Christmas & New Year’s Eve Tour

Arrival at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, our airport representative will wait for you ‎before the immigration desk holding a sign with your name and will assist you with the visa ‎procedures to get your free tourist visa (please, do not proceed without him). Our airport ‎representative will walk with you through customs and to the luggage hall, then you will be ‎transferred to your hotel in Amman for an overnight stay.‎

After breakfast, drive to visit Jerash City, where you will meet your English-speaking local guide ‎‎(For Approx. 2 hours) to tour the world’s best preserved Roman provincial city. Conquered by ‎General Pompey, it came under Roman rule and was one of the ten great Roman cities of the ‎Decapolis League. You’ll visit its streets, theatres, temples and other places like the great ‎colonnade, the Arc of triumph, the oval plaza and the Temples of Zeus and Artemis.‎
Continue to Madaba, after checking into the hotel, head to Hikayet Sitti Restaurant for a ‎Christmas dinner. Madaba is a city with a great importance to Christians. you will find the biggest ‎Christmas tree in Jordan located in Madaba.‎

After breakfast, enjoy a tour of Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic ‎map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics and visit ‎of St. George’s church. Then, head to Mt. Nebo, a site mentioned in the bible as the place where ‎Moses was granted a view of the Promised land that he would never enter.‎
Later, visit the baptismal site of Jesus Christ (Bethany beyond Jordan). John the Baptist (PBUH) ‎prepared the way for the arrival of the Messiah, and John’s ministry itself marked the beginning ‎of the preaching of “the gospel of the Kingdom of God” (Luke 16:16). Some of the pivotal events ‎in John’s life and his heralding of the coming of Jesus took place in Jordan. Though Jesus ‎Christ’s divinely inspired role was announced before and during His birth, He launched His public ‎ministry at Bethany beyond the Jordan at age 30, immediately after He was baptized by John ‎and anointed by God (Luke 3:21-23, Acts 1:21-22).‎
Ending the day with an overnight stay at The Dead Sea.‎

Today, enjoy a day of leisure and relaxation at The Dead Sea, lowest point on earth’s surface. ‎Float in the salty waters, try out the famous healing mud or pamper yourself with a spa ‎treatment! Overnight stay at the Dead Sea.‎

After breakfast, visit Shobak Castel. But, to the Crusaders it was Montreal (Crak de Montreal) or ‎Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to ‎guard the road from Damascus to Egypt and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the ‎Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Then, head to Little Petra for a visit.

This site holds one of the oldest settlements in Jordan. During this period hunters and gatherers ‎lived seasonally in this fertile and sheltered area. During the Neolithic period, between 8,330 ‎and 7,000 B.C., a permanent village of farmers occupied Beidha and began the practice of ‎agricultural and herding of domesticated goats and sheep. Continue to Petra for an overnight at ‎your hotel.‎

Optional: rest for a while and be ready at 7:30 PM for Petra by Night, which is a special ‎opportunity to experience Petra through the main trail “Al-Siq” at night. You will be ‎accompanied along the Siq by the light of 1,800 candles which are truly out-of-this-world! This ‎will give you a glimpse of the breath-taking civilization you will be fascinated by the next day.‎
‎*Kindly note that Petra by Night tours start at 8.30 PM. and finish at 10.00 PM. (every Mon, ‎Wed, and Thu) Subject to the weather condition as it might be cancelled in winter.‎

After breakfast, visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 world wonders and a ‎UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through a 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked ‎either side by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colors and formations of the rocks. The site is ‎massive, and contains hundreds of elaborate rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theatres, ‎temples, sacrificial altars, and colonnaded streets. Ending the day with an overnight stay in Petra. ‎Optional: Petra Kitchen Cooking course: $50 USD Per Person. Local Turkish Bath: $50 USD Per ‎Person.‎

After breakfast, head further down in southern Jordan to visit other significant sites including ‎Wadi Rum. Explore Wadi Rum on an approx. 3-hour jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Wadi ‎Rum was best described by T.E. Lawrence as “Vast, echoing and god-like,” and by the locals as ‎‎“Valley of the Moon.” Along the way, enjoy a freshly prepared barbeque for lunch. ending the ‎day with dinner & overnight at a camp in Wadi Rum.‎

Optional: enjoy a 25-minute Camel Ride in Wadi Rum for $25 USD Per Person.‎
Optional: Hot Air Balloon ride. The one-hour flight will take you through the best sites across the ‎desert. Watch in amazement with the experience of a lifetime. The rest of the day is yours in ‎one of the most beautiful deserts, spend it well! For $210 USD per person.‎

After breakfast, drive to Aqaba for a free day and overnight. Relax at the beach, discover the ‎town of Aqaba, or book an optional snorkeling cruise including lunch!‎

After breakfast, enjoy a free day at the Red Sea, using the various facilities at the hotel. In the ‎evening prepare yourself to count down to welcome the New Year. Enjoy the party, the New ‎Year’s Eve dinner, and an overnight stay at the hotel.‎

Happy New Year! After a late night, you can sleep in today and relax at the beach. A perfect way ‎to start the New Year relaxed without stress. Be ready to check-out at 12:00 PM to transfer to ‎Amman, check in at your hotel and relax, then enjoy your last night in Jordan, and roam around ‎the city. Overnight at your hotel in Amman.‎

After breakfast, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for departure 2 hours prior to ‎departure time.‎

‎*Touring and sites are subject to traffic and timing. Also, note that some sites are subject to ‎seasons and weather conditions.‎