Biblical Tour Jordan

8 days
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$1,195
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Trip last updated: 1/1/2018
Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Enjoy beautiful views of Temple of Hercules, the Omayyad Palace and the Byzantine church
    • Visit the Roman Theatre in down town Amman
    • Enjoy hiking to the Prophet’s Trail
    • Explore Petra, one of the seven world wonders
    • Visit to the immense Crusaders Castle

What's this trip about?

    On this Biblical Treasures tour you will visit many of the Holy Sites in Jordan. Jordan has so much to offer for Christians. Such as the famous sites Mt. Nebo, the churches of Madaba and Bethany (where Jesus got baptized by John the Baptist). But also lesser known sites are included in this tour. For example you will visit Anjara (where Jesus stopped by), Mukawir (where John the Baptist got beheaded) and so much more! Note that an extension to Jerusalem & Bethlehem can be added to your tour as well! Please contact us for more information.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityAmman
End CityAqaba

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • Transfers
    • All meals as noted in the program in the program (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
    • English-speaking guide in Jerash and Petra
    • Accommodation at 3* hotels in Amman, Madaba, Petra and Aqaba
    • Entry tickets
    • Hiking the Prophet’s Trail in Ajlun Nature Reserve to Mar Elias, including a picnic lunch
    • 3 hours jeep tour inside Wadi Rum

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival Queen Alia Airport — Amman

Arrival at Amman Queen Alia International airport. After a quick and easy procedure you go through customs, through the luggage area into the arrival hall. Note that the visa is at your own costs (40 JD/57 USD per person). Your driver will wait for you in the arrival hall, also holding a name sign and he will transfer you to your hotel in Amman for overnight.

Day 2: Amman — Jerash — Amman

Meals: Breakfast

At 09.00 am you will start your city tour of Amman. The Jordanian capital, Amman, was known in the Old Testament as Rabbath-Ammon, the capital of the Ammonites around 1200 BC, it was also referred to as ""the City of Waters"".  This is the plac...

Day 3: Amman—Ajlun (Mar Elias & Ajlun Castle) – Anjara — Amman

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

At 07.30 am you will drive to Ajlun Nature Reserve. Here you will hike the Prophet’s Trail. This is a guided tour taking around 4 hours. A moderate hike of 8.5 km. The hike takes you from Ajlun Forest Reserve Visitor Center to Mar Eli...

Day 4: Amman—Bethany—Mt. Nebo—Madaba

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast drive to Bethany Beyond the Jordan. The site of John the Baptist's settlement at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus was baptized, has long been known from the Bible (John 1:28 and 10:40) and from the Byzantine and medieval t...

Day 5: Madaba — Mukawir — Um Ar-Rasas — Karak – Petra

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast check out of your hotel in Madaba and drive to Mukawir. The 1st century AD Roman-Jewish historian, Josephus, identifies the awe-inspiring site of Mukawir (Machaerus) as the palace/fort of Herod, who was the Roman-appointed ruler...

Day 6: Petra

Full day to explore Petra, one of the seven world wonders. Petra seems to be mentioned in the Bible’s Old Testament under several possible names, including Sela and Joktheel (2 Kings 14:7). Petra was almost certainly the last staging post of the three kings, who took ...

Day 7: Petra—Wadi Rum—Aqaba

Meals: Breakfast

Drive to Wadi Rum for a 3 hours jeep tour of this beautiful desert, famous about the red sand and the rock formations. Continue to Aqaba where you will visit perhaps one of the oldest churches on earth. There are remains of a mud brick building...

Day 8: Aqaba– Amman Airport

Meals: Breakfast

Transfer to Amman Airport for departure. 6 hours in advance of your departure (2 hours for the check in and 4 hour driving from Aqaba to Amman Airport).

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Details

Accommodation:

Amman, 3* Sparr Hotel

Petra, 3* Tetra Tree Hotel

Aqaba, 3* City Tower Hotel

Group size:

Intimate group - 12 max

Trip Excludes:

  • Flight
  • Visa
  • All other transfers.
  • All other meals not mentioned in the program
  • All other consumptions not mentioned in the program
  • Tips for guides / drivers, restaurants etc.
  • Travel insurance

Meals included:

6 Breakfasts and 1 Lunch

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