Moderate Hiking | 10 Days
Difficulty: moderate – difficult
Tour highlights:
- Ajloun Forest and Nature Reserve
- “Gerasa” Jerash; one of the main Decapolis cities in Jordan
- “Gadara” Umm Qais; one of the main Decapolis cities in Jordan
- The Dead Sea; the mineral salty lake and the lowest point on Earth
- Jordan’s Grand Canyon “Wadi Al-Mujib”
- Dana Nature Reserve
- Petra; the red-rose city and one of the 7 World Wonders
- The Monastery in Petra
- The Sacrifice Place in Petra
- Wadi Rum Desert and the Moon Valley
- The old town in Amman
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival QAIA – Transfers to Amman
Day 2: Amman – Ajloun Forest – Jerash – Amman
Day 3: Amman – Umm Qais (Trekking - easy) – Pella – Bethany – Dead Sea
Day 4: Dead Sea – Wadi Al-Mujib Nature Reserve – Dana Nature Reserve
Day 5: Dana “Shaq Al-Reesh” Trail (8 km 4 hours moderate to difficult) – Petra
Day 6: Petra visit including visit to the Monastery – Petra
Day 7: Petra 2nd day visit including visit to the high please of sacrifice – Wadi Rum
Day 8: Wadi Rum by camels and jeeps – trekking until sunset – Wadi Rum
Day 9: Wadi Rum – Amman – tour in Amman down town – Amman
Day 10: Departure from QAIA
Given that Jordan is a Middle Eastern city with strict laws about vice, I didn’t imagine there’d be too much “craziness” there. My trip would be mellow without the original temper of this region.
