Day 1: Arrival to Amman
Arrive at Amman Airport with meet and greet service in the immigration area. Assistance provided through passport control including free on arrival entry visas. Private transfer to hotel in Amman. Evening free at leisure.
Overnight: Amman
Meals: None
Day 2: Jerash & Madaba
Depart approximately 50km to Jerash, the finest example of a Roman provincial city in the Middle East. Local English-speaking guide provides historical insight during the first hour. Visit the Hippodrome, Forum, Roman colonnaded street, Nymphaeum, Temple of Artemis, and North Theatre.
Continue to Madaba, the City of Mosaics. See the 6th-century mosaic map of Palestine at St. George's Church and Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics in the Archaeological Park. Drive 3 hours via Desert Highway to Petra.
Overnight: Petra
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Petra & Wadi Rum
Visit Petra, the spectacular rose rock city. Prepare for walking over uneven terrain. Local guide accompanies you for 2.5 hours providing historical understanding. Walk through the canyon Siq to reach the beautiful Treasury. Continue via Street of Facades, passing the Theatre to the Royal Tombs. Free time to explore independently before returning to main entrance.
Drive 1.5 hours to Wadi Rum. Board a 4x4 vehicle with Bedouin driver to explore the vast desert. See canyons, red sand dunes, Nabatean rock inscriptions, and natural rock bridge. Check into desert camp. Dinner and stargazing under the desert sky.
Overnight: Wadi Rum Desert Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4: Bethany Beyond Jordan & the Dead Sea
After breakfast, drive 4 hours from Wadi Rum to the Baptism Site, known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. View remains of ancient monasteries, churches, and baptism pools.
Short drive to the Dead Sea. Check into hotel with remainder of afternoon and evening free to enjoy sunset and swim in the salty waters.
Overnight: Dead Sea
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Jordan-Israel Border Crossing
Depart for 30-minute drive to Jordanian side of King Hussein-Allenby Bridge land border crossing. VIP border crossing service includes assistance with immigration formalities and VIP shuttle transfer between border posts. Meet Israeli private transfer driver on arrival and transfer to Jerusalem hotel. Afternoon and evening free at leisure.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Old Jerusalem & Bethlehem Group Tour
Join full-day regular group tour of Old Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Depart to Mount of Olives for panoramic city views. Stop at Mount Zion to visit King David's Tomb, Room of the Last Supper, and Dormition Abbey.
Enter Old City and walk through Armenian and Jewish quarters to the excavated Cardo Roman road. See the Jewish Wailing Wall (Kotel), continue to Christian quarter. Walk Via Dolorosa and visit Church of Holy Sepulchre.
Continue to Bethlehem for walk through Manger Square to visit Church of Nativity and view Shepherds' Field. Return to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
Notes: Modest dress required (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and head covering for holy sites. Carry passports at all times due to Palestinian authority crossing. Local Palestinian guide accompanies Bethlehem portion as Israeli guides cannot enter Palestine.
Day 7: Private Galilee & Nazareth Tour (ending Tel Aviv Airport)
After breakfast and check-out, meet private driver-guide in hotel lobby. Drive north through rolling hills of historic Galilee landscape. Arrive at Sea of Galilee with optional boat ride on Israel's largest freshwater lake (tickets payable on site).
Stop at Capernaum, home to the Apostles, at foot of Mount of Beatitudes. Enjoy panoramic lake views and surrounding valley en route to Church of Multiplication at Tabgha. Visit Nazareth and the impressive Basilica of the Annunciation.
After sightseeing, depart to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport (arrival by 20:00 latest).
Meals: Breakfast
Notes: Luggage travels in tour vehicle as you proceed directly to airport. Entrance fees and boat tickets not included, payable on site per chosen attractions.
Day 8: Departure from Tel Aviv
Depart from Tel Aviv on international flight.