Days 1-2:
Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel.

Days 3-5:
Discover Amman, a city that sits majestically on its famous seven hills. Visit the Citadel, the Archeological Museum, the Roman Theater and the Folklore Museum. Walk downtown through the bazaars and the Gold Market to "Darat al Funun," the cultural mecca for the artists of Jordan. Also, visit Mount Nebo and the Panorama Museum, overlooking the Dead Sea.

Day 6:
Drive along King's Highway to Kerak and explore the Crusader's Castle. Continue to Dana for a Traditional Tribal Arts Tour. Stroll through the terraced gardens, meet local farmers and visit a traditional bakery. Dinner is prepared by the local women in the village.

Day 7:
Travel to Petra, where after lunch you visit the "Little Petra" site. This evening, experience The Petra Kitchen, where you gather to prepare an evening meal, working alongside local women under the supervision of an experienced chef.

Day 8:
Spend a full Day exploring the city of Petra, sculpted from a mountain by the Nabataeans in the third century BC and "lost" until its rediscovery in 1812.

Day 9:
Enjoy a second visit to the magnificent site of Petra, if you wish; then drive south to Wadi Rum where T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) lived with his Bedouin friends. Explore the desert by four-wheel-drive before experiencing a traditional Bedouin dinner at a Bedouin camp.

Days 10-11:
Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth at 1,306 feet below sea level, and experience "floating" on the surface of buoyant waters, four times saltier than regular seawater. Visit the site of Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Enjoy the next Day relaxing at your Dead Sea resort.

Day 12:
Drive to Amman and continue your onward journey.

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