9 nights / 10 days · Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Grand Tour of Jordan

The full length of the country in nine nights, with two on the Red Sea at Aqaba and two at the Dead Sea, and a free day at each.

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Duration: 9 nights / 10 days
Where you stay: Amman → Petra → Wadi Rum → Aqaba → Dead Sea
Style: Multi-city
From: AED 5,957per person

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About this trip

The longest package and the only one that reaches the Red Sea properly. It follows the same spine as Quintessential Jordan — Amman, the King's Highway, two nights at Petra, a night in a Wadi Rum camp — and then, instead of turning north, carries on down to Aqaba for two nights, a glass-bottom boat over the coral and a day with nothing in it.

The Dead Sea gets two nights and a free day at the end as well, which makes this the only itinerary in the set with genuine slack. Four of the ten days have no driving in them at all.

What you go for

Two nights at Petra and a full day inside the site
Little Petra and a two-hour Bedouin jeep tour into Wadi Rum, with a night under canvas
Two nights at Aqaba on the Red Sea, with a glass-bottom boat over the coral
Free days at both Aqaba and the Dead Sea, with no vehicle and nothing scheduled

The route

Day by day

Times are the operator's planned schedule. They shift with the season, the light and the traffic on the day.

Day 1
Arrival in Amman
Queen Alia International Airport
Met off the aircraft by our representative, through the visa formalities and baggage reclaim, then the transfer into Amman.
Check in at your hotel in Amman.
Day 2
Jerash, then downtown Amman
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Jerash
The Roman city forty-five kilometres north: paved and colonnaded streets, hilltop temples, theatres, public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and the city walls. Your guide has up to two hours here.
Afternoon
Downtown Amman
Two hours in the old capital — the Citadel, the amphitheatre below it, and the Archaeological and Folklore museums. Closed on Tuesdays.
Evening
Back to the hotel.
Day 3
Madaba, Mount Nebo and Kerak, then Petra
Overnight: Petra
Morning
Breakfast, then south on the King's Highway.
Madaba
The sixth-century mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land in the floor of St George's church, and the town's Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics.
Mount Nebo
Ten kilometres west of Madaba, over the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the West Bank, and by tradition the burial place of Moses.
Kerak
A twelfth-century Crusader castle along a triangular plateau.
Evening
Arrive in Wadi Musa and check in for two nights.
Day 4
Petra, all day
Overnight: Petra
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
Petra
The kilometre-long Siq under eighty-metre walls, the Treasury at the end of it, then the Street of Facades, the rock-cut tombs, the Roman-style theatre, the temples, the sacrificial altars and the colonnaded street. Horse ride to the mouth of the Siq included, guide as far as Qasr al-Bint, and the rest of the day is yours.
Evening
Second night in Wadi Musa.
Day 5
Little Petra, and into Wadi Rum
Overnight: Wadi Rum
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Little Petra
Siq al-Barid, the cold canyon, known locally as Al Beidha for the pale rock. Three open areas linked by a canyon 450 metres long, with Nabataean buildings cut into the sandstone. Part of the Petra Archaeological Park but entered separately.
Afternoon
Wadi Rum by jeep
A two-hour Bedouin jeep tour across the desert floor between the sandstone massifs, finishing at the camp.
Evening
Dinner at the camp and the night under canvas.
Day 6
Down to Aqaba, and out over the coral
Overnight: Aqaba
Morning
Breakfast at the camp, then the transfer to Aqaba.
Afternoon
Glass-bottom boat
Out into the Gulf of Aqaba: an hour of snorkelling and an hour over the coral.
Evening
Check in at Aqaba for two nights.
Day 7
A free day at Aqaba
Overnight: Aqaba
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
Nothing scheduled and no vehicle. Aqaba is the country's only Red Sea coast, and the reef starts close enough in to swim to.
Day 8
Aqaba to the Dead Sea
Overnight: Dead Sea
Morning
Breakfast, and free time until a midday check-out.
Afternoon
North up the valley to the Dead Sea, 55 kilometres south-east of Amman and 430 metres below sea level.
Evening
Check in for two nights.
Day 9
A free day at the Dead Sea
Overnight: Dead Sea
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
Nothing scheduled and no vehicle. The water is around ten times as salty as the ocean, so the swimming is really floating.
Day 10
Departure
Breakfast, then the transfer from the Dead Sea to Queen Alia International Airport. The operator times it to put you at the terminal three and a half hours before your flight.

Where you stay

Hotel options

Pick a line and the whole trip is costed against it, so you can see what the difference actually buys.

5★
- Regency Palace Hotel, Amman — 2 nights
- Hayat Zaman Resort, Petra — 2 nights
- Hasan Zawaideh Camp, Wadi Rum — 1 night
- Grand Tala Bay, Aqaba — 2 nights
- Holiday Inn Dead Sea — 2 nights
AED 5,957per personLow season. High season is quoted on enquiry.

Per person, twin share. Land only — international flights are not included. Rates move with the season, the number of you travelling and the hotel line you choose, so we confirm the final figure against your dates before anything is booked.

The detail

What is included

Included

Meet and assist on arrival at Queen Alia International Airport, with the collective visa arranged at no extra charge. Full passport details are needed at least seven days before arrival, and this applies to non-restricted nationalities only.
Private air-conditioned vehicle with a professional driver for the whole of the routing above.
One local English-speaking guide at each site for parties of one to five. Six adults and above travel with a private English-speaking guide throughout the touring days.
A short horse ride in Petra, from the visitor centre gate to the mouth of the Siq.
Entrance fees to every site named in the day-by-day above.
One bottle of water per person, per day.
Nine nights sharing a double, twin or triple room: bed and breakfast throughout, half board at the Wadi Rum camp.
Private air-conditioned vehicle with a professional English-speaking driver.
Local English-speaking guide in Jerash, up to two hours.
Local English-speaking guide in Petra, from the visitor centre to Qasr al-Bint.
Two-hour Bedouin jeep tour of the Wadi Rum desert.
Glass-bottom boat trip at Aqaba, one hour snorkelling and one hour over the coral.
All applicable taxes.

Not included

Flights.
Meals other than those listed above.
Beverages.
Tips and porterage.
Expenses of a personal nature.
Optional excursions.
Anything not named in the inclusions.

Seasons

Low: 8 January – 28 February, 1 June – 31 August, 1 – 22 December 2026
High: 1–7 January, 1 March – 31 May, 1 September – 30 November, 23–30 December 2026

Entry rules, tourism taxes and health requirements change without notice and depend on your passport. Everything above is confirmed by our operations desk before your booking is finalised.

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