DAY 1 LONDON TO AMMAN
Depart by Royal Jordanian or British Midlands day time flight to Amman. Arrive for 3 nights at the Le Meridian
DAY 2 DESERT CASTLES & THE DEAD SEA
Full day tour to the Desert Castles . Qasr Al Kharraneh , Qasr Amra and Al Azraq Castle built by the Omayyad Caliphs during the Islamic era . Time
for a relaxing dip in the Dead Sea. (Alternative 2 nights extension at the Dead Sea Marriott Resort ) Return to Amman for overnight.
DAY 3 FULL DAY AMMAN SIGHTSEEING / JERASH
Full day tour through the ancient and modern parts of the city.
Visit the Citadel , the Roman Theatre , the Archaeological and the
Folklore Musuems . Drive to Jerash to visit the Greco-Roman city of
Jerash , one of the most complete of Roman cities. Return to
Amman for overnight.
DAY 4 AMM AN - MR NEBO - MADABA - KERAK - PETRA - 290 kms
Depart for Mt Nebo where Moses first saw the Promised Land. See the
remarkable ruins of basilicasand churches dating from Byzantine times.
Continue to Madaba . Visit a special site showing a mosaic map of
Palestine including Jerusalem as it was in the 6th century. Continue to
Kerak to visit the fortress built by the crusaders. Arrive in Petra for
2 nights at Crowne Plaza Petra .
 
DAY 5 FULL DAY PETRA
See the most spectacular site of the Middle East hidden in its fastness of
multicolored sandstone cliffs.
DAY 6 PETRA TO WADI RUM /AQABA- 120 kms
Morning departure for Wadi Rum - visit the fantastic valley of the moon,
- the setting for the film Lawrence of Arabia.
Continue on to Aqaba for overnight at the Marriott or Radisson Resort - we suggest an extension here
DAY 07 AQABA / AMMAN
Drive via Wadi Araba to Amman OR fly from Aqaba via Amman to London .
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