Guided Tour Jerash and Amman with light lunch

Enjoy a private day tour to Jerash and Amman. The tour includes a tour guide and a light lunch. Visit the Roman ruins of Jerash, one of the cities of the Decapolis. Jerash is a popular well preserved remain of Greco Roman City in the Middle East. In Amman Downtown you see the Citadel Hill with remains from the three different periods, the Roman Theater with 6,000 seating capacity and traditional souks.

08:30 your guide picks you up from any hotel in Amman. Drive 50 kms to Jerash, where you visit the well preserved city of the Roman Empire, often called Pompeii of the East. Initially built by Alexander the Great, the town started to prosper after the Roman conquest and was one of the Decapolis cities in northern Jordan. The guide shows you around and explains the history. Visit Hadrian's Arch, built in 130 AD to honor the visit of Emperor Hadrian. Pass the Hippodrome offering space for 15,000 spectators, the impressing Forum, continue to the Temple of Artemis, the Colonnaded Street and the Nymphaeum.

Back in Amman lunch break at Al Quds in Rainbow Street, reputed to have the best Falafel Sandwich in town. Proceed to Downtown. Visit the Citadel hill with remains of the Hercules Temple and the Umayyad Palace as well as the small Archaeological Museum. You'll see the large Roman Theater from 2nd century and the traditional souks. Return transfer to your hotel in Amman.