🏨 Private Christian Tour: Madaba, Mount Nebo, and Mukawer Day Trip from Amman Activity

Private Christian Tour: Madaba, Mount Nebo, and Mukawer Day Trip from Amman

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Amman, Amman

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Explore Jordan’s biblical and early medieval history on this private Christian based faith trip from Amman to Madaba, mosaic city, Mount Nebo top hill mosaic church, and Mukawer. Admire the 6th-century Mosaic Map at Madaba’s Saint George Church, and visit Mount Nebo, Moses last stop before his death, for a breathtaking view of the Holy Land and the Jordan Valley. Plus, indulge to the Fortress of Machaerus, Herod the Great’s hilltop palace where it is thought John the Baptist was beheaded. This tour includes: Hotel pick-up and drop-off, private transportation with a new leisure climate conditioned vehicle with English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide, admission fees, and guided visits of Madaba included.

What's Included

English Speaking Driver.

Entrance Fees to Madaba Saint George Church, Mount Nebo Memorial Church, and Machaerus Fortress

Hotel pick-up and drop -off

Local English-Speaking Guide at Madaba Saint George Church

On board WI-FI

Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according number of participants

What's Not Included

All type of beverages

All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended

All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)

Anything else not mentioned

Personal Expenses

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Clients are advised to bring hats, sun screen, and comfortable walking shoes.
Contact your local operator (phone number, emergency mobile number, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant please contact us.
Regular temperature checks for staff
Specialized infant seats are available
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Clients are advised to bring hats, sun screen, and comfortable walking shoes.
Contact your local operator (phone number, emergency mobile number, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant please contact us.
Regular temperature checks for staff
Specialized infant seats are available
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Madaba

.After pick-up from your Amman hotel, journey by a private, air-conditioned vehicle to the city of Madaba, known for its early medieval mosaics. The most famous is the 6th-century Mosaic Map of the Holy Land, housed in Madaba’s 19th-century Orthodox Saint George’s Church.

• Admission Ticket Free

St. George's Church

On arrival, join up with a local guide and, after admiring the church’s deceptively simple exterior, head inside to view the interior and mosaic. Wander around the richly detailed map, and learn how it depicts the Holy Land and Jordan of its time. Admire the colorful renderings of the Dead Sea, Jericho, and Jerusalem, note the references to biblical locations.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mount Nebo

Next, drive to Mount Nebo, heading to the top of this mountain ridge where it’s believed Moses saw the Holy Land before he died. Admire the views over the Jordan Valley, and on a clear day, across to the Holy Land; and see the modern sculpture depicting Moses. Tour Mount Nebo Franciscan Church, a modern shrine that houses floor mosaics from around the 6th century. Gaze at the still-vivid scenes of soldiers, horses, hunters, and animals like peacocks and lions, and hear fascinating facts about the mosaic’s discovery.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mukawir

Afterward, continue to Mukawer (Machaerus); a fortified hilltop palace to the east of the Dead Sea, founded by Herod the Great. According to 1st-century Romano-Jewish scholar, Flavius Josephus, the fortress was where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded in 32 A.D., with his head presented to Herod’s son, Herod Antipas, on a plate by Princess Salome. View the ruins of this once-palatial and impregnable fortress, making out the walls, baths, and even the hall where it’s believed that Salome danced. Then, rejoin your vehicle, and return to Amman, where your day finishes with a hotel drop-off.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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