"Fantastic country, wonderful food, exceptional diving, beautiful weather - truly a holiday of a lifetime. From the easy to navigate website to the excellent customer service and helpful, friendly tour reps, the trip was well organised from start to finish. The tour guide (Ahmed) was outstanding and made the Egyptian history fun and informative. The whole trip - WOW!"
Claire Birdine (Egypt Experience) |
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MADABA, JORDAN
 When heading south from Amman along the King’s Highway one of the first towns that you come across is Madaba, affectionately known as the ‘City of Mosaics’.
At first glace Madaba appears to be a typical East Bank town, but there is one major difference. Under almost every building, you will find a fine Byzantine mosaic. Many of the mosaics have now been excavated, and are now on show at the town’s museum, although it is estimated that many more are still hidden, waiting to be discovered.
 The main attraction for many visitors to Madaba is the contemporary Greek Orthodox church of St George. Within the church you will find the amazingly vivid, Byzantine mosaic map. The map shows the entire region from Jordan and Palestine in the north to Egypt in the south. The map dates back to the 6 th Century.
Madaba’s long history dates back further than 1,300BC, and was first mentioned in the Bible as Medeba, at the time of the Exodus. Little of the city has actually changed since biblical times; you will see weavers hard at work crafting carpets and tapestries outside the many shops.
Tours including Madaba
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| Egypt & Jordan Experience |
Egypt & Jordan |
16 days |
From UK£1,480 |
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Cairo, Aswan (Nile Cruise) Luxor, Mt. Sinai, Jordan. This tour covers all the main sites in Egypt and Jordan. Following visits to the Pyramids, Sphinx and a city tour in Cairo, we enjoy a luxury cruise along the Nile from Aswan to Luxor. We then head via Cairo and the Red Sea to Jordan for a jeep safari & Bedouin meal in Wadi Rum. From here we travel up the scenic King's Highway stopping to explore Petra, Kerak and Madaba, before finishing in Amman with a day trip to the Dead Sea and the Roman ruins at Jerash. |
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| Pyramids & Petra |
Jordan & Egypt |
9 days |
From UK£1,030 |
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Cairo, Red Sea, Jordan. A Superior level version of our Egypt & Jordan Explorer, this tour features the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum in Cairo, as well as some time by the Red Sea when you can do some snorkelling and visit Mt. Sinai & St. Katherine's monastery, before we head into Jordan. In Jordan we include a jeep safari in Wadi Rum before the King's Highway takes us to Petra, Kerak and Madaba, en-route to Amman from where we visit the Dead Sea and the Roman ruins at Jerash. |
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| Egypt & Jordan Explorer |
Jordan & Egypt |
9 days |
From UK£800 |
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Cairo, Red Sea, Jordan. A Standard level version of our Pyramids & Petra tour, this trip starts by visiting the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum in Cairo, before heading to the Red Sea at Dahab for some snorkelling and a chance to climb Mt. Sinai. Crossing into Jordan we enjoy a jeep safari in Wadi Rum before driving up the scenic King's Highway to explore Petra, Kerak and Madaba, before finishing in Amman with a day trip to the Dead Sea and the Roman ruins at Jerash. |
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| Jordan Uncovered |
Jordan |
9 Days |
From UK£790 |
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Amman, Red Sea, Wadi Rum, Petra, Dead Sea, Jerash. Starting & finishing in Amman, this tour gives you a taste of all the main historic sites and beautiful scenery that Jordan has to offer. We drive both the Desert and King's Highways, and visit Desert Castles, desert nature reserves, enjoy a jeep safari in Wadi Rum, explore the ancient city of Petra, swim in the Dead Sea, and visit several other sites including the Roman ruins at Jerash. We run departures on the tour using both 3 and 5-star hotels. |
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| Deserts, Tombs & Jordan |
Egypt |
16 days |
From UK£1,090 |
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Cairo, Western Deserts, Luxor, Dahab, Jordan. Egypt & Jordan are covered in full on this tour, as we explore the main
Pharaonic sites in Cairo and Luxor, take a desert safari through the
Egyptian Western Deserts, and travel north through Jordan visiting Wadi
Rum, Petra, the Dead Sea, and Jerash. |
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| Grand Egypt & Jordan Adventure |
Egypt & Jordan |
16 days |
From UK£940 |
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Cairo, Aswan (felucca or luxury cruise) Luxor, Dahab, Jordan. Following a tour to the Pyramids & Sphinx in Cairo, this tour visits the main highlights of the Nile Valley between Aswan and Luxor, featuring a peaceful felucca or luxury cruise along the Nile. After a stop by the Red Sea, we enter Jordan to see the stunning desert scenery of Wadi Rum, explore the ancient city of Petra, swim in the Dead Sea, and visit several other sites including the Roman ruins at Jerash. The tour starts in Cairo and finishes in Amman |
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