Arrive Amman where you will be met and assisted. Later, transfer to your luxurious hotel, the Marriott Amman Hotel for an overnight. (D)

Breakfast, then drive to the lowest spot on Earth and experience floating in the waters of the Dead Sea. Continue northwards to one of the largest, richest and most important archeological sites in Jordan, which is Pella. Continue our tour to Um Qeis, Gedara which was renowned in its time as a cultural center. Um Qeis boasts an impressive colonnaded terrace and the ruins of two theaters as well as a spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee, the Yarmouk River and the Golan heights. Transfer back to Amman for check-in at your hotel, the Forte Grand. PM you will be met and transferred by our representative to a Jordanian home for dinner and a friendly social discussion to get to know the local people and see their way of life. Later transfer to Amman for check-in at your hotel, the Forte Grand. PM you will be met and transferred by our representative to a Jordanian home for dinner and a friendly social discussion to get to know the local people and see their way of life. Later transfer back to your hotel for an overnight. (B, D)

DAY
 3

Breakfast and start our tour by visiting Jerash, the best preserved city of Roman times, to see its theaters, temple, churches and colonnaded streets. Then continue to Ajlun to tour the 12th century saracen Castle built by one of Saladin's lieutenants in the campaign against the Crusaders. Transfer to your hotel in Amman, the Marriott Hotel, for an overnight. (B)

Breakfast and start our tour of the Desert Castles, which include the Amra Castle with its zodiac dome adorned with the early examples of Umayyad fresco paintings, the fortress-like mysterious Qasr Kharanah, the black basalt Roman/Medieval Islamic fort at Azraq and the Roman fort turned Omayyad residential palace of Qasr El-Hallabat. Enjoy a nice lunch at Azraq. Transfer back to your hotel. Later you will be met and transferred to Kan Zaman Village, which dates back to the 19th Century. It was transformed into a handicraft center with small workshops in little and winding streets offering all hand-crafted traditional products, sidewalk cafe and a main restaurant that offers a wide selection of home-made dishes. Enjoy a delicious dinner at Kan Zaman while enjoying live folkloric music and entertainment. Transfer back to your hotel for an overnight. (B, L, D)

Breakfast, then drive southward along the Kings' Way to Petra, visiting Madaba with the oldest map of the Holy Land and its Mosaic School and Mt. Nebo the alleged burial site of Moses overlooking the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley; then drive through the magnificent scenery of Wadi Mujib to Kerak to visit the Crusader Castle. Continue to Petra. Overnight at the Luxurious Movenpick Hotel in Petra. (B)

Breakfast, and a full day tour visiting the many sites of Petra, on horseback and then on foot. This city was carved into the rose-red Sharah Mountains by the Nabateans and lost to Civilization until re-discovered by the Swiss Burkhardt. Walk through the Siq, a narrow and winding fissure between the cliffs, to reach the Treasury, the Roman Theater, the Courts, Qasr Bint Pharaoun, Temple of the Winged Lion and other monuments. A break for lunch, or if you wish you may climb up to the Monastery. Overnight in Petra. (B)

Breakfast and transfer back through the desert highway to Amman. Transfer to your hotel, the Marriott Hotel in Amman. Balance of day at leisure for last minute shopping or simply relaxing by your hotel pool. Overnight. (B)

Breakfast, then you will be met and transferred to Amman Airport where you will be helped with your check-in formalities for your flight back home. (B)