Jordan Family Holiday

8 days
From $117/day
$934
3.9/5 Great
15 reviews  
80%
Trip last updated: 1/1/2018
Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Follow Indiana Jones' footsteps into the lost city of Petra
    • Float in the Dead Sea & explore the desert in a 4WD
    • Play gladiators in Jerash & visit Kerak Crusader Castle
    • You and your family can enjoy playing traditional games with locals

What's this trip about?

    Our Jordan family holiday allows you to try something different as you experience a journey to the lost city of Petra and follow the steps of T. E. Lawrence to the magestic seven columns of wisdom in the vast desert of Wadi Rum. You will visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, which has survived an incredible 2,300 years. Take to 4WD vehicles to explore the towering sandstone landscapes of Wadi Rum and camp Bedouin-style, under vast, star-filled skies. Petra, the superb 'pink city' of the Nabateans which was hewn by hand from solid rock is a highlight of the trip. Explore Kerak - a key staging post for the Crusaders and descend to the lowest point on Earth, the incredible Dead Sea, where you'll float in its salty and amazingly buoyant waters. Relaxing at the Dead Sea is a perfect end to your magical holiday. Families will enjoy interacting with the local community. You will learn about their lifestyle while having fun, playing football and Jordanian traditional games with locals , sharing tea with bedouin families, sleeping in typical Bedouin tents.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age range18 - 35, 12 - 17, 6 - 11
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityAmman
End CityAmman

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • Transport - Minibus, 4WD, on foot, (camel)
    • Accommodation - Comfortable Hotels (5nts), guesthouse (1nt), Bedouin camp (1nt, possible multi-share)
    • Meals
    • Entrance fees
    • Activities
    • Accommodation
    • Meals listed in the itinerary are included in the price
    • Along with the services of a Group Leader
    • All internal domestic flights are included in the price with the exception of our eclipse tours

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Itinerary

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Day 1: Amman

Accommodation: Toledo or Al Fanar Hotel

Ahlan Wa Sahlan! Welcome to Jordan.

Today is the joining day and free for you to settle in. The group flight will be arriving in late evening. Amman has served as the modern and ancient capital of Jordan and is one...

Day 2: Jerash & Amman

After breakfast, please meet your tour leader in the hotel reception at 08:00. This morning you head 50km north to Jerash. With a history stretching back at least 2300 years, Jerash is one of the finest examples of a provincial Roman town anywhere in the world. Althou...

Day 3: Madaba to Petra

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Amra Palace Hotel or similar

This morning you head south towards Petra, taking the Desert Highway. En route you drive to Madaba, famous for its 6th century mosaics set in the ground like giant jigsaws. Just beyond is anoth...

Day 4: Explore Petra

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Amra Palace Hotel or similar

Petra's exact location was unknown in the West until 1812, when the Swiss explorer J.L. Burckhardt, a convert to Islam, made a short detour to sacrifice a goat at the nearby meli (tomb) of the ...

Day 5: Wadi Rum

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today you drive to Wadi Rum which offers some of the most extraordinary desert scenery. From a distance, Wadi Rum's sheer sandstone cliffs appear to hover like a shimmering mirage on the horizon. It's only from close quarters ...

Day 6: Aqaba

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

 Accommodation: Aqabagolf Hotel

You then transfer to Aqaba on the coast of the Red Sea, where you will have free time to relax or take an optional boat trip (additional charge) to go snorkelling. The warm and relatively shallo...

Day 7: Dead Sea

Meals: Breakfast

 Accommodation: Holiday Inn Dead Sea Hotel

 Leaving Aqaba, travel along the King's Highway, a winding road which follows the contours of the rocky hills, occasionally passing nomadic shepherds as they tend their flocks in the few areas w...

Day 8: Departure day

The tour ends after breakfast and your leader will help you with any onward arrangements.

Dates & Availability

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$934
Price per day
$117

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Details

Accommodation:

Desert camp (1nt), Hotel (5nt), Resort (1nt)

Accommodation is clean and simple. You'll mainly stay in small, locally-run, 2-3 star hotels and guesthouses, which reflect the character of the area,generally these will be a twin room with private facilities. Sometimes you'll stay in larger, more comfortable hotels or occasionally rustic accommodation with basic facilities. We use a variety of accommodation on most trips; chosen for their value for money, location and atmosphere. We also try and incorporate unique accommodation experiences, such as a night with a local tribe, or sleeping under the stars in the desert.

GENERAL ROOMING CONFIGURATIONS:

Family of two - All family groupings of two will be put into a twin room.

Family of three - Wherever possible we will put you in a triple room. Please be aware that in some places triple rooms are in short supply. This means that, in practice, a triple room will often simply be a twin room with a mattress on the floor or a further bed squashed in. Where it is impossible to provide a triple room, you will have to decide which of your party takes the single room.

Family of four or more - You will most likely stay in two twin rooms. If and wherever possible we will aim put you in a quadruple room. Whilst we will do our very best to ensure that families are roomed close together (in some cases, we can arrange adjoining rooms), we can’t guarantee this. Most family holidays occur during peak season and we sometimes have little to no control over where you will be put. You need to come prepared for this.

Group size:

Small Group - 24 max

Maximum number of people in group:

16

Cancellation policy:

If you cancel some or all portions of your booking cancellation fees will apply.  A cancellation will only be effective when we receive written confirmation of the cancellation.  If you cancel a trip:

56 days or more prior to departure, we will retain the deposit;

between 31 and 55 days prior to departure, we will retain the deposit or 50% of the total booking cost;  whichever is greater, and

30 days or less prior to departure, we will retain 100% paid by you in connection with the booking.

Note that different cancellation conditions apply to Polar bookings and some styles of trips and additional services. Your booking consultant will advise if differences apply. Please note that for certain travel arrangements the cancellation charge may be higher than those shown. In certain cases a 100% cancellation fee applies as soon as the booking is made and the ticket is issued. You will be advised of different cancellation charges at time of booking. You are strongly advised to take out cancellation insurance at the time of booking which will cover cancellation fees.   If you leave a trip for any reason after it has commenced we are not obliged to make any refunds for unused services.

If you fail to join a tour, join it after departure, or leave it prior to its completion, no refund will be made. The above cancellation fees are in addition to fees which may be levied by accommodation providers, travel agents or third party tour and transport operator fees.

Trip Excludes:

  • International flights
  • Transfers to the start of the holiday

Meals included:

7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches and 2 Dinners

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