Amethyst Itinerary

Day 1: Amman

Arrive at Amman airport, where Darna's Travel representative will meet and assist upon arrival, Transfer to Amman Hotel for Dinner & Overnight.

Day 2: Jerash — Dead Sea — Amman Hotel

Breakfast, Full Day Visit To Jerash is a city in Jordan, north of the capital Amman. Inhabited since the Bronze Age, it’s known for the ruins of the walled Greco-Roman settlement of Gerasa just outside the modern city. These include the 2nd-century Hadrian’s Arch, the Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis, and the huge Forum’s oval colonnade. The Jerash Archaeological Museum displays artifacts excavated from the site, then Drive to the Lowest Point on Earth ( The Dead Sea ) A Salt Lake Whose Banks Are More Than 400m Below Sea Level, The Lowest Point On Dry Land. Its Famously Hypersaline Water Makes Floating Easy, And Its Mineral-Rich Black Mud Is Used For Therapeutic And Cosmetic Treatments At Area Resorts, Drive Back to Our Hotel in Amman for Dinner & Overnight.

Day 3: Madaba — Mount Nebo — Kerak — Petra Hotel

Breakfast, Full Day Visit to Madaba, The town of Madaba was once a Moabite border city, During its rule by The Roman and Byzantine empires from the 2nd to the 7th centuries, the city formed part of the Provincia Arabia set up by the Roman Emperor Trajan to replace the Nabataean kingdom of Petra, Then Proceed to Visit Mount Nebo where Prophet Musa ( Moses ) was granted a view of the Jerusalem & Holy Land. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan. The West Bank city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day. Our Day will continue with visiting one of the important castles called Karak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak Governorate. It is on the ancient King's Highway. It is situated on a hilltop about 1,000 meters (3,300 ft.) above sea level and is surrounded on three sides by a valley. Al-Karak has a view of the Dead Sea. A city of about 20,000 people has been built around the castle and has buildings from the 19th-century Ottoman period. The town is built on a triangular plateau, with the castle at its narrow southern tip, We End our Day to Drive to Petra Hotel for Dinner & Overnight.

Day 4: Petra Visit — Amman Hotel

Breakfast, Full Day Visit To the most famous attraction in Jordan is the Nabatean city of Petra, which means "stone" in Greek, is perhaps the most spectacular ancient city remaining in the modern world, and certainly a must-see for visitors to Jordan and the Middle East. The city was the capital of the Nabateans -Arabs who dominated the lands of Jordan during pre-Roman times- and they carved this wonderland of temples, tombs, and elaborate buildings out of solid rock. The Victorian traveler and poet Dean Burgon gave Petra a description that holds to this day -"Match me such a marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city half as old as time." Yet words can hardly do justice to the magnificence that is Petra. In order to best savor the atmosphere of this ancient wonder, visit in the quiet of the early morning or late afternoon when the sandstone rock glows red with quiet grandeur, Drive Back to Amman Hotel for Dinner & Overnight.

Day 5: Amman — Departure

Breakfast, Full Day Visit To Jerash is a city in Jordan, north of the capital Amman. Inhabited since the Bronze Age, it’s known for the ruins of the walled Greco-Roman settlement of Gerasa just outside the modern city. These include the 2nd-century Hadrian’s Arch, the Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis, and the huge Forum’s oval colonnade. The Jerash Archaeological Museum displays artifacts excavated from the site, then Drive to the Lowest Point on Earth ( The Dead Sea ) A Salt Lake Whose Banks Are More Than 400m Below Sea Level, The Lowest Point On Dry Land. Its Famously Hypersaline Water Makes Floating Easy, And Its Mineral-Rich Black Mud Is Used For Therapeutic And Cosmetic Treatments At Area Resorts, Drive Back to Our Hotel in Amman for Dinner & Overnight.