Jordan · Cooking

7-Day Jordan Food Tour with Petra, Wadi Rum and Farmhouse Cooking

7 Days Round trip from Amman Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Discover Arabic culture through its rich cuisine and street food
  • 02 Taste olive oil, falafel, and mansaf while learning the secrets behind their preparation
  • 03 Visit farmhouses for local organic products such as olives, olive oil, honey, zaatar, and sumaq
  • 04 Learn cooking tricks in typical farmers' houses and Bedouin tents
  • 05 Enjoy an authentic lifestyle experience that lets you feel immersed in Jordanian life

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

Meander through aromatic Iraqi dishes, take to the streets of Amman to sample the city's local specialties, indulge in fresh falafel, and head into the desert of Wadi Rum for a Zarb experience that showcases a delightful culinary heritage going back thousands of years.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Ajloun
Languages Arabic, English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Amman, Iraqi and Gulf food

  • 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

2
Day 02

Lebanese and Syrian food and Jordanian cooking class

  • 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

3
Day 03

Jordanian and Palestinian food in farmers houses

  • 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

4
Day 04

Petra the rose city and cooking class in Petra kitchen

  • 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

5
Day 05

Wadi Rum and bedouin zarb experience

  • 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

6
Day 06

Jordanian and Arabic food

  • 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.
7
Day 07

Departure

  • Free time to roam the city and try different food on your own before heading to the airport to end this beautiful adventure.
Petra, Wadi Rum desert, Amman Citadel, Ajloun Castle

Where this trip takes you

Petra, Wadi Rum desert, Amman Citadel, Ajloun Castle

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Amman 4 cities · 7 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Airport meet and assist
  • Airport pick up
  • Private new vehicle with driver, AC, and Wi-Fi
  • Accommodation in all mentioned places
  • Wadi Rum jeep tour
  • Airport drop off
  • All meals for the first 6 days (the last day is a free day)
  • Cooking classes and food tasting

What's Not Included

  • Any personal expenses or gifts
  • Petra by night
  • Any extra activities

What to bring

  • Your ID and passport
  • Your personal medicines
  • Power bank
  • Hygiene kit (wet wipes, toilet paper, sanitizer)
  • Sunscreen, sun protection, hat, and 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 are 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, and Iraqi food, the beautiful sight of 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 while 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.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Amman, Jordan
Tour start
Amman, Jordan
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 days finish where they began, in Amman.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room $1,350.00 — $1,950.00
Double Sharing $1,350.00 — $1,950.00

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