Jordan with Luxury & Style (8 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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• In Amman visit Jerash, a third-century city often called the "Pompeii of the Middle East." Witness a reenactment of Roman games, including a live chariot race
• Travel the King's Highway with stops en route to view the sixth-century mosaics in Madaba and Mount Nebo
• Visit Wadi Rum where T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") lived with his Bedouin friends and allies during World War I
• Spend a full day exploring the "Rose Red" city of Petra. Sculpted from a mountain range in the third century BC, Petra was abandoned and lost to the outside world for a thousand years before its rediscovery in 1812.
• While in Petra visti major sites including the Treasury, the Temple of the Winged Lions, baths, markets, storerooms and tombs
• Visit the former Crusader town of Kerak and its fortress before arriving at the shores of the Dead Sea

Overview:

Although a small country, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has played a significant role in the struggle for power in the Middle East, partly because of its strategic location at the crossroads of what Christians, Jews and Muslims call the Holy Land.

Unlike many of its neighbors Jordan does not have oil and its economy depends largely on services and tourism. Visitors are drawn to Jordan by its historical and cultural attractions. It is possible to visit the remains of cities, old before Christ was born, trek along ancient trails and roads mentioned in the Old Testament and through a landscape that has changed little in the last 2,000 years.

Petra the ‘Rose Red City half as old as time' is commonly called the eighth wonder of the world and a popular attraction since its appearance in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

It is possible to follow in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia from his headquarters fort at Azraq through the deserts to Wadi Rum where David Lean's epic movie was filmed. There, travelers can trek with camels and live in tents with the local Bedouin.