Jordan Photographic Discovery with Robert Harvey


Overview
Highlights
- Petra - Spend two full days discovering the awe-inspiring 'Rose Red City' with special access before the crowds to photograph this incredible site
- Wadi Rum - Camp overnight to capture the dunes and canyons of the desert that inspired Lawrence of Arabia
- Jerash - Visit one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world
- Photography - A unique chance to capture stunning images with advice and assistance from an expert
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Itinerary
We join our tour in Amman, the capital of Jordan and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Now home to almost half of the country's population, it is a fascinating city of contrasts, where the very ancient and the modern collide.
This morning we drive north of the capital to ancient Jerash. Populated for over 6,500 years, the city's golden age was in Roman times when it was conquered by General Pompey and became one of a confederation of ten allied Middle Eastern cities known as the Decapolis ...
On the old highway from Amman to Jerusalem lies the ancient town of As Salt and we'll stop here before heading south to the Dead Sea. Believed to have been built during the time of Alexander the Great, As Salt is littered with the remnants of its long history includin...
Over the next two days we explore and photograph the mysterious and beautiful city of Petra. We have special permission to enter before the site opens for the day so we can be in position to get our shots before the crowds arrive, and take advantage of the golden morn...
This morning you can return to Petra once again before the site opens, or have free time to visit at your own pace. You may choose to climb the steep path to the 'High Place of Sacrifice' for a view over Wadi Araba and the Negev Desert, or trek up to the impressive 'M...
We'll be out early once again this morning to capture the sunrise, choosing Mount Braq for its views over Petra and the Araba Mountains. We'll be in position for dawn and stay around to capture the golden light once the sun has risen. After returning to the hotel for ...
In the warm morning light we photograph the desert once more before embarking on a Jeep safari, seeking out interesting sand dunes, ancient graffiti and inscriptions carved by people who inhabited the area in the first millennium BC , wild camels and possibly even Bed...
We have one more opportunity to go out in to the desert this morning before travelling along the 5,000 year-old King's Highway, just as traders, armies and pilgrims have done before us. We stop off at Shobak Castle which dominates the rugged, remote surroundings befor...
Our trip ends this morning after breakfast in Amman.
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