Jordan: Petra and Wadi Rum in 6 Days

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1. Day1 Arrival in AmmanAthens → Amman

   A flight from Athens to Amman and a transfer to the hotel. Jordan's capital spreads over a set of hills, its houses of pale limestone stacked up the slopes. If your arrival time allows, there is a first stroll through the city, then a welcome dinner of mezze, hummus and freshly baked bread.

   • Flight
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Amman and JerashAmman · Jerash

   In the morning the Amman Citadel, with the ruins of the Temple of Hercules and a view across the city, and the Roman Theatre carved into the hillside. Then on to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities of the region: Hadrian's Arch, the colonnaded main street and the ancient theatres. Back to Amman for dinner.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
3. Day3 Madaba, Mount Nebo and the Dead SeaMadaba · Nebo · Dead Sea → Petra

   In Madaba we admire the mosaic map of the Holy Land in the Greek Orthodox church of Saint George. From Mount Nebo, where tradition says Moses looked out over the Promised Land, the view reaches the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea on a clear day. Then comes the float in salty water, more than 400 metres below sea level. In the afternoon we drive south to Petra.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
4. Day4 Petra: the Siq and the TreasuryPetra

   We enter Petra through the Siq, a gorge about 1.2 kilometres long between towering rose-coloured walls, until the Treasury appears at the far end. We continue along the Street of Facades to the Royal Tombs and, for those who wish, climb some 800 steps to the Monastery. It is a day of plenty of walking, with pauses and lunch inside the site.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
5. Day5 Wadi Rum and a night with the BedouinPetra → Wadi Rum

   On the road south the landscape turns to desert. In Wadi Rum, the «Valley of the Moon», we board jeeps and cross red dunes, natural rock arches and cliffs that rise like walls. At sunset the desert turns orange. In the evening, dinner and a night in a Bedouin camp, with a feast cooked in an oven under the sand and a sky full of stars.

   • 4x4 vehicle
   • Breakfast · Dinner
6. Day6 Departure for AthensWadi Rum → Amman → Athens

   First light over the desert and breakfast at the camp. Then the long drive back to Amman, around four to five hours, with a break on the way. Transfer to the airport and the flight home to Athens, depending on the departure time.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast