Christian Sites

 Full day Jerusalem

 (Amman Q.A.I. Airport – Jerusalem)
Arrival at Amman Q.A.I. Airport. Meet & Assist. Direct transfer to Jerusalem via Allenby Bridge, view over the Holy City from atop Mount of Olives, visit Gethsemane with Church of All Nations and Virgin Mary’s tomb. Enter The Old City and visit St. Anne’s / Bethesda, Ecce Homo Convent, follow the 14 stations of way of the cross, walk through the bazaars to Holy
Sepulcher, view Golgotha and Tomb of Christ. Exit the Old City at Jaffa Gate and proceed to Bethlehem for lunch. Visit Church and Grotto of Nativity, St. Catherine’s Church. Back to Allenby Bridge via Wadi Kelt road, transfer to Amman Q.A.I. Airport for departure.

Full day Jordan
(Amman Q.A.I. Airport – Byzantine Madaba – Mt. Nebo (Moses’ Memorial) –Mukawir (John the Baptist’s prison) – Bethany "beyond Jordan "(Christ’s baptism site).
Arrival at Amman Q.A.I. Airport. Meet & Assist. Depart to Madaba, the biblical Moabite town ,visit the Greek-Orthodox Church of St. George, famous for its originally 2 million piece mosaic map dated 560 AD, featuring the Dead Sea and Jerusalem with the Holy Sepulcher Church, continue to Mount Nebo, the most revered holy site in Jordan, where Moses climbed to survey the Promised Land, & where he is presumed to be buried. The small church built on the spot by early Byzantine Christians, shelters remarkable mosaics from the 4th and 6th century. Drive to Mukawir (Mechaerus) along the Kings’ Highway and stop to visit Qal’at Al-Mishnaqa which has kept the old name of the Herodian Fortress built to guard the southern boundary of Pearland where Herod Antipas held John the Baptist prisoner, prior to his tragic death. Continue to the Dead Sea for lunch, take a detour through Jordan Valley to visit Bethany, "beyond Jordan", an ancient village site, 1.5 km east of the Jordan River, where Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness after his baptism and where John the Baptist lived and preached. Proceed to Jerash for an afternoon visit of the best preserved Roman Provincial City of the Decapolis, whose citizens used to celebrate the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine at afountain within a large complex. Transfer to Amman Q.A.I. Airport for departure.

Jordan/Holy Land extension          

(2 days / 1 night)
 (1 Night Jerusalem)
Day 1: Arrival at Amman Q.A.I. Airport. Meet Assist. Direct transfer to Allenby Bridge to cross to Jerusalem via Jericho, panoramic vista over the Holy City from a top Mount of Olives, visit Gethsemane, Church of All Nations, Virgin Mary's tomb. Enter the Old City and view St. Anne's / Bethesda Ecce Homo Convent, follow the 14 stations of way of the cross, walk through the bazaars to Holy Sepulcher, visit Golgotha and Tomb of Christ. Lunch at a local restaurant. Exit the Old City at Jaffa Gate, drive on to Bethlehem, and visit Church / Grotto of Nativity and St. Catherines Church. Back to Jerusalem, check in to hotel, dinner overnight.
Day 2: Breakfast, view Al-Aqsa Mosque, Dome of the Rock (from outside only) the Wailing / Western Wall, proceed to Allenby Bridge to cross to Jordan, continue through Jordan Valley to visit Bethany, "beyond Jordan", an ancient village site, 1.5 km east of the Jordan River, where Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness after his baptism where John the Baptist lived and preached. Drive on to Madaba, the biblical Moabite town, visit the Greek-Orthodox Church of
St. George, famous for its originally 2 million piece mosaic map dated 560 AD, featuring the Dead Sea and Jerusalem with the Holy Sepulcher Church. Oriental lunch at Haret Jdoudna Restaurant. Proceed to Mount Nebo, the most revered holy place in Jordan, where Moses climbed to survey the Promised Land, and where he is presumed to be buried. The small church built on the spot by early Byzantine Christians, shelters remarkable mosaics from the
4th and 6th century. Drive on to Mukawir (Mechaerus) along the Kings Highway stop to visit Qal
at Al-Mishnaqa which has kept the old name of the Herodian Fortress built to guard the southern boundary of Peraea and where Herod Antipas held John the Baptist prisoner, prior to his tragic death. Transfer to Amman Q.A.I. Airport for departure