We Love —
- Let yourself be enchanted by the wonderful landscapes and the many treasures of this captivating country.
- Discover the secrets of fascinating Jordan, accompanied by a guide and make the most of the chance to discover the beautiful region of Petra.
- Stay in elegant and warm establishments choosing from 4* or 5* according to your desires.
New Voyage Privé —
Carefully selected by our experts especially for you
Your Itinerary In Brief —
For 8 days and 7 nights, let yourself be dazzled by colours and scents unique in the world. During this tour, you will have the privilege of traveling through the most beautiful regions of Jordan. On the program, many surprises await you... Finally, for a stay according to your wishes, you can choose to stay in 4* hotels or in 5* hotels.
YOUR ITINERARIES
Tour from Saturday to Saturday
Day 1 Saturday: France - Amman
Day 2 Sunday: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman
Day 3 Monday: Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Amman
Day 4 Tuesday: Amman- Iraq El Amir - Dead Sea - Amman
Day 5 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra
Day 6 Thursday: Petra la Rose
Day 7 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman
Day 8 Saturday: Amman transfer departure
Tour from Sunday to Sunday
Day 1 Sunday: France - Amman
Day 2 Monday: Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Amman
Day 3 Tuesday: Amman - Iraq El Amir - Dead Sea - Amman
Day 4 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra
Day 5 Thursday: Petra la Rose
Day 6 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman
Day 7 Saturday: free day in Amman
Day 8 Sunday: Amman transfer departure
Tour from Monday to Monday
Day 1 Monday: France - Amman
Day 2 Tuesday: Amman - Iraq El Amir - Dead Sea - Amman
Day 3 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra
Day 4 Thursday: Petra la Rose
Day 5 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman
Day 6 Saturday: free day in Amman
Day 7 Sunday: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman
Day 8 Monday: Amman transfer departure
Tour from Tuesday to Tuesday
Day 1 Tuesday: France - Amman
Day 2 Wednesday: Amman - Route of the Kings - Madaba –Nébo - Kerak– Petra
Day 3 Thursday: Petra la Rose
Day 4 Friday: Petra - Little Petra - Wadi Rum - Amman
Day 5 Saturday: free day in Amman
Day 6 Sunday: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman
Day 7 Monday: Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Amman
Day 8 Tuesday: Amman transfer departure
Your Itinerary —
Tour from Saturday to Saturday
Day 1 Saturday: France - Amman
Meet at Queen Alia International Airport and transfer to hotel in Amman. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 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 3 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 and overnight at the hotel.
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.
Sunday to Sunday Tour
Day 1 Sunday: France - Amman
Meet at Queen Alia International Airport and transfer to hotel in Amman. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 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 and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 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 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.
Monday to Monday Tour
Day 1 Monday: France - Amman
Meet at Queen Alia International Airport and transfer to hotel in Amman. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 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 & overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 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 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.
Tuesday to Tuesday Tour
Day 1 Tuesday: France - Amman
Meet at Queen Alia International Airport and transfer to hotel in Amman. Dinner and overnight
Day 2 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 & overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 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 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.
This trip takes you to discover the most beautiful landscapes of the country. In some regions, only standard and authentic accommodation is offered. To best meet your needs, we have rigorously selected the best addresses for you according to local standards, so if you are a lover of atypical destinations, the great outdoors or even cultural discoveries, this trip is for you.
Your Tour Hotels —
4* Hotels and 5* Hotels
Maximum room capacity
In order to prepare a stay that suits you best, you will have the choice between a tour in 4* hotels or a tour in 5* hotels. At each stage you will put your suitcases in a pleasant Standard room.
Your 4* hotels during the tour:
- Amman: Samawer by Wynndham or Tellal Madena or similar
- Petra: Petra Panorama Hotel or Petra Palace Hotel or similar
Your 5* hotels during the tour:
- Amman: Crowne Plaza or Landmark Hotel or similar
- Petra: Hyatt Zaman Hotel or Movennpick Nabatean Castle or similar
These rooms sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults + 1 child.
Your Board Basis
This tour is based on a Full Board stay (Breakfast, lunch and evening meal served in the main restaurant - excludes drinks). Take the opportunity to take a culinary world tour and discover the local flavors in complete freedom! During your itinerary, let yourself be tempted by the famous hummus, lamb ouzi or meat kobbeh! Enough to open up to a rich culture, at all levels! Please note that due to the current global health pandemic (COVID-19), certain restaurants and buffets may be closed or places and tables may be limited. We strongly recommend that you contact the hotel for further information two days before your arrival. Please note that due to the current global health pandemic (COVID-19), the cultural, leisure and wellness activities, as well as the outdoor swimming pools at this hotel, may be closed or limited in terms of access. We advise you to contact the hotel or the tourist office two days before your arrival.
Your Journey —
Flights:
You may choose from Economy or Premium class flights on sectors that they operate, at the next stage of the booking process. The flights included are with either a scheduled or no-frills airline and are subject to live availability and prices can change. You can choose your preferred departure times during the booking process. Please select your flight options carefully as departure and arrival airports may differ.
Transfers:
Return transfers are included for flight-inclusive offers. For inbound transfer arrangements please confirm with your transfer provider when you arrive. Alternatively, please check with the reception of your accommodation. If you still require assistance, please call the transfer provider directly.
Transfers: Transportation included based on the number of people in modern and air-conditioned vehicle (van, mini, medium or large coach).
Your Destination —
Jordan
Full to the brim with epic scenery, ancient history, captivating cities and bucketlist attractions, Jordan is a popular tourist destination that offers its guests a true immersion into the charms of the Middle East.
While Jordan offers a variety of spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Sites, none are more beloved than Petra, a fascinating archaeological city that sits within a mountain gorge and features beautiful 'rose-tinted' stone. Frequently referred to as one of the seven new Wonders of the World, this architectural masterpiece is a must-stop spot on any tourist's itinerary in Jordan.
For those hoping to escape the arid climate of the desert, we recommend taking advantage of Jordan's coastline with a visit to the Dead Sea. Thanks to the incredibly high salt quantities in the water, here, you can float atop the waves, make the most of the natural minerals and their healing properties and enjoy a well deserved rest, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life!