Lawrence of Arabia's Jordan

The country that captivated Lawrence of Arabia and Indiana Jones is now yours to explore. We see the best of Jordan in only four days on this fully escorted tour

Add the visit to the Baptism Site in Jordan.

DAY 1 - JERASH & AJLOUN Wednesday
Our staff meets you at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, or at the Sheikh Hussein(Jordan Border) Bridge, and assists with entry formalities. We drive to Jerash, the most beautifully preserved and restored Greco-Roman provincial city of all. Jerash, only a 30-minute drive from Amman, has three amphitheaters, two Roman baths, a hippodrome, and several temples. There are still remains of shops which sold silks, jewels, wine and spices. From Jerash we drive to Ajloun to tour the 12th century Saracen castle built by one of Saladin's lieutenants in the campaign against the Crusaders. Finally, we drive to Amman and our hotel.

DAY 2 - MADABA & KERAK Thursday (cB)
We drive to Petra along the King's Way, visiting Madaba, which has the oldest map of the Holy Land, and Madaba's Mosaic School. Then it's on to Mt Nebo and Moses' traditional burial site overlooking the Dead Sea and the Jordan River valley. We continue through the magnificent scenery of Wadi Mujib to Kerak and the Krak des Chevaliers medieval Crusaders' castle, stopping at Petra for the night.

DAY 3 - PETRA Friday (cB)
The fabulous Nabataean city of Petra, carved into rose-red desert sandstone over 2000 years ago, was lost to the world for five centuries. Known as Sela in the Bible, it was rediscovered in 1812. Petra can be reached only by passing between the steep, high sandstone wall of a narrow gorge ('the Siq'). The dramatic view of its Treasury was made famous in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Besides the Treasury, we visit the Roman theater, the courts, Qasr Bint Pharaoun, the Temple of the Winged Lion and other monuments. You may climb up to the monastery if you like. We relax for another night in our Petra hotel.

DAY 4 - WADI RUM Saturday (cB)
We visit the awesome moonscape of the Wadi Rum desert by four-wheel-drive vehicle, covering some of the ground where "Lawrence of Arabia" was filmed. We then escort you to the Araba border point, or back to Amman, as you prefer. If you'd like to extend your stay for a few days on the Red Sea beaches of Aqaba, just let us know and we'll make the arrangements.

RATES per person:

• This tour begins every Wednesday in Amman. (To begin on any other day of the week, please add 20% to the rates; for PRIVATE tour.
• You may combine Lawrence of Arabia's Jordan with any Travel in Style tour to Egypt or Turkey. We will be glad to assist you with any special transportation and accommodation arrangements (to/from Egypt, Israel, Jordan or Turkey) .

The rates include:

• Transfers, hotel accommodation.
• Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including entrance fees.
• Meals are preset menu as per itinerary: BLD: breakfast/lunch/dinner, visa upon arrival for American & Japanese citizens, Jordanian departure tax, transportation within Jordan, but do not include any international transportation or airfares.