8-Day Jordan Highlights Tour from Amman with Petra and Wadi Rum

• Upon arrival at Amman Airport, a representative will meet you with a Petra Nights Tours sign after you pass through customs.

• Transfer to your hotel in Amman for an overnight stay.

• Have breakfast, then start the day with a city tour in Amman.

• Visit the Amphitheater, the Jordan Folklore Museum, and the Citadel.

• From here, drive north to Jerash, the best example of a Roman provincial city in the whole Middle East.

• Visit the spectacular Forum, the Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum, and the Artemis Temple.

• Return to your hotel in Amman for an overnight stay.

• Today, start your tour to the Desert Castles in eastern Jordan.

• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Amra Castle with its zodiac dome and early examples of Omayyad fresco paintings.

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

• Continue to your Dead Sea hotel and check in.

• The rest of the day is free, with the opportunity to enjoy the unique floating experience at the Dead Sea.

• After breakfast, depart for 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. Visit the old monastery overlooking the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and parts of the Holy Land.

• Proceed to Madaba to view the famous 6th-century mosaic map of Palestine in St. George's Church.

• Afterwards, drive to Kerak along the famous ancient biblical caravan route, the King's Way.

• Then, make a short stop in Wadi Al-Mujib, a great wide valley with magnificent geological formations. Visit the famous Crusader castle built in 1132 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem.

• Continue to Petra for an overnight stay.

• Visit the red rose city of Petra, the biggest attraction in Jordan. You can start the trip on horseback or on foot through the canyon, the so-called Siq, and then walk to its most beautiful monument, the Treasury. Continue from here to the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs, and Pharaoh's Castle.

Overnight 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 live in a traditional way.

• During a 4x4 Jeep tour, discover canyons, sand dunes, and Nabatean rock inscriptions.

• Then continue to Aqaba on the Red Sea, where the rest of the day is free.

Overnight in Aqaba.

• Breakfast and overnight at the hotel, with no other services provided. Enjoy a free day in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba. Relax, explore the duty-free shopping facilities, or have fun with popular water activities such as swimming, snorkelling, or diving.

Overnight in Aqaba.

• Depending on your departure time, transfer for about 4 hours to Amman Airport to say farewell and board your flight.