8-Day Jordan Highlights Tour with Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea

• Arrive at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Your airport representative will be waiting for you to assist with visa procedures. The airport representative will guide you through customs and the luggage hall. Afterwards, meet your driver in the arrival hall, where they will be holding a name sign.

Transfer to your hotel in Amman for an overnight stay.

• After breakfast at your hotel, meet your English-speaking guide in the lobby. Today, you will roam around Amman and tour its main sites. First, visit the Citadel, which offers beautiful views over Amman City. It is an archaeological site located on top of Jebel Al Qala'a in the center of downtown. This historic site includes a 1700-meter wall dating back to the Bronze Age, the iconic Temple of Hercules, and the Umayyad Palace.
• Continue to the Roman Theatre, located in the heart of the city. This magnificently restored theatre is the most obvious and impressive remnant of Roman Philadelphia and is the highlight of Amman for most foreign visitors. The theatre is cut into the northern side of a hill and has a seating capacity of 6000.
• Drive to Jerash to visit one of the world's best-preserved Roman provincial cities. Jerash lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basins. Conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, it came under Roman rule and became one of the ten great Roman cities of the Decapolis League.

At the end of the day, transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.

• With a long and exciting day ahead, you will start early at 7:30 am today. After breakfast at the hotel, get ready to travel south to Petra while stopping along the way. Your first stop will be St. George Church in Madaba, where you will view the Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church.
• Continue to Mt. Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. Then follow the King's Highway to Karak. The city of Karak, locally known as Al-Karak, is famed for its significant role during the Crusades. It is best known for Karak Castle, one of the largest Crusader castles in the Levant. Explore the castle and, if time permits, visit Little Petra today; otherwise, transfer directly to Petra for an overnight stay.

Optional activities for tonight: Petra by Night (every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening), Petra Kitchen cooking course, or a local Turkish bath.

• After breakfast at the hotel, check out and meet your driver. Today, you'll visit Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Here, you will enjoy a full-day guided tour. Enter through the Siq and visit the Treasury, Street of Facades, Theater, and Colonnaded Street. After lunch, if time permits, visit the Monastery and/or the High Place of Sacrifice. It involves a lot of climbing, but it is definitely worth it for the views.

Optional activities for tonight: Petra by Night (every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening), Petra Kitchen cooking course, and a local Turkish bath.

• After breakfast at the hotel, check out and meet your driver. Transfer to Wadi Rum and stop at the Visitors Centre. Here, you will enjoy a half-day jeep tour of Wadi Rum and a freshly prepared barbeque lunch. A jeep tour is the best way to discover many sites in Wadi Rum. The jeep will stop at each site, giving you time to roam around and climb some of the beautiful naturally formed bridges in Wadi Rum. Afterwards, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at a campsite in Wadi Rum.
• Optional before the jeep tour: enjoy a half-hour camel ride from Wadi Rum Village to Lawrence's Spring.

• After breakfast at the hotel, check out and meet your driver. Transfer to Aqaba and check in to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy. Explore Aqaba and its Red Sea coastline. Aqaba is full of water activities such as snorkelling and diving. Feel free to enjoy the beach or roam around the local markets.

Overnight in Aqaba.

• After breakfast at the hotel, check out and meet your driver. Transfer to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth's surface. Enjoy a day with entry to the sea. Here, you can relax, float in its salty waters, and try the famous healing mud. Lunch will be included at a 4-star hotel. Afterwards, in the afternoon, transfer back to Amman for check-in and an overnight stay.

• Check out of your hotel and transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for departure. Please remember that you must be at the airport 3 hours before your departure time.