After breakfast, check out of your hotel, then head to Mt. Nebo—where tradition tells us
Moses was buried—before continuing to the ancient town of Madaba, known as the "City
of Mosaics," for a guided tour. See the Madaba Map in the Byzantine church of St. George,
the oldest cartographic depiction of the Holy Land. After a tasty local lunch, journey to Petra,
pausing to see Shobak Castle, built by the Crusader king Baldwin I in 1115. Arrive in Petra and
check in to your hotel. (B, L, D)
This morning, enjoy a half-day tour of Petra, carved by the Nabateans into the rose-red
Sharah Mountains. Walk through the Siq, a narrow fissure between cliffs, to visit Al Khazneh
(the Treasury), the Roman amphitheater cut into the hillside, the monastery and other
monuments. Before dinner, enjoy free time to explore more of Petra on your own. This
evening, you may join an optional tour to experience the hospitality of a local family and
a traditional Jordanian meal at their residence. (B)
D A Y 2 Petra
D A Y 3 Petra
SHOBAK CASTLE, PETRA
