Baptism Site - Madaba - Petra Tour

Arrival to Queen Alia airport, our representative will meet assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred to your hotel in Amman. Overnight in Amman.

You will start the day by visiting Baptism Site which is your next stop, Bethany beyond the Jordan River, (The Baptism site), for Christians, the most significant event associated with the River Jordan is undoubtedly the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist, known in Arabic as al-Maghtas, located at the head of a lush valley just east of the Jordan River.

Then visit Mount Nebo, which was the Final station in Moses' historic flight from Egypt to the Holy Land. Moses and his people camped "in the valley near Beth-peor", a place long associated with the site known today as Ayun Musa (Springs of Moses), a small lush valley northeast of Mount Nebo. Another name for Mount Nebo is Pisgah (Syagha in Arabic).

From Mount Nebo's windswept promontory, overlooking the Dead Sea, the Jordan River Valley, Jericho, and the distant hills of Jerusalem, Moses viewed the Holy Land of Canaan that he would never enter, he died and was buried in Moab, "in the valley opposite Beth-peor" but his tomb remains unknown.

Next drive to Madaba and its hinterlands were repeatedly mentioned in the Old Testament as Medeba, and was featured in narratives related to Moses and the Exodus, David's war against the Moabites, Isaiah's oracle against Moab, and King Mesha of Moab's rebellion against Israel.

Some of the finest art of the early Christian centuries can still be seen in Madaba city and its surrounding regions in central Jordan, Church of Saint George, mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, the earliest religious map of the Holy land, and then head back to visit Mukawir (Machaerus), a fortress set on a high hill near the Dead Sea, it is the site of one of Herod's palaces, and has the tradition of being where Salome danced and John the Baptist was beheaded, from the top of this mountain it is possible to see Herod's two other mountain-top palaces, Herodium near Bethlehem and Alexandrium near Jericho.

Then you will be transferred to Petra , to your hotel for dinner and Overnight.

Petra Surrounded by imposing mountains and approached through a deep, narrow cleft in the rocks, known as the Siq, it is a unique and unforgettable place and, enhanced by the play of light and shadow, an altogether overwhelming experience. Approaching on horseback (optional), we then enter the Siq on foot, following its towering sandstone walls towards the site of the captivating and iconic splendour of the beautiful Khazneh (The famous Treasury). A guided orientation tour will take us to some of the key parts of this remarkable and ancient site, one of the most impressive and exciting anywhere in the world. We'll take in the Colonnaded Street and the Royal Tombs, enjoy the site of its amazing theatre, with its 8,000 seats carved from the solid rock and the sheer wonder and beauty of this amazing ancient city carved from the rock and coloured naturally by minerals within the stone.

Today we leave Jordan behind where our journey will end on arrival at Amman's International airport.