Amman is the Capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, first known as a Rabbath Ammoun in the Iron Age, and later as Philadelphia, one of several Greco-Roman cities in the urban confederation known as the Decapolis, and recently the «white City» because of the white stone used to build house.

Jerash or Gerasa is located in the North of Amman, 45-minute drive to reach the best-preserved example of Roman civilization, the city of Jerash. Jerash, part of the Decapolis (the ten big Roman cities of the East) has been called the Pompeii of the East for its unique state of preservation. The city features theatres, churches, temples (Zeus and Artemis), a Nymphaeum and colonnaded streets.

This 12th Century Castle was built by Saladin in his successful campaign to drive the Crusaders from Jordan in 1189 and is an outstanding example of Arab/Islamic military architecture.

Um Qais or Gadara is the most dramatically situated of the Decapolis cities. There one can explore fascinating ruins, a stunning black basalt theatre, a colonnaded main street, and a city gate, among others - and enjoy spectacular views of the Jordan Valley, the sea of Galilee, and the Golan Heights. Um Qais has a charming museum in a restored Othman house in addition to its other attractions

Pella is another city of the Decapolis in the Jordan Valley. Most of the visible structures date from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods (2nd - 14th Centuries A.D.) and there is ample evidence of human occupation during the earlier Hellenistic, Persian, Iron, Bronze, Chalcolithic, Neolithic and Paleolithic periods

Dead Sea is the lowest spot on earth, falls short of accommodating any life due to the extremely high content of salts and minerals, but these natural elements give the water and the Dead Sea products their curative powers. Seaside facilities include hotels with therapeutic clinics, restaurant, bathing, and sport centers.

The Desert Castles are located in the eastern desert of the Kingdom, which offer the fresco art and zodiac dome of Qasr Amra baths; fortress-like enigmatic Qasr Karana; the Roman fort turned Umayyad residential palace at Qasr el Hallabat; and the black basalt Roman/Medieval Islamic fort at Azraq.

The mosaic city of Madaba, where the oldest map of the Holy Land exists on the floor of Saint George’s Church. Madaba, or Medeba in antiquity, features many famous mosaics that exist in public and private buildings.

Mount Nebo, the alleged burial site of Moses overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. Here Franciscans have built a structure that protects a 4th and 6th Century Byzantine church.

Kerak is distinguished by its fine crusader castle built in the 12th century on the remains of earlier citadels, which date back to Nabatean times. There is a small but interesting museum in the castle, which is one of the finest of its type surviving today.

Your Ultimate destination is the astonishing rose red city of Petra. This city has a lot to tell. After passing some tombs, which are located outside the city, the visitor passes through the SIQ, an immense crack in the Nubian sandstone. It is a winding, one-kilometer-long fissure between overhanging cliffs that seem to meet more than 300 feet overhead. Near the end of the passage, the SIQ, with great style, makes one last turn and out of the gloom in towering brightness appears Petra’s most impressive monument, el Khazneh - The Treasury. This is one of the most elegant remains of antiquity, carved out of the solid rock from the side of the mountain, is nearly 140 feet high and 90 feet wide. Beyond el Khazneh the visitor is surrounded on both sides by hundreds of Petra’s carved and built structures, soaring temples, elaborate royal tombs, a carved Roman theater, large and small houses, burial chambers and much more. The Victorian traveler and poet, Dean Burgon, gave Petra a description which holds to this day - “Match me such a marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city half as old as time.”

Fifteen minutes drive from Petra the visitor can walk through 8,000 year old excavated Stone Age village sat Beidah and Basta, wander among the ruins of settlements of the biblical Edomites, or explore the sprawling remains of the Roman legionary fortress at Udruh.

Wadi Rum is a mauve hued valley of mesmerizing beauty where Lawrence of Arabia once rode. Wadi Rum is like the moon scope of ancient valleys and towering weathered sandstone mountains rising out of the white and pink colored sands. Much of David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" was filmed there and and it was also the location where T. E. Lawrence himself was based during the Arab Revolt.

Jordan’s only outlet to the sea enjoys a spectacular Red Sea setting of purple colored mountains and sandy beaches. Aqaba’s main attractions include some of the world’s finest scuba diving and snorkeling, a full range of water sports from beachfront hotels, an extensive aquarium, and a museum. One can swim, sail, surf and water ski, or dive into a magical world of exotic fish and corals.

Perched on the edge of Wadi Dana, overlooking the spectacular scenery of the Dana Nature Reserve, is a unique guest house offering: breathtaking views, peace and seclusion, sensitively designed and furnished buildings, traditional Arabic food, friendly, & informal service. The Guest House lies just outside the village of Dana, which is 200 Km south of Amman, 60 Km north of Petra and 200 Km north of Aqaba. It can be reached from the king’s highway, turning off Qadessiya, and from the Desert Highway by taking the Rashediya turning at Husseiniya. The Guest House can accommodate up to 20 people in 9 bedrooms, most of which have private terraces overlooking the Wadi. There are also excellent facilities for conferences and work. By staying in the Dana Guest House you will be part of a pioneering project to bring nature and people together. You will be supporting the protection of the Nature Reserve and improving the livelihood of local people. The Reserve itself is home to thousands of special plants and animals, some of which are in danger of disappearing from the earth forever. RSCN has a policy to help local communities benefit from the nature reserve. It employs local people, buys produce from the area for the Guest House, and is developing crafts and small businesses. The Dana Centre, next to the Guest House, has Jordan’s first nature shop, selling organically produced foods and highly original gifts. It also has displays and information about the nature reserve, and workshops where villagers make the handicrafts sold in the shop.