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If you have little time at your disposal but do not want to give up knowing the main cultural destinations in depth, this circuit is a very attractive proposal: it will make you discover Jordan in 5 days, with a program that includes Petra as a main course, but with other places of enormous interest in the roadmap, scattered throughout the north and center of the country. Choose this trip for a festive bridge or for a personal getaway, and make the most of your time with our help.
Although Jordan is a country that probably is not very close to your home, its territory is not as extensive as others and, in addition, it is easily accessible by road. Therefore, you will not need much time to discover the most important thing, as this circuit that runs shows you. Jordan in 5 days.
In this roadmap, the star destination is Petra, as it could not be otherwise: known as the ‘pink city’ for the pinkish tones acquired by the rocks where it is carved, it is one of those places that everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime. Its beauty, history and uniqueness have earned it a double letter of introduction that speaks for itself: Unesco World Heritage and one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
Petra is the southernmost destination on this Jordan circuit in 5 days. But on the way and back there will be time to get to know other really interesting places. In the north, the amazing Roman city of Jerash and the historic Ajloun Castle await us. In the center, we will visit places of great religious symbolism, such as Mount Nebo and Madaba. No less interesting are the Crusader fortress of Karak and the Dead Sea, the latter famous for its extremely salty waters and for its location below -400 meters of altitude: the lowest point on the planet.
In addition, in the vicinity of Petra, we will know its ‘replica’ on a smaller scale: Little Petra. And of course, there will be time to get to know the capital, Amman, both on a guided tour and on your own, in the gaps left by our busy schedule in the country. So if you are willing to explore tirelessly Jordan in 5 days, take note of the roadmap and get ready to live an unforgettable experience.
Like most of our circuits, this one starts and ends in Amman, as this is where the Queen Alia Amman International Airport is located. It is a route through Jordan in 5 days and 4 nights, with the following itinerary and stops:
Upon arrival at Amman International Airport, our staff will be waiting at the foot of the terminal to welcome you and offer assistance in everything you need. Once all the border formalities and other possible procedures have been completed, we will transfer by private vehicle with driver to the hotel in Amman.
The dinner on this first day is free, so it can be a good opportunity to get in touch with the city and the local culture, since your hotel will be located in a central area of Amman.
Already settled and settled in Amman, our program of visits begins in an intense way to discover Jordan in 5 days. After breakfast at the hotel, we will make our first excursion: we will head north where the castle of Ajloun awaits us, built in Crusader times, although conquered later by their adversaries, that is, the Muslim troops of Saladin, at the end of the twelfth century. In the following century it was rebuilt by the Mamluks to defend themselves from the Mongol invasion. And today it gives us not only evocative memories of that period, but also very picturesque views of the green surrounding landscape of Ajloun.
After that, we will travel again by road and through history to settle in Jerash, with its extraordinary archaeological and monumental park: the Roman city of Gerasa was one of the most important in the eastern sector of that empire, and its good state of conservation makes many know it as the ‘Pompeii of Jordan’. Among its most symbolic constructions are the Arch of Hadrian or the Arc de Triomphe, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Oval Square (forum), the circus or hippodrome, two theaters … and much more.
To both visits we will dedicate the morning, returning to Amman for a free lunch. But then, we will hit the road again, this time to descend to the Dead Sea: this lake of extreme salinity has waters and mud highly appreciated for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes. Whoever wishes, can take a free bath or undergo a wellness session in this famous thermal destination.
And after spending the afternoon free at the Dead Sea, we will return to Amman where you will rest again for the night at the hotel, this time with dinner included.
Anyone who wants to tour Jordan in 5 days, will have a non-negotiable goal: Petra. And that’s as far as our Roadtrip of the third day. But on the way there will be much to discover, so the breakfast of the hotel will give you energy to start the route.
The first bars of the day will be spent in Amman, taking the opportunity to take a guided and panoramic tour of the capital. In it, the Citadel and the Roman Theater are presented as great tourist icons, a sign that their history goes back several millennia.
After that, we will leave Amman in the direction of Madaba: in this small city in the center of Jordan we will discover a surprising treasure, which is none other than the map-mosaic of the church of St. George, with the oldest cartographic representation that is preserved of the Holy Land, since it dates back to the sixth century, from Byzantine times.
Interestingly, the next two places to visit on this day are suggested or directly represented in that mosaic-map. The first is Mount Nebo, a mountain overlooking the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley. Its importance lies in the fact that Moses came here with his followers to contemplate the Promised Land, and here he died later. Its enclosure with church is a magnificent memory of that episode, but also an overwhelming way to put yourself in the skin and eyes of the prophet, because it has a viewpoint of the environment.
And the second of those places outlined in the mosaic map of Madaba is Karak. We will visit it in the afternoon and discover that it was an important Christian enclave in Byzantine times and that, some time later during the Crusades (twelfth century), it was equipped with a castle to welcome Christian warriors who defended the eastern border of the kingdom of Jerusalem. However, decades later it was conquered by Saladin, a hero in the city.
After that we will continue our route and at the end of this day we will arrive at Wadi Musa, the town located at the gates of Petra, where our hotel will be and where dinner will also be served.
After breakfast at the hotel and without time to lose, we will go to the Visitor Center to enter the Petra enclosure, probably the most famous and attractive place of this circuit of Jordan in 5 days.
By extension, history and beauty, we would need several days to discover all the details of this enclave. However, the horse service included in this package will help us move more quickly around Petra and thus squeeze every minute of the morning. Before our eyes will appear the Treasury, the royal tomb of Aretas III (s. I a.C) whose façade popularized Indiana Jones and today is a tourist icon of the country. But what was the capital of the Nabataean Empire hides much more: the Street of the Façades, the Colonnaded Street of the Roman city, the theater, the Al Deir Monastery …
The afternoon, on the other hand, will be spent in the neighboring town of Al Beida, also known as Little Petra. And its name does not deceive: it is a small settlement excavated in rocky canyons, in the image and likeness of Petra, for which it could function as a commercial, logistical or agricultural settlement.
After this afternoon visit, we will return to the road to travel back to Amman (there is the possibility of traveling to Aqaba to finish there this circuit of Jordan in 5 days. See for more information). In the hotel of the Jordanian capital you will spend the last night of rest, in addition to dinner in its lounges.
Our 5-day Jordan Tour It ends on this fifth day. Breakfast will be served at the hotel and, depending on the departure time of the flight, we will arrange the time to pick you up and make the private transfer to Amman Airport. And after the last assistance in the terminal, we will say goodbye with the hope that you have enjoyed the trip and repeat in the future with another circuit of our agency.
During these 5 days in Jordan, our package includes a series of essential services to enjoy the trip. They are as follows:
These are the services that the package does not include and that the traveler must decide according to his criteria:
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