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Lawrence's Jordan

Azraq Castle, Lawrence's headquarters in 1917-18

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8 days from £1296

excluding international flights

JORDAN FACTFILE [more]

DAY 1 – Arrival in Amman.

On arrival at Amman's Queen Alia Airport you will be met outside customs by a representative of World Discovery and taken by private car direct to your hotel. Recommended flight from London: Royal Jordanian Airlines from London Heathrow (see below).  If you are travelling from a country other than the UK we would be happy to give you guidance on your flight options.

DAY 2 – Amman, Jerash.

After a leisurely breakfast, your private guide will meet you and take you to the breathtaking ruins of Jerash [more].  Return to Amman for an afternoon at leisure.
Meals included: Full breakfast.

DAY 3 - The Desert Castles.

In the morning travel into the desert east of Amman to visit the 'Desert Castles' [more]. After lunch in the oasis of Azraq, return to Amman in the afternoon.
Meals included: Full breakfast, lunch.

DAY 4 - Drive to Petra.

Today's journey takes you along the scenic King's Highway, the mainnorth-south trade route through Transjordan since prehistoric times.First stop is at Mount Nebo [more]. A short journey to the town of Madaba next takes you to the GreekOrthodox Church of St. George with its superb mosaic map of Palestine [more].Traversing the spectacular Wadi Mujib, often referred to as "Jordan'sGrand Canyon", continue to the majestic Crusader castle of Kerak [more].As well as exploring this masterpiece of 12th century militaryarchitecture, you will have lunch in the town of Kerak beforecontinuing south. In the late afternoon today's historic journey endswith arrival in Petra, the highlight of any visit to Jordan.
Included meals: Full breakfast, lunch.

DAY 5 - Petra.

A day to explore Petra, undoubtedly one of the world's great destinations [more].
Meals included: Full breakfast.

DAY 6 – Petra.  Wadi Rum.

World Discovery will provide you with a special 2 day Petra entrance ticket so that you can return to the city (without a guide) for further exploration this morning if you wish at no extra cost. In the late afternoon you will be driven to Wadi Rum in time for sunset and for an overnight stay in a tented camp. Wadi Rum was one of Lawrence's favourite locations.  In 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom', his classic account of the Arab Revolt, he describes his first view of the valley: "Day was still young as we rode between two greatpikes of sandstone to the foot of a long, soft slope poured down from the domedhills in front of us. It was tamarisk-covered: the beginning of the Valley of Rumm, they said. We looked up on theleft to a long wall of rock, sheering in like a thousand-foot wave towards themiddle of the valley; whose other arc, to the right, was an opposing line ofsteep, red broken hills.....Deep alleys, fifty feet across, divided the crags, whose plans weresmoothed by the weather into huge apses and bays, and enriched with surfacefretting and fracture, like design.....our little caravan grew self-conscious,and fell dead quiet, afraid and ashamed to flaunt its smallness in the presenceof the stupendous hills".
Meals included: Full breakfast, dinner.

DAY 7 – Wadi Rum.  Return to Amman.

Awake to the surreal landscape of Wadi Rum.  After breakfast enjoy a 90 minute jeep ride through the valley, before returning along the Desert Highway to Amman.
Meals included: Full breakfast.

DAY 8 - Depart for home.

Private transfer to Queen Alia Airport for your flight home.
Meals included: Full breakfast.

International Flights

We recommend the direct services of Royal Jordanian Airlines from London Heathrow. Flights are daily throughout the year. Current timings (subject to possible change) are as follows:
Heathrow/Amman. Depart at 17.05; arrive Amman at 23.59
Amman/Heathrow. Depart at 12.10; arrive Heathrow at 15.45

Lawrence's Jordan (Tour Reference: WDJD007)
2010 Departures
Price per person based on a minimum of two persons travelling together:

Single Room Supplements on request.

The price includes:

• Hotel accommodation as listed above in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities. Facilities are shared at the tented camp in Wadi Rum.
  
• 8 full breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner as shown in the itinerary.
• Private transportation throughout with an English-speaking driver.
• Your own private English-speaking guide for all included sightseeing.
• All sightseeing as shown (unless indicated as ‘optional’), including private guiding and entrance fees.

Not included in the price:

• International flights (see our recommendation above). We are happy to discuss the flights with you and give you further guidance.
• Optional sightseeing. The World Discovery representatives in Jordan will be pleased to organise any additional sightseeing you may wish to include during your stay.
• International airport taxes.
• Tipping. We will be pleased to give guidance in this often sensitive matter
• A Jordanian Visa. This can be obtained before departure from the Jordanian Embassy in London, or alternatively you can purchase the visa (current price JD10 or approximately £7.50) on arrival at Amman Airport (recommended).

A deposit of £250 per person is required at the time of booking. The balance of the price for your travel arrangements must be paid at least 8 weeks before your departure date.