7 nights / 8 days · Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Quintessential Jordan

The same route as Gems of Jordan with the pressure taken off: two nights at Petra, Little Petra added, and two at the Dead Sea.

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Duration: 7 nights / 8 days
Where you stay: Amman → Petra → Wadi Rum → Dead Sea
Style: Multi-city
From: AED 4,793per person

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About this trip

Seven nights over four bases, and the extra two nights go exactly where they are most useful. Petra gets a second night, which is what makes the Monastery climb or a return visit possible rather than theoretical, and the Dead Sea gets a full free day at the end with no vehicle and nothing scheduled.

Little Petra is the addition on the way south to Wadi Rum. It is a Nabataean site a few kilometres north of the main one, three open areas linked by a 450-metre canyon, and it is quiet in a way the Siq never is.

What you go for

Two nights at Wadi Musa, so Petra is a full day rather than a stop
Little Petra, Siq al-Barid, on the way south
A night in a Wadi Rum camp with a two-hour Bedouin jeep tour
A free day at the Dead Sea to end on, with two nights there

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 north of Amman: 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 Byzantine and Umayyad mosaic work around the town.
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 on a triangular plateau, the last stop before the descent into Wadi Musa.
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
In through the kilometre-long Siq under eighty-metre walls to the Treasury, then the Street of Facades and the hundreds of rock-cut tombs beyond it, the Roman-style theatre, the temples, the sacrificial altars and the colonnaded street. The short horse ride to the mouth of the Siq is included and your guide walks you to Qasr al-Bint; what you do with the rest of the day, including the climb to the Monastery, 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. A Nabataean site north of Wadi Musa with buildings cut into the sandstone walls, three open areas linked by a canyon 450 metres long. Part of the Petra Archaeological Park but entered separately.
Afternoon
Wadi Rum by jeep
South into the desert for a two-hour Bedouin jeep tour between the sandstone massifs, finishing at the camp.
Evening
Dinner at the camp and the night under canvas.
Day 6
Wadi Rum to the Dead Sea
Overnight: Dead Sea
Morning
Breakfast at the camp.
North to the Dead Sea, 55 kilometres south-east of Amman and 430 metres below sea level. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Evening
Check in for two nights.
Day 7
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 8
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
- Rum Oasis Luxury Camp, Wadi Rum — 1 night
- Holiday Inn Dead Sea — 2 nights
AED 4,793per 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.
Seven 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.

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.
All applicable taxes.

Seasons

Low: 8 January – 14 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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