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Lebanon -
05 Days~04 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival
airport
Arrival at Beirut Airport, transfer to Hotel for check in , at night
Dinner at Naher Al Founoun with show ( optional) .
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Day :02 |
Beit Eddine – Tyre -
Sidon
B/Fast, Deir
al amar village, Beit Eddine,Tyre,Sidon, back to hotel. |
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Day :03 |
Baalbek - Anjar
B/Fast,
Full Day tour to Baalbeck ( the City of Sun) , then Anjar Castle, Ksara
Cave for Lebanese wine tasting back to hotel. |
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Day :04 |
Harissa – Jeitta - Byblos
B/Fast, Harissa
( the lady of Lebanon) by cable car,then to Jeitta Grotto (the Up & Lower
Galleries), Byblos, Dog River back to hotel. |
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Day :05 |
Beirut Departure
B/Fast,
transfer to Airport for home departure. |
Lebanon -
08 Days~07 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival Beirut
Meet and assist,
transfer to hotel in Beirut |
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Day :02 |
Tyre – Sidon (78 km)
Breakfast and full day
tour to visit the South. First visit to
Tyre.
Visit of this magnificent sight including the sanctuary and the
Hippodrome. Continue in the afternoon to Saida. Town on the coast.
Visit of the Sea castle and the souk. On the way back to Beirut short stop
at Eschmoun, the Phoenician sight in Lebanon. Return to the hotel
in Beirut.
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Day :03 |
Beirut – Harissa – Byblos (43 Km)
Visit of the Capital:
Beirut.
The Pigeons Rock, the Coastal Avenue, then the city center where you will
find one of the largest reconstruction project in the World. Visit the
National
Museum. Via
the Coastal highway, proceed to the
Dog River
and to Harissa, climbing by cable car to the Holy statue of Notre
Dame for a view of Jounieh and Beirut. Continue on the northern coast to
Byblos,
the oldest town in the world continuously inhabited for the last 5000
years. Visit the Citadel, the St John church and the harbor. Return to the
hotel in Beirut. |
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Day :04 |
Cedars – Bcharreh – Qadisha – Tripoli (124 Km)
Drive north and climb to
the Cedars where only some 400 trees remains but some are aging
more than 2000 years. Walk through the forest which, is today an
eco-museum. Continue to Bcharré, village over the Qadisha valley
and home town of the Lebanese poet Gebran Khalil Gebran Discover his work
at the museum. Continue to reach the second town in Lebanon
Tripoli.
Visit of the St. Gilles castle then the Taylan Mosque. Walk through the
souk, caravanserails and to the port. Return to hotel in Beirut. |
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Day :05 |
Jeita
Grottoes – Faqra ( 53 Km)
Visit to the Jeita grotto. The grotto is the slow work of the
nature during the past thousand years. Visit of the upper cave on foot
which is access by a cable car then to the lower cave which is visited by
small boat on the internal lake. Drive up the mountain to reach Faqra.
At About 1500 meters above the sea level stands a Roman temple is very
good shape. Drive through the Lebanese mountain villages via Kfarbedian,
Bickfaya onwards to Broumana. Proceed to Beit Mery
and visit Deir Qalaa. On the way back to Beirut, you may observe
from above the valley, the Roman aqueduct of Zbeide near Mkalles.
Return to the hotel in Beirut. |
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Day :06 |
Beiteddine & Deir El Kamar (48 Km)
The day will start with
the visit of the Chouf Mountain. First village is Deir El Qamar,
the ancient residence of the Governors of Lebanon. Continue to
Beiteddine, where a superb Palace stands over the valley. Typical
example of the Lebanese architecture during the 18th and 19th
century. Visit the museum, the unique exhibition of mosaics. Proceed to
the Moussa
Castle,
interesting place by the fact that it has been built by one person only in
devotion to a promised wife. Return to the hotel in Beirut. |
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Day :07 |
Baalbeck
– Ksara – Anjar (125 Km)
Drive across Mount
Lebanon then descend towards the
Beqaa Valley
to reach the world greatest historical sites: Baalbeck. Visit the
place with the Temple of Jupiter and Bacchus. Visit the Ksara
winery for a taste of the Lebanese production. Proceed to Anjar the
only Omayyad site in Lebanon, recognized to be one of the major market
place on the Silk Road. Return to the hotel in Beirut. |
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Day :08 |
Beirut departure
After breakfast,
check-out of the hotel and transfer to the airport. Flight home
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Lebanon – Syria – Jordan
13 Days~12
nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival Damascus
Meet & assist at Damascus Airport and transfer to hotel in Damascus for
dinner and overnight |
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Day :02 |
Amman –
Madaba – Mt Nebo – Dead Sea
Full day tour
to visit main sites on the capital Amman with its Citadel, Roman Theatre,
Archaeological and Folklore Museums, as well as the modern part. Proceed
then to Madaba and visit its famous St. George Church where the oldest
mosaic map of Palestine ever exists. Drive then to Mt. Nebo for its
spectacular view of the Holy Land and descend to the Dead Sea, the lowest
spot on earth. Return back to Amman Hotel for dinner and overnight |
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Day :03 |
Amman -
Petra
Drive to Petra to visit this Rose-Red city carved in living rock. Dinner
and overnight in Petra |
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Day :04 |
Petra –
Wadi Rum - Amman
Drive to Wadi Rum for a jeep tour to discover what Laurence of Arabia did,
then proceed back to Amman. Dinner and overnight in Amman |
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Day :05 |
Amman –
Jerash - Damascus
Drive to visit Jerash,
the Greco-Roman city and proceed towards the border with Syria. Meet &
assist and proceed to hotel in Damascus. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :06 |
Damascus
Visit one of the world’s
oldest cities where many civilizations have left their marks over the
centuries: Armenians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. Some of the
most popular sites to visit: The Omayyad Mosque, Al-Azem Palace, the
Chapel of St. Ananias, St. Paul’s Window, the National Museum, Hamidiye
Bazaar, Saladin Mausoleum and the legendary Straight (mentioned in the
Bible). Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Damascus. |
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Day :07 |
Damascus
– Maaloula - Palmyra
Drive to Maaloula, one
of the most beautiful and picturesque villages in the region (60km from
Damascus) and 1300 meters above sea level. It is said to be the first
monastery in Christianity, and the unique thing is that the inhabitants
still speak Aramaic (the language in which Christ preached and addressed
his pupils). Proceed to Palmyra for Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :08 |
Palmyra
Palmyra was the capital
of the Arab Emirate of Tadmor, which stretched to Egypt and the Bosphorus
strait in the third century A.D. During the rule of its queen Zenobia who
challenged the Emperors of Roma itself. Visit its highlights: Bel Temple,
Bel Shamin Temple, Nebo Temple, the Street of Colonnade’s, the Theater,
the Forum, the tombs, and the Museum. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in
Palmyra. |
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Day :09 |
Palmyra – Krak des
Chevaliers - Aleppo
Drive then to Krak Des Chevaliers, the most spectacular but least known
medieval castle in the world. The Citadel consists of tow parts- one inner
& one outer. They are separated by an inner mote surrounded by inner
defensive towers. Proceed to Hama for its ancient water wheels, then
drive to Aleppo for dinner and overnight . |
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Day :10 |
Aleppo –
St Simeon - Aleppo
Visit the second largest
city in Syria, which was fabled with long history of glory and prosperity
since the 3rd millennium BC. It is still playing a key economic
role. The important sites which will be visited are: The Citadel, Khans
(inns), the Grand Mosque, national Museum and the medieval covered bazaars
(Souks) which wind through the old city for more than 12km. Visit the
monastery of St. Simeon and return back to Aleppo for dinner and overnight
at the hotel. |
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Day :11 |
Aleppo –
Baalbeck – Beirut
Breakfast and departure
to Lebanese Borders. Meet the Lebanese German Speaking guide and assist
with visa formalities. Continue to visit the Roman Temples of Baalbeck.
Proceed to Beirut. Check-in at hotel. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :12 |
Beirut – Jeita – Harissa - Byblos
Breakfast and departure
to visit the city center of Beirut, the reconstruction project and the
National Museum. Drive to Jeita and visit the Grottoes, then continue to
Jounieh to take the Cable Car to visit Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Proceed to Byblos and visit the Citadel, the St John Church and the old
port. Return to hotel in Beirut for dinner and overnight. |
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Day :13 |
Beirut Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Beirut airport for departure |
Lebanon – Syria -
09 Days~08 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival
Damascus
Meet & assist at Damascus Airport and
transfer to hotel in Damascus for dinner and overnight.
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Day :02 |
Damascus
Visit one of the world’s oldest cities
where many civilizations have left their marks over the centuries:
Armenians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. Some of the most popular
sites to visit: The Omayyad Mosque, Al-Azem Palace, the Chapel of St.
Ananias, St. Paul’s Window, the National Museum, Hamidiye Bazaar, Saladin
Mausoleum and the legendary Straight (mentioned in the Bible). Dinner and
overnight at the hotel in Damascus. |
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Day :03 |
Damascus – Maaloula
– Palmyra
Drive to Maaloula, one of the most
beautiful and picturesque villages in the region (60km from Damascus) and
1300 meters above sea level. It is said to be the first monastery in
Christianity, and the unique thing is that the inhabitants still speak
Aramaic (the language in which Christ preached and addressed his pupils).
Proceed to Palmyra for Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :04 |
Palmyra
Palmyra was the capital of the Arab
Emirate of Tadmor, which stretched to Egypt and the Bosphorus strait in
the third century A.D. During the rule of its queen Zenobia who challenged
the Emperors of Roma itself. Visit its highlights: Bel Temple, Bel Shamin
Temple, Nebo Temple, the Street of Colonnade’s, the Theater, the Forum,
the tombs, and the Museum. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Palmyra. |
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Day :05 |
Palmyra - Crac des
Chevaliers – Hama – Aleppo
Drive then to Krak Des Chevaliers, the
most spectacular but least known medieval castle in the world. The Citadel
consists of tow parts- one inner & one outer. They are separated by an
inner mote surrounded by inner defensive towers. Proceed to Hama
for its ancient water wheels, then drive to
Aleppo
for dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :06 |
Aleppo - St. Simeon
– Aleppo
Visit the second largest city in Syria,
which was fabled with long history of glory and prosperity since the 3rd
millennium BC. It is still playing a key economic role. The important
sites which will be visited are: The Citadel, Khans (inns), the Grand
Mosque, national Museum and the medieval covered bazaars (Souks) which
wind through the old city for more than 12km. Visit the monastery of
St. Simeon and return back to
Aleppo
for dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :07 |
Aleppo – Baalbeck - Beirut
Drive early morning towards the border,
cross into Lebanon, meet & assist with entry formalities and proceed to
visit Lebanon’s greatest Roman treasure , Baalbeck, counted among the
wonders of the ancient world. The site includes the temples of Jupiter,
Bacchus & Venus, with the remarkable Great Court and the Hexagonal
Forecourt. Drive then through Beqaa Plain and Visit Ksara Winery, a large
producer, famous for using the Roman caves as wine natural cellars,
producing many varieties of wines of which 50% are red. After wine
tasting, cross Mount Lebanon range and descent to Beirut for dinner and
overnight. |
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Day :08 |
Beirut - Dog River & Byblos
Visit the National Museum and drive to
the downtown district to see the huge reconstruction project-taking place
to create a new commercial and residential district of the 21st
century. This project has actually discovered that the capital is standing
on the site of a very ancient settlement going back at least 5,000 years.
Recent excavations have uncovered important archaeological sites from
Canaanite, Phoenician, and Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Omayyad, Abbassid,
Crusader, Mamluke and Ottoman eras. The 1.80 sq. meters reconstruction
project includes new buildings but constructed in the traditional style,
besides hundreds of old structures that have been restored and renovated
to its original shapes, including Beirut’s souks and historical mosques
and churches. Drive 20km along the highway north of Beirut to visit the
Dog River, for its commemorative inscriptions that have been left behind
by conquering armies between 2nd millenium BC. and 1949 AD.
Proceed north to discover a town that
goes back 7,000 years; and the worlds oldest continuously inhabited.
Located 37km north of Beirut,
Byblos is a quite charming
small town of great history. Visit its ancient sites, and then explore the
old part of the town on foot, starting from fishermen’s harbor, leading
uphill towards the Church of St. John the Baptist and souks. Return to
Beirut Hotel for Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :09 |
Beirut
Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Beirut airport
for departure. |
Syria - Jordan -
11
Days ~ 10 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival
Amman
Arrival at Amman
airport. Meet and assist and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :02 |
Amman –
Madaba – Mt Nebo – Dead Sea
Full day tour to
visit main sites on the capital Amman with its Citadel, Roman Theatre,
Archaeological and Folklore Museums, as well as the modern part. Proceed
then to Madaba and visit its famous St. George Church where the oldest
mosaic map of Palestine ever exists. Drive then to Mt. Nebo for its
spectacular view of the Holy Land and descend to the Dead Sea, the lowest
spot on earth. Return back to Amman Hotel for dinner and overnight |
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Day :03 |
Amman -
Petra
Drive to Petra to
visit this Rose-Red city carved in living rock. Dinner and overnight in
Petra |
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Day :04 |
Petra – Wadi
Rum - Amman
Drive to Wadi Rum
for a jeep tour to discover what Laurence of Arabia did, then proceed back
to Amman. Dinner and overnight in Amman |
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Day :05 |
Amman –
Jerash - Damascus
Drive to visit
Jerash, the Greco-Roman city and proceed towards the border with Syria.
Meet & assist and proceed to hotel in Damascus. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :06 |
Damascus
Visit one of the
world’s oldest cities where many civilizations have left their marks over
the centuries: Armenians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs. Some of
the most popular sites to visit: The Omayyad Mosque, Al-Azem Palace, the
Chapel of St. Ananias, St. Paul’s Window, the National Museum, Hamidiye
Bazaar, Saladin Mausoleum and the legendary Straight (mentioned in the
Bible). Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Damascus. |
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Day :07 |
Damascus –
Maaloula - Palmyra
Drive to Maaloula,
one of the most beautiful and picturesque villages in the region (60km
from Damascus) and 1300 meters above sea level. It is said to be the first
monastery in Christianity, and the unique thing is that the inhabitants
still speak Aramaic (the language in which Christ preached and addressed
his pupils). Proceed to Palmyra for Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :08 |
Palmyra
Palmyra was the
capital of the Arab Emirate of Tadmor, which stretched to Egypt and the
Bosphorus strait in the third century A.D. During the rule of its queen
Zenobia who challenged the Emperors of Roma itself. Visit its highlights:
Bel Temple, Bel Shamin Temple, Nebo Temple, the Street of Colonnade’s, the
Theater, the Forum, the tombs, and the Museum. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel in Palmyra. |
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Day :09 |
Palmyra –
Krak des Chevaliers - Aleppo
Drive then to Krak
Des Chevaliers, the most spectacular but least known medieval castle in
the world. The Citadel consists of tow parts- one inner & one outer. They
are separated by an inner mote surrounded by inner defensive towers.
Proceed to Hama for its ancient water wheels, then drive to Aleppo for
dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :10 |
Aleppo – St
Simeon - Aleppo
Visit the second
largest city in Syria, which was fabled with long history of glory and
prosperity since the 3rd millennium BC. It is still playing a
key economic role. The important sites which will be visited are: The
Citadel, Khans (inns), the Grand Mosque, national Museum and the medieval
covered bazaars (Souks) which wind through the old city for more than
12km. Visit the monastery of St. Simeon and return back to Aleppo for
dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Day :11 |
Aleppo –
Damascus Airport
Drive early
morning to Damascus airport for departure. |
Syria -
08
Days ~ 07 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival Damascus
Arrival Damascus
airport. Meet and assist and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :02 |
Damascus – Maaloula –
Palmyra (285 Km)
B/F and departure
to visit Maaloula, the virgin village whose native tongue is Aramaic , the
language of Jesus Christ, and then visit Seidnaya. Continue to Palmyra.
Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :03 |
Palmyra
B/F and visit the
ruins of Palmyra, which was grown up by the contribution of the Silk Road
and climaxed by Queen Zenobia. We visit Palmyra Museum, the Bel temple,
Tower Tombs, the Theater, the Monumental arch, Zenobia Bath, Bel Shamin,
Nebo Temple, the Street of colonnades, Agora. Return to hotel. Dinner and
overnight. |
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Day :04 |
Palmyra – Homs – Krak des Chevaliers – Hama – Aleppo
B/F and departure
to visit the Krak des Chevaliers via Homs, then continue to Hama to visit
the ancient water wheels (the norias). Arrival to Aleppo. Dinner and
overnight. |
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Day :05 |
Aleppo – St Simeon –
Aleppo ( 90 km)
B/F and visit of
Aleppo including the Archaeological Museum of Aleppo, the Citadel, the
Grand Mosque , Al Wazir Caravanserail with all kinds of goods & colors.
Afternoon visit of St. Simeon. Return to hotel in Aleppo for dinner and
overnight. |
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Day :06 |
Aleppo – Ebla – Apamea
– Damascus ( 450 km)
B/F and departure
to visit Ebla and Apamea. Return to Damascus. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day :07 |
Damascus
B/F and departure
to visit one of the oldest cities in the world: Damascus, to see the
National Museum, Tukia Al Sulaymanieh, Suq Al Hamidiye, Ommayad Mosque,
Saladdin Memorial, Azem Palace, Straight Street of Damascus, St Ananias
Chapel, St Paul Chapel. Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Day :08 |
Damascus departure
Breakfast and
transfer to Damascus airport for departure |
Jordan
- 05
Days ~ 04 nights
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Day :01 |
Arrival Amman
Arrival Amman
Airport meet & assist and transfer to hotel in Amman. Dinner and overnight |
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Day :02 |
Amman – Madaba – Mt
Nebo – Dead Sea
Full day tour to
visit main sites on the capital Amman with its Citadel, Roman Theatre,
Archaeological and Folklore Museums, as well as the modern part. Proceed
then to Madaba and visit its famous St. George Church where the oldest
mosaic map of Palestine ever exists. Drive then to Mt. Nebo for its
spectacular view of the Holy Land and descend to the Dead Sea, the lowest
spot on earth. Return back to Amman Hotel for dinner and overnight |
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Day :03 |
Amman - Petra
Drive to Petra to
visit this Rose-Red city carved in living rock. Dinner and overnight |
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Day :04 |
Petra – Wadi Rum -
Amman
Drive to Wadi Rum
for a jeep tour to discover what Laurence of Arabia did, then proceed back
to Amman. Dinner and overnight |
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Day :05 |
Amman departure
Early Transfer
departure Amman airport. |
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