8 Day Jordan Private Tour – Amman, Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum & Dead Sea

Upon arrival at Amman Airport you'll be met by your representative and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is entirely your own.

• Met on arrival and transferred to your hotel in a private vehicle
• Free time to explore Rainbow Street, enjoy a local café, or simply rest
• No planned activities — a relaxed start before your Jordan adventure begins

Overnight in Amman
No Meals

After breakfast, you head north to Jerash — one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world. From there, the tour continues to Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century Islamic fortress perched high above the surrounding hills.

• Walk along Jerash's ancient colonnaded streets, flanked by columns standing for nearly two thousand years
• Explore the remarkable oval forum, ancient temples, and a Roman theatre of extraordinary completeness
• Visit Ajloun Castle — climb its towers, wander historic passageways, and enjoy sweeping countryside views
• Optional local baking workshop available for a more authentic community experience

Overnight in Amman
Meals: Breakfast
Visits: Jerash - Ajloun
Optional Tour: Local Baking Workshop at the Biscuit House

The morning begins at the Amman Citadel before the journey south into one of the world's most spectacular desert environments — Wadi Rum, the Valley of the Moon.

• Visit the Amman Citadel, where ruins from multiple civilisations occupy a hilltop with sweeping views over the modern city
• Travel south through dramatic Jordanian highland scenery into the protected wilderness of Wadi Rum
• Explore towering sandstone mountains, narrow canyons, and vast red sand plains on a two-hour 4WD Bedouin jeep tour
• Watch the desert glow amber and gold as the sun sets over the Rum landscape
• Spend the evening at a Bedouin camp under an extraordinary clear night sky

Overnight Camping at Wadi Rum
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Visits: Amman Citadel – 4WD Wadi Rum Tour
Optional Tour: One-hour Camel Ride at Wadi Rum (25 US $ per Person)

Leaving Wadi Rum after breakfast, you stop first at Little Petra before continuing to Jordan's most iconic destination.

• Visit Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) — a quieter, more intimate Nabataean site with beautifully carved sandstone buildings
• A fascinating introduction to the civilisation whose greatest city awaits just a short distance away
• Arrive in Petra and check in with the afternoon entirely at your own pace
• Optional Petra by Night experience — thousands of candles illuminate the Siq and Treasury, accompanied by traditional Jordanian music

Overnight in Petra
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Visit: Little Petra
Optional Tour: Petra by Night costs 45 US $ per Person (From Sunday to Thursday)

Today belongs entirely to Petra — one of the ancient world's most extraordinary places and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Enter through the dramatic Siq, a kilometre-long natural gorge whose towering walls open suddenly to reveal the iconic Treasury
• Explore the Royal Tombs carved into the eastern cliff face — the Urn, Silk, Corinthian, and Palace Tombs
• Walk the ancient Roman colonnaded street, visit the Nymphaeum and the Great Temple complex
• See the ancient theatre with its tiered stone seating, remarkably preserved after two thousand years
• Afternoon free to continue exploring independently at your own pace
• Optional climb of 800-plus steps to Ad-Deir — the Monastery — for exceptional views across the Petra landscape

Overnight in Petra
Meals: Breakfast
Visits: Petra
Note: Today there will be extended periods of walking time, often across uneven ground and in areas of high altitude or heat and humidity.

After breakfast, you depart Petra along the King's Highway — one of the world's oldest continuously used trade routes — before arriving at the lowest point on earth.

• Drive the scenic King's Highway, winding through agricultural villages and dramatic highland valley landscapes
• Visit Shobak Castle — a Crusader fortress built in 1115 CE, perched dramatically above the surrounding valleys
• Arrive at the Dead Sea in the late afternoon and check into your resort
• Float effortlessly in the mineral-dense water, apply the famous therapeutic mud, or relax by the pool as the light fades across the water

Overnight in Dead Sea
Meals: Breakfast
Visits: Shobak Castle - Dead Sea

The morning takes you to two of Jordan's most historically and spiritually significant sites before returning to Amman.

• Visit Madaba and St George's Church, home to a sixth-century Byzantine mosaic map of the Holy Land — one of the oldest surviving maps of Jerusalem in existence
• Continue to Mount Nebo, where Moses is believed to have viewed the Promised Land he would never enter
• On clear days enjoy panoramic views stretching across the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and as far as Jerusalem on the horizon
• Return to Amman with the afternoon free to explore independently
• Optional Jordanian cooking class available for those wanting an authentic culinary experience

Overnight in Amman
Meals: Breakfast
Visits: Madaba & Mt. Nebo
Optional Tour: Cooking Class at Amman

After breakfast, any remaining free time is yours before your transfer to Amman Airport.

• Enjoy a final Jordanian breakfast and free time depending on your flight schedule
• Private transfer to Amman Airport for your onward journey
• Eight days, six destinations, and memories that last a lifetime

Meals: Breakfast