Meet your driver / guide at the hotel in the morning, transfer to Petra via King's Highway Road, it is the world’s oldest continuously used commutation route. It used to link ancient Bashan, Giliad, and Ammon in the north with Moab, Edom, Paran, and Midian in the south. The Kings’ Highway is first mentioned in the bible by name in Genesis 20:17, when Moses led the Exodus through southern Jordan, also King’s Highway connected Syria with the Gulf of Aqaba by way of what is now Jordan.
On the way to Petra, you will visit Madaba, Mount Nebo and explore Kerak Castle.
You will be transferred from Amman to Mount Nebo
Distance 40 KM
Time Estimated Access 1 Hour
Site Visit 45 Minutes
Mount Nebo is located about 47 km from Amman and 10km from Madaba. It is believed to be the place where Moses lived out his remaining days and viewed as the Promised Land. The first church in Mount Nebo was built at the end of the 4th century AD and mark its historical importance in the area. From a platform in front of the church, you can see a bronze memorial of a snake on a cross that symbolizes the serpent raised by Moses in the desert, as well as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Mount Nebo offers a fantastic view of the Dead Sea, the West Bank, Jericho, the Jordan River, and on a clear day Bethlehem and Jerusalem. According to Christian and Islamic beliefs, Moses was buried somewhere in the mountain, although the exact place of burial is not specified.
You will be transferred from Mount Nebo to Madaba
Distance 10 KM
Time Estimated Access 15 Minutes
Site Visit 30 Minutes
Madaba is a small town in central Jordan located 33 km south of the capital Amman. It was an important early Christian station on the pilgrim’s route from Jerusalem to Mount Nebo via the Jordan River. This city is a gift among of many churches which are decorated with mosaics, hence its name came from "City of the Mosaic".It is now inhabited by Christians and Muslims a like, an example for religious tolerance between Christians & Muslims in Jordan.In addition to this it is also known as the location of the "Madaba Map" at St. George Churches, which were built in the 6th century showing depiction of Jerusalem and parts of the Holy Land.
You will be transferred from Madaba to Kerak
Distance 90 KM
Time Estimated Access 2 Hours & 30 Minutes
Site Visit 1 Hours
Whether you approach Karak from the ancient Kings Highway to the east or from the Dead Sea to the west, the striking silhouette of this fortified town and castle will instantly make you understand why the fates of kings and nations were decided here for millennia. The town is built on a triangular plateau, with the castle at its narrow southern tip. The castle is some 220m long, 125m wide at the north end, and 40m wide at the southern end where a narrow valley deepened by a ditch separates it from the adjoining and much higher hill – once Saladin's favorite artillery position. Throughout the castle, dark and roughly shaped crusader masonry is easy to discern from the finely crafted blocks of lighter and softer limestone used in later Arab work.
You will be transferred from Kerak to Petra
Distance 180 KM
Time Estimated Access 3 Hours
Accommodation Petra Hotel. Meal Plan: Dinner & Overnight