Adventure Travel by Big Earth Adventure

MIDDLE EAST

It is where it all began....travel back in time to see the historic sights of where our world began. Visit historical monuments, climb the pyramids in Egypt, cruise down the Nile. Take the Kasbah trail in Morocco. Hike the Atlas Mountains, stay in a Berber village right with the locals and take a camel trek the next day. Visit the walled city of Fez and sample their exotic cuisine.

A JOURNEY THROUGH JORDON AND SYRIA

Trip code:

im-etjx

Trip length:

15 days

Group size:

Maximum 18

Transportation:

Private air-conditioned coach.

Trip Overview

This tour is a combination of our Jordan Connection & Syrian Highlights offering you the choice of beginning your tour in Cairo.
It offers the traveller a 15 Day extravaganza of the ancient and the modern. Jordan is one of the Middle East's most progressive societies and boats a modern capital, Amman. With it's wealth of national treasures you will enjoy the desert air in Wadi Rum, the full days trekking in Petra and beyond. In Syria we go back in time and witness a nation struggling to join the 21st century. Beautiful people, shy yet inquisitive, amazing ancient sites like Palmyra and stunning scenery from North to South.
If you love to experience the culture and tradition of a destination but with a level of inclusions, comfort and organisation that won't test your endurance. You enjoy the freedom of using privately charted vehicles but also understand that sometimes the best way to go is 'local'. Whether a seasoned or a first time traveller, you love to explore without roughing it.

Itinerary & Departure Dates

Day 1 Cairo
Day 2 Mt. Sinai
Day 3 Mt. Sinai - St. Catherine - Aqaba
Day 4 Wadi Rum - Petra
Day 5 Petra
Day 6 Kerak - Madaba - Mt Nebo - Amman
Day 7 Jerash - Bosra - Damascus
Day 8 Aleppo
Day 9 Aleppo
Day 10 Ugarit - Saladin - Latakia
Day 11 Crac - Homs - Palmyra
Day 12 Palmyra
Day 13 Damascus
Day 14 Damascus
Day 15 Damascus

Accommodations

14 nights tourist class hotels.

Meals

As per itinerary B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner.

Departure Dates

           

Please contact us for a detailed trip dossier, free brochure, availability and prices.