Sustainable Jordan

Arrival at Queen Alia Airport (Amman Airport).

Welcome and assistance by our representative for the passport and visa formality, then transfer to your hotel in Amman (30km).

Overnight in Amman.

We start our day with the site of Jerash. The city experienced its golden age under Roman rule, when it was known as Gerasa. Today, this site is considered one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. Hidden under the sand for several centuries before being discovered and restored for 70 years, Jerash exemplifies extensive and formal Roman municipal planning throughout the Middle East. After lunch, departure for Iraq Al-Amir. This historic site was built by a Greek prince in the 3rd century BC and remains the only known Hellenistic site in Jordan. Around the remains of the Hyrcanus Palace, the hills are home to numerous caves, which date back to the Copper Age.

Dinner and overnight at the Dead Sea.

Distance: 180 km

After having taken the Route of the Kings, we will arrive in Dana. This natural area is home to more than 500 different plants, thanks to the layering of four topoclimates that coexist there.

After a lunch based on local products, we go for a walk of meditation and discovery within the reserve (3 hours) during which we can admire the landscape and smell the scents of desert plants. 15-minute moments of silence will allow us to admire the place and soak up it.

We will spend the night in one of Jordan's most magical sites, encampment, in a timeless place we don't need electricity for light. At nightfall, we will be lit by the moon and the stars. After sunset, we will share a moment on the terrace to admire a starry sky, free from light pollution. Dinner and overnight in a charming camp in Petra.

Distance : 200 km

This morning we'll reach the monastery (Deir) via the mountains of Beida, territory of the Bedouin and Ammarin Bedouin tribes. Throughout this hike, we enjoy fantastic views of the Negev as well as the Wadi Araba Desert and its copper mines.

Visit of the monastery, the Qasr al-Bint, the Byzantine church and its mosaics. We take the "adventure" passage of Wadi Farassa which leads to the high place of sacrifice for the picnic.

Then, we visit the royal tombs and take the "adventure" passage of Wadi Modlim which opens into the Nabataean tunnel.

Dinner and overnight in Petra.

Walking time: 10 km

This second day will be devoted to the visit of the rose-vermeil city, and more particularly to the discovery of the Nabataean civilization. In the morning, we visit the Cubes of the Djinns, the tomb of the Obelisks, the Nabataean dam / tunnel, Bab as-Siq, the inner Siq, the Khazneh (Treasure), the outer Siq, then we take the Pilgrimage Route. This leads us to the high place of the Sacrifice of Al-Madhbah, one of the three points of the Religious Triangle of Petra.

At the top, an overview of the theater, the Lower Town and the royal tombs awaits you.

Picnic at the top of Al-Madhbah.

In the afternoon, we take the path to Wadi Farasa to visit the Lions fountain and then different styles of tombs, including those of the Garden, the Roman Soldier and the Triclinium. Then we reach the Lower Town.

Dinner and overnight in Wadi Rum.

Distance: 150 km

In the morning, possibility of a 2 hour hike.

Then departure towards the arch of Um Fruth. After discovering this geomorphological curiosity formed by erosion, we will join our cook for lunch in the desert in Um Muquer and then we'll go to the dunes of Wadi Sabet.

Dinner and overnight in the charming ecological Blue Sky camp in Wadi Rum. Walking time: 6 km

Going back to the north, stop at Mount Nebo to enjoy the panorama of the Jordan Valley and the memorial of Moses, with its Byzantine frescoes. Then we will arrive at Madaba, a biblical site grouping together 14 Byzantine churches. Visit of the St. George church, famous for its VIth century mosaic representing the oldest map of Palestine and Jerusalem. Visit of a mosaic workshop.

Dinner and overnight in Madaba.

Distance: 350 km

Transfer to the airport with assistance for departure formalities for flight back.