Islamic Tour - 5 Days

Amman Airport – Amman
Meet & assist at Amman Airport
Transfer to Amman (43 km)
Overnight at Amman hotel

Breakfast at hotel.

Drive to Kahf Al-Raqim (17 km) – Kahf Al-Raqim or the Cave of the Seven Sleepers mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in a Sura named Al-Kahf (the Cave). Persecuted by despotic rule of Trajan for monotheism, a group of pious youths took refuge in this cave. To preserve them, Allah put them to sleep, and when they revived 300 years later (309 lunar years as inimitability mentioned in the Holy Qur’an), they thought that they were only asleep for a day or so. Christianity was widespread by then, and when they were discovered, Allah put them to rest forever.

Continue to Abu Darwish Mosque (8 km) – On top of Jebel al-Ashrafiyeh’ is the striking Abu

Darwish Mosque, built in 1961 with unmistakable alternating layers of black and white stone. Non-Muslims are generally not permitted inside, but the views on the way up are good. Transfer to Grand Husseini Mosque (6 km) – This Ottoman style mosque was rebuilt using striking pink-and-white stone in 1924 by the late King Abdullah I on the site of an ancient mosque built originally in 640 AD by Omar ibn Al-Khattab the 2nd Caliph of Islam.. Probably also, the site of the Cathedral of Philadelphia.

Head to Citadel (6 km) – Towering above downtown Amman, the site of the earliest fortifications is now subject to numerous excavations which have revealed remains from the Middle Bronze Age (2nd mill. BC) and the Iron Age (8th century BC), as well as from Hellenistic (2nd century BC) and late Roman to Arab Islamic Ages.

Continue to King Abdullah Mosque (3 km) – This mosque located in El-Abdali district was completed in 1990 as a memorial to the late King Hussein’s Grandfather. The beautiful and instantly recognizable Blue Dome Mosque is worth a quick look inside.

Transfer to King Hussein Mosque (11 km) – This new mosque is in West Amman, where the new King Hussein public park is, The four-minaret mosque, built in the Islamic architectural style prevalent in Bilad Sham, has a primary praying area characterized by vaulted ceilings and Umayyad-style ornamentation carved in Jordanian stone.

Drive to Bilal bin Rabah Shrine (13 km) – in Wadi Essair another suburb of Amman. Whilst still a slave Bilal embraced Islam, which brought upon him the wrath of his master Umayyah ibn Khalaf who tried to coerce him into rejecting his faith by placing a huge rock on his chest during the peak summer heat of Mecca.
Overnight at Amman hotel.

Breakfast at hotel

Drive to Abu Dharr al-Ghifari Tomb (38 km) – near Madaba overlooking Wadi Mujib is the village of Shaqiq. In Shaqiq, the tomb of the venerable companion Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari is marked by lined up stones. Recognized for his veracity and generosity, Abu Dharr was among the first companions to follow Islam and a strong advocate of wealth distribution.
Continue to Prophet Noah Shrine (88 km) – Allah sent Noah to his people to warn them of divine punishment if they continued to worship idols. As stated in the Holy Qur’an in a Sura entitled Noah (Sura 71, verses 1-3): “We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Chastisement. He said: O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open: That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me”.

Head to Jafar bin Abi Taleb Shrine (28 km) – The deputy commander of the army the venerable companion Ja’far ibn Abi Talib, cousin of Prophet Mohammad, then took the banner after Zaid. He is often known as “The Flying Ja’far” because he lost his hands during the battle and continued to hold the banner. He was renowned for his kindness towards the needy and for narrating the hadiths directly from the Prophet.
Transfer to Abdullah bin Rawaha Tomb (8 km) – The venerable companion Abdullah ibn

Rawaha, the third in charge of the army after Zaid and Ja’far, then assumed command. Abdullah was known among the companions for his piety, obedience and patience. Furthermore, he was a faithful and selflessly dedicated soldier. He was a famous poet of his time, and became the Prophet’s poet.

Drive to Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari Shrine (33 km) – The much beloved venerable companion Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari has a shrine in Tafilah. He took part in nineteen military campaigns and was beside Prophet Mohammad during the conquest of Mecca.

Arrival to Petra (85 km) Overnight at Petra hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Petra site for full day visit – Petra is the treasure of ancient world, hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, boasting incomparable scenes that make it the most majestic and imposing ancient site still-standing nowadays.. It has been said “perhaps there is nothing in the world that resembles it. The rock-carved rose-red city of Petra is full of mysterious charm, it was “designed to strike wonder into all who entered it”. Petra is considered the most famous and gorgeous site in Jordan. It is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2000 years ago. Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is now a UNESCO world heritage site and one of The New 7 Wonders of the World that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe.

Arrival to Amman (235 km) Overnight at Amman hotel

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Amman Airport for departure (43 km) Petra
Transfer to Petra site for full day visit – The giant red mountains and vast mausoleums of a departed race have nothing in common with modern civilization, and ask nothing of it except to be appreciated at their true value – as one of the greatest wonders ever wrought by Nature and Man although much has been written about Petra, nothing really prepares you for this amazing place.

It has to be seen to be believed. Petra the world wonder is without doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. It is a vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled here more than 2000 years ago, turning it into an important junction for the silk, spice and other trade routes that linked China, India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Syria, Greece and Rome.

Overnight at Petra hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Beidha (18 km) – Little Petra was inhabited by the Nabataeans and has lots of tombs, water containers and channels, it has a small path that leads to some of the inside area, Siq al Bared, the scale of this area and the fact that it is a continuation of Petra gave it the name of Little Petra. It is literally hidden away in the center of a mountain.

Proceed to Wadi Rum (113 km) – 4×4 Jeep Tour in Wadi Rum for 2 hours – This is a stupendous, timeless place, virtually untouched by humanity and its destructive forces. Here, it is the weather and winds that have carved the imposing, towering skyscrapers, so elegantly described by T.E. Lawrence as “vast, echoing and god-like”.
Back to Amman (324 km ).

Overnight at Amman hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Amman Airport for departure (43 km).