DAY 1 // DUBAI Arrival in Dubai. Meet and greet at the airport before transfer to hotel for overnight stay. DAY 2 // DUBAI Breakfast. Half day visit of the city visiting the Heritage Village before heading to the Bastakiya zone containing old homes of merchants, galleries, restaurants and coffee shops. Lunch at a traditional restaurant before visiting the famous Dubai Museum. Take a water taxi to experience Dubai´s impressive skyline and continue to DeiraSouq, passing through the small market filled with Arabic singsong and exotic herbs and spices. Visit Al Ahmadiyah, considered to be one of the most profound cultural and historical sites of Dubai. In the afternoon enjoy one of the most popular excursions, involving a 6 seated Land Cruiser and an exhilarating ride through the sand dunes with the opportunity to take pictures of the inspiring Arabian sunset, as well as having the opportunity to ride a camel or indulge in the traditional aromatic shisha. An unforgettable afternoon is topped off with traditional food, music and a campfire, before a dancer will perform the ancient Arabic art of belly dancing. Return to Dubai for overnight stay in the hotel. DAY 3 // DUBAI Breakfast followed by free day with the chance to experience shopping in Dubai. In the afternoon take an optional excursion to Dubai’s modern quarter, including the Jumeirah Mosque, Scenic Hotel Burj Al Arab, the palm tree island “Palm Jumeirah”, the Dubai Marina and the Mall of the Emirates, one of the largest malls in the world. Return to hotel for overnight stay. DAY 4 // DUBAI - AMMAN Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Amman. Meet and greet at airport before taking transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight stay. DAY 5 // AMMAN - ALLENBY BRIDGE - JERUSALEM Breakfast. Depart for the Jordan and Israel border. Upon completing the border exit and entry procedures into Israel, drive into Jerusalem across the desert of Judea before arriving at the hotel. Free time and overnight stay at the hotel. DAY 6 // JERUSALEM Breakfast. Departure for a sightseeing tour of the new city of Jerusalem, the Knesset, the Presidential Residence and the Jerusalem theatre. Visit the Israel Museum to see the Shrine of the Book along with several other exceptional archaeological finds. Proceed to Ein Karem to visit the birthplace of John the Baptist and then enjoy a visit to the famous Holocaust Museum. Depart for the 14 Stations of the Cross, walking the Via Dolorosa, the route that Jesus took between his condemnation and his crucifixion, aswell as visiting the Church of the Flagellation and the captivating Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit the Wailing Wall before returning to hotel for overnight stay. DAY 7 // JERUSALEM Breakfast. Depart for Mount Scopus and Mount of Olives to experience the panoramic views of the city before proceeding to the Garden of Gethsemane, to see the Basilica of the Agony. Visit the Wailing Wall before continuing on to visit Mount Zion and the Tomb of King David, the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey, before heading through the Jewish Quarter to the Roman Cardo. In the afternoon visit the Bethlehem Church of the Nativity before continuing on to St. Catherine’s Church to see St. Jerome´s cave.Return to Jerusalem for overnight stay at the hotel. DAY 8 // JERUSALEM Breakfast and free day. Optional tour to Masada and the Dead Sea. DAY 9 // JERUSALEM - JERASH - AMMAN Breakfast. Depart for the Amman city tour including a visit to Jerash, one of the cities of the Decapolis, located 45 miles north of Amman. During the tour, visit the Arc de Triomphe, Oval Place, the Colonnade of Jerash, and the Temple of Aphrodite before concluding with the Roman theatre and its wonderful acoustics. Continue to the Jerash ruins, gaining a good insight into how the cities were at the time. Depart for Amman for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. DAY 10 // AMMAN - CITY TOUR - MADABA - MOUNT NEBO - DEAD SEA - PETRA Breakfast. Depart for sightseeing tour of Amman before moving on to Madaba to visit the St. George Orthodox Church containing the Madaba Mosaic Map. Continue to Mount Nebo to see the memorial of Moses Mountain, overlooking the captivating Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. Continue to Petra, stopping for an opportunity to swim in the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Arrive in Petra for overnight stay at the hotel. DAY 11 // PETRA - AMMAN Depart to the Pink City, the capital of the Nabataeans to visit the spectacular monuments carved into the rock: the Royal Tombs and The Treasury, a famous landmark once featured in the Indiana Jones films and reinforcing Petra as one of the worlds must see destinations. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. DAY 12 // AMMAN Breakfast. Depart for the airport.
