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Jordan - Amman & Petra
3 Full Sightseeing Days • 3 Nights
Extension Includes:
- Escorted by Professional Tour Director
- Choice of Deluxe, Superior First-Class or First Class Hotels
- Breakfast & Dinner Daily
- Comprehensive Sightseeing
- Transfers, Porterage and Entrance Fees
- USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program
Day 1 - Sheikh Hussein Bridge • Jerash • Ajloun • Amman
Cross the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge into Jordan. Visit the Decapolis city, Jerash, the "Pompeii of the East." See the Street of Columns, Hadrian's Triumphal Arch, the Roman Forum and the Temples of Diana and Zeus. Continue to Ajloun, Saladin's 12th-century castle. Overnight in Amman.
Day 2 - Bethany Beyond the Jordan • Mount Nebo • Madaba • Machaerus • Petra
Drive to Bethany Beyond the Jordan (John 1:28), where it is believed that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Proceed to Mt. Nebo (Deut. 34:1) where Moses gained his glimpse of the Promised Land; enjoy the breathtaking view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Continue to Madaba, the Byzantine center of master mosaicists; see the oldest surviving mosaic map of the Holy Land. Time permitting; visit Machaerus (Mukawir) the location of one of Herod the Great’s palaces and the place where John the Baptist was beheaded (Mark 6:17). Arrive in Petra for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Petra
Your Jordan adventure takes you to the 2,000-year-old Nabatean city of Petra, the "rose-colored city half as old as time." Travel through a narrow "siq" flanked by towering cliffs. At its end, see Petra's most spectacular monument, the Treasury ― carved out of the solid rock from the side of the mountain. Also visit the Roman Theatre, the High Place and elaborate Royal Tombs. Dinner and overnite in Petra.
Day 4 - Queen Alia International Airport OR Border Crossing
Proceed to the Queen Alia International Airport for your flight(s). Or, transfer to the Border Crossing to enter Israel at the Allenby - King Hussein Bridge (near Jericho) or the Arava Border (near Eilat) where you will be met by your Israeli guide and driver.