After breakfast, drive to the East desert to visit the Desert Castles, built by the Umayyad Caliphs of Damascus in the 8^th century A.D. as hunting lodges. The castles of Qasr Al-Kharraneh, Qasr Amra and Qasr Al-Azraq varied widely in architectural style. Possibility for lunch (not included) in Azraq. Continue to Kan Zaman Village for a visit, which is an ancient caravansary where one can find workshops and artist’s studios where the craftsmen can be seen at their trades - making pottery, glass blowing, jewelry-smiting, wood-carving etc. Back to Amman for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, visit the ancient and modern capital of Jordan, Amman, originally built on seven hills. Discover the Citadel which is situated on one of the highest hills where one can have a splendid view of the old city. Visit the Archeological and the Folkloric Museums, the Roman Theater and King Abdullah Mosque. Drive north of Amman to visit Jerash, he most beautiful

and preserved Roman city in existence. Possibility for Lunch (not included) in a local restaurant in Jerash. Drive back to Amman for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, drive north of Amman to Um Qais, the ancient Greco-Roman City of Gadara, with its panoramic view overlooking the lake of Tiberias, the Jordan Valley and Golan Heights. Continue via Jordan Valley to Pella. Called Fahl in Arabic, this name goes back to 4.000 years ago .As for the name Pella, it was given by Alexander who was born in

Macedonia. Pella was one of the 10 cities of Decapolis. Proceed to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth (400m below sea level). Possibility for Lunch (not included) at the Resthouse on the beach of the Dead Sea. Time for bathing and relaxing in the salty water of the Dead Sea. Late afternoon, back to Amman for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, drive south to Madaba, home of the most famous Byzantine Mosaics and visit the Greek Orthodox Church where the famous 6^th century map of the holy places in the biblical world is found. Continue to Mount Nebo, with its spectacular view of the Holy Land. Drive via Wadi Mujjib and through King’s Highway to visit the Crusader Castle of Kerak from the 12^th century. Possibility for Lunch (not included) in King’s Castle Restaurant. Proceed to the greatest city of the Arab nation which existed 2000 years ago: Petra. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Petra.

After breakfast, drive to the Natural Resort Wadi Rum “The Valley of the Moon”, a landscape of bizarre, soaring rock formations. Lawrence of Arabia spent some time here during the Arab Revolt, and many of the scenes from the film were shot here. Arrive at the village of Rum where you will be picked up by Bedouin jeeps. Explore this splendid desert with the local Bedouins, who will drive you by their 4x4 jeeps (6 pax per jeep) for 2 hours to the Bed of the Valley of the Moon to the great mountain of Al Khazali. Discover the clues from the past carved on the mountains and the fallen boulder. These clues have some vestige or hint of human activities that took place during the past, around thousand years ago.

Everywhere there are pictographs of Thamudic, Nabataean, Greek and Arabic texts and some formal inscriptions, rock art depicting hunting scenes. Traces of ancient civilizations exist in many of these carved inscriptions. Possibility for Lunch (not included) in Wadi Rum Resthouse. Early afternoon, drive to Amman via the desert Highway. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Amman.