Jordan Trips – 1, 1.5, or 3 day trips

Jordan Trips – 1, 1.5, or 3 day trips

PETRA:  Admired in antiquity for its refined culture, massive architecture, and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is now a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World that enchants visitors from all around the globe.

Petra (Greek, meaning stone) is an historical and archaeological city, established sometime around the 6th century BCE as the capital city of the Nabataeans (an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2600 years ago). It is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction. It lies on the slope of Mount Hor, in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate Prize-winning poem by John William Burgon.

Please note that the 1 and 1.5 day tours to Jordan leave from Eilat, the 3 day tour leaves from either Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. You can build your own itinerary by choosing which hotel you'd like, for how many nights and then adding trips to Jordan. We also have hotels available in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem should you need one.

You can book these options at any time, even once you are in Israel, but the sooner you book, the better!

P1 - "A Taste of Petra" from Eilat - operates daily

1 day tour to Jordan: Leaves from and returns to Eilat.

Rate: $245* per person.

Pick up from Eilat hotels. Transfer to Arava Border, cross to Jordan and travel through the “Desert Highway” to Petra (about 2 hours).

In Petra, walking begins from the gate of the Archaeological Park. The approach through a kilometer-long cool chasm (or "Siq"), a long narrow gorge whose steeply rising sides all but obliterate the sun, provides a dramatic contrast with the magic to come. Suddenly the gorge opens into a natural square dominated by Petra's most famous monument, the Treasury (El-Khazneh), and its intricately carved facade glows in the dazzling sun. The rock-carved rose-red city of Petra is full of mysterious charm. It was "designed to strike wonder into all who entered it." Proceed on to the Amphitheatre, Kings' Tombs, Roman Market Road & more. Hear the story of the Nabataeans, who established Petra as their capital on the “Spice Route."  Lunch in Petra before leaving the site. After leaving Petra, enjoy a short city tour in Aqaba and reach the Arava border, ending the tour at Eilat airport or Eilat hotels.

Rates include:

• Transportation in A/C bus and English speaking guide
• Entrance fees to Petra and lunch in a restaurant inside Petra

Rates do not include:

• Visa, border taxes and tips ($50 per person)
• Tip to horseman at Petra
• Travel and luggage insurance

AP1.5 - Aqaba and Petra from Eilat - operates daily with overnight in Aqaba

1.5 days/ 1 night tour to Jordan: Leaves from and returns to Eilat.

Rate for overnight in a 3 Star hotel in Aqaba: $285* per person sharing a twin room. Single supplement: $45

Rate for overnight in a 4 Star hotel in Aqaba: $345* per person sharing a twin room. Single supplement: $85

Pick up around 1.00pm from Eilat and enter Jordan at the Yitzhak Rabin (Arava) border crossing. After completing all border formalities, transfer and check in at the hotel. For the balance of the day you are free to explore the City of Aqaba on your own. You can choose to tour the Fortress, originally a Crusader Castle or visit the recently discovered 7th century Islamic walled city of Ayla. Dinner and overnight in Aqaba. On day two: Pick up from your hotel and drive up to the “Desert Highway” and then to the “Red Rose City” – Petra. We enter the ancient city through the famous “Siq.” At once the valley of Petra opens in front of us, and we see the famous “Khazane.” Enjoy lunch before leaving the site. Travel back to the Arava border and cross into Israel ending at Eilat airport or Eilat hotels.

Rates include:

• Transportation in A/C bus and English speaking guide
• Entrance fees to Petra and lunch in a restaurant inside Petra
• 1 night chosen level hotel on half-board basis in Aqaba

Rates do not include:

• Visa, border taxes and tips ($50 per person)
• Tip to horseman at Petra
• Travel and luggage insurance

Please note: The above package is based on a minimum of 2 participants. The sequence of the tour, hotels used and sites visited may be amended due to circumstances beyond our control. 

*Rates are subject to increase according to taxes levied by the Jordanian Authorities

The Hashemite Kingdom – 3 Days

Amman, Jerash, Petra, Madaba & Mount Nebo. 

This tour leaves from either Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. This tour departs ONLY ON SUNDAYS and requires a minimum of 2 participants.

Day 1
You will be collected from your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem and drive to the Sheikh Hussein Bridge or Allenby Bridge to cross the border and enter Jordan. Drive on to Jerash – the Decapolis – located about 45 km north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead. Visit the Roman city with colonnaded streets, the ancient theater, the baths, the hill top temple, the triumphal arch and more. Then drive on to Amman for city sightseeing and overnight stay.

Day 2
After an early breakfast, you will travel south on the road to Wadi Musa (the new city of Petra), and then ride on horseback into the "Siq" (canyon) and then proceed on foot to Petra. The city is known as the Red Rock City, and was the ancient capital of the Nabataeans, reaching its period of glory between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. Visit the carved monuments, such as the Great Treasury, El Khazneh, then the field of tombs, obelisks and alter (Al Madhbah), from where you can view the whole of this amazing red sandstone city. Return to the village of Wadi Musa and drive back to Amman for overnight.

Day 3
Drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land and ruins of this historical site. Continue on to Mount Nebo, from where Moses saw the Promised Land. From this point you can see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem.
Then drive back to the border crossing and cross back into Israel and on to your hotel in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.

Note: Make sure you have amended your return flight before you reserve extensions.

Rates 3 days Jordan: valid May 1– October 31 2012

Rates include:

• The above package is based on a minimum of 2 participants
• Hotel accommodation including breakfast (see supplement for dinners if required)
• Sightseeing in air conditioned van or minibus
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fees according to the itinerary

Rates do not include:

• Lunch and dinner
• Travel insurances
• Israeli and Jordanian border taxes (approximately $50 per person)
• Tips for guide / driver and the horseman in Petra

IMPORTANT
The horse ride at the entrance to Petra is included, but not the private carriage. If you would like to reserve the carriage, your guide will do it on the spot.

General Information for trips to Jordan:

• Participants should be on time and ready to go at their exact pick-up time.
• You should have passports & cash for the border fees with you, have eaten breakfast and be ready to leave on time!
• The passport control on both borders can take between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours. 
• Border fees: Must be paid in cash: either $50 or NIS 200.
• Every person holding an Israeli passport MUST use the Israeli passport to cross the border.
• Your English-speaking guide will be waiting for you on the Jordanian side of the border.
• Make sure you have travel and medical insurance valid for Jordan.

Birthright participants receive special 7% reduction!