Jordan

Amman: Often referred to as the “white city”, Amman, was originally like Rome built on seven hills which still form its natural focal points. With extensive modern building projects, Amman is now very well equipped with excellent hotels and tourist facilities. The central market (souk), is lively and interesting and provides a taste of a more traditional city. Remains from Greek, Roman and Ottoman Turk occupations are dotted around the city, the main attraction being the Roman amphitheatre from the 2nd century AD in the center of the city. Jerash, less than an hour’s drive from Amman,a magnificent Greco-Roman city on an ancient site, beautifully preserved by the desert sands, is justly famous for the Triumphal Arch, The Hippodrome, the theatres, baths and getaways. South of Amman, the Dead Sea, 392 m below sea level and the lowest point on earth, glistens by day and night in an eerie, dry landscape. The Biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are thought to be beneath its waters. Supporting no life and having no outlet, even the non-swimmer can float freely in the rich salt water. Enjoy a great spa holiday at one of the luxurious hotel of the area. Petra, is one of the wonders of the Middle East World; a gigantic amphitheatre hidden in the rocks out of which a delicately coloured city with immense facades has been carved; it was lost for hundreds of years and only rediscovered in 1812, Until recently the rock caves were still inhabited by Bedouins. Away from the road, it is only possible to reach Petra by horseback.