CHRISTIAN SITES OF JORDAN
9 Days / 7 Nights
AMMAN – JERASH – ANJARA – TEL MAR ELIAS – MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA - MUKAWIR – DEAD SEA – BETHANY
The majority of Jordanian Christians belong to the Eastern Orthodox Church, estimated between 125,000–300,000, while Catholics number 114,000 and Protestants 30,000. There has been an influx of Christian refugees escaping the Islamic State mainly from Mosul, Iraq numbering about 7,000 and 20,000 from Syria. Conversion of a Muslim to another religion is technically not allowed. However, there are cases in which a Muslim will adopt the Christian faith, secretly declaring his/her faith. In effect, they are practicing Christians, but legally Muslims; thus, the statistics of Jordanian Christians does not include Muslim converts to Christianity. A 2015 study estimates some 6,500 believers in Christ from a Muslim background in Jordan.
Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – Amman - USA
- Meet and Assist upon arrival by your Perillo Tours representative
- Private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout
- English speaking Perillo licensed guide and tour manager throughout
- 8 Night accommodations with breakfast and dinner daily
- 6 Days of sightseeing tours with entrance fees
- Choice of 4 or 5 star hotels throughout
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Porterage of 1 suitcase per person
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Travelers Assistance Program
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – Amman - USA
- Meet and Assist upon arrival by your Perillo Tours representative
- Private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout
- English speaking Perillo licensed guide and tour manager throughout
- 8 Night accommodations with breakfast and dinner daily
- 6 Days of sightseeing tours with entrance fees
- Choice of 4 or 5 star hotels throughout
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Porterage of 1 suitcase per person
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Travelers Assistance Program
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
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At a Glance
- DAY 1: USA
- DAY 2: AMMAN
- DAY 3: AMMAN – AS-SALT – AMMAN PANORAMIC TOUR – AMMAN
- DAY 4: AMMAN – JERASH – ANJARA – TEL MAR ELIAS – AMMAN
- DAY 5: AMMAN – MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA
- DAY 6: PETRA
- DAY 7: PETRA – MUKAWIR – DEAD SEA – BETHANY – DEAD SEA
- DAY 8: DEAD SEA - USA
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Itinerary
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DAY 1: USA
Depart today for your overnight flight to Amman, Jordan. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMMAN
Upon arrival to Queen Alia International airport, meet your Perillo Tours representative who will assist you in the immigration and customs formalities. Head to your hotel in Amman by private air-conditioned motor coach, the rest of the day is at leisure to help you adjust to your new time zone. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (D.)
DAY 3: AMMAN – AS-SALT – AMMAN PANORAMIC TOUR – AMMAN
After breakfast, we head to visit the ancient town of As-Salt were you will visit the downtown area, the museum. As-Salt was once the most important city in the area between the Jordan Valley and the eastern desert due to its historical importance as the trading link between the eastern desert and the west. Head just outside of As-Salt, here lays the tomb of Ayyub (Job), a wealthy and powerful man who endured hardships to prove his loyalty to God. Then head back to Amman for a panoramic tour of the capital city (no stops at sites). Dinner and overnight in Amman. (B.D.)
DAY 4: AMMAN – JERASH – ANJARA – TEL MAR ELIAS – AMMAN
Breakfast, head to visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, including the paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, theaters, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls. Now proceeding to Anjara, the town where Jesus Christ, his mother Mary and his disciples passed through and rested in a nearby cave now commemorated with the church of Our Lady of the Mountain. To the west is Tall Mar Elias, the site where the prophet Elijah is believed to have ascended to Heaven in a whirlwind on a chariot of fire. Both Tall Mar Elias and Anjara are Millennium 2000 Pilgrimage sites designated by the Vatican. Dinner and overnight in Amman. (B.D.)
DAY 5: AMMAN – MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA
Breakfast, visit Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Proceed to Mt. Nebo (site only as the church is closed down for renovation) a city mentioned in the bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the promised land that he would never enter. Head south of Jordan to visit Kerak Castle. Kerak Castle is a Crusaders’ Castle built on a triangular plateau dating back to the 12th century. Continue to your hotel in Petra for the night. Overnight in Petra. (B.D.)
DAY 6: PETRA
Breakfast, visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 WONDER OF THE WORLD and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked either side by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colors and formations of the rocks. The site is massive, and contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theaters, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. The site flourished during Nabatean rule from the 3rd century BC to the early 2nd century AD, when it was occupied by the Roman Emperor Trajan. Petra seems to have been mentioned in the Old Testament under several possible names, including Sela and Joktheel (2 Kings 14:7). (B.D.)
DAY 7: PETRA – MUKAWIR – DEAD SEA – BETHANY – DEAD SEA
Breakfast, transfer to the north west of Jordan to visit two significant biblical sites: Mukawir and Bethany. Mukawir is the site of Machaerus, mentioned in the New Testament as the palace in which Salome danced in exchange for the head of John the Baptist on a platter (Mark 6:21-29). Spend tour hours at the Dead Sea (lunch is included) before setting off to Bethany for a quick visit and spending the night at the pilgrimage house there. Overnight in the Dead Sea. (B.L.D.)
DAY 8: DEAD SEA - USA
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport for your flight home. (B.)
DAY 1: USA
Depart today for your overnight flight to Amman, Jordan. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMMAN
Upon arrival to Queen Alia International airport, meet your Perillo Tours representative who will assist you in the immigration and customs formalities. Head to your hotel in Amman by private air-conditioned motor coach, the rest of the day is at leisure to help you adjust to your new time zone. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (D.)
DAY 3: AMMAN – AS-SALT – AMMAN PANORAMIC TOUR – AMMAN
After breakfast, we head to visit the ancient town of As-Salt were you will visit the downtown area, the museum. As-Salt was once the most important city in the area between the Jordan Valley and the eastern desert due to its historical importance as the trading link between the eastern desert and the west. Head just outside of As-Salt, here lays the tomb of Ayyub (Job), a wealthy and powerful man who endured hardships to prove his loyalty to God. Then head back to Amman for a panoramic tour of the capital city (no stops at sites). Dinner and overnight in Amman. (B.D.)
DAY 4: AMMAN – JERASH – ANJARA – TEL MAR ELIAS – AMMAN
Breakfast, head to visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash, including the paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, theaters, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls. Now proceeding to Anjara, the town where Jesus Christ, his mother Mary and his disciples passed through and rested in a nearby cave now commemorated with the church of Our Lady of the Mountain. To the west is Tall Mar Elias, the site where the prophet Elijah is believed to have ascended to Heaven in a whirlwind on a chariot of fire. Both Tall Mar Elias and Anjara are Millennium 2000 Pilgrimage sites designated by the Vatican. Dinner and overnight in Amman. (B.D.)
DAY 5: AMMAN – MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA
Breakfast, visit Madaba, a city best known for the famous 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem & Holy Land and for its spectacular Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Proceed to Mt. Nebo (site only as the church is closed down for renovation) a city mentioned in the bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the promised land that he would never enter. Head south of Jordan to visit Kerak Castle. Kerak Castle is a Crusaders’ Castle built on a triangular plateau dating back to the 12th century. Continue to your hotel in Petra for the night. Overnight in Petra. (B.D.)
DAY 6: PETRA
Breakfast, visit the Nabatean Red Rose city of Petra, one of the 7 WONDER OF THE WORLD and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enter the city through 1KM long narrow gorge which is flanked either side by 80m high cliffs! Notice the dazzling colors and formations of the rocks. The site is massive, and contains hundreds of elaborated rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theaters, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. The site flourished during Nabatean rule from the 3rd century BC to the early 2nd century AD, when it was occupied by the Roman Emperor Trajan. Petra seems to have been mentioned in the Old Testament under several possible names, including Sela and Joktheel (2 Kings 14:7). (B.D.)
DAY 7: PETRA – MUKAWIR – DEAD SEA – BETHANY – DEAD SEA
Breakfast, transfer to the north west of Jordan to visit two significant biblical sites: Mukawir and Bethany. Mukawir is the site of Machaerus, mentioned in the New Testament as the palace in which Salome danced in exchange for the head of John the Baptist on a platter (Mark 6:21-29). Spend tour hours at the Dead Sea (lunch is included) before setting off to Bethany for a quick visit and spending the night at the pilgrimage house there. Overnight in the Dead Sea. (B.L.D.)
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