Jordan - Petra and the Desert Fortresses

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Spend two days in the evocative rock-cut city of Petra

Nothing can prepare you for Petra: the scale, the colours and the grandeur. Lively, cosmopolitan and rich, with goods from every corner of the known world, Ancient Petra was an extraordinary city. Its streets were swathed in a fusion of Nabataean, and Classical architecture — elaborate tombs, colonnaded streets and temples carved into rose-red rock.

Petra’s tombs and temples are only a fraction of Jordan’s story. We explore traces of biblical tribes, Roman legions, Christian crusaders, and Islamic caliphates in this promised land of archaeology and fascinating history.

Tour highlights:

Ancient Jerash with its impressive ruins

The magnificent rock-carved city of Petra

Cruising the Wadi Rum desert in a fleet of 4x4s

Visit Jerash, the best-preserved (and Jordan’s largest) Roman town in the east, a site that is home to the Oval Plaza and the Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis
Spend two days in the evocative rock-cut city of Petra, an iconic and instantly recognisable site that needs no introduction
Admire the almost lunar-like desert scenery of Wadi Rum, which was immortalised on film in ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’, aboard a fleet of 4x4s
Discover the mighty crusader castle at Kerak, built in the 12th century and one of the largest in the Levant region

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Expert Guide Lecturer
Professional Tour Manager
Local travel aboard a private air-conditioned coach
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Meals as per the itinerary, tea or coffee with dinner
Entries to all sites as per the itinerary
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