Four days/ Three nights Program
Day 01: QUEEN ALIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / AMMAN:
Arrival
at Queen Alia International Airport, the clients will be met by
Discovery Representatives and assisted with all formalities and
customs. After that, you will be transferred to your hotel in
Amman for Accommodation (- / - / -).
Day 02: AMMAN / MADABA/ Mt. NEBO / KERAK / PETRA:
Depart
Amman to Petra via the Kings? Road. En route, visit the mosaic
city of Madaba, where the oldest map of the Holy Land exists on
the floor of Saint George?s Church. Madaba, or Medeba in
antiquity, features many famous m osaics that exist in public
and private buildings. After Madaba, a short drive will bring
you to Mt. Nebo, the alleged burial site of Moses overlooking
the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Here Franciscans have built
a structure that protects a 4th and 6th Century Byzantine
church. After visiting this site, continue on via the scenic
canyons of Wadi Mujib (Arnon?s Valley in the Bible) to the
Crusader castle at Kerak. This 12th Century hill top fortress
features galleries, towers, chapels and ramparts that recall the
gallantry of the Crusaders themselves. Then on to Petra for
check in at your hotel for overnight at the hotel in Petra ( B /
- / - ).
DAY 03: FULL DAY TOUR OF PETRA:
After
Breakfast, depart the hotel for a full day tour of Petra, the
soul-stirring, rose-red city of Petra is a Jordanian national
treasure and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Petra was an ancient Nabataean capital and was settled by these
industrious Arab traders more than 2,000 years ago. Petra?s
unique location enabled the Nabataeans to dominate the ancient
Arabian trade routes, and the city became wealthy from the tolls
it levied on the caravans that sheltered there with their
precious cargoes of spices, silks, ivory and animal hides.
In
the ancient world, Petra was renowned for its refined culture,
massive architecture, and ingenuous system of dams and water
channels. In the years following the Emperor Trajan?s
annexation of Petra, the city declined and slipped into
obscurity until it was ?discovered? in 1812 by a Swiss
traveler. Excavations that revealed the astounding workmanship
and the incredible ruins at Petra did not begin until 1924, and
continue to reveal more information about the Nabataean Kingdom.
Petra
still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin, and you will see
them with their horses and camels as you begin your
unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing
tombs outside the city, you come to the ?Siq?, an immense crack
in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding
fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300
feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one
last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most
impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the
towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of
antiquity, out of the, Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high and
was carved from the mountain?s solid rock in the First Century
B.C. Originally used as a Namataean king?s tomb, scholars
believe Al Khazneh was later used
as
Nabataean temple. Film buffs will recognize it from its
starring role in the final scenes of the movie ?Indiana Jones
and the Temple of Doom.?
Beyond
el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of
Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate
royal tombs, a curved Roman theater (seating 3,000), large and
small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and
reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations,
markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets, after
the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Petra
for overnight ( B / - / - ).
Day 04: JERASH / QAIA:
After Breakfast at the hotel, Depart Petra to the North to the
best preserved example of Roman civilization, the city of Jerash;
Jerash, part of the Decapolis (the ten big Roman cities of the
East) has been called the Pompeii of the East for its unique
state of preservation. The city features theaters, churches,
temples (Zeus and Artemis), a Nymphaeum and colonnaded streets.
After the visit, Transfer to the airport for your flight back
home where you will also be met and assisted with the departure
formalities with Discovery Representatives ( B / - / - ).
Rates
Hotel Name |
Location |
Category |
Meal Plan |
No. of Night |
Land Mark Hotel (Radisson SAS) |
Amman |
5* |
BB |
1 |
Marriott Hotel |
Petra |
5* |
BB |
2 |
until May 21, 2011 |
Per person (double)
|
US$ 675.00
|
Single Supplement
|
US$ 220.00
|
Single Traveler
|
US$`1105.00
|
May 22 - Sept 18, 2011 |
Per person (double)
|
US$ 610.00
|
Single Supplement
|
US$ 175.00
|
Single Traveler
|
US$ 1005.00
|
Sept 19 - Oct 31, 2011 |
Per person (double)
|
US$ 705.00
|
Single Supplement
|
US$ 240.00
|
Single Traveler
|
US$ 1140.00 |
PAX |
RATE (USD)
(per person)
30.05.10 ? 08.09.10
|
RATE (USD)
(per person)
10.05.10 ? 29.05.10
09.09.10 ? 31.10.10 |
One Pax |
$1450.00 |
$1550.00 |
2 pax |
$900.00 |
$975.00 |
3-4 pax |
$800.00 |
$875.00 |
5-6 pax |
$650.00 |
$750.00 |
7-9 + 0 (18-seater bus) |
$650.00 |
$750.00 |
10-14 + 0 (18-seater bus) |
$500.00 |
$650.00 |
15-19 + 1 (18-seater bus) |
$500.00 |
$650.00 |
Single Supplement |
$250.00 |
$300.00 |
Half Board Supplement |
$90.00 |
$90.00 |
INCLUSIONS:
Above rates include the following services:
- Meet
and assist upon arrival and departure.
-
Accommodation at the above-mentioned hotels on BB Basis.
- All
tours and transfers in AC car / minivan / coaches with English
speaking driver throughout the program.
- All
entrance fees to the above-mentioned sites.
- Horse
ride in Petra.
- One
free Pax in half double as per the above arrangement.
-
Private English speaking guide throughout the program
Above rates do not include:
- Visa:
*
-
Departure tax (Applicable only on land departures).
- Tips.
-
Dinners
-
Lunches en-route
-
Personal items such as drinks with meals and telephone calls.
- Any
other service not mentioned above.
- Air
Fare
Eight Days/ Seven Nights Program:
Day 01: QUEEN ALIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / AMMAN:
Arrival
at Queen Alia International Airport, the clients will be met by
Discovery Representatives and assisted with all formalities and
customs. After that, you will be transferred to your hotel in
Amman for Accommodation (- / - / -).
Day 02: AMMAN CITY TOUR / DESERT CASTLES / AMMAN:
After breakfast, start a city tour of Amman, the capital of the
Hashemite Kingdom. Often referred to as the ?White City? because
of the white stone used to build houses, Amman offers a contrast
between oriental and cosmopolitan; the tour will take you to the
museums, the Citadel, the amphitheatre, the souks and the modern
part of town. Then depart for a tour to the Desert Castles in
the eastern desert of the Kingdom, which offer the fresco art
and zodiac dome of Qasr Amra baths; fortress-like enigmatic Qasr
Karana; the Roman fort turned Umayyad residential palace at Qasr
el Hallabat; and the black basalt Roman/Medieval Islamic fort at
Azraq, then transfer to your hotel in Amman for overnight ( B /
- / - ).
Day 03: AMMAN / MADABA/ Mt. NEBO / KERAK / PETRA:
Depart
Amman to Petra via the Kings? Road. En route, visit the mosaic
city of Madaba, where the oldest map of the Holy Land exists on
the floor of Saint George?s Church. Madaba, or Medeba in
antiquity, features many famous m osaics that exist in public
and private buildings. After Madaba, a short drive will bring
you to Mt. Nebo, the alleged burial site of Moses overlooking
the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Here Franciscans have built
a structure that protects a 4th and 6th Century Byzantine
church. After visiting this site, continue on via the scenic
canyons of Wadi Mujib (Arnon?s Valley in the Bible) to the
Crusader castle at Kerak. This 12th Century hill top fortress
features galleries, towers, chapels and ramparts that recall the
gallantry of the Crusaders themselves. Then on to Petra for
check in at your hotel for overnight at the hotel in Petra ( B /
- / - ).
DAY 04: FULL DAY TOUR OF PETRA:
After
Breakfast, depart the hotel for a full day tour of Petra, the
soul-stirring, rose-red city of Petra is a Jordanian national
treasure and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Petra was an ancient Nabataean capital and was settled by these
industrious Arab traders more than 2,000 years ago. Petra?s
unique location enabled the Nabataeans to dominate the ancient
Arabian trade routes, and the city became wealthy from the tolls
it levied on the caravans that sheltered there with their
precious cargoes of spices, silks, ivory and animal hides.
In
the ancient world, Petra was renowned for its refined culture,
massive architecture, and ingenuous system of dams and water
channels. In the years following the Emperor Trajan?s
annexation of Petra, the city declined and slipped into
obscurity until it was ?discovered? in 1812 by a Swiss
traveler. Excavations that revealed the astounding workmanship
and the incredible ruins at Petra did not begin until 1924, and
continue to reveal more information about the Nabataean Kingdom.
Petra
still forms part of the domain of the Bedouin, and you will see
them with their horses and camels as you begin your
unforgettable trip into this cultural landmark. After passing
tombs outside the city, you come to the ?Siq?, an immense crack
in the Nubian sandstone almost one half mile long. This winding
fissure separates overhanging cliffs that appear to meet 300
feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the Siq makes one
last turn with great style, and out of the gloom Petra's most
impressive monument Al Khazneh (The Treasury) appears in the
towering brightness. One of the most elegant remains of
antiquity, out of the, Al Khazneh is nearly 140 feet high and
was carved from the mountain?s solid rock in the First Century
B.C. Originally used as a Namataean king?s tomb, scholars
believe Al Khazneh was later used as Nabataean temple. Film
buffs will recognize it from its starring role in the final
scenes of the movie ?Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.?
Beyond
el Khazneh you are surrounded on both sides by hundreds of
Petra's curved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate
royal tombs, a curved Roman theater (seating 3,000), large and
small houses, burial chambers, banquet halls, water channels and
reservoirs, bathes, monumental staircases, cultic installations,
markets, arched gates public buildings and paved streets, after
the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Petra
for overnight ( B / - / - ).
Day 05: PETRA / WADI RUM / DEAD SEA:
After breakfast at the hotel, depart to the magical desert of
Wadi Rum, home of ?Lawrence of Arabia?. Upon arrival, enjoy a
mint tea at the Resthouse, before you take one of the jeeps
owned by the local Bedouins for a trip into the many sites in
the moon-like landscaped desert. Then proceed to Amman for
overnight at your hotel ( B / - / - ).
Day 06: JERASH / AJLOUN / DEAD SEA:
After
Breakfast at the hotel, Depart Amman to proceed to the North to
the best preserved example of Roman civilization, the city of
Jerash; Jerash, part of the Decapolis (the ten big Roman cities
of the East) has been called the Pompeii of the East for its
unique state of preservation. The city features theaters,
churches, temples (Zeus and Artemis), a Nymphaeum and colonnaded
streets. After the visit, proceed to the Saracen castle at Ajlun.
This 12th Century castle was built by Saladin in his successful
campaign to drive the Crusaders from Jordan in 1189 and is an
outstanding example of Arab/Islamic military architecture. After
that in the afternoon back to Dead Sea for overnight at your
hotel at Dead Sea ( B / - / - )
Day 07: DEAD SEA:
free
day at Dead Sea for relaxation and Swim in the salty waters of
this lowest spot on earth. Experience the ultimate sensation of
trying to swim, while you can actually only float, overnight at
your hotel in Dead Sea ( B / - / - ).
Day
08: DAED SEA / QUEEN ALIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
Transfer to the airport for your flight back home where you will
also be met and assisted with the departure formalities with
Discovery Representatives ( B / - / - ).
Rates (in USD) ? Quoted
Per Person:
Hotel Name |
Location |
Category |
Meal Plan |
No. of Night |
Land Mark Hotel (Radisson SAS) |
Amman |
5* |
BB |
2 |
Marriott Hotel |
Petra |
5* |
BB |
2 |
Marriott Hotel |
Dead Sea |
5* |
BB |
3 |
PAX |
RATE (USD)
(per person)
30.05.10 ? 08.09.10
|
RATE (USD)
(per person)
10.05.10 ? 29.05.10
09.09.10 ? 31.10.10 |
One Pax |
$2400.00 |
$2650.00 |
2 pax |
$1600.00 |
$1700.00 |
3-4 pax |
$1350.00 |
$1450.00 |
5-6 pax |
$1150.00 |
$1250.00 |
7-9 + 0 (18-seater bus) |
$1100.00 |
$1200.00 |
10-14 + 0 (18-seater bus) |
$1000.00 |
$1150.00 |
15-19 + 1 (18-seater bus) |
$950.00 |
$1050.00 |
15-19 + 1 (25-seater bus) |
$950.00 |
$1050.00 |
Single Supplement |
$450.00 |
$550.00 |
Half Board Supplement |
$250.00 |
$250.00 |
INCLUSIONS:
Above rates include the following services:
- Meet
and assist upon arrival and departure.
-
Accommodation at the above-mentioned hotels on BB Basis.
- All
tours and transfers in AC car / minivan / coaches with
English speaking driver throughout the program.
- All
entrance fees to the above-mentioned sites.
- Horse
ride in Petra.
- Jeep
tour (for two hours) in Wadi Rum
- One
free Pax in half double as per the above arrangement.
-
Private English speaking guide throughout the program
Above rates do not include:
- Visa:
*
-
Departure tax (Applicable only on land departures).
- Tips.
-
Dinners
-
Lunches en-route
-
Personal items such as drinks with meals and telephone calls.
- Any
other service not mentioned above.
- Air
fare
Please
note:
No
reservation has been placed and we do not hold any rooms in
relation with this offer. Rates remain subject to availability
on day of booking. Rates are inclusive of all currently imposed
taxes and services charges. Any changes in the taxes will be
reflected on the quoted rates and you shall be informed
accordingly.
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