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# JORDAN: BEYOND PETRA - the page at /journeys/beyond-petra
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# ON brief the opening paragraphs and the facts
# ON departures the dates, and the buttons that book them
# ON themes the three dark cards
# OFF programme the day-by-day list
# OFF map the route map, drawn from the points below
# ON inclusions the "what to expect" tabs
# ON packing what to pack
# ON why why come
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# kind: Expeditions · Character Journeys · Retreats · Races
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title: Jordan: Beyond Petra
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tagline: Venture past the usual sightseeing - homecooked meals, social enterprises, and craft learned from the people who make it.
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price label: From
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price: SGD 2,500
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kind: Expeditions
soon: no
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action: https://wa.me/6586907261
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# brief
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brief eyebrow: The brief
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brief heading: The key sites, with a twist.
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brief: Eight days packed with the sites Jordan is known for - Petra, Wadi Rum, the Citadel - and days spent where the tour buses do not stop: homecooked meals, social enterprises and NGOs, and craft workshops.
brief: Twelve travellers, local guides throughout, and walks of one to three hours a day. Activities in Wadi Rum can be tailored if you want more of a challenge.
stat: Cohort | Max 12
stat: Days | 8
stat: Country | Jordan
facts: Amman → Pella → Um Qais → Petra → Wadi Rum · 8 days · max 12
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departure: 21 - 28 November 2027 (School holiday) | Active | Open | /trips/p/beyond-petra-nov-2027
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# departure: 12 - 19 March 2028 | Planning | Open
# departure: 05 - 12 November 2028 | Planning | Open
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themes eyebrow: Three movements
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themes heading: Valley · City · Desert
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theme: Valley | The north | Pella and Um Qais - archaeology, a walk with a shepherd, olive picking and hadab making, and dinner cooked at home.
theme: City | Amman | A local city tour, lunch at a social enterprise, a craft workshop with an NGO, and the Citadel above the old town.
theme: Desert | Petra & Wadi Rum | Breakfast with a Bedouin family, half a day in Petra, and the desert to finish.
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# programme
# day: TITLE | HEADING | Night: WHERE, then its act: lines.
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program eyebrow: Day by day
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program heading: Programme of the trip
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program intro: Eight days, north to south. Tap through each day to see what is on the ground.
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day: Arrival | Amman | Night: Amman
act: Airport meet & assist | plane
act: Transfer to the hotel | home
act: Welcome dinner at a social enterprise | food
day: Pella | The Jordan valley | Night: Pella
act: Archaeological tour | map
act: Walk with a shepherd | walk
act: Evening in the valley | sunset
day: Um Qais | Harvest & craft | Night: Um Qais
act: Archaeological tour | map
act: Olive picking and hadab making | wheat
act: Homecooked dinner | food
day: Amman | The community | Night: Amman
act: Local city tour | map
act: Lunch at a social enterprise | food
act: NGO craft workshop | pack
day: Amman | The Citadel | Night: Amman
act: The Citadel | mountain
act: Free afternoon & shopping | home
act: Homecooked dinner | food
day: South | Petra & Wadi Rum | Night: Wadi Rum
act: Local breakfast with a Bedouin family | food
act: Petra, half a day | walk
act: Transfer to Wadi Rum | map
day: Wadi Rum | The desert | Night: Amman
act: A day in Wadi Rum | tent
act: Transfer to Amman | map
day: Departure | Farewell | Departure
act: Transfer to the airport | plane
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# WHICH COUNTRIES THE MAP DRAWS
# countries: Jordan
# countries: Jordan, Syria
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countries: Jordan, Israel
map eyebrow: The route
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map title: Amman · Pella · Um Qais · Petra · Wadi Rum
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map note: North into the Jordan valley, back through the capital, then south to Petra and the desert.
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map route label: BEYOND PETRA
point: AMMAN | 31.949 | 35.933
point: PELLA | 32.450 | 35.617 | left
point: UM QAIS | 32.653 | 35.685 | right
point: PETRA | 30.328 | 35.444
point: WADI RUM | 29.583 | 35.420
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inclusions heading: What to expect
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inclusions intro: Where you are, where you sleep, how you move, what you eat - and what the price does and does not cover.
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expect: The ground | The north, the capital, the south | Eight days across Jordan: the Jordan valley at Pella, the Decapolis city at Um Qais, Amman and its Citadel, then south to Petra and Wadi Rum. The famous sites are on the itinerary - so are the days spent where the coaches do not stop.
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expect: Nights | Four in Amman, a village, a hill town, and one in the desert | Four nights in Amman, one at Pella, one at Um Qais and one in Wadi Rum. Rooms are twin share - one room between two - and a single room can be arranged as an extra, invoiced separately before you travel.
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expect: Getting around | Every journey between the sites | All ground transport across the eight days is covered, with a local driver. You are met at the airport on arrival and taken back for your flight on the last day. Flights themselves are not included - see the next tab.
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expect: Meals | Homecooked, more often than not | Every meal named in the day-by-day programme is covered. A good number of them are cooked by the households and social enterprises the trip visits rather than served in a hotel, which is most of the point. Tell us about dietary needs when you enquire.
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expect: What's included | In the price | Visa, accommodation, tour guides at the sites of interest, transport, entry fees, and the meals set out in the detailed itinerary.
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expect: Not included | What you arrange yourself | Flights to and from Amman, and travel insurance. Personal kit: boots you have already walked in, a headtorch for the night in Wadi Rum, and a sleeping bag liner if you would rather use your own. Drinks, souvenirs and gratuities for the guides and drivers. A single room instead of twin share, and the optional extension to sites such as Petra after Wadi Rum, are extras invoiced separately before you travel.
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expect: Who it's for | Moderate walking | Walks of one to three hours. Activities in Wadi Rum can be tailored if you want more of a challenge.
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# packing
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packing eyebrow: Prepare for the trip
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packing heading: What to pack
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packing intro: November is mild by day and cold at night in the desert. Layers, boots you have already walked in, and room in the bag for what you bring home.
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pack: Clothing | Warm layers & fleece | Light waterproof shell | Sturdy walking boots | Sun hat | Modest clothes for villages
pack: Travel essentials | Passport & travel documents | Travel insurance details | Personal medication | Reusable water bottle (1L+) | Small daypack
pack: Personal items | Notebook & pen | Sunscreen & sunglasses | Toiletries & quick-dry towel | Headtorch
pack: Optional | Camera | Binoculars | Sleeping bag liner | Small gifts for hosts
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why eyebrow: Why this trip
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why heading: Why come.
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why: Local community first | Guides, cooks and makers who teach you their own story, history, heritage and craft.
why: Social good | Social enterprises and non-profits, so the money spent stays where it is earned.
why: Small groups | Twelve travellers at most, so the trip stays personal.
why: More than sand | Valleys, ruins, olive groves and desert - the country beyond the postcard.
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# cta
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cta eyebrow: Small group · max 12
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cta heading: A place is waiting.
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cta body: Twelve places on this departure. Pay in full, or hold yours with a deposit.
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cta fine: SGD 750 holds a place. The balance is charged on 22 October 2027, thirty days before you travel.
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