacular archaeological relics - biblical battlefields, Roman ruins, Moslem mosques and Crusader castles — all crowned by the "lost city" of Petra, carved from a mountain range of pink sandstone.
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Days 1–2: USA or Canada — Amman, Jordan
Day 3: Amman
** You will also have an opportunity to visit and assist with a grassroots project initiated by Her Majesty Queen Rania to support local public schools.
Continue on to Jerash, known as the "Pompeii of the Middle East" for its extraordinarily well-preserved Roman ruins; the grooves of chariot wheels are still visible in the cobbled streets. Walk beneath the Triumphal Arch and among the ruins of the Hippodrome and the Temple of Zeus. Witness a reenactment of Roman games, including gladiator contests and a thrilling chariot race.
Day 4: Amman — Wadi Rum — Petra
Day 6: Petra — Dead Sea
Day 7: Dead Sea
Day 8: Dead Sea — Amman — USA or Canada
On arrival in Amman, you are met and escorted to your luxurious hotel.
Four Seasons Hotel Amman
This morning enjoy a fascinating introduction to Jordan's political, cultural and commercial hub, Amman. The ancient Citadel towers above the city from atop Jabal al-Qala'a. Here you begin the day's discoveries among ruins and artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age.
Four Seasons Hotel: B • L
The city of Madaba is best known for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. It also houses the famous sixth-century mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Two million pieces of colored stone depict villages as far as the Nile Delta. From here continue to Mount Nebo, where, according to the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land which he would never enter. As the sun sinks below the horizon, visit Wadi Rum where T. E. Lawrence lived with his Bedouin allies during World War I.
Petra Movenpick Resort: B • L
Day 5: Petra
UNESCO has described Petra as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." Spend a full day exploring the "rose-red" city, sculpted from a mountain range by the Nabataeans in the third century BC. Major sites include the Treasury, the Temple of the Winged Lions, baths, markets, storerooms and tombs.
Petra Movenpick Resort: B • L
Visit the former Crusader town of Kerak and its fortress, complete with underground galleries and secret passageways where Crusader archers held out bravely for over 100 years. Continue your drive to the Dead Sea and your resort hotel, a luxurious retreat surrounded by beautiful gardens, lagoons, olive trees and bamboo palms.
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar: B • L
Explore at your own pace or relax at your resort hotel. Go for a dip in one of your hotel's nine fresh-water pools or thread the experiences of your journey together in a private pergola positioned a mere few steps away from the Dead Sea. You have a full day to soak in the health benefits from the Dead Sea's highly oxygenated air and healing salts and minerals.
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar: B
Return to Amman to board your international flight. B
2009 Departure Dates & Prices
Some departures may require a minimum number of passengers to operate.
*Holiday surcharge will apply.
Depart from U.S.A or Canada
January 11 - 18^
May 9 - 16
September 26 - October 3
January 25 - February 1^
May 23 - 30
October 10 - 17
February 8 - 15^
July 18 - 25
October 31 - November 7
March 7 - 14
August 1 - 8
November 7 - 14
March 21 - 28
August 15 - 22
November 21 - 28
April 4 - 11
August 29 - September 5
December 12 - 19
April 18 - 25
September 5 - 12
December 26 - January 2, 2010*
May 2 - 9
Double Occupancy:
$3,985 per person Single Supplement:
$1,205
Solo Traveller: Available upon request.
Dates, itineraries and prices are subject to change.
^Departs on Sunday; returns on Sunday.
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