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Jordan Encounters

9 days
From $219/day
$1,970
5/5 Excellent
52 reviews  
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Trip last updated: 4/19/2024
Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
By Encounters Travel
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Overview

What's this trip about?

    This is our signature Jordan small-group tour, mixing the classic sites of Jerash and Petra with more active hikes in Petra and Wadi Mujib, a Wadi Rum jeep safari and Bedouin experience, a Dead Sea swim, Red Sea visit and much more!
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityRasoun
End CityWadi Rum

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • 5 nights in 3 to 4-star hotels, 2 nights at resorts in Aqaba and the Dead Sea & overnight Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum in comfortable tents
    • The Back Route hike into Petra
    • Siq Trail Hike in Wadi Mujib
    • 24-hour airport arrival & departure transfer service
    • All transport and transfers in AC vehicles
    • 4x4 jeep safari and Bedouin experience in Wadi Rum
    • English speaking tour leader and guides
    • Meals as indicated in the itinerary

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Itinerary

DAY 1: Arrive in Amman, airport to hotel transfer included
After arriving at Queen Alia International Airport just outside Amman, one of our staff members will be there to meet and greet you before transferring you to your hotel in Amman. You have the rest of the day free to relax in your hotel or to start exploring Amman.

OVERNIGHT:
Amman hotel

MEALS:
None

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 2: As-Salt, Amman City and Local Food Tasting
Our first visit today is to the hilltop town of As-Salt, around 40 minutes drive from Amman. As-Salt was an important trading link between the Jordan Valley and Eastern Desert, and once the capital of Amman. The town developed its old Islamic architecture using yellow li...
OVERNIGHT:
Amman hotel

MEALS:
Breakfast, Dinner

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 3: Dana Biosphere Reserve hike. Drive to Aqaba
Today, we'll make our way down the Desert Highway, to the Dana Biosphere Reserve where we'll stop for a relatively easy hike in the beautiful scenery and hills of the reserve. This is Jordan's largest nature reserve, and there are great views of the valleys and hills on ...
OVERNIGHT:
Aqaba Resort

MEALS:
Breakfast, Lunch

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 4: Free morning in Aqaba and overnight Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp
This morning is free for you to relax beside the red sea, explore Aqaba or enjoy the many water sports which Aqaba has to offer. The crystal blue waters and colourful reefs around Aqaba offer some of the Red Seas best diving. Morning boat trips to go snorkelling on the n...
OVERNIGHT:
Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp

MEALS:
Breakfast, Dinner

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 5: A jeep safari and Bedouin experience in Wadi Rum, travel to Petra
After breakfast in the camp, we take a jeep safari through the sands and beneath the towering 'jebels' of Wadi Rum, stopping to climb sand dunes and to see some of the strange rock formations, including a spectacular rock bridge. We'll also do some local activities insp...
OVERNIGHT:
Petra hotel

MEALS:
Breakfast, Lunch

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 6: Reverse-route mountain hike to Petra via Little Petra
Today is all about exploring the Nabatean site of Petra. It was once the ancient capital of the Nabataean commercial empire until the Romans finally took over in 106AD. For a long period of time, Petra was forgotten - except by the local Bedouins - before it was rediscov...
OVERNIGHT:
Petra hotel

MEALS:
Breakfast

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 7: Dead Sea road to Wadi Mujib - Siq Trail Hike. Dead Sea 'swim'
After enjoying breakfast in Petra, we'll head north along the Dead Sea road to Wadi Mujib, where we'll hike along the exciting Siq Trail. Along the way we'll be rewarded with great views of the Salt Flats at the southern end of the Dead Sea. As we continue along the shor...
OVERNIGHT:
Dead Sea hotel

MEALS:
Breakfast

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 8: Madaba, Mount Nebo and Roman Jerash
After a restful night we head to nearby Madaba, where we'll marvel at the Byzantine mosaics and the 'Madaba Map' - which is the oldest preserved map of the Holy Land. From Madaba, we'll make our way to Mount Nebo, the place where the prophet Moses looked across the Promi...
OVERNIGHT:
Amman hotel

MEALS:
Breakfast

EXTRAS:
None

DAY 9: Free time in Amman, hotel to airport transfer included
Your time is free in Amman today until we pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure . Further sightseeing tours are available today if you have a late afternoon or evening flight, including a trip to the Baptism Site at Bethany on the Jordan River. This tour also connects well with several of our Egypt and Israel tours; please contact us for ideas and help with connections.

OVERNIGHT:
N/A

MEALS:
Breakfast

EXTRAS:
Extra day in Amman - post-tour

Dates & Availability

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Price per day
$219

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Details

Group size:

Intimate group - 12 max

Maximum number of people in group:

1

Trip Excludes:

  • International flights (available on request)
  • Visa fees (available free as part of the Jordan Pass)
  • Entrance fees (discounted package included in the Jordan Pass, available in advance for JD70)
  • Travel insurance (compulsory available from Encounters Travel)
  • Meals not indicated in the itinerary
  • Hotel gala dinner supplements if applied on Christmas & New Year's Eve
  • Drinks, snacks and other personal expenses (e.g. laundry)
  • Tips
  • Any other items not mentioned above

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