Petra + Wadi Rum — 5 days
The rose city and the Martian desert. Day-by-day itinerary: Amman; Petra; Petra by Night & Wadi Rum; Dead Sea.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Amman
- 09:00 — Arrival at Amman AMM
- 12:00 — Hotel on Rainbow Street, Amman
- 14:00 — Amman Citadel — Jabal al-Qal'a
- Walk to the Roman Theatre — Jabal al-Qal'a → Downtown Amman
- 16:00 — Roman Theatre of Amman (6,000 seats) — Downtown Amman
- Walk to Rainbow Street — Downtown Amman → Rainbow Street
- 20:00 — Jordanian mezze — hummus, mansaf, falafel — Rainbow Street
Day 2 — Petra
- 07:00 — Bus or car → Petra (3h)
- 10:30 — The Siq — a 1.2 km gorge — Pétra
- 11:30 — Al-Khazneh — the Treasury — Pétra
- 13:00 — Street of Façades & Nabataean Theatre — Pétra
- Walk to Al-Qantarah — Pétra → Al-Qantarah
- 14:30 — Lunch among the ruins — Al-Qantarah
- Walk up to Ad-Deir — Al-Qantarah → Pétra
- 16:00 — Climb to Ad-Deir — the Monastery (800 steps) — Pétra
- Taxi to Wadi Musa — Pétra → Wadi Musa
- 20:00 — Hotel in Wadi Musa — Wadi Musa
Day 3 — Petra by Night & Wadi Rum
- 08:00 — Petra at sunrise (again)
- 12:00 — Drive Petra → Wadi Rum (1h30)
- 14:30 — Glamping camp in Wadi Rum — Wadi Rum
- 16:00 — Wadi Rum 4x4 safari — Wadi Rum
- 18:30 — Sunset over the red dunes
- 20:30 — Zarb — Bedouin underground barbecue
- 22:00 — Stargazing — an exceptional sky
Day 4 — Dead Sea
- 09:00 — Drive Wadi Rum → Dead Sea (3h)
- 13:00 — Floating in the Dead Sea (-430m) — Mer Morte
- 15:00 — Therapeutic black mud of the Dead Sea
- 18:00 — Hotel on the Dead Sea shore
- 20:00 — Oriental buffet dinner
Day 5 — Amman & Flight
- 09:00 — Drive Dead Sea → Amman (1h)
- 11:00 — Jerash — the Pompeii of the Middle East — Jerash
- 15:00 — Taxi to AMM airport
- 19:00 — Return flight