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Private Half Day Jerash Visit & Optional Cooking Class from Amman

From $213 • 5 hours • Zaid Tours and Travel • Amman, Jerash, Jordan • Pickup available • Free until 1 day before

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The Private Half Day Jerash Visit offers an immersive experience into one of the best-preserved Roman ruins outside of Italy. This tour is ideal for history enthusiasts and travelers looking to explore Jordan's rich cultural heritage. Participants will enjoy a guided exploration of the ancient city of Jerash, including highlights such as the Oval Plaza and the impressive colonnaded streets, with a local English-speaking guide providing insights into the site’s history. Additionally, an optional cooking class allows guests to delve into Jordanian cuisine, making this experience distinctive by combining historical exploration with culinary discovery. The tour includes convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off from Amman, ensuring a seamless travel experience.

Inclusions

Hotel pick up and drop off
Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according to number of participants
English-Speaking Driver
Entrance fees to Jerash Roman Ruins; if option Jordan Pass not selected
Local English-Speaking Guide for the classic visit of Jerash (Spanish-French by request-availability)
Optional Cooking Class in a local restaurant at Jerash; if option selected
On board WI-FI

Exclusions

All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
All type of beverages
All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver and Local Guide) – Recommended
Personal Expenses
Any other service not mentioned

Itinerary

Amman, Amman, Amman Governorate

Begin your private tour with a pick up from your central Amman hotel, and travel by comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle to Jerash with your own private English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide.

Jerash Ruins, Jerash Jordan

Wander among the original temples, theaters, plazas, paths, and colonnaded streets; all enclosed within the remaining city walls. Within the city walls have been found the remains of settlements dating from the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Abbasid periods, indicating human occupation at this location for more than 2,500 years

Oval Plaza, Archaeological Site Jerash, Jerash 26173 Jordan

A local English-Speaking Guide will be included for your classic 2 hours visit of this Roman Decapolis City of Jerash. This ancient city was one of the most prosperous in the Roman Empire, and was covered by sand for centuries until its remnants were discovered in 1806 A.D. Head through the ancient city gate and walk around the well-preserved ruins as your guide tells you tales about the city in its heyday. See its arches, theaters, and elegant colonnaded street. Snap photos of the stunning Oval Plaza, the Temples of Zeus and Artemis, as well as the intriguing egg-shaped public square framed by standing columns. After this amazing walking tour, return to Amman where your experience finishes with a drop-off at your hotel.

Please Note

Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
If travelers select Jordan Pass option, clients should purchase Jordan Pass directly.
Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages by request.
Clients with mobility issues, please contact us.
Strollers and car seats for infants, please contact us.
Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant that does not serve alcohol, please contact us. (Tours with Lunch)
For Arab and G.C.C. nationals, please book Jordan Pass option; visits without entrance fees included, as reduced entrance fees apply. It is better for Arab and G.C.C. passport holders to pay directly in destination their entrance fees.
For health restriction: Indicate special dietary requirements at the time of booking.