Enjoy Jordan on Foot

Welcome to the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan. The airport is a 30-minute drive to the capital city of Amman. Today is arrival day and for those arriving in time, this is a good opportunity to discover the beauty of the capital Amman and to try the delightful Jordanian food available in the numerous restaurants and cafes across the city.

An early breakfast this morning ready for a prompt departure to Madaba - a town with a strong Christian heritage and aptly dubbed the 'City of Mosaics'. Around 90 minutes from the capital, Madaba is home to hundreds of Byzantine-era mosaics, the most famous of these is the 6th century map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Created with two million pieces of vividly coloured local stone, it is believed to be the oldest surviving map of the Holy Land.

Continuing our journey for another 20 minutes, we will arrive at Mount Nebo, referenced in the Old Testament as the place that Moses once stood to look over the Promised Land. This sacred location is important to many devoted pilgrims and on a clear day offers views out across the Dead Sea, Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

Later this morning we carry on travelling south, just as traders, armies and pilgrims have done before us, along the impressive 5,000-year-old King's Highway to Kerak. Imposingly situated on a rocky outcrop next to the road and containing a maze of stone-vaulted halls and passageways, this ancient Crusader stronghold is the most famous among a chain of fortresses built for the Holy War against Islam.

Our packed day of sightseeing ends with a short drive to Petra - without doubt Jordan's most valuable treasure. We can look forward to a couple of days spent here to really get under the skin of this awe-inspiring site. If your tour started on a Saturday, we arrive in time to take an optional candlelight tour of the ancient city. Abandoned centuries ago, this other-worldly place is enhanced by the play of light and shadow to create an altogether magical setting.

Today's walk descends from the Mediterranean climate(1200m) above the sea level to 100m above sea level. Throughout this 16K walk, you will hike in a natural open flora museum. Wadi Dana is the most important geological aspect in the Dana nature reserve. Its great canyon joins the rift valley through the Feynan desert (mentioned in the Bible as Fyenon). This nature dates back for thousands of years as Feynan is the oldest sight for copper mining (4600 BC). It’s a very colourful day where you come across Bedouin families who still practice this mystical lifestyle and where you can see their scattered goat herds.

At the end of the walk, you visit the ancient copper mining sights (1st & 2nd century AD) (Roman Paganism era). This walk triggers your thoughts and emotions about history and nature.

* Lunch on this day is under one of the old pistachio trees with a cup of tea prepared on wood fire.
* Manage to pack your luggage before breakfast
* Lunch and water.
* Luggage will be on the 4*4 drive to meet us at the end of the day.
* Hiking boots are needed for today
* Sun cream, hat and suitable clothes
* Hiking distance: 17km
* Our crew is joining us along the trip
* This night you'll be surrounded by the heart of the nature in the neighbourhood of Bedouins tribes (wilderness camp)

Into the foot of the mountains, today’s route will ascend steeply across rocks and small boulders through a twisty track, going high into the mountain. This section is challenging. We are rewarded with stunning views west into Wadi Araba. We will continue up over a high saddle, before descending to the river valley of Wadi Alforn following the goat track.

* After breakfast we pack our luggage and drop them off on the Jeep.
* Take our water and the packed lunch
* Hiking boots are needed for today
* Hiking distance: 17km
* We will have lunch along our route
* Overnight: Wilderness camp in the heart of nature
* Difficulty: moderate to difficult

Today's walk is descending throughout the masterpiece of nature’s creation, crossing the colourful sand dunes reaching little Petra where we're going to spend the night in a fixed campsite where flushing toilets are provided.

Breakfast and lunch will be outside on our journey, but dinner will be at the campsite.

* Hiking boots are needed for today
* Packed lunch and water
* Hiking distance is 18km
* Overnight Fixed campsite
* Difficulty: Moderate to difficult

On our last day of hiking, we're going to start the day from the campsite crossing by the oldest village known to man (9500BC neolithic period of the stone age). During this day we’re going to enter Petra from the backdoor where there are fewer people throughout the beautiful cliffs of the western part of Jordan. The first Nabatean's carved monument we're going to see is the Monastery and we will continue through the Cardo to reach the most famous façade of Petra (Treasury) and finally pass through the twisty natural gorge to end up at the visitor centre of Petra.

* Check in at hotel – 3*
* Free evening for dinner
* A chance to visit the Turkish Haman (massage/spa)

For those who want to sleep longer, we will depart at 11am for Wadi-Rum. Alternatively, you could take the opportunity to have a wander around Wadi Musa.

Wadi Rum is a massive desert in the southern part of Jordan and totally unique among the rest of deserts around the world. This part of the desert was home for many of the previous civilizations. Wadi Rum is also known as the Moon Valley because of the spectacular colourful sand dunes and huge rock formations that compare to the landscape of the moon itself. The clear night skies give you an opportunity to do some amazing star gazing.

Today we're going to discover this gorgeous desert that comes after a 2hr drive from Petra and 70K from the only seaport city in Jordan, Al- Aqaba. We will arrive in Wadi Rum by 1:00pm, check in to our campsite and have our welcome drink with our hosts.

Late afternoon is a 2hr Jeep tour (Safari) to discover the beauty of the desert and to see the textures of the nature. Wadi Rum has more than 20,000 inscriptions which have been documented tracing back through history over 12000 years. This is truly a place steeped in ancient history.
* Packed Lunch and dinner are included
* Two hours Safari
* Overnight: private facilities campsite

Tour Overview :
One of the most awe-inspiring sections of a trek across Jordan, this route was recently mentioned by National Geographic as one of the world's best fifteen hikes. The trail descends from the heights of the mountain plateaus to the Araba Valley and climbs back again, crossing several climate zones, diverse ecosystems hidden in canyons, and dramatic labyrinths of hills and valleys displaying the full spectrum of the region’s geology. The scenery spans from majestic and epic mountaintops to peaceful, idyllic countryside where new landscapes appear along the way. If the natural attractions aren’t enough, the route ends with the Nabatean masterpiece, Petra.

The city in the rocks holds days' worth of exploration by itself, and the short route the Jordan Trail takes through it is meant only to display a few of its highlights and to provide a base for further exploring, not to fully capture its depth. Few other long-distance trails can boast stages as consistently spectacular as this or end in a place as worthy of a visit as Petra.