🏨 Private Tour Madaba, Mount Nebo, Bethany Baptism Site & Dead Sea from Amman Activity

Private Tour Madaba, Mount Nebo, Bethany Baptism Site & Dead Sea from Amman

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From $166.67

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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

Escape bustling Amman for the day and see three of Jordan’s most important religious and historical sites on a private 8-hour trip. In addition to viewing the famous Mosaic Map at Madaba’s Saint George Church, besides other mosaics at Madaba’s Archeological Park, as well as visit Saint John Church. Tour of Mount Nebo, Moses last stop for a breathtaking view of the Holy Land. Enjoy panoramic views over the Jordan Valley from the top of Mount Nebo and admire ancient relics and mosaics in its Franciscan Monastery. Continue to visit Bethany, Jesus’ believed baptism site on the Jordan River recognized by the Vatican. Then, soak up under the sunshine and enjoy free time to swim in the Dead Sea’s waters, the lowest point on earth and the first world’s natural spa.

What's Included

English-Speaking Driver

Entrance Fees to Dead Sea Spa Hotel for the use of hotel facilities: beach, pool; if option selected

Entrance Fees to Madaba Saint George Church, Archaeological Museum, Saint John Church.

Entrance Fees to Mount Nebo Memorial Church, and Bethany (Baptism Site at Jordan River)

Entrance to the Dead Sea Private Area for the use of the facilities: beach, pool, and changing rooms

Hotel pick up and drop off

Local English-Speaking Guide: Madaba, and Bethany (Baptism Site at Jordan River)

On board WI-FI

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

Showers

Towel

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
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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
Tours with Dead visit swim suit is required.
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Wheelchair accessible

Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
Entry Regulations to Jordan:No quarantine,Negative valid PCR test 72hours prior arrival,Vaccine Certificate,PCR test upon arrival if needed 28JOD/40USD per person for above 5years,cost directly thru a link.Airlines responsible to ensure requirements are m
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Mobile SIM cards including internet bundle are available with assistance of our team upon request and can be subject to a small additional charge approximately: 15 USD. (Prices subject to change by the communication company).
Order of visits may change for day tours with more than one visit as long as all sites completed.
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German) by request.
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level.

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

Amman

Depart your Amman hotel by a leisure air-conditioned vehicle with English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide, and set off on your private tour, traveling to Madaba the city of mosaics.

• Admission Ticket Free

St. George's Church

Arrive at Saint George’s Church, the 19th-century basilica in the heart of the town. This famous church houses the Madaba Mosaic Map, an intricately detailed floor mosaic of the Holy Land believed to have been created in the 6th century A.D. Admire the church interior and marvel at the stunning floor map, with its evocative depictions of ancient Jerusalem, Jericho, and lands including the Lebanon, Sinai, and Egypt.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Madaba Archaeological Park

Proceed to the open-air museum known as the Archaeological Park, which houses a collection of ruins and mosaics like the Church of Virgin Mary and other floor house mosaics.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church

Visit the historic Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, with its beautiful Bell Tower for a breath-taking view of Madaba. Visit its underground museum memorial of Saint John the Baptist.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mount Nebo

Continue to Mount Nebo, the hill where Moses is believed to have gazed out over the Holy Land. Absorb the sweeping views over the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley, and visit the Byzantine Church on the summit to see its fabled mosaics. Behold the luminous pieces of early art and their vivid recreations of animals, people, and hunting winemaking scenes in this beautiful Franciscan Monastery.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Baptism Site Of Jesus Christ

On route, soak in views of Jordan’s barren landscapes, and pull up at Bethany Beyond the Jordan River, known as “El-Maghtas” in Arabic, the site on the eastern bank of the river where it’s believed Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Meet up with a local guide, and take a tour of the riverbanks and key excavated ruins, learning how the site was sanctified as the place of Jesus’ baptism by the Vatican and a visit by Pope John Paul II in 2000 A.D. Drink in the powerful sense of spirituality, and see the remnants of Roman and Byzantine churches, caves, wells, and baptismal pools.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Dead Sea

Drive to the lowest point on earth for free time to swim in the therapeutic waters of the Dead Sea for an experience not to be missed, as it the first world’s natural spa! Afterward, reconvene with your driver and return to Amman, where your tour ends with a hotel drop-off.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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