 Day
01: (Saturday) Depart the USA for Jordan.
Day 02:
(Sunday) Arriving, staff will assist with clearing immigration
and customs then transfer you to your hotel. Overnight Amman
NOTE: All travelers to Jordan
must have a visa to enter. If you are traveling on a USA passport
this is available on arrival.
Day 03: (Monday) Depart Amman
and travel the ancient King's Highway with stops at Madaba,
where you will enjoy seeing the oldest known map of the Holy
Land, set in Mosaic tile in the floor of the church. Stand
on Mt. Nebo's crest and look on the Holy Land, just as Moses
did. Visit the crusader castle at Kerak. Arriving Petra, overnight
at the famous Movenpick Hotel, located right at the entrance
to the carved city of stone. Overnight Petra (B)
 Day
04: (Tuesday) A full day to enjoy Petra. Located at
the crossroads of the flourishing overland caravan trade routes,
Petra prospered as the capital of the Nabataean empire from
400 B.C. to A.D. 106. The Nabataeans engineered an impressive
system of pipes, tunnels, and channels that carried drinking
water into the city and reduced the chance of flash floods.
The Romans annexed Petra in A.D. 106, and its position as
a commercial hub slowly deteriorated. The Byzantines made
the city the seat of a bishopric in A.D. 379 before earthquakes
and an economic lull took their toll. By the end of the Byzantine
Empire (circa A.D. 700), the hydraulic system and the once
dignified and gracious buildings in the center of town had
deteriorated to near ruins.
In the centuries that followed, Petra disappeared from most
maps and was known only through ancient lore. In 1812, Swiss
traveler Johann Burckhardt stole into the mythic city disguised
as a Muslim trader and told the world about what he found.
Today most of the Bedouin people who once lived in the area
of the ancient city have been relocated to houses provided
by the Jordanian government. Efforts to protect Petra and
its artifacts continue even as tourism grows at a steady pace
an excavations uncover more of the long-lost city.
Day 05:
(Wednesday): Depart Petra and visit Wadi Rum (where Lawrence
of Arabia operated in WW I) then on to Aqaba, located right
on the Gulf of Aqaba. Overnight Aqaba (B)
Day 06: (Thursday) Drive to Amman
via the Dead Sea. Overnight Amman (B)
 Day
07: (Friday) Visit Jerash, one of the best preserved
of the Roman Decapolis capital cities and Umm Qais (where
Jesus drove the demons out of men and into swine. Matthew
8:28-32). Look down from the hills over the Sea of Galilee.
Return to Amman. Overnight Amman (B)
Day 08:
(Saturday) Staff transfers you to the airport, assists with
exit formalities and checking in for your international departure. (meals on the flight)
NOTE:
Many hotels in Egypt have mandatory Christmas and New Years
dinners/parties. These can range from $75 a person, per event,
to over $200. These special dinners/parties are NOT included
in this price as the hotels will not announce the rate until
late fall of 2008.
TOUR
INCLUDES:
All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour
program starting with arrival to Amman. Baggage handling of
no more than 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage
and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during
the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). Meals as outlined
by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for
visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English
speaking licensed guide. Service charges and taxes.
NOT included
are: Air, items of a personal nature such as tips,
entry visa, phone calls, laundry, drinks with meals, any items
not specifically covered in the included items.
PRICES
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
All tours booked with deposits paid are price protected against
any increase in ground tour costs however airline or security
tax increases plus any fuel charge supplements are not protected.
Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.
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