New Year's in Wadi Rum - 8 Days
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- Amman - Explore this Ancient hilltop citadel with its fascinating Archaeological Museum and the bustling souqs
- Jerash - Roam the ruins of the ancient Roman city
- Umm ar-Rasas - Visit this ancient city and important stop on the caravan route between east and west with breathtaking views
- Umm Qais - See the Roman Decapolis City, once a cultural centre and home to poets and great philosophers
- Mt Nebo - Stand at one of the most sacred sites in Jordan with views across the Promised Land
- Madaba - Stop into the Christian market town, Church of St George and Jordan’s finest Byzantine mosaics
- Petra - Say hello to the UNESCO-listed Nabataean city that was all but lost to the modern world until its rediscovery in 1812
- Wadi Rum - Witness this vast red desert landscape with rolling dunes and dramatic rock formations
- Shobak Crusader Castle - Explore this magnificent castle perched dramatically on a hill top
- Dead Sea - Float in the warm and buoyant mineral-rich waters
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- Breakfast daily and 2 dinners, plus New Year’s Bedouin Party at the Wadi Rum Desert Camp
- 6 nights 4 star hotels
- 1 night Wadi Rum desert camp - en suite tents with beds and bedding
- Wadi Rum - 4x4 desert safari through the sand dunes
- Dead Sea - Free time to swim and detox
- Touring - Amman, Jerash, Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum, Shobak, Umm ar-Rasas, Mt Nebo and Madaba
- Escorted by a licensed Jordanian tour guide and English speaking specialist guides at some local sights
- Airport arrival transfer on day 1 and departure transfer is offered on day 8 at 23:00 (day 7), 04:00, 07:00, 09:00, 12:00 and 16:00 only
- All relevant transfers and transportation in private modern air-conditioned vehicles
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27 December. Once you arrive in Amman you are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to spend at your leisure.
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Lovely new year break, hits all the 'must see' sights - Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea
Fireworks in the desert on New Years Eve will live long in my memory. Would only wish for less mosaic stops on the way down to Petra on day two, there was 4 of them!...
Mohammed was excellent
His historical knowledge of the sites that we visited was extensive and detailed. He went above and beyond to cater for the wishes and needs of individual members of...
Another excellent trip from On the Go
Always impressive logistics management, very warm welcome from all the personnel involved. Felt well looked after, the tour guide Ogla had a great approach to intera...
The tour and the tour guide were exceptional
I cannot rave more about both the tour and the tour guide. Ogla was always ready with advice of where to go after hours, what to eat and advice on the optional extra...
Was a good trip, guide was well informed and knowledgeable
made the trip fun adn enjoyable. was able to help out in the time of need. and had good contacts to make it efficient. enjoyable part of the trip was seeing petra by...
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