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Pilgrimage to Jordan 8 Days Program
offered by supplier M19660 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 14
people
Destination(s):
Jordan
Specialty Categories:
Biblical Tours
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 946 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1709 US Dollar (USD)
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On this tour you will visit Jabbok River where we recall the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel as well as travel back in time to the age of the Roman Empire and place yourself at the heart of the ancient Roman city of Jerash. Following, will be a charming, ancient city in Northern Jordan, Umm Qais, an important city of the Decapolis where poets and artists were inspired. You will also experience cleansing of a spiritual kind and feel reborn at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the place where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. To continue you will have the chance to get away from everyday life and escape to a place of complete harmony and soliture, the Dead Sea. During the program, we will also visit the endless churches of Madaba known as the city of mosaics as well as visit Mount Nebo, the mountaintop memorial of Moses. Of course Petra is also on the agenda, an entire city carved in stone in the mountains of Wadi al Mujib over 2000 years ago followed by Wadi Rum, one of the most enchanting deserts in the world. And to finish off we can take a dip into the most spectacular corals in the world and look at the world from a different view, at Aqaba City by the Red Sea.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival. Arrival at Queen Alia Airport - our representative will meet the guests with a sign and will assist them through visa procedures. Luggage identification, guests will meet their driver at the arrival hall and will be transferred to the hotel in Amman, Check in at hotel, overnight.
Day 2: Jabbok River - Jerash Umm Qais. Breakfast at hotel then leave to north from Amman. First stop is at the Jabbok River where we recall the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel. Continue to the spectacular ruins of Jerash, the best preserved of all the Decapolis cities. The visit includes the oval forum, the colonnaded street and the theatre. Drive north to the site of Umm Qais, which was Gadara at the time of Jesus and one of the cities of the Decapolis. Here enjoy panoramic views over looking the Sea of Galilee and celebrate (Holy Communion in the open air) before returning to Amman.
Day 3: Salt Bethany Dead Sea Amman City Tour. After breakfast at hotel - The day begins with a visit to the Anglican School for the Deaf in the city of Salt. Some time to visit some of the classrooms, meet with the staff and pupils and learn about the work of this remarkable institution. Driving into the valley we visit the site of Bethany beyond the Jordan, associated with the baptism of Jesus. Continue to the Dead Sea hotel where there will be the opportunity to float in the therapeutic waters. Then drive back to Amman (biblical Philadelphia), a Decapolis city, a brief visit to the citadel and archaeological museum and view the theatre. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Amman Madaba Nebo Kerak - Petra. Breakfast at hotel Depart to visit the endless churches of Madaba known as the city of mosaics for the famous mosaic map flooring the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, the oldest map in the world depicting the Holy Land. Then continue to visit Mount Nebo, the mountaintop memorial of Moses with captivating views of the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, and River Jordan. Continue afterward to the Crusader Castle of Kerak. Overnight in Petra.
Day 5: Petra. Breakfast at the hotel - Petras fame is well deserved and you will be struck by the scale of the site and the extraordinary beauty of the rock-cut tombs and temples. At the time of Jesus, Petra was a magnificent Nabatean city of enormous wealth and its leaders controlled much of the trade that passed through the region. Enter Petra through the Siq on foot and then suddenly stand before the rock-cut Treasury, hewn out of the red sandstone. You will spend the entire day here and visit many of the breathtaking monuments, including some of the Royal Tombs and the Roman amphitheatre. There will be an optional walk to the Monastery for the fit! On leaving the site there will be the opportunity for a short horse ride.
Day 6: Petra Wadi Rum - Aqaba. Breakfast at hotel, drive to the Rose Red city of Petra to star a full day visit - The visit will include the main sites such as the "Siq", a long winding fissure between two walls of overhanging cliffs, the "Khazneh" referred to as the Treasury, the Street of Facades, the Court House and the Amphitheater. Drive to Wadi Rum to do a jeep tour for 1 1/2 hrs - Overnight in Aqaba.
Day 7: Aqaba Free day. Breakfast at hotel enjoy a day of relaxation beside the Red Sea with an opportunity to swim in the sea, take a glass-bottom boat to the coral reefs or simply sunbathe! This evening we will meet after dinner for our final Holy Communion service.
Day 8: Departure. Breakfast at hotel drive from Aqaba to Amman International Airport. Our representative will assist the clients at the Airport through departure formalities.
Price Includes:
- Accommodation in 4* & 5* hotels on bed and breakfast basis for a total of 7 nights per person sharing in a double/twin bedded room
- Transfers in a private coach
- Services of English speaking local guide in Jerash for 2 hours for Individual Travellers less than 7 pax
- Services of English speaking local guide in Petra for 5 hours for Individual Travellers less than 7 pax
- Services of professional guide for groups of 7 pax and above
- Assistance upon arrival and departure by our English speaking staff
- Two hours jeep tour in Wadi Rum
- Entrance fees to the sites as mentioned above
- Short horse ride in Petra - max 10 min
- Free collective entry visa to Jordan for groups of 5 and above.
Price Excludes:
- Entry visa to Jordan, USD 15 per person for Individual Travellers less than 5 pax
- Tips to the driver, guide, horse boys at Petra, hotels & restaurant staff
- Personal Expenses
- Lunches en route, Drinks during meals
- Travel Insurance
- Carriage ride at Petra
- Anything not mentioned above.
Validity: 01 Nov 2009 31 Oct 2010
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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