5-Day Cultural Tour To Jordan And Israel From Amman
Description
Sign up for this 5-day tour and explore the best of Jordan and Israel, starting from Amman. Marvel at the ruins of Petra, enjoy the beautiful views from the Mount of Olives and pay your respects at the Church of Nativity, Dome of the Rock in the Old City of Jerusalem. Also, see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Garden of Gethsemane in Bethlehem and cross the Allenby border.
Highlights
- Visit Petra, the city carved in mountains with colourful rocks
- Drive to Mount Olives for an aerial view of Jerusalem
- Learn the history and culture of Israel by visiting various landmarks
- See Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum) or the Israel Museum
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Day 1: Arrive in Amman expand_more
Meet & assist at Queen Alia Airport by our representative, and transfer to Amman.
Overnight In Amman.
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Day 2: Amman - Petra expand_more
After breakfast, drive south Jordan via desert highway to Petra.
Visit Petra, the home of the Nabateans; the complete city carved in a mountain with huge colourful rocks, also called “the Red Rose city”. The tour will start by crossing the “Siq” lined with mountains in multiple colours up to the Treasury.
After the tour ends, drive back to Amman.
Overnight in Amman.
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Day 3: Amman - Allenby - Mount of Olives- Jerusalem expand_more
After breakfast, transfer from your hotel in Amman to Allenby border (using normal shuttle bus or VIP services) to cross to Jerusalem.
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a wonderful view of Jerusalem.
Go to Peter Noster with the Lord’s Prayer in different languages. From the Mount of Olives, the traditional Palm Sunday route takes you to the foot of the hill and sees the Garden of Gethsemane with its ancient olive trees.
Enter the Old City through the Dung Gate to visit the Wailing (or western) Wall and view the Haram Al-Sharif with the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
Walk the Via Dolorosa with its Stations of the Cross till you arrive at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus was crucified and buried and then rose again.
Leave the city through the bazaars to the west by Jaffa Gate.
Drive through West Jerusalem to see various landmarks.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 4: Bethlehem - Allenby Border- Amman expand_more
Depart from your hotel to Bethlehem, crossing into the West Bank and stopping at the Separation Wall.
Go to Bethlehem to see the Church of Nativity, Shepherd’s Fields in Beit Sahour.
This is also a chance to visit Mahane Yehuda Market, Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Museum), or the Israel Museum (where you can see the Dead Sea Scrolls). Please discuss your preference with your driver or guide, and note that museums can shut early on some days.
Drive through the New City of Jerusalem and visit various landmarks.
Drive to Allenby border (using normal shuttle bus or VIP services ) to cross to Amman.
Overnight in Amman.
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Day 5: Departure expand_more
After breakfast, transfer to Queen Alia Airport for departure.
What's Included
Meet and assist at Queen Alia Airport upon arrival and departure
Entrance fees to the mentioned sites in the program
4 nights’ accommodation includes bed and breakfast and sharing twin or triple standard room (Single supplement applies if you want a single room)
Transport by experienced English speaking driver in an air-conditioned vehicle
English speaking local (Jordanian) guide in Petra for 2 – 3 hours for individuals (4 -1) persons
Government licensed malty speaking tour guide in Jordan for a group of 5 persons and more.
Government licensed malty speaking tour guide in Jerusalem
Jordan collective visa for groups 5 persons and more (full passport details must be received prior to arrival)
Portage at hotels and airport
1 small mineral water per person per day
What's Excluded
All lunches and dinner
All drinks
Any services not mentioned in the program
Visa fee to Jordan ($USD 60.00) per person for individuals (1– 4) persons
Departure taxes (15$ pp at land borders). Airport tax is usually included on air-tickets. Taxes subject to change with no notice
Exit tax out of Palestine/ Israel: NIS 182 pp (approx $52 pp – subject to Change)
Transfers between the Israeli terminal and the Jordanian terminal. Cost of a shuttle bus is JOD 7 pp ( $10) plus JOD 1.50 ($2) per piece of luggage each way
Tips for driver, guide and hotel staff
Any airfares
Carriages in Petra
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Standard | |
1 To 4 | USD 1100 Per Person |
This is a private tour |