2 Day Madaba Mount Nebo Mujib Kerak Dana Shobak and Petra Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Amman - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Mujib Dam - Kerak Castle - Dana - Shobak Castle - Petra
7 stops
1
Mount Nebo
The summit of the Siyagha, 700 m above the Jordan Valley overlooking the NE part of the Dead Sea, is believed to be Mount Nebo, the place where Moses - the prophet revered by the three monotheistic religions - has been shown the Promised Land, and where he died.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
2
Madaba Mosaic Map
The Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan. The Madaba Map depicts part of the Middle East and contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
3
Mujib Dam is located in Wadi Mujib, between the cities of Madaba and Kerak, in the Madaba Governorate of Jordan. It is a rolled concrete dam with abutments of clay-core rockfill completed in 2004, after six years of construction. Highway 35, part of the historic King's Highway, crosses the crest.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Kerak Castle is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in the Levant. Construction began in the 1140s, under Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Karak in Moab", as it is referred to in history books.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
5
Dana Nature Reserve
Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan. Dana Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana comprising 308 square kilometres.
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
6
Shobak Castle
Hilltop site with the stone remains of an 1100s crusader castle, noted for its hidden tunnels.
45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Petra
Arrive to Petra, overnight at hotel
12 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
Petra - Q.A.I. Airport or Amman
1 stop
8
Petra
Early morning, start your visit to Petra o explore Jordan's best known attraction and the UNESCO World Heritage site. Petra, the Rose-Red City, was the impressive capital of the Nabataean kingdom, whose ruins remained hidden to most of the world until the Swiss explorer, JL Burckhardt, disguised as an Arab scholar, infiltrated the city in 1812. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Walk down the Siq, a long, winding sandstone canyon that leads to the impressive Treasury. Explore the city, including the Street of Facades, the Roman Theater and the Royal Tombs, after the visit depart Petra to back to Q.A.I. Airport or Amman
4 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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