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BEST of JORDAN


See the ‘Best of Jordan’.  This private tour is ideal for the traveler with a limited amount of time in Jordan.  The Best of Jordan can be an optional full service including entrance fees and meals, or a pay as you go tour.  The choice is yours.
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DAY 1:  AIRPORT TRANSFER/CITY TOUR
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Airport pick up and transfer to your hotel.
Amman City Tour:  Your tour starts at the Citadel, the main archaeological site of the city.  The Jordan Archeological Museum at the Citadel boasts an excellent collection of antiquities from prehistoric times to the fifteenth century, including an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls and four Iron Age anthropomorphic coffins.  Next visit the Hashemite Square housing the Roman Amphitheater, dated back 2000 years and the largest in Jordan.
Next, a visit to the Royal Automobile Museum, Jordan’s newest museum, which depicts the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from the early 1920's until the present day. Highlights include a 1952 Lincoln Capri and a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL 'Gullwing' used by the late King Hussein.

DAY 2:  PETRA
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Voted worldwide by over 100 million people, Petra, a Wonder of the World and an UNESCO World Heritage site, is Jordan’s Treasure.    Petra is a vast and unique city which was carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab Civilization who settled in the Region more than 2000 years ago.  The Nabataeans were nomadic Arab people from Arabia who began to arrive and settle into the city.  By the 2nd century BC, Petra had become a bustling city center and was the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom.

Day 3:  THE DEAD SEA with BETHANY BEYOND the JORDAN
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Jordan is notable for the many religious sites that date back to the Old and New Testament. Your day starts at the Bethany Beyond the Jordan-the Baptism Site where John the Baptist lived, preached, and baptized
Next, journey to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth with its spiritual legacy of its own.  Spend the rest of the day floating on the sea or wrap yourself with therapeutic Dead Sea mud and salts. Your tour will take you to the Dead Sea Spa Hotel with the option of the use of the beach and pool facilities.

Day 4:  AIRPORT TRANSFER
Day 1 and Day 4 are interchangeable.
Depending on your flight arrival and departure.