7-Day Jordan Tour from Amman with Petra, Dead Sea and Wadi Rum

• Upon arrival at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, you will be welcomed by the driver.

Transfer to the hotel in Amman for an overnight stay.

• Early in the morning, drive for two hours from Amman to Gadara (Umm Qais), which belonged to the famous Decapolis, a union of 10 cities founded by Alexander the Great.

• Here, you will have an overwhelming view of the northern Jordan Valley, the Golan Heights, and the Sea of Galilee.

• Leave for Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East.

• Visit the Oval Plaza, Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum, and the Temple of Artemis.

• Your next stop is Ajloun, home to the great 12th-century Islamic castle built around 1184/85 by the famous Islamic leader Salah al-Din.

Overnight at your Amman hotel.

• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Amra Castle, known for its zodiac dome and early examples of Umayyad fresco paintings.

• You will also see the fortress-like and mysterious Qasr Kharana, as well as the black basalt Roman and Medieval Islamic fort at Azraq.

• Back in Amman, discover the historical places of downtown. Explore the Citadel hill, with remains from the Roman to the early Islamic period, including the Umayyad Palace, while enjoying views over hilly Amman and the Roman Theatre.

• Take a stroll through the Souq, where you can get an idea of everyday life, and continue to Jabal Amman with its distinctive early 20th-century architecture.

Overnight at the Amman hotel.

• Check out from the hotel and drive to Madaba to view the famous 6th-century mosaic map of Palestine in St. George's Church.

• Take a short ride to Mt. Nebo. This is the place where Moses gazed at the Promised Land before he died, and it is believed to be his burial place.

• You will visit the old monastery, overlooking the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and parts of the Holy Land.

• At Dead Sea Beach, the lowest point on earth, you will have leisure time at the beach and the chance to float on the salty waters. Shower and locker rooms are available.

• Driving towards Petra, enjoy the view of Dana Reserve and visit Shobak, the Crusader castle built by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem.

Overnight at the Petra hotel.

• Visit the red rose city of Petra, the biggest attraction in Jordan. Petra was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and founded a commercial empire.

• Start the trip on horseback or on foot to the canyon, the so-called Siq.

• Then walk to the most beautiful monument, the Treasury, and continue from here to the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs, and Pharaoh's Castle.

Enjoy leisure time and an overnight stay in Petra.

• In the morning, drive 1.5 hours south to the protected area of Wadi Rum, one of the most impressive desert landscapes in the world.

• Here, Bedouins still live in a traditional way, and during a 4x4 Jeep tour, you will discover canyons, sand dunes, and Nabatean rock inscriptions.

Then drive back to Amman for an overnight stay at the hotel.

• Have breakfast and check out by 12:00 noon.

• Depending on your departure time, transfer to Amman Airport to say farewell and board your flight.