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Taste Arabic Delicacies In Jordan Over A 7-Day Tour From Amman
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Food and Drink, Culture, Cooking

  • Duration

    7 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Arabic, English

Description

Sign up for this gastronomy tour to get an authentic taste of Arabic food on this journey through some of Jordan's most famous cousin regions. Meander through Iraqi aromatic dishes; take to the streets of Amman to sample some of the city’s local specialities, indulge in fresh falafel on the streets, and take to the desert of Wadi Rum on a Zarb experience to experience a delightful culinary heritage that goes back thousands of years. 

Highlights
  • Discover Arabic culture through its rich cuisine and street food
  • Taste the best olive oil, falafel, mansaf and learn the secrets of its producing
  • Visit farmhouses to find local organic products: olives, olive oil, honey, zaatar and sumaq
  • Learn cooking tricks in typical farmers' and bedouin tents
  • Get an authentic lifestyle experience and feel like you’ve lived in Jordan your whole life
  • Day 1- Amman, Iraqi and Gulf food expand_more
    • Amman is the capital city – filled with historical sites from different eras, museums and galleries, shops and endless restaurants. There’s plenty to see, do, and eat. Your adventure begins with an important welcome at the airport. 
    • Afterwards, celebrate the start of a memorable food adventure with a short stroll to a local Iraqi restaurant. Here you'll enjoy your first taste of Iraqi flavours over a delicious table.
    • We will start with masgouf, dolma, kas, baegla, baja and their famous kabab, will also see the chef talk about Iraqi food and go through the restaurant's secret recipes.
    • Perhaps partake in a kunafa with Arabic ice cream (cheeses style dessert) after dinner from a hole-in-the-wall place, considered one of the top spots for kunafa in the Middle east.
    • If we have time, we will visit one of the best Yamani and Gulf food places in Amman and taste the food they have.

    Accommodation: 4 Stars Hotel

  • Day 2- Lebanese and Syrian food and Jordanian cooking class expand_more
    • This morning venture out to Amman best Lebanese to have our breakfast with the Lebanese chief to have muhamra, makdous with walnuts, allipo olives, tomato with garlic, fried halloumi, sambousek, Lebanese falafel, hummus, mutabal, baba ghanouj, liver with pomegranate
    • After breakfast, roam across the streets of downtown looking into different fruits and vegetables from the fresh food market. We also will visit the roman theatre before we head to a local kitchen to have a cooking class about Jordanian food.
    • After lunch, we will visit the citadel and then go to have dinner in one of the best Syrian restaurants in the town with its different plates from kibbeh labaneh, yalanji, and fatet makdous to the different kinds of salads and Arabic ice cream with pistachio then head to our hotel.

    Accommodation: 4 Stars Hotel

  • Day 3- Jordanian and Palestinian food in farmers houses expand_more
    • Get your first experience of Jordanian and Palestinian food with um ahmad, the local farmer, will start with a breakfast rich of flavour, qalayet bandora, fresh olives and olive oil, labaneh, and in the stone oven over the charcoal you'll bake the traditional pie's with Wild Thyme and sumaq.
    • After this great meal, we will head to visit Ajloun castle and Mar Elias church to learn more about the region's history 
    • Then will move to um sameer house to Meet a passionate cook who'll teach you how to prepare classics such as Magloubeh and makmorah and other Palestinian and Jordanian food and see how it's different from other Arabic food.
    • Then will go back to Amman to see what is the culture of Jordanian meat in a traditional restaurant with their different kind of meat and sheep cooking demonstration. 

    Accommodation: 4 Stars Hotel

  • Day 4- Petra the rose city and cooking class in Petra kitchen expand_more
    • Drive to the ‘Pink City’ of Petra (approximately 4 hours). Petra was designed by Nabataeans and has delighted visitors for centuries with its pink-stone and magical carved buildings. 
    • We will arrive in Petra and have the city tour to see it, then will go back to Wadi Musa to the Jordanian kitchen and meet the chef who will teach us the secrets of Jordanian bedouin food 
    • Before we enter Petra, we will have some local food from the area.

    Accommodation: 3 Stars Hotel

  • Day 5- Wadi Rum and bedouin zarb experience expand_more
    • Travel out to the old capital of Nabataean and explore the desert of Wadi Rum, with its massive views.
    • Set in stunning surroundings and will do a jeep tour in the desert to explore the area, and the Bedouin will make us galayet bandora for lunch in the desert.
    • After sunset will go to the campsite and start a cooking class with a bedouin to show us how to cook food under the ground using charcoal.
    • We will have the best meal ever and continue stargazing in the camp and go to sleep to go back to Amman the next day.

    Accommodation: Bedouin authentic camp in the desert

  • Day 6- Jordanian and Arabic food expand_more
    • After local breakfast, leave the desert behind and drive approximately 4 hours to Amman to a local heritage restaurant located in the Jabal Weibdeh.
    • In this special place, we will find a big menu of all traditional food in Jordan,  collected around 55 local dishes from many different cities and served in infront of you.
  • Day 7- Departure expand_more
    • Free time to roam the city and try different food on your own before heading to the airport to end this beautiful adventure.
What's Included
  • Airport meet and assist
  • Airport pick up
  • Private new vehicle with driver - AC - Wi-Fi 
  • Accommodation in all mentioned places
  • Wadi Rum jeep tour
  • Airport drop off
  • All meals for the first 6 days (last day is a free day)
  • cooking classes and food tasting
What's Excluded
  • Any personal expenses or gifts
  • Petra by night
  • Any extra activities
What to bring
  • Your ID, passport
  • Your Personal medicines
  • Power bank 
  • Hygiene kit (Wet wipes, Toilet Paper, Sanitizer)
  • Sunscreen | sun protection | hat | sunglasses
  • A small backpack for your stuff
Know before you go
  • All Intrepid group trips are accompanied by one of our group leaders. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. You can expect your Intrepid Food Adventures group leader to be passionate about the local food scene and keen to share their insider knowledge on the best authentic local food and drink experiences throughout your trip.
  • Your leader will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. At Intrepid we aim to support local guides who have specialised knowledge of the regions we visit. If you were interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend a local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.
  • Spend a fabulous week discovering the sights, sounds and flavours of Jordan. From ajloun to Petra via the ethereal beauty of Wadi Rum and its mountains to the bustling markets of Amman, experience the very best Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi food, the beautiful sight of the Petra the rose city and the delightful taste of traditional Jordanian cuisine in Wadi Rum and Ajloun.
  • Explore the desert scene of Wadi Rum and spend time exploring its attractions and living the Bedouin experience. With a taste of Jordanian history and the chance to cook up mansaf yourself, this unforgettable journey will take you to the cultural and gastronomic heart of Jordan and arabic food.
Meeting Point

Amman, Jordan

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Standard
1 To 2 USD 1950 Per Person
3 To 5 USD 1750 Per Person
6 To 8 USD 1550 Per Person
9 To 12 USD 1350 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 1950 / person