Highlights & Tour Itinerary
Highlights
- Visit Jordan's most visited sights.
- Enjoy popular and traditional cuisines served by locals.
- Do 2 culinary courses, one in Amman and one in Petra.
Day 1: Amman Airport - Amman Downtown and Street Food - Beit Sitti Culinary Course - Amman Hotel
Ahlan Wa Sahlan ~ Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan! Our driver will welcome you at the arrival area of Queen Alia International Airport holding a signage with your name on it. Driving 45 minutes to the bustling city of Amman. Visit the Citadel with remains from the Roman to the early Islamic period, the Roman Theatre from 2nd century with 6000 seats and the Archaeological Museum. Stroll via Souq (market) while trying some delicious local foods of Jordan such as knaffeh, shawarma, fresh fruit juice and the famous falafel, eat with the locals and gain a unique perspective of the city. Afterwards, head to “Grandmother’s House” or namely Beit Sitti restaurant located just in Jabal Al Weibdeh. This activity will let you learn and experience to cook a traditional Arabic meal with the help of Hajjeh. This takes about 2 hours tackling a handful of classic and lesser-known recipes and ending it by having a mouth-watering four course feast prepared by your own hands. Overnight in Amman.
Meals: Dinner at Beit Sitti
Suggested Hotel: 3* Toledo Hotel, 4* Amman International Hotel, 5* W Amman Hotel
Day 2: Amman Hotel - Madaba - Dana Reserve - Petra Kitchen Culinary Course - Petra Hotel
Start the day by driving to Madaba, where you can find the famous 6th century mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land at St. George’s church as well as the other mosaics in Archaeological Museum. Continue driving along the famous ancient caravan route the King’s highway and make a stop at Dana Reserve, the largest and only nature reserve in the Kingdom of Jordan. Your lunch will be served here by a local Bedouin. Then continue to your hotel in Petra, check-in and freshen up. At 18:40, proceed to the Petra Kitchen for your culinary experience. At 19:00 start the cookery course with the other guests. You will be divided in several groups and prepare a Jordanian dish (mezze, salads, main course), working alongside local women and an experienced chef. After finishing the activity, you will have dinner with what you have cooked and may take the recipes with you. Overnight in Petra.
Meals: Breakfast Hotel, Lunch Dana, Dinner at Petra Kitchen
Suggested Hotel: 3* Petra Palace Hotel, 4* Petra Guest House Hotel, 5* Movenpick Resort
Day 3: Petra Hotel - Petra Visit - Wadi Rum Camp
Today, explore the red rose city, Petra – the biggest attraction of Jordan and was first established around the 6th century B.C. by the Nabataean Arabs, a nomadic tribe who settled in the area and laid the foundation of a commercial empire that extended into Syria. Together with your guide pass the canyon, the so called Siq, to see the most beautiful monument: the Treasury. Continue via the Street of Facades to the Royal Tombs and Pharaoh's Castle. After around 2 hours the guide says farewell to you at the restaurant area; free time to explore Petra on your own. We recommend to climb the 800 stairs to the Monastery El Deir. Depending on the time you finish, have your lunch at a local restaurant outside the archaeological park serving a variety of mouthwatering local cuisines from mezze (salads) to main dish and deserts. Drive for 1.5 hour to the protected area of Wadi Rum and proceed to your camp. Around 10 minutes before dinner time, make sure to proceed to where the local Bedouins cooked the highlight of your dinner, the Zarb. Witness how they pull out the cooked dish from underground. Zarb is a traditional cuisine of Jordan cooked underground containing a mixture of chicken or lamb, carrots, onions and rice. Overnight in Wadi Rum.
Meals: Breakfast Hotel, Lunch Local Restaurant, Dinner Camp
Suggested Camp: Captain’s Camp (Standard Tent)
Day 4: Wadi Rum Camp - Wadi Rum 3 Hour Jeep Ride - Dead Sea Hotel
Enjoy a jeep tour exploring the amazing desert scenery of Wadi Rum with your local Bedouin guide. Wadi Rum is a vast, silent landscape of the ancient riverbeds as well as the largest and most magnificent desert landscape of Jordan. It is also the home of the Zalabia Bedouins that still lives in the traditional way. Ending the tour with a traditional lunch prepared by your Bedouin guide and a cup of tea before leaving the protected area. Drive for 4 hours to the Dead Sea, if time permits you can have a leisure time at the beach area and float at the salt water. Overnight at the Dead Sea.
Meals: Breakfast Camp, Lunch Box
Suggested Camp: 3* Ramada Hotel, 4* Holiday Inn Dead Sea, 5* Kempinski Ishtar
Day 5: Dead Sea Hotel - Amman Airport
Latest check-out 12:00 noon. According to departure time transfer to Amman Airport to say farewell!
Meals: Breakfast Hotel
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