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aqaba Petra, The Rose Red Desert City

Created by the Nabateans, Arab Bedouin tribes who came from Arabia almost 2,000 years ago, added to by the Romans in 106 A.D. providing the setting for one of the most unique cities ever built. Walk down a very narrow, descending ancient river bed winding its way through the gorge for approximately 3 kilometers with towering walls of rock reach 300 feet high and at the final turn, out of the gloom appears the brilliance of Petra’s Treasurys…

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Petra, The Rose Red Desert City

JORDAN

Officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was founded in 1921 and was recognized by the League of Nations as a state under the British mandate in 1922 known as The Emirate of Transjordan.

In 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Over half of Jordan is covered by the Arabian Desert. Its capital city is Amman. Jordan’s only access to the sea is a narrow stretch of land at the Gulf of Aqaba with the town of Aqaba the only seaport.

Aqaba

Aqaba has been an inhabited settlement since 4,000 BC profiting from its strategic location at the junction of trading routes between Asia, Africa, and Europe.

In 1965, King Hussein wishing to give Aqaba room to grow he traded land with Saudi Arabia swapping 6,000 square kilometers of desert land in Jordan's interior with 12 kilometers of prime coastline to the south of Aqaba. The swap also gave the country access to the magnificent Yamanieh coral reef.

Best known today as a diving and beach resort, its industrial activity remains important to the area, and the town exports phosphate and some shells.

It is the largest city on the Gulf of Aqaba with the Israeli town of Eilat a stone’s throw across the water.

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Aqaba Excursions

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	Tour ID: AQJ- 01 Duration: 09h30	Petra, The Rose Red Desert City Tour Highlights: Petra, Petra’s Treasury Created by the Nabateans, Arab Bedouin tribes who came from Arabia almost 2,000 years ago, added to by the Romans in 106 A.D. providing the setting for one of the most unique cities ever built. Walk down a very narrow, descending ancient river …. More information
	Tour ID: AQJ- 02 Duration: 05h00	Wadi Rum Desert Adventure Tour Highlights: Wadi Rum, Bedouin Tent Already inhabited in prehistoric times, the great valley that once was, was roamed for millennia by hunters and nomads leaving behind a legacy of interesting traces to attest of their passage. Wadi Rum is a vast, silent landscape of desert and …. More information
	Tour ID: AQJ- 03 Duration: 12h30	Floating on the Dead Sea Tour Highlights: Dead Sea Spa Hotel Spend the day at a Dead Sea Spa Hotel and take advantage of the facilities offered. You can float on the water unable to sink due to the high salinity, soak up the sun or cover yourselves in the special mud …. More information
	Tour ID: AQJ- 04 Duration:2 days-1 night	Wadi Rum & Petra Overnight Tour Highlights: Wadi Rum - Bedouin camp, Petra, Petra’s Treasury Wadi Rum is a vast, silent landscape of desert and rocks sculpted by wind and time immemorial. …Four-wheel desert drive and a Bedouin lunch in the desert under a Bedouin Tent then drive to Petra. Overnight and dinner at hotel in Petra. Created …. More information
	Tour ID: AQJ- 05 Duration:2 days-1night	The Dead Sea Experience Tour Highlights: Madaba, St. George, Mount Nebo’s, Dead Sea Drive to Madaba where some of the finest Byzantine mosaics are found together with the ancient mosaic map of the world and Jerusalem. Visit the Greek Orthodox church of St. George and Mount Nebo’s peak from where Moses looked across to the promised land. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and continue to the Dead Sea for the night …. More information

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