26 Dec: Amman
Welcome to Jordan and the start of your Christmas holiday! Arrive Amman, included transfer to hotel. Overnight - Amman

27 Dec: Amman - Jerash - Umm Qais - Amman - breakfast
Driving north, we visit Jerash, one of best-preserved cities of the Decapolis, a confederation of 10 Roman cities dating from the 1st century! We’ll explore a significant number of preserved ruins including the classic Roman colonnaded street, amphitheatre, nymphaeum and forum before continuing to Umm Qais (Gadara), a dramatic black-basalt Roman city of the Decapolis with great views over the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. Overnight - Amman

28 Dec: Amman - Dead Sea - Amman - breakfast
Today, we descend from Amman to the Dead Sea for a chance to test our powers of buoyancy in the mineral-rich waters. Back in the capital, we’ve free time to explore. Overnight - Amman

29 - 30 Dec: Amman - Wadi Musa (Petra) - breakfast
On 29 December, we drive south via Umm ar-Risas, a haunted deserted city on the ancient caravan routes, Karak and also Shobak crusader castles. In Wadi Musa, we enjoy dinner. On 30 December, we visit Petra. Walking through the famous siq, the rocky passageway gives way to reveal the famous facade of Al-Khazneh (the Treasury) and your chance to enjoy an Indiana Jones moment! Dozens of tombs, temples, an impressive amphitheatre and a Roman colonnaded street then await our discovery. Want to learn how to cook Middle Eastern food? Consider opting for our Petra Kitchen bolt-on tonight. Dinner (29 Jan) and overnight (2) - Wadi Musa (Petra)

31 Dec - 01 Jan: Wadi Musa (Petra) - Wadi Rum
On 31 December, there’s a chance to return to the Rose City before our afternoon drive to Wadi Rum. Late this afternoon, we enjoy a 4 x 4 safari across the stunning desertscape. At our desert camp, enjoy a special New Year’s Bedouin party with musical entertainment, a lavish buffet dinner, party games, fireworks and champagne toast! On the morning of 01 January, we drive north along the Kings Highway, to Madaba. Famed for it’s Byzantine mosaics, including the fascinating map of the Holy Land made in the 6th century out of two million stone pieces and now housed in the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, Madaba, its mosaics and little shops are a real drawcard. A short distance away, we visit Mt Nebo and take in views across the Promised Land. Dinner (31 Dec) and overnight (1) - Wadi Rum and (1) - Madaba

02 Jan: Madaba - Amman - breakfast
Hotel check-out and included onward transfer to airport.