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8 days from $3,699 per person
Your 8 day privately guided tour includes 5-star hotels and resort, 8 meals, in-depth sightseeing throughout, luggage handling and all on-tour transportation.
An Enriching Journey Awaits...... Amazing travel experiences await in these two friendly nations! With your personal guide leading the way, you will unveil the legacy of once-great Empires. Explore renowned sites of antiquity. Journey into breathtaking desert landscapes that have lured adventurers and explorers across the centuries. And discover the vibrancy of Israel and Jordan today!
Engaging Discoveries
Pursue your own interests with our expert guide...
- Tour early Christian sites in Nazareth or visit the ancient synagogue in Tiberias.
- Spend your days in northern Jordan exploring renowned sites of antiquity... Come evening, retreat to the tranquility and luxury of our Dead Sea resort.
- Explore Petra and Wadi Rum in-depth and at your own pace as your private guide illuminates the history and legends of these magnificent sites.
- 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- This trip is available with professional, bi-lingual guides fluent in their own local dialect plus a variety of other languages like Spanish, Italian, Chinese and many others.
Day 1 - Welcome to Jerusalem
Check-in to the luxurious David Citadel Hotel overlooking the Old City.
Day 2 - Excursion to Masada & Bethlehem
Ascend by cable car to the hilltop ruins of Masada , where you’ll be riveted as your private guide recounts the heroic tale of its brave inhabitants. Continue to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem. Meals B
Day 3 - Explore Jerusalem with your private guide
Full-day sightseeing includes the Temple Mount, Western Wall and Mount of Olives. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and tour the Davidson Center, where advanced visualization technology reveals the city’s glorious past. Meals B
Day 4 - Tailor your journey from Jerusalem to Jordan
Journey east with your private car, driver and guide along the route of your choice:
• Via Nazareth: In the boyhood home of Jesus, visit Mary’s Spring and the Church of the Annunciation.
• Via Mt. Beatitudes: Ascend Mount Beatitudes for sweeping views over Tabgha and Capernaum and then visit the ancient synagogue in Tiberias.
Continue on to the Roman ruins at Beit Shean and cross into Jordan. Enjoy two fabulous nights at the luxurious Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea Resort. Meals B,D
Day 5 - Legendary sites of Antiquity
Extensive private car sightseeing begins in Amman. Ascend the ancient citadel and visit the Roman amphitheater built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Then explore with your personal guide through the extensive ruins of Jerash, the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial city in the world. Meals B
Day 6 - On the King’s Way to Petra
Journey south to Madaba to marvel at extraordinary Byzantine mosaics, amazingly preserved. Visit Mt. Nebo, traditional burial site of Moses, and continue along the King’s Way to Petra. Check-in and relax at the deluxe Mövenpick Hotel, located directly at the entrance to this historic site. Meals B
Day 7 - Venture into the Lost City Petra
The ancient city of Petra, wondrously preserved, is carved into the sides of a deep gorge, the entrance through a narrow opening called the Siq. As you enter this legendary ‘Lost City’ from between the 100-foot cliffs, a breathtaking vista unfolds: Temples, tombs, and dwellings chiseled out of the rose-hued stone. Your expert private guide will bring to life these ancient stones and the great civilization that thrived here. Meals B
Day 8 - Into the landscapes of Lawrence of Arabia
Journey into the haunting desert landscapes of Wadi Rum. Explore by jeep in this remote region, where sandstone and granite mountains rise, sheer-sided, from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 4,000 feet and more. Continue on to Amman where your tour services end at the airport for check-in to your onward flight. Meals B.
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