Day 4 Tuesday: Amman- Iraq El Amir - Dead Sea - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure west from Amman to Iraq El Amiret its Hellenistic era castle Qasr El Abed (2nd century BC). Astonishing construction, where we find various inspirations: Greek, oriental, with the appearance of a Roman palace. Road to the Dead Sea / Lunch for a swim and an unforgettable experience. Its particular climate makes it an exceptional vacation spot. The Greeks called it the “Asphaltite Lake”, the Muslims the “stinking lake”, the Hebrews the “Sea of ​​Salt” or even “the Lot Sea”. 75 km long and 15 km wide, the Dead Sea covers an area of ​​920 km2, almost twice that of Lake Geneva. The maximum depth of the Dead Sea is 399 m. The lower level of the Jordan depression is therefore 410 m below sea level and as such, it represents the lowest point on the globe. Return to Amman.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the Route of the Kings, visit of Madaba. The city of mosaics, both in churches and in houses, their high technicality, their artistic value, prove that this Byzantine bishopric, which had 14 churches, housed an extraordinary school of mosaicists. Their art reached its peak in the 5th and 6th centuries. You will visit at St. George's Church in Madaba, the "map of Palestine" unearthed in 1898 during the construction of the church. This mosaic from the middle of the 6th century, barely altered, traces the geography of the Byzantine Near East. It initially measured 25 m by 5 m and was made up of two million tesserae.

Then you will visit Mt. Nebo, 10 km northwest of Madaba - “And Moses, departing from the plains of Moab, ascended to the top of Mount Nebo, to Pisgah, which faces Jericho ... Then the Lord said to him, "This is the land which I promised to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, and which I will give to your offspring. I have allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not go any more. far. And so Moses, the servant of God, came to die in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord (Deuteronomy, 34: 1, 4-5). Presumed site of Moses' tomb, Mount Nebo culminates at 840 m of altitude. It became a place of universal pilgrimage from the beginning of the Christian era.

Continuation towards the fortress of Kerak - The Wadi Kérak, valley below the city, was one of the great routes of penetration into Palestine. It was in the years 1115 that Baudouin I founded the seigneury of Montreal Foulque le Jeune d'Anjou, baron of France and third Frankish sovereign of the kingdom of Jerusal em (1131-1144), entrusted this fief to his cupbearer Payen le Bouteiller, who built the fortress of Kerak in 1142 and made it his residence. In 1176, Renaud de Châtillon, ex-lord of Antioch, received her following her second marriage. It took the Crusader disaster of Hattin (1187), at the end of which Jerusalem was conquered by the Muslims and Renaud executed, for Kerak to fall in 1189. But Saladin had to besiege the fortress defended by Renaud's widow for more than a year. before she finally gives up her arms. Lunch in Kerak. Continuation to Petra via the desert road.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 Thursday: Petra la Rose

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a full day tour of Petra / Lunch. The pink city "Petra", "the stone" in Greek, derives from the Aramaic toponym "RQM" pronounced "Rekem" or "Rakmou", which means "two-colored". Geology is indeed at the origin of the red city, entirely carved in a soft sandstone. The man, present here for ten thousand years, completed giving its appearance to the site between the third century BC. AD and the 2nd century AD. AD: in total, there are nearly 800 monuments, especially tombs, which dot Petra over 100 km2. Eighth wonder of the world and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the most famous site in Jordan and even in the Middle East. You will cross the Siq, a narrow and long fault due to a prehistoric earthquake.

At the end of the Siq, suddenly appears the most majestic monument of Petra, "Al Khazneh" or the "Treasury" with Greco-Roman decoration. What a dazzling spectacle of beauty… Beyond the Treasury, there are hundreds of sculpted buildings, temples, Royal Tombs, houses, burial chambers, party rooms, baths, monumental staircases, wooden doors. arch-shaped, cobbled streets and above all The Roman Theater with around 3000 seats. You will cross Le Cardo Romain and visit the Qasr El Bint, the only temple still standing and in a good state of conservation. Lunch at the site restaurant. In the afternoon, ascent to Mount El Deir or the Monastery (optional), and free time.

Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure, towards the small Petra "Little Petra", then road to Wadi Rum - The desert of Wadi Rum - If Petra is the result of the work of man combined with that of nature, The cliffs, peaks and valleys of Wadi Rum owe their “serene beauty” and “overwhelming grandeur” to themselves, in the words of TE Lawrence. Wadi Rum "vast, resonating with echoes and marked by the presence of the divine" is such that "[only] landscapes, in childhood dreams, have this grandeur and this silence". This desolate site was indeed one of the high places of the Great Arab Revolt, magnified by director David Lean in one of the most impressive scenes of his Lawrence of Arabia. “Local” 4X4 pick-up tour in the desert for about an hour and a half. Lunch in a Bedouin camp. Transfer to Amman, along the Wadi Araba.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 8 Saturday: Amman transfer departure

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport and assistance with departure formalities.

Day 4 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the Route of the Kings, visit of Madaba. The city of mosaics, both in churches and in houses, their high technicality, their artistic value, prove that this Byzantine bishopric, which had 14 churches, housed an extraordinary school of mosaicists. Their art reached its peak in the 5th and 6th centuries. You will visit at St. George's Church in Madaba, the "map of Palestine" unearthed in 1898 during the construction of the church. This mosaic from the middle of the 6th century, barely altered, traces the geography of the Byzantine Near East. It initially measured 25 m by 5 m and was made up of two million tesserae.

Then you will visit Mt. Nebo, 10 km northwest of Madaba - “And Moses, departing from the plains of Moab, ascended to the top of Mount Nebo, to Pisgah, which faces Jericho ... Then the Lord said to him, "This is the land which I promised to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, and which I will give to your offspring. I have allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not go any more. far. And so Moses, the servant of God, came to die in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord (Deuteronomy, 34: 1, 4-5). Presumed site of Moses' tomb, Mount Nebo culminates at 840 m of altitude. It became a place of universal pilgrimage from the beginning of the Christian era. Continuation towards the fortress of Kerak - The Wadi Kérak, valley below the city, was one of the great routes of penetration into Palestine.

It was in the years 1115 that Baudouin I founded the seigneury of Montreal Foulque le Jeune d'Anjou, baron of France and third Frankish sovereign of the kingdom of Jerusal em (1131-1144), entrusted this fief to his cupbearer Payen le Bouteiller, who built the fortress of Kerak in 1142 and made it his residence. In 1176, Renaud de Châtillon, ex-lord of Antioch, received her following her second marriage. It took the Crusader disaster of Hattin (1187), at the end of which Jerusalem was conquered by the Muslims and Renaud executed, for Kerak to fall in 1189. But Saladin had to besiege the fortress defended by Renaud's widow for more than a year. before she finally gives up her arms. Lunch in Kerak. Continuation to Petra via the desert road.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 Thursday: Petra la Rose

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a full day tour of Petra / Lunch. The pink city "Petra", "the stone" in Greek, derives from the Aramaic toponym "RQM" pronounced "Rekem" or "Rakmou", which means "two-colored". Geology is indeed at the origin of the red city, entirely carved in a soft sandstone. The man, present here for ten thousand years, completed giving its appearance to the site between the third century BC. AD and the 2nd century AD. AD: in total, there are nearly 800 monuments, especially tombs, which dot Petra over 100 km2. Eighth wonder of the world and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the most famous site in Jordan and even in the Middle East.

You will cross the Siq, a narrow and long fault due to a prehistoric earthquake. At the end of the Siq, suddenly appears the most majestic monument of Petra, "Al Khazneh" or the "Treasury" with Greco-Roman decoration. What a dazzling spectacle of beauty… Beyond the Treasury, there are hundreds of sculpted buildings, temples, Royal Tombs, houses, burial chambers, party rooms, baths, monumental staircases, wooden doors. arch-shaped, cobbled streets and above all The Roman Theater with around 3000 seats. You will cross Le Cardo Romain and visit the Qasr El Bint, the only temple still standing and in a good state of conservation. Lunch at the site restaurant. In the afternoon, ascent to Mount El Deir or the Monastery (optional), and free time.

Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure, towards the small Petra "Little Petra", then road to Wadi Rum - The desert of Wadi Rum - If Petra is the result of the work of man combined with that of nature, The cliffs, peaks and valleys of Wadi Rum owe their “serene beauty” and “overwhelming grandeur” to themselves, in the words of TE Lawrence. Wadi Rum "vast, resonating with echoes and marked by the presence of the divine" is such that "[only] landscapes, in childhood dreams, have this grandeur and this silence".

This desolate site was indeed one of the high places of the Great Arab Revolt, magnified by director David Lean in one of the most impressive scenes of his Lawrence of Arabia. “Local” 4X4 pick-up tour in the desert for about an hour and a half. Lunch in a Bedouin camp. Transfer to Amman, along the Wadi Araba.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Saturday: free day in Amman

Free day in Amman with full board at the hotel.

Day 8 Sunday: Amman transfer departure

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport and assistance with departure formalities.

Day 4 Thursday: Petra la Rose

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a full day tour of Petra / Lunch. The pink city "Petra", "the stone" in Greek, derives from the Aramaic toponym "RQM" pronounced "Rekem" or "Rakmou", which means "two-colored". Geology is indeed at the origin of the red city, entirely carved in a soft sandstone. The man, present here for ten thousand years, completed giving its appearance to the site between the third century BC. AD and the 2nd century AD. AD: in total, there are nearly 800 monuments, especially tombs, which dot Petra over 100 km2. Eighth wonder of the world and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the most famous site in Jordan and even in the Middle East. You will cross the Siq, a narrow and long fault due to a prehistoric earthquake.

At the end of the Siq, suddenly appears the most majestic monument of Petra, "Al Khazneh" or the "Treasury" with Greco-Roman decoration. What a dazzling spectacle of beauty… Beyond the Treasury, there are hundreds of sculpted buildings, temples, Royal Tombs, houses, burial chambers, party rooms, baths, monumental staircases, wooden doors. arch-shaped, cobbled streets and above all The Roman Theater with around 3000 seats. You will cross Le Cardo Romain and visit the Qasr El Bint, the only temple still standing and in a good state of conservation. Lunch at the site restaurant. In the afternoon, ascent to Mount El Deir or the Monastery (optional), and free time.

Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure, towards the small Petra "Little Petra", then road to Wadi Rum - The desert of Wadi Rum - If Petra is the result of the work of man combined with that of nature, The cliffs, peaks and valleys of Wadi Rum owe their “serene beauty” and “overwhelming grandeur” to themselves, in the words of TE Lawrence. Wadi Rum "vast, resonating with echoes and marked by the presence of the divine" is such that "[only] landscapes, in childhood dreams, have this grandeur and this silence".

This desolate site was indeed one of the high places of the Great Arab Revolt, magnified by director David Lean in one of the most impressive scenes of his Lawrence of Arabia. “Local” 4X4 pick-up tour in the desert for about an hour and a half. Lunch in a Bedouin camp. Transfer to Amman, along the Wadi Araba.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 Saturday: free day in Amman

Free day in Amman with full board at the hotel.

Day 7 Sunday: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman

After breakfast, departure for the Desert Castles / Lunch. The first castle visited is Qasr Al-Kharaneh, located 55 km from Amman. It is probably the only one that had a primarily military function, as its architecture suggests. However, for some researchers, the importance of the stables suggests rather a caravanserai. Qasr Amra is located 26 km southwest of Azraq, by the main road. Qasr Amra occupies an island which formed in the bed of a wadi almost always dry. This small, well-preserved castle has clear lines and rounded contours, whose blond stone blends in with the heat of the desert. Qasr Amra was built at the beginning of the 8th century by Caliph Walid I, a great lover of hunting, poetry and various pleasures. Qasr Al Azraq was severely affected by an earthquake in 1927, however the castle remains magnificent.

It is the inscription above the main entrance that has made it possible to date the renovation to the 13th century, the probable date of the construction of the mosque in the center of the courtyard. Return to Amman for a visit to the capital of the Hashemite kingdom. Between the eastern desert and the Jordan Valley, Amman is home to a million inhabitants. Entirely built in a white beige limestone, the city is an aggregate of cream-colored cubes, golden by the sun. From the top of the citadel, do not miss the superb view of the lower town. But before going down there, a visit to the Archaeological Museum, the temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace is a must. A short tour then in the lower town, which has preserved a beautiful Greco-Roman Theater, which can accommodate around six thousand spectators. Return to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 8 Monday: Amman transfer departure

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport and assistance with departure formalities.

Day 4 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure, towards the small Petra "Little Petra", then road to Wadi Rum - The desert of Wadi Rum - If Petra is the result of the work of man combined with that of nature, The cliffs, peaks and valleys of Wadi Rum owe their “serene beauty” and “overwhelming grandeur” to themselves, in the words of TE Lawrence. Wadi Rum "vast, resonating with echoes and marked by the presence of the divine" is such that "[only] landscapes, in childhood dreams, have this grandeur and this silence".

This desolate site was indeed one of the high places of the Great Arab Revolt, magnified by director David Lean in one of the most impressive scenes of his Lawrence of Arabia. “Local” 4X4 pick-up tour in the desert for about an hour and a half. Lunch in a Bedouin camp. Transfer to Amman, along the Wadi Araba.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 Saturday: free day in Amman

Free day in Amman with full board at the hotel.

Day 6 Sunday: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman

After breakfast, departure for the Desert Castles / Lunch. The first castle visited is Qasr Al-Kharaneh, located 55 km from Amman. It is probably the only one that had a primarily military function, as its architecture suggests. However, for some researchers, the importance of the stables suggests rather a caravanserai. Qasr Amra is located 26 km southwest of Azraq, by the main road. Qasr Amra occupies an island which formed in the bed of a wadi almost always dry. This small, well-preserved castle has clear lines and rounded contours, whose blond stone blends in with the heat of the desert. Qasr Amra was built at the beginning of the 8th century by Caliph Walid I, a great lover of hunting, poetry and various pleasures. Qasr Al Azraq was severely affected by an earthquake in 1927, however the castle remains magnificent.

It is the inscription above the main entrance that has made it possible to date the renovation to the 13th century, the probable date of the construction of the mosque in the center of the courtyard. Return to Amman for a visit to the capital of the Hashemite kingdom. Between the eastern desert and the Jordan Valley, Amman is home to a million inhabitants. Entirely built in a white beige limestone, the city is an aggregate of cream-colored cubes, golden by the sun. From the top of the citadel, do not miss the superb view of the lower town. But before going down there, a visit to the Archaeological Museum, the temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace is a must. A short tour then in the lower town, which has preserved a beautiful Greco-Roman Theater, which can accommodate around six thousand spectators.

Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Monday: Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Amman

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Jerash / Lunch

In the morning departure to the ancient city of Jerash or Gerasa, approximately 45km from Amman. It is the second largest site in Jordan after Petra. Today considered one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the Near East. Hidden under the sand for several centuries before being discovered and restored for 70 years. The city was entirely built in a pinkish orange limestone, which is magnified at dawn and sunset by the rays of the sun. The heyday of Gerasa dates from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Jerash is the epitome of extensive and formal Roman municipal planning throughout the Middle East.

It is adorned with cobbled streets, colonnades, immense temples on the crest of hills, charming theaters, spacious public squares, thermal baths, fountains and walls pierced by towers and gates. After lunch, Continuation to Ajloun this city has a very impressive Fortress (Qalaat al Rabad), nestled at the top of a mountain, built in the 12th century, at the time of Saladin, to defend the region and control the iron mines and to prevent the Crusaders from crossing into Jerusalem. From the top a superb view over the Jordan Valley. Return to Amman. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 Tuesday: Amman transfer departure

Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport and assistance with departure formalities.