In nine days, discover  the red rose city of Petra, follow the King's Road and visit the stunning Kerak crusader castle, float in the Dead Sea or bathe with colourful fishes in the Red Sea and make your escape from modern life for 4 days, riding camels in the Wadi Rum desert, camping with Bedouins at different spots every night, in the nomadic "mode".

The camel trail 

Camel riding doesn't require any particular experience. If you are fit and want to discover the desert enjoying the natural pace of the animal, this trail is made for you.

We will set every night our camp in different spots, chosen by your guide and according to the season and the weather. In winter and for small groups of less than for participants we may also use our fixed camp.

Our camel guides are Zalabanih bedouins, breeding camels in the Wadi Rum.  They will teach you how to ride and you will be surprised how fast you will learn to control your "mount". 

 Itinerary





Day 1

Arrival at the airport, where  your driver will meet you.
Then we will drive you to your 3* hotel in Amman/Madaba in a 3* hotel.

Day 2 

Madaba- Dead sea and King's road- Kerac

From Madaba we will travel to the Dead Sea where you will bathe and enjoy the famous floating experience in the lowest point of the earth, then we will drive you to Mount Nebo where you will have a magnificent view of the Jordan valley and the Holy Land.  You will take lunch in Kerak where you will also visit the crusader castle.  We continue along the King's Road to reach Petra at the end of the afternoon.  Dinner and overnight in your 3* hotel by the entrance to the site. 

Day 3

Petra

You will have a full day to discover the red rose city of Petra, built by the Nabateans, including a private four hour guided tour with an English-speaking guide.  You will also have free time to explore Petra, for example you can walk further along through the sit to climb to the monastery.  There are cafes within the site for your choice of lunch.  After the tour of Petra you will sleep another night in your hotel in Petra before transferring to Wadi Rum to begin your camel trek.   

  
Day 4

Wadi Rum

You will leave Petra after breakfast and after one and a half hours driving you will arrive in Wadi Rum village where we will meet you at Jordan Tracks office for tea and introductions with your Bedouin guide.  After you have said hello to your camel you will begin riding from the village and we cross the red sand dunes, stopping to look at the ancient Nabatean inscriptions in Umfashieh.  After a relaxing lunch in the sand dunes you will cross Um Ischreen valley, arriving at Barragh canyon.  You will spend the night in the bivouac camp at the entrance of the canyon.

Day 5

Wadi Rum

After breakfast, cross Barragh canyon with a stop at the ancient Nabatean well, where you can listen to its extraordinary echo feature!  Lunch will be with a panoramic vue of Schgaig mountains.  In the afternoon you will travel through a smaller mountain range, passing the special mushroom shaped rock.  You will spend the night in bivouac at the foot of Jebel Burdah.

Day 6

Wadi Rum

Today we head south to Um Umgur valley and the white sandy valleys that characterise the southern desert.  Lunch is in the shade of Um Umgur mountain., and you will have a full afternoon to explore this wild area and stop at a Bedouin dam still in use by our families.  In the evening we will stop in the valley of Umsabatah, famous for its beautiful sunset views, for our last night in this special place.

Day 7 

Wadi Rum- Aqaba 

For our last day our caravan rides through Saabata valley, crossing in the direction of the spring area where you will visit Qatar and Lawrence springs, where Bedouin families still to this day come to their goats and camels.  Indeed it is the presence of this water that permitted the ancient Nabateans to live in the valley, and thanks to this the area became an essential element for the passage of caravans on the trade route to Aqaba. 

In the afternoon you will transfer from Wadi Rum to Aqaba, the southernmost point of Jordan on the shores of the Red Sea.  Dinner in Aqaba will be taken in the well-known Ali Baba restaurant, famous for its special local dish sayadiyah, prepared with  fresh fish from the Red Sea, and rice.  Overnight you will stay in central Aqaba in a 3 star hotel with its own swimming pool.

Day 8

Aqaba- Amman/ Madaba

You are free to spend the morning at leisure - take your time to go shopping or spend the morning at the beach.  In the afternoon we will transfer you from your Aqaba hotel to Amman.

Day 9

Today we will transfer you to the airport at a convenient time for your flight back home.
 

 Our price

Our price for this tour: 950JD / person

included: all transfers
breakfast and dinners
night in hotels
entrance fees of the visited sites
4 hours guided tour in Petra
full accomodation and bivouac during the camel trek

Not included: visa on arrival ( 20 JD)
lunches, drinks
tips, personnal expenses

Confirmed departure on 30/11/2012