<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 19</span>…Depart Iran 6:05am…arrive Doha 6:30am

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 19</span>…Depart Doha 1pm……arrive <strong>Amman</strong> Jordan 3:45pm…

Transfer to Canyon Boutique hotel and settle in.

Overnight Canyon Boutique Hotel

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 20</span>…After breakfast picked up for our tour of <strong>Um Qais</strong>, a city

rich in basalt ruins overlooking the Jordan valley, <strong>Golan Heights</strong><strong>,</strong>

and <strong>Lake</strong><strong> Tiberius</strong> (Sea of Galilee). Onto the village of <strong>Ajlun</strong> with

it’s fortress and magnificent view into the Jordan valley.

Next we drive to <strong>Jerash,</strong> one of the best preserved Greco-Roman

cities in the middle east. Return to Amman.

Overnight Canyon Boutique hotel

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 21</span>…After breakfast a city tour of <strong>Amman</strong><strong> </strong>visiting the citadel,

the Roman theater, and the Umayyad Palace. 1 hour drive to the <strong>Dead Sea</strong><strong>, </strong>

<strong>    </strong>the lowest point on the surface of the earth for a swim in it’s warm

salty waters. Free time.

Overnight Dead Sea Holiday Inn hotel…pool

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 22</span>…After breakfast we head south through the Kings Way, an

ancient route that still has marks left from traders, armies, and pilgrims

who crossed it centuries ago. A visit to the Christian town of <strong>Madaba</strong>

“<strong>The City of Mosaics”</strong> and a detour to <strong>Mount</strong><strong> Nebo</strong><strong>, </strong>the site of an

endearing monastery. On to<strong> Kerak </strong>castle through <strong>Wadi Mujib</strong>, a deep

valley holding one of Jordan’s most breathtaking views. A visit to

the castle with it’s diverse history dating from the <strong>Byzantine</strong> to the

<strong>Mamluk</strong> period. Onto Petra.

Overnight Petra Crown Plaza hotel…pool

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 23</span>…After breakfast we start our visit of this ancient <strong>Nabatean</strong> capital

on horseback, (a horse ride of 800 meters each way), followed by a walk

through the <strong>Siq</strong>, a long narrow fissure between two overhanging cliffs.

Gradually the mysteries of this Red Rose City unfolds.

An optional night walk through Petra.

Overnight Petra Crown Plaza hotel

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 24</span>…After breakfast a second entry to visit Petra. Optional evening

cooking class.

Overnight Petra Crown Plaza hotel

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 25</span>…After breakfast we travel to <strong>Beida,</strong> also known as “Little Petra” the

place where the <strong>Nabateans</strong> used to entertain their guests. We continue

south to the enchanting desert of <strong>Wadi Rum</strong>. A 3 hour jeep tour through

Jordan’s largest desert with the most spectacular desert landscapes in

the world. This is Lawrence of Arabia country. We enjoy a cup of traditional

<strong>Bedouin</strong> tea and watch the sunset.

Transfer to the campsite inside the desert. You will be served a traditional

Bedouin dinner and spend the night in the tented desert camp.

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 26…</span>After breakfast we drive back to Amman via the desert highway.

Overnight Canyon Boutique hotel

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 27</span>…Free morning for walking and shopping in the old town area of the city.

After lunch we are transferred to the airport for our 4:45 pm flight back

to Doha.

Overnight Doha

May 28…Early transfer to the airport for our 7:10am flight to Cape Town

arriving at 5:40pm