Itineraries

1 Amman

Start your explorations in the Jordanian capital, replete with biblical history, Roman architecture and fascinating Islamic ruins.

2 Jerash

Just north of Amman stands this well-preserved Roman provincial city – roam the colonnaded streets, temples, theatres and stunning Oval Plaza.

3 Pella

Take a detour to visit this remote site in the Jordan Valley, where the early Christians escaped persecution.

4 Umm Qais

Visit the stupendously located Roman city of Gadara, high above the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus performed the Miracle of the Gadarene Swine.

5 Umm Al Jimal

Far out in the black volcanic desert near the Syrian border sit the evocative ruins of this frontier Roman town, with fine architectural detail surviving.

6 “Desert Castles”

Take a day to tour this string of early-Islamic forts, bath-houses and caravanserais east of Amman on a convenient, easy-to-navigate loop of roads.

7 Madaba

Start out in this genial Christian town, packed with Byzantine mosaic art, then head to nearby Mount Nebo, where Moses gazed over the Promised Land, and Mukawir, where John the Baptist lost his head.

8 Karak

A majestic crusader castle dominates this country town midway along the scenic King’s Highway.

9 Shobak

Further south, this was the Crusader headquarters in Jordan – a virtually impregnable hilltop fortress.

10 Petra

Last but not least, visit the legendary “rose-red city” of the Nabateans, lost for centuries, but still full of the power to amaze.