5 Days Private Historical and Food Tasting Tour in Jordan

Day 1 Welcome to Jordan / Ahlan Wa Sahlan

1. 1

   Amman

   1 hour

   Welcome to Amman. Our representative will meet you at the arrivals gate, will help you through airport formalities, later our driver will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for luggage down and some time to rest and refresh. Then we will take you on a welcome panoramic tour of Amman.
   A welcome dinner at the Windmills restaurant which is one of the best traditional restaurants in Amman. Dinner tonight will be traditional Sajeyeh, which is chicken and lamb cubes cooked on coal flame with Arabian spices, served with Homus (Chickpeas with Tahini sauce), Mutabbal (roasted eggplant with tahini sauce), and traditional Armenian lamb sausages in
   Tomatoes sauce, with a variety of Jordanian salads and appetizers served with freshly baked Arabian bread. These dishes reflect a mix of Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Lebanese cuisine.
   Later transfer to your hotel for overnight.

Day 2 Amman City Tour / Madaba / Nebo / Petra

1. 1

   Amman

   2 hours

   Breakfast at Hashems: the most famous restaurant in Amman and one of the oldest since 1956 with a long list of famous visitors from the late King Hussein of Jordan, to King Abdullah of Jordan, suited in the heart of downtown Amman where you will enjoy a traditional Jordanian breakfast that includes freshly fried Falafel (ground chickpeas with parsley, coriander, garlic, onions), freshly cooked full (cooked fava beans served with cumin, lemon, and olive oil) served with Arabic bread and mint tea. Hashem’s restaurant is about simplicity, and taking the true taste of down town Amman.
   After our breakfast we head to visit the the roman theater which is is the most obvious and impressive remnant of Roman Philadelphia, and is the highlight of Amman for most visitors.

2. 2

   The Citadel

   45 min Admission ticket included

   We then ascend to the citadel of Amman, which is the highest hill in Amman and is the site of ancient Rabbath-Ammon. Occupied since the Bronze Age, it's surrounded by a 1700m-long wall, which was rebuilt many times during the Bronze and Iron Ages, as well as the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods. There's plenty to see, but the Citadel's most striking sights are the Temple of Hercules and the Ummayad Palace.

3. 3

   Madaba

   2 hours

   Then we are heading to the town of Madaba. In Madaba, there is a family house that has been converted to a small restaurant that serves MEAN traditional Mahashi.
   The question is, what is Mahashi? Mahashi my friend is, Zucchini and Eggplants stuffed with rice and minced meat, along with rolled Vine leaves with the same stuffing, slow cooked in either yogurt based or tomatoes based sauce.
   After our delicious lunch, we go to visit St George Church which contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem on mosaic. Then we proceed to visit Mount Nebo and the memorial of Prophet Moses and where he saw the Promised Land.

4. 4

   Petra - Wadi Musa

   3 hours

   We then proceed for 3 hours’ drive to Wadi Mousa, some time to relax, then we are picked up and heading to Petra Kitchen.
   Tonight, you will be your own chef! You will learn how to prepare Maqlouba. Which is chicken, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served hence the name, Maqlouba which means upside down. Served with yogurt and traditional salad.
   After your cooking class and dinner, we head back to the hotel for overnight.

Day 3 Petra Visit / Wadi Rum

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   Petra - Wadi Musa

   4 hours

   After breakfast, we are heading to Jordan’s crown jewel and travelers ultimate destination, the ancient lost city of Petra!
   The Nabateans carved this city in stone with simple tools 1500 years ago, and nothing will prepare you for the beauty and the sheer size of Al Khazna! Mark my words when it starts peeking at you by the end of the Siq (the pathway to Petra)!
   After our visit, we leave Petra from the service exit on donkeys, and transfer to a local family home in Wadi Mousa, to experience the Jordanian Mansaf.

2. 2

   Wadi Rum Village

   3 hours

   After lunch, we proceed for a 90 minutes’ drive to Wadi Rum! The valley of the moon, we arrive to the camp enjoy some free time and relax, take a shower, have some pictures. Maybe have a camel ride around the camp.
   By the evening, we are for a treat! A Bedouin specialty dinner: ZARB.
   What’s Zarb you may ask? Well, it’s a mix of meat like lamb and chicken, rice, potatoes and carrots, placed in a hole in the ground, which is filled with flaming coals. The hole is then covered, and after a few hours, the meat and rice are all smoked, steamed, and grilled, all at the same time!
   After dinner, you can enjoy a night of stargazing since there is no light pollution in the area. Overnight in your camp in Wadi Rum.

Day 4 Wadi Rum / Dead Sea / Amman

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   Wadi Rum

   2 hours

   After breakfast, we’ll start early in the day at 7 AM to explore the Martian like desert in a 4X4 pick up for a couple of hours, we visit Al Khaza’ali which is a natural rock formation that mimics the Siq in Petra, Lawrence spring, enjoy Bedouin tea with local Bedouins.

2. 2

   Dead Sea Region

   3 hours

   Later by 930 AM we proceed for 3 and a half hours’ drive to the lowest point on Earth, the Dead Sea where we will enjoy an international buffet lunch at your resort and some time by the beach.

3. 3

   Amman

   2 hours

   By the evening we are heading back to Amman, we have a walking tour where we will enjoy a local café, maybe have shisha? and a Shawerma dinner which is a Levantine dish consisting of meat cut into thin slices, stacked in a cone-like shape, and roasted on a slowly-turning vertical rotisserie.
   Later transfer to your hotel for overnight.

Day 5 Departure

1. 1

   45 min

   Transfer to the airport with assistance