Jordan Family Holiday

Visit Jerash, one of the best preserved Roman cities in the Middle East, where you can see where the gladiators once fought and walk down streets that once thronged with toga-clad citizens and merchants. After a Lebanese-style lunch, take the Desert Highway to Petra.

Today, you’ll discover the magical ruins of the ‘lost’ city of Petra – voted one of the New Wonders of the World. In the popular imagination, the site will forever be associated with the film Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade but was in reality carved from the living rock by the Nabataean Arabs some two thousand years ago. A buffet lunch will be provided at the site. The afternoon is free to continue exploring Petra independently.

Roll up your sleeves and learn to bake bread with locals, then have a traditional lunch of Galayah Bandoora before driving to the Red Sea coast, where the remainder of the day will be at leisure to relax and enjoy your hotel’s facilities.

The Red Sea’s colourful coral reefs and exotic fish are considered some of the world’s finest. On today’s (shared) boat snorkelling excursion, you and your family will have a fabulous marine adventure, visiting at least two pristine off-shore snorkelling locations before returning to base in the late afternoon. Private charters can be arranged.

Free to relax and enjoy your hotel’s pools and facilities in Aqaba.

After a morning at leisure in Aqaba, you’ll be driven to Wadi Rum where you’ll mount camels and set off on a ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ style desert adventure across the desert sands. Enjoy a typical Bedouin meal and overnight under canvas this evening at your scenically located tented camp. The desert sky at night can be amazing, and we highly recommend bringing a stargazing guide!

Start the day with an optional hot-air balloon ride (supplement applies) to see the magnificent spectacle of dawn over the desert. After breakfast, experience the thrill of a 4WD desert safari (90 minutes) before driving north to Kerak where you’ll visit the vast Crusader castle. Arrive at the Dead Sea late afternoon.

Today will be at leisure by the Dead Sea which, at 430 metres below sea level, is the lowest point on dry land on Earth. Here, you may experience the unique sensation of floating cork-like in its waters, have fun with a mud bath, and benefit from the region’s unique dry climate with its weakened ultraviolet radiation and high oxygen content.

A private transfer will bring you to Amman International Airport. On arrival, check-in for your onward flight.