Day 1: Depart for Amman, JORDAN
Depart for Amman, Jordan

Day 2: Amman, JORDAN
Arrive in Amman and transfer to your luxurious hotel.
►Suggested hotel:
Four Seasons Hotel Amman

Day 3: Amman, JORDAN
Visit the town of Ajloun and its main attraction — Qala'at ar-Rabad — a 12th-century Arab castle. Travel to Jerash, a third-century city known as "the Pompeii of the Middle East" for the extraordinary insight it gives into the ancient world. Today it is acknowledged as one of the best-preserved provincial cities of the Roman Empire. Explore the Roman remains and later, witness a reenactment of Roman games, including a live chariot race.
►Suggested hotel:
Four Seasons Hotel Amman

Day 4: Amman / Wadi Rum / Petra, JORDAN
A visit to the ancient Citadel, which towers above the city from atop Jabal el-Qala'a, begins your tour. Continue to the Valley of the Moon - Wadi Rum, one of the most starkly beautiful landscapes on earth.
►Suggested hotel:
Movenpick Resort Petra

Day 5: Petra, JORDAN
Spend a full day exploring "rose-red" Petra, a city carved from a mountain by the Nabateans more than two millennia ago. Visit the Treasury, the Temple of Winged Lions, the Monastery and other well-known sites.
►Suggested hotel:
Movenpick Resort Petra

Day 6: Petra / Dead Sea, JORDAN
Stop at Madaba — the "City of Mosaics," so named for its famous sixth-century mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of colored stone, the map depicts hills and valleys, villages and towns as far as the Nile Delta. Continue to Mount Nebo, where the Bible says Moses lived out his remaining days and viewed the Promised Land which he would never enter.
►Suggested hotel:
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar   (V)

Day 7: Dead Sea, JORDAN
Today is yours to spend exactly as you choose. The waters of the Dead Sea are rich in salts and minerals and are widely renowned for their healthful properties.
►Suggested hotel:
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar   (V)

Day 8: Dead Sea, JORDAN / Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Cross the Allenby Bridge and view Herod's palaces and baths in Masada before continuing to Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.
►Some suggested Jerusalem hotels (in alphabetical order):
King David Hotel   (V)
Mamilla Hotel  (V)
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem 
►Together, we will find the best choice for you!

Day 9: Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a wonderful view of Jerusalem. At the foot of the hill, you see the Garden of Gethsemane. You then enter the Old City to visit the Western Wall and view the Temple Area with the el-Aksa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. Walk the Via Dolorosa, passing by the Stations of the Cross and ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
►For Jerusalem hotel suggestions, see above.

Day 10: Jerusalem, ISRAEL
View the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum before travelling to Bethlehem, one of the most picturesque towns in the Judean hills. View the Church of the Nativity and visit the Shepherd's Fields in Beit Sahour.
►For Jerusalem hotel suggestions, see above.

Day 11: Jerusalem / Tel Aviv, ISRAEL / Depart for Home
Drive to Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport, where you receive VIP assistance through customs. Board your international flight.