Exclusive Cycling Expedition In Jordan

Itinerary

• Day 1 - Start Amman

  Get ready for the sightseeing tour in Amman.

• Day 2 - Visit Jerash; ride/drive through olive groves and villages to Madaba.

  After an initial briefing, you will be transferred by bus for approximately 45 minutes to the ancient city of Jerash.

  After a good couple of hours absorbing the atmosphere of this incredible site you get back on the bus for a short transfer to the beginning of our ride, having lunch en route.

  This afternoon we will cycle for approximately 3 and a half hours through the foothills of the Jordan Rift Valley.

  At the end of the ride, you will leave the bikes for the day and transfer to Madaba, the 'city of mosaics'.

• Day 3 - Ride to Mt Nebo; exhilarating descent to the Dead Sea for a float in the saline water; drive to Petra.

  This morning we will wake up in Madaba, the 'City of the Mosaics'.

  After a shower, it's back on the bus for the long drive south (approx. 3 hours) along the Kings Highway towards Petra.

• Day 4 - Explore the fascinating UNESCO city of Petra.

  We now have two full days to explore Petra.

  The Monastery is set in a more remote location of the site and we will have to climb around 800 steps to reach it, but it is well worth it.

• Day 5 - Guided tour around Petra; cycle to Little Petra.

  In the morning we cycle to the north of the main city to Little Petra and the Siq Al-Barid.

• Day 6 -

  It's an early start today to avoid the heat for our first real desert experience.

  After a short transfer to Tayba village, we begin riding mostly on tarmac to Ar-Rajif.

  You will head into the desert and follow the road down to Gharandal via Dilagha to Wadi Araba.

  This day is all about cycling allowing us to immerse ourselves in the landscape.

  After our desert crossing, it's a short drive to Aqaba on the Red Sea.

• Day 7 - Free morning to visit the beach, explore Aqaba or snorkel; afternoon drive/ride to Wadi Rum and camp overnight in the desert.

  This morning we have free time to lounge on the beach, swim, or snorkel.

  The transport and entrance to one of the private beaches are included in your trip.

  Tonight you will experience Bedouin hospitality with a traditional meal, sweet tea and camping out in goat-hair tents in the desert.

  If you like you can pull your mattress outside and sleep under the stars.

• Day 8 - Morning desert drive into the Wadi Rum; drive to Amman.

  After breakfast, take a 4x4 drive vehicle into the area for around 2 hours for a desert adventure.

  Following lunch, surrounded by the vastness of the desert and towering rocky outcrops, you will be transferred back to Amman, a journey of approx. 4 hours with a stop en route.

• Day 9 - End Amman.

  Your tour will end in Amman.