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| Inbound Tours About Jordan Explore the Middle East and discover a vacation land of surprising contrast and variety, its ancient treasures are many and unique, and its modern pleasures are sparking and refreshing. More and more tourists every year are enjoying this hard-to-beat combination.
Just ride horseback to ancient Petra, the hidden city of mystery and romance… Get on camel and trek through the magnificent desert valley of Wadi Rum… Scuba dive down into the coral paradise of the Red Sea's waters… Walk the roads of Jerash where you can visualize the chariots of Roman Legionaries… Swim in the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on the earth's surface… Climb the ruins of the Crusaders castles… Soak in the hot mineral springs frequented by Herod… Retrace the footsteps of Jesus and see the land of Bible before your eyes… Every where you go, you will find gracious people whose tradition is to treat every visitor as an honored guest. Welcome to a world of beauty and intrigue in the heart of the Middle East. Sightseeing Amman: Visit the Roman Amphitheater in Downtown, the Temple of Hercules, the Citadel overlooking the city, the Jordanian Archaeological Museum, Ashrafiah Mosque and King Hussein Sport city. Drive through the modern city and visit King Abdullah Mosque and the native souks and bazaars.
Wadi Rum: Wadi Rum, the moonscape terrain of ancient river-beds, towering cliffs and smooth, pastel-colored sands. A Nabataean temple lies at the end of the paved road. Enjoy the landscape and themountains at sunset. The Dead Sea Spa: Drive for about 45 minutes to the lowest spot on earth, 1,300 feet below sea level. Take a swim where it is impossible to sink. Bathing in the Dead Sea is a unique "unsinkable" experience (like reading a newspaper in the water !) There are the Rest house (Dead Sea Spa Hotel) with a German medical center where a wideand open area with a free view of the sea and impressive surrounding landscape. Main Spa: Drive for about 58 KM to the South of Amman and 180m below Sea level. The area is surrounded by a range of high mountains with its sixty natural hot mineral springs and medical resort of Ashtar Hotel which includes a health clinic. Ajloun: Drive through the pine forest in Ajloun and Qalat Rabadh, the Arab Castle of Crusader times. Um Jimal: Um Jimal which is 91 KM north of Amman, one of the most mysterious and eerie antiquities sites in the Middle East. The sprawling, silent, black basaltstone city of Um Jimal includes many houses, churches, a Roman barrack, fort complex, public buildings, city gates, water reservoir, canals and farmsteads.
Um Qais, Himmeh, Pella: Um Qais 80 KM by road north of Amman, on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Valley, the ancient Roman city of poets, Gadara, whereJesus miracle of the gaderene swine took place. The nearby hot springs of Himmeh.On the banks of Wadi Jirm in the North Jordan Valley, 85 KM from Amman, lies the city of Pella, which is believed to have been built around 310 BCThe City of Pella occupied a strategy position astride the two main trade routes of Roman Middle East. An Ummayad city have been cleared at the top of the mainmount of Pella. Madaba, Mount Nebo: Madaba is about 30 KM south of Amman, it is noted for its fine mosaics. The most famous is the 6th century mosaic map of Palestine, possibly the oldest of the Holy Land in existence. Mount Nebo is 10 KM north west of Madaba. On its summit, at Siyagha, there are the principal ruins which include a church and rare mosaics withthe remarkable panorama of the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. Kerak: Where the Crusader castle of Kerak lies at the ring of a plateau 3,400 feet above sea level. The Desert Castles: East of Amman and dotting the wide desert are a string of 8th century "Qasars" or castles built by the Omayyad Caliphs of Damascus as Hunting lodges. Best preserved of them and most interesting to visit are Qasar Kharaneh, builtfor defense, and Qasar Amra with its beautiful frescoes showing lively scenes of Omayyad times. Beyond the castles lies Azraq Oasis, the only permanent bodyof water in 12,000 square miles of desert, and a migratory for hundreds of speciesof birds. Qasar Al Azraq, the black basalt fort originally built by Roman legionariesthat Lawrence of Arabia used as head-quarters during the Arab Revolt. Aqaba:
Aqaba is situated at the southern most tip of Jordan on the Red
Sea, approximately 350 miles south of Amman. It can be reached
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For
those who want an unusual holiday, Jordan and the Holy Land may
offer enormous wonders of civilizations and marvels of nature.
Petra:
Drive
south from Amman to visit the Red Rose city of Petra which is hidden
away in encircling craggy rock mountains beyond the Dead
Sea. The entrance to this ancient city isthrough the narrow "
Siq " some 2 miles ride on horses for about 15 minutes. Tour
freelyon the rock-carved streets around the rock-carved, temples,
tombs and dwellings.
Jerash:
Jerash, only half an hour drive north of Amman, was known as the
"Bompee of the East" Jerash is believed to have been one
of the stops of Jesus way to Jerusalem. There are grand ruins: Temples
of Artemis and Zeus, a vast Roman forum, Hadrians Triumphal Arch
and a mile-long street of columns.
Highway
or theswifter Desert Highway route. The Royal Jordanian operates
daily flights fromAmman.