9 Days Biblical Jordan Tour: Heritage, Petra & Dead Sea

DAY 01: ARRIVAL AMMAN – AMMAN

Arrival at Queen Alia International Airport- Meet and assist with visa formalities. Exit to the hall – Transfer to your Hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.

DAY 02: AMMAN CITY TOUR – JERASH – AJLOUN - AMMAN

After breakfast, drive to visit AMMAN

In the Old Testament, Amman was called Rabbath-Ammon, and in the New Testament, it is referred to as Philadelphia after Ptolemaios II – Philadelphius 285 - 246 B.C.Points of interest in Amman include the Citadel and the Roman Theater, as well as the Archaeological, and Folklore Museums. Then head north to JERASH: In the Bible it is named Antiochea or Gerasa. According to Mark 5:I and Luke 8:26 - 39, here Jesus cast the evil spirits out of a man. Today it is one of the most beautiful and best-preserve d Greco-roman cities in the world.continue to visit AJLUN

The castle was built by Saladin’s general in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajlun and to counter the progress of the Crusaders.

After the tour, drive back to your hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight.

DAY 03: AMMAN – MADABA & NEBO – MUKAWER – PETRA

After breakfast, drive to MADABA

In the Bible, Madaba is named Madeba or Medeba, city of the Sihon (4 Moses 21:30). The city lies in what was the territory of the race of the Reubens (Joshua 13:15 - 16 or Isaiah 15:2 and 1 Chronicles 19:7). The main point of interest in Madaba is the mosaic map of the Holy Land from byzantine times.

MOUNT NEBO

"And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pis'gah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land..... And the Lord said unto him, ... I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the Lord died ...." (5 Moses 34:1 - 4).

MUKAWIR

In the Bible, Mukawir is referred to as Machaerus. The historian, Josephus, reports that it was here that John the Baptist was imprisoned, Salome danced and John was beheaded (Matthew 14:3 - 11).

Continue south to Petra, arrive Petra hotel, check in, dinner and overnight.

DAY 04: PETRA VISIT – WADI RUM

In the Bible Petra is the city of the Nabateans, the descendants of the Nebajots (1 Moses 25:12 - 18 and 1 Chronicles 1:29 and Isaiah 60:7). The first King of the Nabateans was Aretas (2 Makkabar 5:8). In biblical times the Nabateans were Bedouins even though Petra was a focal point for them (2 Makkabar 12). Later Petra became the royal city of the Nabateans. The earliest historical records for the Nabateans date back to the year 312 B.C. and the last sign of life was in the year 328 A.D.afternoon , depart to the Natural Resort of Wadi Rum “The Valley of the Moon” a unique place unlike anywhere else you have ever visited. Arrive at the village of Rum where you will be picked up by local Bedouins to explore this splendid desert. They will drive you with their 4x4 Bedouin Pick Ups (6 pax per pick Up) for approximately 02 hours to the Bed of the Valley of the Moon to the great mountain of Al Khazali.

 Dinner and overnight under the stars in Wadi Rum.

DAY 05: WADI RUM – AQABA 

After breakfast, drive to the southern tip of Jordan to arrive at Aqaba: Jordan’s window to the sea. Enjoy the rest of the day free at leisure. Aqaba is the perfect location for divers as the unusual vertical current and sea breezes makes diving cool and pleasant even in the heat of the summer. Aside from diving you can participate in the following water activities snorkeling, fishing, sailing, Jet skiing, parasailing, regional cruises or take a tour in the famous glass bottomed boats. For those of you who are not fond of water activities, the city of Aqaba offers many shopping outlets with the best rates in the country as it is the only Economic Free Zone in Jordan.

Dinner and overnight at hotel in Aqaba.

DAY 06: FREE DAY IN AQABA 

Enjoy a full splendid free day in at Aqaba. It is the perfect location for divers as the unusual vertical current and sea breezes makes diving cool and pleasant even in the heat of the summer. Aside from diving you can participate in the following water activities snorkeling, fishing, sailing, Jet skiing, parasailing, regional cruises or take a tour in the famous glass bottomed boats. For those of you who are not fond of water activities, the city of Aqaba offers many shopping outlets with the best rates in the country as it is the only Economic Free Zone in Jordan. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Aqaba

DAY 07: AQABA – DEAD SEA

After breakfast, Drive via Wadi Araba Road to the Dead Sea the lowest spot on earth 400 meters below sea level. Spend the rest of the day bathing and relaxing in the gently lapping waters of the Dead Sea and be amazed that you can’t sink!

Dinner and Overnight in Dead Sea.

DAY 08: DEAD SEA – BETHANY – MAAIN – DEAD SEA

After breakfast, drive to visit Bethany, it has been identified for nearly two millennia as the area where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. Stunning archaeological discoveries from the 1st century AD confirm that the site was inhabited during the lives of Jesus and John the Baptist. The late Pope John Paul II also visited the site as part of his spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Land at the start of the new millennium. After the visit,drive to Maain Hot springs, Ma'in Hot Springs or Hammamat Ma'in (biblical Belemounta), 74 km (64 miles) south of Amman and 264 meters (866 feet) below sea level, is the thermal mineral hot springs and waterfalls, where Herod the Great was said to have bathed in its medicinal water, and where people have come for thermal treatments, or simply to enjoy a hot soak, since the days of Rome.

The most famous thermal spring in the hills above the Dead Sea is Hammamat Ma’in, 18.5km from the Dead Sea resorts. Here the water, ranging from 45°C to a blistering 60°C, tumbles off the hillside in a series of waterfalls and less assuming trickles, and is collected in a variety of pools for public bathing. It contains potassium, magnesium and calcium.

Return back to Dead Sea hotel.

Dinner and overnight in Dead Sea

DAY 09: DEAD SEA – AMMAN AIRPORT

After breakfast, transfer to Amman Airport for departure.