


Jordan - Petra and the Desert Fortresses
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Summary
Spend two days in the evocative rock-cut city of Petra
Throughout the recorded past, Jordan shook to the often heavy footfalls of conquerors and felt the sweeping movements of peoples and customs, of prophets and kings. Its Iron Age history, home to the Israelites, Ammonites, Edomites and Moabites, is documented in the Old Testament. And the upheavals caused by the mighty Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and the Roman Empire’s purple centuries in Jordan as a part of Provincia Arabia, are recorded in the New Testament. Here the East first met the revolution of Hellenism, bringing its world philosophy and technological expertise.
Jordan’s position geologically is as important as it is culturally. The dramatic gorges of the wadi beds, the deserts of black basalt and golden sand and the end of the Great Rift Valley containing the salty waters of the Dead Sea – the lowest place on earth.
Petra’s tombs and temples are only a fraction of Jordan’s story. We explore traces of biblical tribes, Roman legions, Christian crusaders, and Islamic caliphates in this promised land of archaeology and fascinating history.
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Nick Jackson
Andante Guide Lecturer
Graduating in archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, Nick later took up a research post at the University of Cambridge.

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Included in your cost:
- Expert Guide Lecturer
- Professional Tour Manager
- Local travel aboard a private air-conditioned coach or 4WD vehicle as required by the itinerary
- Accommodation
- Meals as per the itinerary, tea or coffee with dinner
- Entries to all sites as per the itinerary
- All taxes & gratuities
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Tour Departure | Tour ID | Departure date | Return Date | Guided by | Price | Deposit | Single supplement | Offer | Availability |
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3 October 2023 | AJOR231003 | 3 October 2023 (Tuesday) | 12 October 2023 (Thursday) | Nick Jackson | £4,295 (inc. flights) |
£750 | £785 | Book your trip | |
19 February 2024 | AJOR240219 | 19 February 2024 (Monday) | 28 February 2024 (Wednesday) | Nick Jackson | £4,495 (inc. flights) |
£750 | £810 | Book your trip | |
1 October 2024 | AJOR241001 | 1 October 2024 (Tuesday) | 10 October 2024 (Thursday) | Nick Jackson | £4,495 (inc. flights) |
£750 | £810 |
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