Jordan

Departure from Montreal airport (P.E.Trudeau) on a flight to Amman.

Note: Arrival at the airport at least 3 hours before departure.

❖ Meals included : Supper / Lodging : 4* Hotel / Transport : Air-conditioned vehicle.

• Arrival in Amman. Welcome and transfer to hotel for check-in.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: Air-conditioned vehicle.

Departure to discover Amman.

• Citadel housing the remains of the various civilizations that have dominated the region over the centuries (Temple of Hercules, Umayyad Palace).
• Roman TheatreAn imposing vestige of a hillside theater that could seat up to 6,000 people in the 2nd century, and which is still sometimes used for shows.
• Continuation to the Kharraneh, Amra and Azrakdesert castles. Monumental buildings built in desert areas in the 8th century, equipped with excellent irrigation systems, which enabled the rise of Arab-Islamic civilization and served as caravanserais. Caravanserais were once places where merchants could stop with their caravans of goods to rest and eat along the trade routes of the Near East.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: Air-conditioned vehicle.

Departure for a tour of the region:

• Jerashan exceptional archaeological site for its state of preservation of Roman remains dating from the 1st century BC.
• Drive through magnificent pine and olive groves.
• À Ajlundiscovery tour of the Arab-Islamic fortress used as a defense during the Christian crusades of the 12th century. Magnificent view of the Jordan Valley.
• Return to Amman.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: Air-conditioned vehicle.

Continue your tour of the region:

• Visit to the town of Umm Qeisknownin Roman times as Gadara, a mythical place where one of the miracles in the Bible is said to have taken place. Panoramic view of the famous Lake Tiberias.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: Air-conditioned vehicle.

Departure for another day of discovery:

• Madabathe ” city of mosaics “known in particular for the Map of St. George, a remarkable mosaic work detailing the geography of the region, from the Nile delta to Lebanon.
• Stop at Monte Nebothe peak from which Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land before his death. View of the West Bank and, on a clear day, the cities of Jericho and Jerusalem.
• Continuation to the Dead Sea. A magical sunset in prospect.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Accommodation: 4* hotel.

• Free day to relax and enjoy the therapeutic waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest body of water on earth. Its high concentration of salts and minerals makes for a surreal floating experience!

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 3* hotel / Transportation: Air-conditioned vehicle.

• Departure for Karak and journey through a magnificent rocky valley and high plateaus.
• Discover the imposing fortress of Karak
  Head for Dana and continue your journey through time on the Route of the Kings, a legendary caravan route criss-crossed for centuries by merchants from East and West.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: air-conditioned vehicle.

Departure for a day of discovery:

• Visit to Danaentrance to Jordan’s largest nature reserve, declared a Biosphere Reserve for the diversity of its flora and fauna. An impressive geological landscape!
• Continue to Shoubacksite of the oldest fortress built by the Crusaders in Jordan. A lunar landscape well worth seeing!
• Stop at Little Petra to see this impressive group of dwellings carved out of the canyon’s sandstone by the Nabataeans in the 1st century.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: air-conditioned vehicle.

Departure for a day of discovery:

• Visit PetraPetra, an archaeological site of exceptional value, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its structure carved into the sandstone cliffs, and an ancient city of Nabataean tombs and temples. Free time to wander around this remarkable city.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Tented accommodation / Transport: air-conditioned vehicle.

Direction Wadi Rum, in Bedouin country.

• Crossing the magnificent Rum Valley, where ochre sandstone rocks intermingle with stretches of pinkish sand. Jeep 4X4 excursion à through this grandiose desert overnight in a luxury bivouac.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: air-conditioned vehicle.

• Drive to Aqaba.
• Boat trip on the Gulf of Aqaba.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: air-conditioned vehicle.

• Free time to relax and enjoy the hotel’s private beach on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast and dinner / Lodging: 4* hotel / Transportation: air-conditioned vehicle.

• AM : Free time to relax and enjoy the hotel’s private beach on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba.
• PM: Drive to Amman.

❖ Meals included: Breakfast / Transport: air-conditioned vehicle and international flight

• Transfer to Amman airport and departure for Montreal.

• Amman: AMMAN WEST 4* Hotel or equivalent
• The Dead Sea: Hotel DEAD SEA SPA 4* orequivalent
• Dana: Hotel DANA GUEST HOUSE BOUTIQUE 3* or equivalent
• Petra: Hotel AMRA PALACE 4* or equivalent
• Wadi Rum: HARIR camp or equivalent
• Aqaba: MY HOTEL 4* or equivalent

• International flights
• Visa
• Shuttles to and from airports
• Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver
• All accommodations (3 or 4 stars)
• 2 meals a day
• All activities and admissions to sites shown in red on the program and accompanied by a local guide
• Certified French-speaking local guide present with the group at all times, except during beach activities
• Visit Petra
• Overnight in a luxury bivouac in Bedouin country
• Jeep 4 X 4 excursion in the Wadi Rum desert
• Boat trip to Aqaba
• All taxes
• 24/7 support
• Organization from A to Z

• Some meals
• Beverages
• Tips
• Personal expenses

• Please note that the itinerary may change at any time for logistical reasons, but that the list of activities and visits on the program is always respected. Please also note that the version of the program appearing on our website takes precedence over any printed version.