A 4-day tour of Jordan: Amman, Jerash, Petra.
Visit the Roman Theater dating back to the 2nd Century AD. Jordan's most exciting and adventurous travel experience is this fascinating trip to Petra, hidden away in the encircling craggy rock mountains south of the dead sea.
Upon arrival at Amman International Airport, we will be met and assisted through immigration and customs then transferred to our hotel.
This morning we tour Amman, known in Biblical times as Rabbath Ammon and under the Ptolemies as Philadelphia. Amman sits still splendily on its traditional seven hills. We visit the Roman Theater dating back to the 2nd Century AD. Nearby are the ruins of the Citadel Hill and the Archaeological Museum, Costume & Folklore Museum, Ashrafiah Mosque, King Hussein sports city and bazaar. After lunch, we drive to Jerash, known as the "Pompeii of the East" and is now the most beautifully preserved Greek-Roman city. We see also the Grand ruins, Temples of Artemis and Zeus, a vast Roman forum, Hadrian's Triumphal Arch and a mile long street of columns then we drive back to Amman for overnight. (BL)
Today we visit Jordan's most exciting and adventurous travel experience is this fascinating trip to Petra, hidden away in the encircling craggy rock mountains south of the dead sea. A three hour drive over the Desert Highway brings you to this "Rose-Red City" half as old as time, carved from living rock over 2,000 years ago by the Nabataeans. The only entrance to the fortress City is through a long, narrow passage. The sudden view of the Petra's most spectacular monument, the treasury is a dramatic sight. Beyond the treasury lie other unique monuments, carved right into the vari-coloured mountains are the high place of sacrifice, the Monastery and Roman styled palace tomb. Then we drive back to Amman for overnight. (BL)
Today we will be transferred to the airport for our flight back home. (B)
