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Amman .
Jarash . Petra . Wadi Rum . Aqaba |
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Daily Guaranteed departure /
All the year round |
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DAY 01 |
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Depart
USA .meals,drinks and in-flight entertainment . |
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DAY 02 |
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Arrive
Amman Global Gate Vacations meets you on your arrival in
Amman and transfers you to your hotel .the remainder of
your day is at leisure to discover the amazing contrasts
of ancient and modern Amman . |
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DAY 03 |
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After
breakfast , drive to Jordan valley resonant with historic
and religious heritage via Salt , the former capital of
Jordan. Visit Pella rich with ruins from Hellenistic Roman
and Bizantine Times. Continue to Um Qeis , the ancient
greco-roman city of Gadara ,with its panoramic view
overlooking the lake of Tiberias , the jordan valley and
Golan Hights.Drive back to Amman via Irbid for dinner and
overnight |
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DAY 04 |
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After
breakfast , full day tour to the desert (Castles) built by
the Oumayyad Caliphs of Damascus in the 8th century A.D.
as hunting lodges.Wildly varied in \architectural style:
Qasr Al - Kharraneh , Qasr Amra and Qasr Al-Azraq
.Continue to the dead sea / the lowest spot on earth .Time
for bathing and relaxing . Dinner and overnight in Amman
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DAY 05 |
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After
breakfast, full day tour through Amman the ancient and
modern capital of Jordan , originnally built on seven
hills and from the top of the citadel , one of the highest
hills , you can have a splendid view of the old city
.Visit the citadel , roman theater , archeological ,
folklore museums , king Abdullah mosque. Drive north of
Amman to visit Jarash , the most beautiful and preserved
roman city in existence .Dinner and overnight |
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DAY 06 |
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After
breakfast , full day visit through King's highway , the
ancient Silk road ; stop in Madaba , home of the modt
famous Byzantine Mosaics and most of all the 6th century
map of the holy places in the biblical world.Continue to
Mount Nebo , with its spectacular view of the Holy Land
.Then to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle from the 12th
century.Proceed to Petra for dinner and overnight
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DAY 07 |
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After
breakfast , full day sightseeing of the unique (rose-red)
city of Petra , half as old as time , built by the Arab
Nabateans who hewed their monumental tombs , palaces ,
temples and treasury from the desert rock's sandstone in
its natural hues of rose and bold. Dinner and overnight in
Petra |
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DAY 08 |
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After
breakfast, drive to Wadi Rum the valley of the moon , with
a visit by bedouin jeeps for 02 hours .Continue to Aqaba
for break at the Red Sea.P.M. drive via Wadi Araba and
Dead Sea coast to Amman for dinner and overnight
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DAY 09 |
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After
breakfast , free time at leisure , transfer to Amman
airport for your homebound flight from Amman arrives the
same day |
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TOUR FEATURES |
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Scheduled transatlantic flight (round trip ticket
NYC/Amman/NYC)(air&land prices) |
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Accommodation as per itinerary |
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All transfers (air&land prices) |
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Luxury touring cars (coaches) in case of a group (more
than 10 passengers) |
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Sightseeing as per itinerary |
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Professional tour directors escort you |
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NOT INCLUDED |
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Airport taxes and September 11th security fees
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Optional tours |
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Tips to guide and driver |
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For supplements from other US gateways (please refer to
our reservation department) |
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HOTELS
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Superior 3 stars : Amman Liwan hotel , Petra Amra palace
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Moderate 4stars : Amman Arena space , Petra crown plaza
guesthouse |
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First class4/5 stars: Amman Amman international , Petra
Crowne Plaza resort |
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First class 5 stars: Amman Crowne Plaza , Petra Crowne
Plaza |
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2012 . EXPLORE JORDAN
09 DAYS |
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SUPERIOR 03 STARS |
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STARTS |
ENDS |
land
only |
air &
land |
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FEB 18 |
MAR 25 |
1075 |
2075 |
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APR 01 |
JUN 03 |
1145 |
2145 |
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JUN 10 |
SEP 23 |
1175 |
2375 |
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SEP 30 |
DEC 02 |
1095 |
2095 |
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DEC 09 |
DEC 16 |
1075 |
2075 |
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DEC 23 |
DEC 30 |
1275 |
2275 |
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(XMASS
&NEW YEAR GALA DINNER MAY APPLY) 2013 |
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JAN 06 |
FEB 24 |
1175 |
2175 |
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AMMAN :
LIWAN HOTEL PETRA : AMRA PALACE |
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2012 . EXPLORE JORDAN
09 DAYS |
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FIRST CLASS |
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STARTS |
ENDS |
land
only |
air &
land |
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FEB 18 |
MAR 25 |
1275 |
2275 |
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APR 01 |
JUN 03 |
1345 |
2345 |
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JUN 10 |
SEP 23 |
1375 |
2575 |
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SEP 30 |
DEC 02 |
1395 |
2395 |
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DEC 09 |
DEC 16 |
1375 |
2375 |
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DEC 23 |
DEC 30 |
1545 |
2545 |
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(XMASS
&NEW YEAR GALA DINNER MAY APPLY) 2013 |
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JAN 06 |
FEB 24 |
1195 |
2295 |
AMMAN :
AMMAN INTERNATIONAL PETRA : CROWNE PLAZA
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2012 . EXPLORE JORDAN
09 DAYS |
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SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS |
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STARTS |
ENDS |
land
only |
air &
land |
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FEB 18 |
MAR 25 |
1375 |
2375 |
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APR 01 |
JUN 03 |
1445 |
2445 |
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JUN 10 |
SEP 23 |
1475 |
2675 |
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SEP 30 |
DEC 02 |
1495 |
2495 |
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DEC 09 |
DEC 16 |
1475 |
2475 |
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DEC 23 |
DEC 30 |
1645 |
2645 |
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(XMASS
&NEW YEAR GALA DINNER MAY APPLY) 2013 |
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JAN 06 |
FEB 24 |
1295 |
2295 |
AMMAN
: Le Meridien Amman PETRA : CROWNE
PLAZA
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DAY 08 |
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After
breakfast , drive to Wadi Rum the valley of the moon ,
with a visit by Bedouin jeeps for 02 hours . Continue to
Aqaba . Free afternoon . Overnight in Aqaba |
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DAY 09 |
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After
breakfast , free day at leisure to enjoy the Red Sea
treasuries with a possibility for diving at the
magnificent coral sunny beaches of Aqaba |
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DAY 10 |
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After
breakfast , free day at leisure |
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DAY 11 |
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After
breakfast , free day at leisure |
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DAY 12 |
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After
breakfast , free morning .Beginning of the afternoon
departure to Amman .Dinner and overnight in Amman
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DAY 13 |
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After
breakfast . transfer by Global Gate Vacations to Amman
airport for your homebound flight arrives the same day
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EXTENSION AQABA PRICES
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HOTEL |
PRICE |
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Aquamarina 3* Superior |
275 $ |
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Golden
Tulip 4* Moderate |
375 $ |
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Radisson Sas 4* First Class |
445 $ |
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Movenpick 5* Deluxe |
545 $ |
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The above
prices include : |
04 Nights Accommodation in Aqaba in hotel category of
your choice or similar
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Private transfer from hotel in Aqaba to hotel in Amman
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Final transfer from hotel in Amman to Amman airport
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Petra (from
the Greek, meaning 'rock') lies in a great rift valley east of
Wadi 'Araba in Jordan about 80 kilometers south of the Dead Sea.
It came into prominence in the late first century BCE (BC)
through the success of the spice trade. The city was the
principal city of ancient Nabataea and was famous above all for
two things: its trade and its hydraulic engineering systems. It
was locally autonomous until the reign of Trajan, but it
flourished under Roman rule. The town grew up around its
Colonnaded Street in the first century CE (AD) and by the
mid-first century had witnessed rapid urbanization. Following
the flow of the Wadi Musa, the city-center was laid out on
either sides of the Colonnaded Street on an elongated plan
between the theater in the east and the Qasr al-Bint in the
west. The quarries were probably opened in this period, and
there followed virtually continuous building through the first
and second centuries CE.
According to
tradition, in ca. 1200 BCE, the Petra area (but not necessarily
the site itself) was populated by Edomites and the area was
known as Edom ("red"). Before the Israelite incursions, the
Edomites controlled the trade routes from Arabia in the south to
Damascus in the north. Little is known about the Edomites at
Petra itself, but as a people they were known for their wisdom,
their writing, their textile industry, the excellence and
fineness of their ceramics, and their skilled metal working.
The next
chapter of history belongs to the Persian period, and it is
posited that during this time the Nabataeans migrated into Edom,
forcing the Edomites to move into southern Palestine. But little
is known about Petra proper until about 312 BC by which time the
Nabataeans, one of many Arab tribes, occupied it and made it the
capital of their kingdom. At this time, during the Hellenistic
rule of the Seleucids, and later, the Ptolemies, the whole area
flourished with increased trade and the establishment of new
towns such as Philadelphia (Rabbath 'Ammon, modern Amman) and
Gerasa (modern Jerash). Infighting between the Seleucids and
Ptolemies allowed the Nabataeans to gain control over the
caravan routes between Arabia and Syria. Although there were
struggles between the Jewish Maccabeans and the Seleucid
overlords, Nabataean trade continued.
With
Nabataean rule, Petra became the center for a spice trade that
extended from Arabia to Aqaba and Petra, and onward either to
Gaza in the northwest, or to the north through Amman to Bostra,
Damascus, and finally on to Palmyra and the Syrian Desert.
Nabataean Classical monuments reflect the international
character of the Nabataean economy through their combination of
native tradition and the classical spirit.
But among the
most remarkable of all Nabataean achievements is the hydraulic
engineering systems they developed including water conservation
systems and the dams that were constructed to divert the rush of
swollen winter waters that create flash floods.
The usual
tours take you past "Lawrence's Spring", the great red sand
dunes in Wadi Um Ishrin, to Jebel Khazali to see the Canyon and
the rock drawings there. Note that the "Lawrence's Spring" that
is shown in the tour is at Abu Aina; this is where the water
from the spring actually comes out into the desert. If you want
to see the spring exactly as described in "Seven Pillars of
Wisdom" you need to take the path behind the Resthouse which
climbs to Wadi Shelaala. On the credit side, you don't need a
guide for this, just a couple of hours of your time, and
Shelaala is very attractive and cool, even in the heat of
summer. Take along a plastic goblet to taste the water that
comes down from above (not the water below in which people often
follow Lawrence's example of bathing).
Amman, the
capital of Jordan, is one of the best-preserved Roman cities. With
intact Roman structures and modern life combined in one city, it
is easy to get the best of both worlds. You can visit the famous
Roman Amphitheater, Citadel, the Temple of Hercules or simply
stroll among the fantastic restaurants and markets of the city.
And with the astounding red city of Petra close by, you can embark
on a day tour of this magnificent site.
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