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  Excursions & Activities
  Half Day Amman City Tour
Full day Jerash Day Tour
Full day Jerash & Ajloun Tour
Full Day Petra
Full Day Aqaba
Full Day Dead Sea
Full Day Desert Castles
Full Day Madaba & Mt. Nebo
Full Day Wadi Rum & Aqaba
Full Day Ma'In Spa
Full Day Petra, Wadi Rum & Aqaba
More Tours - More Value

Longwood have created a great way to make booking your excursions in Amman even easier. Use your credit card to book excursions in resort and we’ll debit it in the UK, avoiding conversion charges. We use the exchange rate of the day, so you save time, hassle and money.

Booking through Longwood also ensures that your excursions are of top quality and good value.

For more information or pre-booking, contact the Jordan resort office.



Important information about tours & excursions >>

 

 

 

 

Half day Amman City Tour
 

Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - offers a unique blend of modern and the traditional making it a great city to explore. Spend half the day touring the museums for further insight of the country's rich history and tradition plus take a trip to the amphitheatre, Citadel, colourful souks as well as the Western influenced area of boutiques, restaurants and art galleries.

Tour price includes all entrance fees.

   
From Amman
 

1 Adult: US$102
2-3 Adults: US$61
4-6 Adults: US$51

 
Extra costs: Private guiding services, all tips and all meals
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Jerash Day Tour

 

After breakfast, depart for a transfer to Jerash (approx 45 mins from Amman). Named 'Rome away from Rome' by the Jordanians, Jerash was part of the Decapolis (the ten Roman cities in the East) that has managed to still preserve its' Roman influence. Visit the theatres, churches, Zeus and Artemis temples, a Nymphaeum and the colonnaded streets. Visitors also have the opportunity to watch a gladiator fight and a chariot ride at the Hippodrome for an additional price.

Tour price includes all entrance fees and English speaking guide for 2 hours.

 
From Amman
1 Adult: US$140
2-3 Adults: US$77

4-6 Adults : US$54

Extra costs: All tips and all meals. Visit to Hippodrome (approx. 12JD)
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability
 

Jerash & Ajloun

 

After breakfast, the tour begins at Jerash - one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture outside Rome. Visit the colonnaded streets, baths, plazas and more.

 

After Jerash, head down to Ajloun, where the marvellous Ajloun castle (Qala'at al-Rabadh) is situated. The tour takes you inside the castle where the Arab military were based to secure the trade and commercial routes between Jordan and Syria from the Crusaders.

 

Tour price includes all entrance fees and an English speaking guide for two hours.

 
From Amman
 

1 Adult: US$102
2-3 Adults: US$61
4-6 Adults: $51

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Petra

 

As one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, Petra does not fail to impress. The city was built in the first century AD, as the principal city of Nabataea for almost 2000 years.

 

Explore the rose pink city including the majestic Treasury, the monumental tombs and high place of sacrifice. Walk through the siq or ride on horseback and gaze at the stunning red rock infrastructure and spectacular array of colours that's not found anywhere else in the world.

Tour price includes entrance fees, two hours with local English speaking guide and a horse ride for 700 metres.

 
From Amman
 

1st Adult: US$274
2-3 Adults: US$177
4-6 Adults: $143

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Aqaba Day Tour

 

Aqaba enjoys an excellent temperate climate all year round.

Spend the day snorkelling or for the more adventurous, dive and see some of the world's most beautiful marine life. The beaches are of pristine condition and perfect for relaxation. Other local water sports include water ski-ing and windsurfing.

 

From Amman
 

1 Adult: US$179
2-3 Adults: US$90
4-6 Adults: $70

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals. Snorkelling, water ski-ing, windsurfing and all other water sports.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Dead Sea

 

The Dead Sea is renowned for both its beauty and health benefits and is well-known to relieve skin irritations such as eczema and psorasis. Experience the benefits for yourself with one of the many spa treatments available at the Dead Sea hotels (payable locally).

The year-round pleasant weather and enriched oxygen atmosphere, makes the Dead Sea a very popular choice for sun worshippers and those who wish to treat their general well-being. The extra bromine in the air helps slow down your system encouraging your body to relax even more.

The sea is devoid of all marine and plant life because of the high salt content and is the lowest point on Earth dropping 400m below sea level allowing you to float effortlessly.
 
From Amman
 

1 Adult: US$147
2-3 Adults: US$84
4-6 Adults: $63

 
Extra costs: All tips, all meals. All spa treatments.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  

 

Desert Castles

 

Take a step back in time as you visit the early Islamic art and architecture as you ride through the semi-arid desert of Harraneh, Amra, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Azrak.

Each of the fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings are all inspired by Persian and Graeco-Roman traditions that date between the fifth and eight century.

 

You'll spend a full day visiting the fresco art and zodiac dome of Qasr Amra baths, fortress-like enigmatic Qasr Karana, the residential palace of Qasr el Hallabat and the black basalt Roman/Medieval Islamic fort and former heaquarters of Lawerence of Arabia in Azraq.

Tour price includes all entrance fees.

 
From Amman
 

1 Adult: US$141
2-3 Adults: US$77
4-6 Adults: $59

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Madaba & Mt. Nebo

 

The historical town of Madaba is otherwise known as the City of Mosaics. The chief attraction in this town is of a Mosaic map of Jordan and Palestine in the north and Egypt in the south, located in the Greek Orthodox church of St. George. In the local museum are all the recovered mosaics from the local residences. That were not discovered until 1888 by a group of Christian settlers.

 

Mount Nebo is the burial site of Moses, specifically in a small Byzantine church perched on a hill. From here you can see fantastic views of Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley on a clear day.

Tour price includes all entrance fees.

 
From Amman
 
1 Adult: US$140
2-3 Adults: US$77
4-6 Adults: $54

Extra costs: All tips and all meals.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability
 

Wadi Rum & Aqaba


Wadi Rum, the largest wadi (valley) in Jordan, has been home to several rolling tribes including the Nabateans who left their trademark in the form of paintings, temples and rock graffiti. The present inhabitants are the Bedouin tribe.

Take a ride in a jeep and feel the wind in your hair as you enjoy the variety of rock formations and take in the glorious range of colours that bounce off the sandstone, granite and basalt.

Spend the rest of the day in Aqaba, Jordan's year round aquatic playground. Situated along the famous Red Sea, you'll be able to see some of the most exotic marine life in the world. Snorkelling, water ski-ing and windsurfing are some of the water sports available.

Tour price includes all entrance fees and jeep tour of Wadi Rum.

 
From Amman
 

1st Adult: US$243
2-3 people: US$125
4-6 people: $90

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals.. Snorkelling, water ski-ing, windsurfing and all other water sports.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Ma'In Spa

 

Ma'In Hot Springs offers guests an oasis in an otherwise arid landscape. Its freshwater, mineral spring and waterfall lies 264 metres below sea level.

 

Located at the edge of Wadi Mujib, it also feeds the world's lowest point, the Dead Sea.

Tour price includes all entrance fees.


 
From Amman
 

1st Adult: US$141
2-3 people: US$86
4-6 people: $
68

 
Extra costs: All tips and all meals.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability  
 

Petra, Wadi Rum & Aqaba

 

Depart early for Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Walk or ride on horseback through the siq (a long narrow gorge) that opens up to a natural square. You then reach the Treasury - a stunning building built entirely of red rock.

The Nabataeans had built the Treasury as well as other palaces, temples and arches all with this surrounding red rock. Visit the remaining buildings of the era
still in pristine condition on this eye-opeing tour.

After touring Petra, Wadi Rum is the next stop. The setting for the great Arab revolt lead by none other than T.E. Lawrence otherwise known as 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Take a ride on a 4x4 jeep ride as you enjoy the desert landscape and stop off at the stunning rock formations.

 

Then we continue on to Aqaba, blessed with pleasant weather all year round. Spend the day snorkelling or for the more adventurous, dive and see some of the world's most beautiful marine life. Other water sports include water ski-ing and windsurfing.

 

Tour price includes all entrance fees and jeep ride in Wadi Rum.

 
From Amman
1st Adult: US$346
2-3 people: US$210
4-6 people: $161

Extra costs: All tips and all meals. Snorkelling, water ski-ing, windsurfing and all other water sports.
All prices are approximate adult prices. Child prices on request.

Days: Daily according to availability
 

Important Information About Tours and Excursions

1 All prices are approximate and subject to change without notice.
2 Single room and peak season supplements may apply where overnight accommodation is included.
3 The operation and itineraries of tours or activities are subject to cancellation or amendment.
4 Tours operate according to a minimum amount of participants. Tours can be booked as private excursions, with supplement payable.
5 Some tours may not be suitable for the elderly or infirm - please discuss suitability with your in resort representative and/or the representative of our local partner .
6 Longwood act as agent for the activity operator/supplier.  Please note that the contract for these excursions, tours and activities is between yourself and the local suppliers who offer them.  Local suppliers are independent of Longwood Holidays.

 

The information relating to these excursions and activities is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, itineraries, prices and days of operation are subject to change without notice. For further information, please contact our resort team.