Jordan: An Epic Journey in the Land of A Thousand and One Wonders

Upon your arrival at the Amman Queen Alia International Airport, you are welcomed by our local team before heading to your hotel. Your transfer takes you to Amman, the Jordanian capital, where you settle in for this first stage of your trip to Jordan.

After breakfast, departure for As-Salt, located 25 km from Amman. This city, known in Roman times as Saltus, experienced its golden age in the Middle Ages. You can still find the ruins of an Ayyubid fortress dating from the early 13th century.
Visit to the city of Salt

• Discovery of Al-Hammam Street, the oldest and most lively street in the city, named after a Turkish bath. This narrow pedestrian street winds around the hill, lined with traditional Ottoman stone buildings dating back 150 years.

• Exploration of the old souks, filled with the aromas of spices and vibrant colors. Stroll through the city center to admire the 19th-century Ottoman houses, recognizable by their varied hues and characteristic windows. Among them, the Abu Jaber house, located on the main square, once belonged to a wealthy Ottoman merchant.

Lunch with a local family in As-Salt

Umm Omar, a resident of As-Salt, has been preparing homemade jams and other local products since her childhood. She learned alongside her grandmother, who used seasonal fruits and vegetables to make various jams. Lunch with a local meal.

Return to Amman and visit of the capital

Return to Amman, a city situated between the Eastern desert and the Jordan Valley. Entirely built in beige white limestone, it is composed of a collection of cream-colored cubes, gilded by the sun. From the citadel, superb views over the lower city. Before descending there, visit the Archaeological Museum, the Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad Palace.

Stroll through the lower city, which houses a Greco-Roman Theatre capable of accommodating approximately six thousand spectators.

Return to the hotel for dinner and the night.

Breakfast at the hotel then departure for Jerash, located approximately 45 km from Amman.

Also called Gerasa, this ancient city is the second largest archaeological site in Jordanie after Petra. Buried under sand for centuries, it was restored over 70 years. Its pinkish-orange limestone reaches its full splendor at dawn and dusk. At its height in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, it embodies Roman municipal planning with its paved streets lined with colonnades, majestic temples, theaters, public squares, baths and fountains.

After lunch, head to Ajloun to discover Qalaat al Rabad, an impressive fortress built in the 12th century under Saladin. It was used to defend the region, control local iron mines and repel the Crusaders. From the summit, exceptional panoramic views over the Jordan Valley.

Return to Amman

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, departure towards the Kings' Road to visit Madaba, famous for its Byzantine mosaics. This city, which once had 14 churches, was home to a renowned school of mosaicists whose art reached its peak in the 5th and 6th centuries. Visit to the Church of Saint George, which houses the famous "Map of Palestine", a 6th-century mosaic discovered in 1898. Originally measuring 25 meters by 5 meters and composed of two million tesserae, it represents the geography of the Byzantine Near East.

10 km northwest of Madaba, climb to the Mont Nebo (840 m), the presumed site of Moses' tomb. According to biblical tradition (Deuteronomy 34:1, 4-5), it was from this summit that Moses beheld the Promised Land before his death. This place became an important pilgrimage site from the beginning of the Christian era.

Continuation towards Kérak, a city whose Wadi Kerak valley was a strategic access route to Palestine. The Kérak fortress was built in 1142 by Payen le Bouteiller, under the reign of Fulk of Anjou, third Frankish sovereign of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1176, it passed into the hands of Renaud de Châtillon, former lord of Antioch. After the Crusaders' defeat at Hattin in 1187, Jerusalem was taken by Saladin, and Renaud was executed. Kérak fell in 1189 after a prolonged siege led by Saladin against Renaud's widow.

After lunch, drive through the desert to reach Petra

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, departure for Little Petra, also called Siq al Barid. Continuation towards Wadi Rum, a majestic desert where nature has sculpted cliffs, peaks and valleys of breathtaking beauty. Unlike Petra, shaped by man and nature, Wadi Rum owes all its splendor to its unique rock formations.

T. E. Lawrence described this desert as "vast, resonant with echoes and marked by the presence of the divine", a dreamlike landscape where absolute silence reigns. This emblematic site of the Great Arab Revolt was immortalized on screen in Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean.

Lunch and night in a Bedouin camp

Lunch break in a Bedouin camp, then accommodation in traditional tents for an authentic immersion in the desert.

Dinner and night in Bedouin tents.

Breakfast at the camp, then departure via the Araba road towards the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the planet, located 1,306 feet below sea level.

Surrounded by mountains to the east and the hills of Jerusalem to the west, the Dead Sea offers an almost unreal landscape. According to biblical tradition, this region is said to have been home to five legendary cities: Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar.

Known for over 2,000 years for its beneficial properties, the Dead Sea offers a unique combination of climate, water, mud and air, renowned for relieving various chronic conditions such as dermatological problems (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo), respiratory disorders (asthma), as well as other conditions such as arthritis, circulatory problems, hypertension and certain ophthalmological conditions.

Experience a unique sensation: float naturally on the water thanks to its exceptional salinity, nine times higher than that of the oceans.

Return to Amman

After this wellness break, return to Amman for dinner and the night.