Tailor made holidays to Jordan
| country: | Jordan |
| departures: | This trip can be tailor made throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary |
| price: | From £1235 - £1315 (9 days) including flights from the UK. Price includes transfers, accommodation, tours and meals where indicated. Prices vary according to standard of accommodation & season & are per person based on 2 people sharing on bed & breakfast basis |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Jordan is a country of dramatic scenic contrasts from the arrestingly beautiful to the ruggedly stark.
Biblical links abound in Jordan like the Sea of Galilee and Mount Nebo, from which Moses viewed the Holy Land. From later periods splendid Roman sites are scattered throughout Jordan as well as numerous Crusader castles. This tour offers you the highlights of Jordan taking you back in time, with breathtaking sites and fascinating history.
A 9 day/8 night privately escorted tour of Jordan from Amman to the Wadi Rum. Visit some of the finest sites of the ancient world amid the most dramatic natural scenery, including the luscious green Jordan Valley to visit the ancient Roman sites of Pella, Um Qais, Jerash and Ajloun fort. Float in the Dead Sea, and head south along the King’s way visiting Mount Nebo, Madaba and Kerak, before entering the Dana Nature Reserve to explore the beautiful landscapes of the Jordan Rift Valley. Spend a full day at Petra for a visit of the famous ancient city before continuing to Wadi Rum for an exciting desert tour.
You will also have the opportunity to experience the real Jordan with accommodation in authentic Arabic hotels and guesthouses as well as staying in a traditional Bedouin camp. This tour is with your own English-speaking driver guide and private vehicle. The knowledgeable guide will accompany you for the duration of your trip giving you the option to travel at your leisure and away from the crowds whilst giving you insight into the history and traditions of Jordan. This trip can be tailor made to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination.
Best time to go:
Jordan has a Mediterranean climate, pleasant for year-round travel. Summers (May to October) are hot and dry, with cool evenings, temperatures remaining at comfortable levels averaging 23 degrees. July and August are hot but not oppressive. Winters are cool to cold and wet. In November to April temperatures range from 16 to 22 degrees. Most rain falls between October and March, and snow can occur.
Biblical links abound in Jordan like the Sea of Galilee and Mount Nebo, from which Moses viewed the Holy Land. From later periods splendid Roman sites are scattered throughout Jordan as well as numerous Crusader castles. This tour offers you the highlights of Jordan taking you back in time, with breathtaking sites and fascinating history.
A 9 day/8 night privately escorted tour of Jordan from Amman to the Wadi Rum. Visit some of the finest sites of the ancient world amid the most dramatic natural scenery, including the luscious green Jordan Valley to visit the ancient Roman sites of Pella, Um Qais, Jerash and Ajloun fort. Float in the Dead Sea, and head south along the King’s way visiting Mount Nebo, Madaba and Kerak, before entering the Dana Nature Reserve to explore the beautiful landscapes of the Jordan Rift Valley. Spend a full day at Petra for a visit of the famous ancient city before continuing to Wadi Rum for an exciting desert tour.
You will also have the opportunity to experience the real Jordan with accommodation in authentic Arabic hotels and guesthouses as well as staying in a traditional Bedouin camp. This tour is with your own English-speaking driver guide and private vehicle. The knowledgeable guide will accompany you for the duration of your trip giving you the option to travel at your leisure and away from the crowds whilst giving you insight into the history and traditions of Jordan. This trip can be tailor made to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination.
Best time to go:
Jordan has a Mediterranean climate, pleasant for year-round travel. Summers (May to October) are hot and dry, with cool evenings, temperatures remaining at comfortable levels averaging 23 degrees. July and August are hot but not oppressive. Winters are cool to cold and wet. In November to April temperatures range from 16 to 22 degrees. Most rain falls between October and March, and snow can occur.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Private transfer from the airport to your hotel in Amman where you will stay overnight. |
| Day 2: | Today you will be met at your hotel by your English-speaking driver/guide who will take you on a city tour of Amman. Then, continue to north of Jordan to visit the Roman ruins of Pella and Um Qais which has stunning views overlooking the Sea of Galilee to the Israel and Syrian borders. Afternoon transfer to the Dead Sea to stay overnight. |
| Day 3: | Your guide will collect you from your hotel and drive north to Ajloun National Park where you will see the ancient crusader fort before heading to the famous Roman City of Jerash where a private guide will accompany you around the ruins. Return to the Dead Sea late afternoon to relax. |
| Day 4: | Today you will drive south along the Kings’ Way, visiting Mt. Nebo and the alleged burial site of Moses overlooking the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley and Madaba with the oldest map of the Holy Land. Then drive through the magnificent scenery of Wadi Mujib to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle before arriving Dana Nature Reserve’s Feynan Wilderness Lodge to stay overnight. |
| Day 5: | Free day spent exploring Dana Nature Reserve. The Reserve contains a remarkable diversity of landscapes that range from wooded highlands to rocky slopes and from gravel plains to dunes of sand. Moreover, Dana supports diverse wildlife, which includes a variety of rare species of plants and animals. In the afternoon your guide will transfer you to Taybet Zaman Eco-Resort just south of Petra. |
| Day 6: | Full day spent at Petra where you will have a private English-speaking guide for 5 hours to give you a tour of the ancient city and insight into the Nabatean culture and history. The afternoon is free to explore the ruins. Overnight in Petra. |
| Day 7: | Today venture in a 4x4 vehicle into the Wadi Rum Desert, the largest and most magnificent of Jordan's desert landscapes with sandstone mountains, matching the colour of knife-edged dunes. Spend overnight under the stars in a local Bedouin camp where dinner is included. |
| Day 8: | This morning you have the opportunity to experience the Wadi Rum on foot before returning to the Dead Sea along the fast desert highway. Your last night is spent relaxing by the Dead Sea. |
| Day 9: | Today your guide will collect you from your hotel and transfer you to the international airport in time for your departure flight. |
tailor made holiday
This trip can be tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort in some of the best and most characterful local accommodation! Quality and value are the hallmark of these trips.how this holiday makes a difference
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Environment
RSCN RSCN is a non-government organization devoted to the protection and care of Jordan’s wild plants, animals and natural landscapes. Wild Jordan is the part of RSCN responsible for socio-economic growth projects, including all eco-tourism and handicraft enterprises that link the protection of nature with improving the livelihoods of local communities. Jordan's Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature is for the benefit of the local community, and is an important source of employment and education in the local region. Two of the reserves featured in this tour are The Dana Nature Reserve and the Wadi Rum. The RSCN also operates a handicraft centre and locally produced goods as well as organically grown herbs and preserves are available in local shop. Wadi Rum Preserving the pristine wilderness, there are no hotels in Wadi Rum itself but many local Bedouins offer tourists an overnight stay in their tents in the middle of the desert. Relatively few of Jordan's Bedouin still follow the ways of their ancestors. Most have settled in cities and towns and are found in every walk of life. Yet low-slung black tents and pack camels have not vanished from the landscape, and many travellers find a shared meal or coffee with traditional desert Bedouin to be their most memorable experience. Naturalists will be drawn to the desert in springtime, when rains bring the greening of the hills and an explosion of hundreds of species of wild flowers. Red anemones, poppies and the striking Black Iris, Jordan's national flower, grow at will by the roadside and in more quiet reaches. Stay in a genuine Bedouin camp in the desert, with traditional food, accommodation in tents and entertainment around a well lit bonfire. You can also hire a local Bedouin guide who will offer you either a 4WD vehicle, or for the more adventurous a camel ride, to explore the area. Community Taybet Zaman Eco Resort, Petra Located 10 kilometres from Petra, the village of Taybeh has been converted to a 5 star resort with the support of the local community. The old village was almost deserted as the community had moved away during the 1960s, and in the early 1990s the mayor proposed turning the old village houses into a tourist resort, rebuilt and owned by the local community. The end result was a recycled village, owned, rebuilt, and run by the locals, keeping the community and its heritage alive and spurring growth. There is a Turkish bath and a restaurant serving traditional Arabic meals as well as a small market area which sells locally produced pottery and textiles to keep alive old crafts skills and bringing employment and money to revitalise the villagers. Taybet Zaman was restored with respect to authenticity of materials, environment, and regional style resulting in a preservation of culture, recycling of materials, offering a rustic and local Jordanian experience to its guests.Since its completion in 1994, Taybet Zaman has won numerous awards, including the 1996 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Award and the 1997 Green Global Commendation Award. Feynan Wilderness Lodge, Dana Feynan Lodge has been developed by Jordan’s Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature and opened in the summer of 2005. It is set among the arid mountains of Wadi Feynan on the western boarder of Dana Nature Reserve. The lodge, also known as the Wilderness Lodge, has been set up as a cool, atmospheric retreat for tourists wishing to explore this undiscovered and archaeologically rich area of Jordan. It is an interesting piece of architecture built entirely of local materials and designed by a local architect. The unique arabesque desert design uses traditional adobe methods and lends a romantic feel to this remote location. The RSCN have been keen to incorporate some eco-friendly technologies, which include solar power by day and candlelight at night. The staff are all from the local Bedouin community which makes it an important asset to this remote area. |
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