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JORDAN Extension to JORDAN From Sharm – el Sheikh - return to Cairo 4 Days – 3 Nights TABA-CAIRO
Transfer from Sharm to Taba by minivan (3hrs apprx) with assistance of our Egyptian representative. Cross the border to Jordan where you will be met by our Jordanian representative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities at Eilat and Aqaba.. Proceed to Petra, check-in followed by dinner in the hotel. Overnight Day Two: Petra – Little Petra – Dead Sea Buffet breakfast followed by Full day visit of Petra and Little Petra. Visit of Petra: Upon arrival in Petra spend the morning exploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the Bedouin’s domain; you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of antiquity, the Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high, it was carved from the mountain’s solid rock in the first century B.C. originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe Al Khazneh was later used as a Nabatean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples,
elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets After lunch transfer to visit the Little Petra (al Biedah). Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the road runs between wild and beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called al-Biedah in Arabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the main commercial areas of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle for a while to engage in trade, their camels and donkeys quartered in the broad acres near the cistern. The merchants probably stayed in the cool seclusion of the Siq al-Barid, the cold gorge, whose entrance is at the end of a narrowing of the valley. After the visits, transfer to the Dead Sea, Check in, followed by dinner and overnight. Day Three: Dead Sea Breakfast followed by a Full day at leisure & relaxation at Amman Beach. Dinner & overnight Day Four: Dead Sea – Aqaba (for departure) After breakfast, check-out and transfer to Aqaba where our representative will assist you with all departure formalities. Cross to Taba and our Egyptian representative will assist you and transfers you to Cairo. Stop a few times on the way for lunch and rest. Arrive in Cairo, check-in hotel for overnight. Price includes:
Meet & Assist service as per program All transfers throughout as per program Entrance fees to all sites as per program. Accommodation in chosen category hotels on HB Basis for 3 nights in Jordan Local guide in Petra Re-entry visa to Egypt Required visas and fees in Jordan and Israel borders More Itineraries on Request
Testaferrata Str. Msida XBX 1407 - MALTA Tel: (356) 21342028 21319834 Fax: 21346398 Email:info@amphoratravel.com Website : www.amphoratravel.com
Welcome To Jordan 7Nights -6 Days AMMAN-AMMAN
Jordan is an extraordinary destination which will leave you feeling both relaxed and exuberant with wonderful memories of amazing experiences. As far as history goes….we can make you live it by a journey throughout Jordan. The Land & the River of Baptism
Day One: Arrival Day Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, meet with our representative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities. Transfer to hotel for checkin and overnight. Day Two: Jerash – Amman City tour After breakfast, immediate transfer to Jerash. Visit of the site of Jerash: allow the ‘Highway of the North’ to take you to the awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you to reveal its hidden beauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almost complete Roman city that can tell you its own story simply by just going through its allies. Time for lunch and proceed to Amman City tour to visit the Archaeological museum, Roman theatre and the Residential areas) Visit of Amman: Amman offers a variety of historical sites from the Neolithic, Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods. The Citadel is a good place to begin a tour of the archeological sites of the city. It is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon and excavations there have revealed numerous Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic remains. Located on a mountain, it only gives visitors a perspective of the city's incredible history, but also provides stunning views of the entire area. Return to hotel for Dinner & overnight Day Three: Madaba- Nebo – Karak - Petra
Breakfast. Transfer to Madaba Visit of Madaba: The ancient Madaba - the capital of the Byzantine flourished originally as one of the Moabites cities and many tribes like Tanoukh and Soleih originally Arabs who became Christians and the famous pavers of mosaics like Salmanos who paved the map of Palestine in St. George Church in Madaba during the 6th century A.D. The map itself which talked about 150 biblical sites flourished during the Byzantine period in the whole region (West & East banks of River Jordan) the center of the map is the city of Jerusalem with all the biblical sites around the city of Jerusalem by the four directions (north, south, east & west) and it is a unique map dated back to the year 565 AD and it was a biblical & pilgrims map more than a geographical map. Madaba during the Nabatean Roman time was a good station on the Kings’ Highway connecting between the Forts located south of Madaba, like Karak as well as Philadelphia (Amman) as good locations to protect the Caravan Series coming originally from Petra loaded with frankincense and other goods heading to Asia Minor. Proceed to Mount Nebo: The ancient biblical Pisgah, the memorial of Moses located 9 km drive from Madaba in a village called Syagha and it is a Franciscan custody the Terra Santa protectors. The memorial of Moses was the last station in Moses trip after he left Egypt with the Israelites using the Kings’ Highway passing by Wadi Musa (Petra) where he stroke the rock and the natural spring of Moses flew down and Mt. Nebo is the second place where Moses struck the rock for the second time though he was told by God he can only use his stick once. Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mt. Nebo and was unable to cross into. It is also believed that Moses is buried in this area. The Roman Catholic Church was constructed during the 6th century AD as a commemoration of Moses and you still see the verse of John No. 17 which relate the church as a Christianity place as a memorial to Moses. The church was reconstructed by the Franciscans who restored the mosaics inside, and a very famous mosaic floor by the left side of the church still intact and in a good condition even after the destructive earthquake of the year 747 AD and was not icon clasted. Continue to Karak, Time for Lunch at Karak rest house. Karak: The fort itself is a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls and endless passageways. The best preserved are underground, and to be reached through a massive door (ask at the ticket office). The castle in itself is more imposing than beautiful, though it is all the more impressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural military genius. Karak's most famous occupant was Reynald de Chatillon, whose reputation for treachery, betrayal and brutality is unsurpassed. When Baldwin II died, his son, a 13-year-old leper, sued for peace with Saladin. The Leper King, however, died without an heir, and in stepped Reynald, who succeeded in winning the hand of Stephanie, the wealthy widow of Karak's assassinated regent. He promptly broke the truce with Saladin, who returned with a huge army, ready for war. Reynald and King Guy of Jerusalem led the Crusader forces and suffered a massive defeat. Reynald was taken prisoner and beheaded by Saladin himself, marking the beginning of the decline in Crusader fortunes. The castle was enlarged with a new west wing added by the Ayyubids and Mameluks. Proceed to Petra, upon arrival in hotel, check-in . Time for dinner and overnight. Day Four: Petra Visit of Petra: After breakfast , visit Petra where the morning is spent he morning exploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin, and you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs
outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of antiquity, out of the, Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high and was carved from the mountain’s solid rock in the First Century B.C. Originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe Al Khazneh was later used as Nabatean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets. Time for lunch and return to the hotel Dinner & overnight at the hotel Day Five: Little Petra - Wadi Rum – Aqaba After breakfast, transfer to Little Petra (al Biedah) Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the road runs between wild and beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called alBiedah in Arabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the main commercial areas of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle for a while to engage in trade, their camels and donkeys quartered in the broad acres near the cistern. The merchants probably stayed in the cool seclusion of the Siq al-Barid, the cold gorge, whose entrance is at the end of a narrowing of the valley. Proceed to Wadi Rum. Time for Lunch at the rest house and proceed to Wadi Rum: Prepare yourself for an experience of a lifetime, exploring this awesome desert on 4x4 jeeps driven by local Bedouins… This experience will introduce you to the real Bedouin life in Jordan… It’s the same desert that Lawrence of Arabia called in his book the seven Pillars of Wisdom the Moon Valley… You will drive to the Bed of the Moon Valley to the great mountain of Al Khazali. Discover clues from the past carved on the mountains and the fallen boulder. These clues have some vestige or hint of human activity that took place here during the past several thousand years. Everywhere there are pictographs of Thamudic, Nabatean, Greek and Arabic texts and some formal inscriptions, rock art depicting hunting scenes. Traces of ancient civilizations exist in the many of these carved inscriptions… continue to Aqaba, arrival in hotel, check-in, time for dinner and overnight Day Six: Aqaba – Dead Sea - Amman Breakfast. Free time in Aqaba before transfer to the Dead Sea, where time is spent relaxing at Amman Beach. Lunch. In the late afternoon transfer to Amman. Check in, dinner & overnight Day Seven: Amman - Q.A.I.A. Breakfast, time at leisure until time for transfer to Queen Alia International Airport (Amman Int’l Airport) for your return flight home.
Welcome To Jordan
5 DAYS-4NIGHTS NUWEIBA- AMMAN
An extraordinary destination Day One: Arrival Day from Nuweiba Transfer from Sharm el Sheikh to Nuweiba in time for ferry to Aqaba. Upon arrival at Aqaba, meet our representative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities. Drive to Petra for check-in, dinner and overnight in the hotel. Day Two: Petra – Little Petra Visit of Petra: After breakfast proceed to Petra to spend the morning exploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin, and you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of antiquity, out of the, Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high and was carved from the mountain’s solid rock in the First Century B.C. Originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe Al Khazneh was later used as Nabatean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”… Beyond el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets. Time for Time for lunch at Basin restaurant , then transfer to visit Little Petra (al Biedah). Beyond Umm Sayhun, a short distance north of Petra, the road runs between wild and beautiful outcrops of rock, the color of pale honey. It is called al-Biedah in Arabic, 'the white one'. Al-Biedah was also one of the main commercial areas of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle for a while to engage in trade, their camels and donkeys quartered in the broad acres near the cistern. The merchants probably stayed in the cool seclusion of the Siq al-Barid, the cold gorge, whose entrance is at the end of a narrowing of the valley. Return to hotel for Dinner & overnight
Day Three: Petra – Dead Sea – Amman After breakfast, drive to Dead Sea for a full day at leisure & relaxation on Amman Beach including time for lunch. After this experience transfer to Amman Arrival in hotel, check-in-dinner and overnight… Day Four: Jerash – Amman City Tour – Amman After breakfast, immediate transfer to Jerash; allow the ‘Highway of the North’ to take you to the awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you to reveal its hidden beauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almost complete Roman city that can tell you its own story simply by just going through its allies. Time for lunch, then transfer to Amman. Amman City tour: including the Archaeological museum, Roman theatre and the Residential areas. Amman offers a variety of historical sites from the Neolithic, Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods. The Citadel is a good place to begin a tour of the archeological sites of the city. It is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon and excavations there have revealed numerous Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic remains. Located on a mountain, it only gives visitors a perspective of the city's incredible history, but also provides stunning panoramic views of the entire area. After this experience return to the hotel. Dinner & overnight Day Five: Amman – Q.A.I.A Breakfast, time at leisure until time of transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for your flight to Cairo.
Testaferrata Str. Msida XBX 1407-MALTA Tel: (356) 21342028 21319834 Fax: 21346398 Mobile: 9949 6061 Email:info@amphoratravel.com Website: www.amphoratravel.com
Welcome To Jordan 7Nights -8 Days AMMAN-AMMAN
Day One: Arrival Day Upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, meet with our representative who will handle all customs & immigration formalities. Transfer to hotel for check-in and overnight.
Day Two: Jerash – Amman City tour After breakfast,immediate transfer to Jerash. Visit the site of Jerash: allow the ‘Highway of the North’ to take you to the awesome city of the thousand columns, which will invite you to reveal its hidden beauty. Jerash, the bride of the east, is an almost complete Roman city that can tell you its own story simply by just going through its allies. Time for lunch and proceed to Amman City tour to visit the Archaeological museum, Roman theatre and the Residential areas) Visit of Amman: Amman offers a variety of historical sites from the Neolithic, Hellenistic, as well as late Roman to Arab Islamic periods. The Citadel is a good place to begin a tour of the archeological sites of the city. It is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon and excavations there have revealed numerous Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic remains. Located on a mountain, it only gives visitors a perspective of the city's incredible history, but also provides stunning views of the entire area. Return to hotel for Dinner & overnight
Day Three: Madaba- Nebo – Karak - Petra Breakfast. Transfer to Madaba. Visit of Madaba: The ancient Madaba - the capital of the Byzantine flourished originally as one of the Moabites cities and many tribes like Tanoukh and Soleih originally Arabs who became Christians and the famous pavers of mosaics like Salmanos who paved the map of Palestine in St. George Church in Madaba during the 6th century A.D. The map itself which talked about 150 biblical sites flourished during the Byzantine period in the whole region (West & East banks of River Jordan) the center of the map is the city of Jerusalem with all the biblical sites around the city of Jerusalem by the four directions (north, south, east & west) and it is a unique map dated back to the year 565 AD and it was a biblical & pilgrims map more than a geographical map. Madaba during the Nabatean Roman time was a good station on the Kings’ Highway connecting between the Forts located south of Madaba, like Karak as well as Philadelphia (Amman) as good locations to protect the Caravan Series coming originally from Petra loaded with frankincense and other goods heading to Asia Minor. Proceed to Mount Nebo: The ancient biblical Pisgah, the memorial of Moses located 9 km drive from Madaba in a village called Syagha and it is a Franciscan custody the Terra Santa protectors. The memorial of Moses was the last station in Moses trip after he left Egypt with the Israelites using the Kings’ Highway passing by Wadi Musa (Petra) where he stroke the rock and the natural spring of Moses flew down and Mt. Nebo is the second place where Moses struck the rock for the second time though he was told by God he can only use his stick once. Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mt. Nebo and was unable to cross into. It is also believed that Moses is buried in this area. The Roman Catholic Church was constructed during the 6th century AD as a commemoration of Moses and you still see the verse of John No. 17 which relate the church as a Christianity place as a memorial to Moses. The church was reconstructed by the Franciscans who restored the mosaics inside, and a very famous mosaic floor by the left side of the church still intact and in a good condition even after the destructive earthquake of the year 747 AD and was not icon clasted. Continue to Karak, Time for Lunch at Karak rest house. Karak: The fort itself is a dark maze of stone-vaulted halls and endless passageways. The best preserved are underground, and to be reached through a massive door (ask at the ticket office). The castle in itself is more imposing than beautiful, though it is all the more impressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural military genius. Karak's most famous occupant was Reynald de Chatillon, whose reputation for treachery, betrayal and brutality is unsurpassed. When Baldwin II died, his son, a 13-year-old leper, sued for peace with Saladin. The Leper King, however, died without an heir, and in stepped Reynald, who succeeded in winning the hand of Stephanie, the wealthy widow of Karak's assassinated regent. He promptly broke the truce with Saladin, who returned with a huge army, ready for war. Reynald and King Guy of Jerusalem led the Crusader forces and suffered a massive defeat. Reynald was taken prisoner and beheaded
by Saladin himself, marking the beginning of the decline in Crusader fortunes. The castle was enlarged with a new west wing added by the Ayyubids and Mameluks. Overnight in Amman. Day 4: Amman- Sheikh Hussein- Jerusalem full day visit- Amman After an early coffee depart from hotel, drive to Sheikh Hussein border and cross the border to visit Jerusalem. Meet and assist with the formalities at Elate Border, then proceed to Jerusalem, ascend to Mt. of Olives, to enjoy a panoramic view over the Old City of Jerusalem, walk the Palm Sunday Path to continue visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus agonized over his impending death. Visit the church of All Nations, then enter the Old City of Jerusalem from St. Stephens Gate, visit the 14 stations of the cross, which ends in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where the Empty Tomb of Jesus is, continue to visit Mt. Zion, the Upper Room (Last Supper Room), the Dormition Abbey and King Davids’ Tomb. End the day with a visit to the Wailing Wall. Return to Sheikh Hussein Bridge to cross to Jordan. Meet and assist upon arrival, drive to Dead Sea for overnight. Day Five: Dead Sea –Petra. Breakfast. Free time to relax and enjoy swimming in the Dead sea. In the afternoon transfer to Petra, check in and overnight. Day Six: Petra Visit of Petra: After breakfast, visit Petra where the morning is spent he morning exploring the Hidden Nabatean city Petra, that still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin, and you will see them with their horses and camels as you begin your unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing tombs outside the city, you come to the “Siq”, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of antiquity is the Al Khazneh, it is nearly 140 feet high and was carved from the mountain’s solid rock in the First Century BC. Originally used as a Nabatean king’s tomb, scholars believe that later it was used as Nabatean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final scenes of the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. Beyond el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra's curved and built structures,soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, a curved Roman theatre (seating 3,000), large and small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and reservoirs, baths, monumental staircases, cultic installations, markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets. Time for lunch and return to the hotel. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day Seven: Wadi Rum – Amman After breakfast proceed to Wadi Rum: Prepare your-self for an experience of a lifetime, exploring this awesome desert on 4x4 jeeps driven by local Bedouins… This experience will introduce you to the real Bedouin life in Jordan… It’s the same desert that Lawrence of Arabia called in his book the seven Pillars of Wisdom the Moon Valley… You will drive to the Bed of the Moon Valley to the great mountain of Al Khazali. Discover clues from the past carved on the mountains and the fallen boulder. These clues have some vestige or hint of human activity that took place here during the past several thousand years. Everywhere there are pictographs of Thamudic, Nabatean, Greek and Arabic texts and some formal inscriptions, rock art depicting hunting scenes. Traces of ancient civilizations exist in the many of these carved inscriptions… return to Amman, arrival in hotel, check-in, time for dinner and overnight Day Eight: Amman - Q.A.I.A . Breakfast, time at leisure until time for transfer to Queen Alia International Airport (Amman Int’l Airport) for your return flight home.