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1, Thursday: Drive
from Tel Aviv/Jerusalem to the Israel/Jordanian border to enter Jordan...
Proceed to Jerash, city of the Decapolis, located about 45 kilometers north
of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad... Visit the ancient Roman
city with its colonnades, baths, and triumphal arch... Drive to Amman for
a city tour of the Jordanian capital... Overnight in Amman.
Day
2, Friday: After breakfast, we drive to Madaba to see the ancient
mosaic map of the holyland and ruins of historical sites... Continue to
Mt. Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land... From there you
will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and more... Visit the
remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor... Proceed via the Shobak
(Crusader's castle) to Wadi Moussa for overnight.
Day
3, Saturday: After an early breakfast, we leave the hotel and
travel south on the road to Wadi Moussa... Then on horseback we travel
to the "Siq" (canyon) before traveling by foot to Petra, known
as "Sela Edom" or Red Rock City, the ancient capital of the
Nabateans from the 3rd Century BCE through the 2nd Century AD. Visit the
most interesting monuments, such as the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of
a Nabatean king), the field of tombs... Al Madhbah (the altar) where you
can view the entire city... Return to Wadi Moussa and drive back to Amman
for overnight.
Day
4, Sunday:After breakfast, depart the hotel and drive to Allenby
bridge to cross the Jordan River and return to Tel Aviv/Jerusalem.
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Travel
Class Options and Rates**
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3 Star
Accommodations
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4 Star
Accommodations
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5 Star
Accommodations
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| Amman |
Larsa Hotel
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Grand Palace
Golden Tulip
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Regency
Palace or Holiday Inn
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| Petra |
Petra
Palace
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Grand
Palace Golden Tulip
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Movenpick
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| Per
Person, double occupancy, bed & breakfast |
$555
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$605
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$690
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Supplement
for 3 dinners |
$36
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$46
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$56
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| Single Supplement |
$90
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$112
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$150
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** These prices
reflect a discount for payment by check or cash. Please contact our office
for information regarding payment by credit card.
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