Kan Yama Kan: Luxury Cultural 8 day Journey of Jordan

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Kan Yama Kan: Luxury Cultural 8 day Journey of Jordan

By Axis Destination Management

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Overview

Kan Yama Kan” means “Once Upon a Time” in Arabic — and that is exactly the spirit of this journey. This 8-day tour goes beyond Jordan's famous highlights to uncover the layers, stories, and soul of this extraordinary country.
Every detail is handled seamlessly by Axis DMC, Jordan's expert destination management company based in Amman — from airport arrival to departure. Private transport, licensed guides, handpicked accommodation, and curated experiences are all included.
Unlike rushed group tours, this itinerary is designed to feel personal and unhurried. Your guide adapts to your pace, ensuring you experience Jordan authentically rather than just ticking off a checklist.
With years of on-the-ground expertise, Axis DMC knows every road, every site, and every hidden gem. When you travel with us, you are not just booking a tour — you are travelling with people who love Jordan.

Activity location

Amman
- Amman, Jordan, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Amman
- Amman, Jordan, Jordan

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4 Adults - 2 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

2 Rooms: Up to 4 adults, 2 children and 2 infants can share 2 rooms on exisiting bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£576.40 x 4 Adults£2,305.60

Total

4 Adults - 3 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

3 Rooms: Up to 4 adults, 3 children and 3 infants can share 3 rooms on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£648.63 x 4 Adults£2,594.52

Total

3 Adults - 2 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

2 Rooms: Up to 3 adults, 2 children and 2 infants can share 2 rooms on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£691.83 x 3 Adults£2,075.49

Total

4 Adults - 4 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

4 Rooms: Up to 4 adults, 4 children and 4 infants can share 4 rooms on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£720.12 x 4 Adults£2,880.48

Total

3 Adults - 3 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

3 Rooms: Up to 3 adults, 3 children and 3 infants can share 3 rooms on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£787.15 x 3 Adults£2,361.45

Total

2 Adults - 1 Room - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

1 Room: Up to 2 adults, 1 child and 1 infant can share 1 room on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£802.79 x 2 Adults£1,605.58

Total

2 Adults - 2 Rooms - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

2 Rooms: Up to 2 adults, 2 children and 2 infants can share 2 rooms on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman, Tetra Tree Hotel Petra, Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi Rum, Ramada Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£946.51 x 2 Adults£1,893.02

Total

1 Adult - 1 Room - 3 Stars in English

8d
Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
English

1 Room: Up 1 adult, 1 child and 1 infant can share 1 room on existing bedding.
3 Stars Hotels: Sparr Hotel Amman - Tetra Tree Hotel Petra - Sun City Camp (Bubble Tent) Wadi rum - Ramada Resort Dead Sea or similar.
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

£1,277.91 x 1 Adult£1,277.91

Total

What's included, what's not

Dinner
Visa to Jordan (nationality-dependent)
Visits and entrance tickets to the sites mentioned in the programme
Assistance at the airport and the borders by professional staff
Accommodation at the mentioned hotels or similar in the same category( subject to availability )
Transport by modern air-conditioned vehicle including onboard refreshment and WIFI
Local guides at sites
Jeep tour in Wadi Rum for 2 hours
Tips
Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
Optional activities
Lunches and dinners

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialised infant seats are available
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchairs and strollers are accessible in Petra until reaching the Treasury, after that the terrain will be uneven and bumpy
Confirmation will be received at time of booking however hotels remain subject to availability and you will be informed about available and booked hotels within the next 48 hours of receiving package confirmation
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Timings may vary and tour might be adjusted according to weather condition.
This tour is available on request in all other languages and subject to availability
A maximum of one child (3-11 years) and one infant (0-2 years) can share a room with a parent.
Child stays in parents’ room on existing bedding; extra bed available on request.
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Jordan - Ahlan Wa Sahlan

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel in Amman

Amman (Pass by)

Welcome to Amman. Our representative will meet you at the arrivals gate, will help you through airport formalities, later our driver will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for overnight. If time permits and you were not tired from your trip, we will take you on a welcome panoramic tour of Amman, and then a transfer to your hotel for overnight

Day 2: Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Um Qais - Amman

3 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel in Amman.

Jerash

After breakfast, we are heading to the beautiful and green north of Jordan to visit Jerash, just around 60 minutes from Aman, Jerash is a close second to Petra on the list of favourite destinations in Jordan and one of the best places to explore roman civilisation outside of Italy, Inhabited since the Bronze Age, Jerash is known for the ruins of the walled Greco-Roman settlement of Gerasa just outside the modern city. These include the 2nd-century Hadrian’s Arch, the Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis and the huge Forum’s oval colonnade.

Ajloun Castle

1h
Admission ticket included

We then proceed to visit Ajloun Castle, sitting on the mountain top with amazing views! Ajloun castle is the 12th century Castle built by one of Saladin’s lieutenants in the campaign against the Crusaders.

Um Qais

1h
Admission ticket included

Then continue to Umm Qais / Gadara is one of the most unique Greco-Roman Decapolis sites with panoramic view over Golan Heights/Syrian Mountains and the Sea of Galilee Later back to your hotel in Amman for overnight.

Day 3: Amman - Desert Castles - Amman

2 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel in Amman

Al Balad – Downtown Amman

2h
Admission ticket included

After breakfast, we start the day visit Amman, we visit the Citadel of Amman overlooking the entire city, we then descend to visit the roman theatre, two of the most popular archaeological sites in the city.

Quseir Amra

4h
Admission ticket included

Then we head east into the desert and visit Jordan’s Desert Castles. They are beautiful examples of early Islamic art and architecture, with fine mosaics and fresco. See the stunning artwork in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Qaser Amra. Later we go back to Amman to visit the old town, and experience more of the city’s souk and cafes, have some laughs over coffee in a local café, then to your hotel for a good night sleep!

Day 4: Amman - Iraq Al Amir - Madaba - Nebo - Shobak - Petra

4 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel in Petra

Amman

After breakfast, we start the day visiting Iraq Al Amir, which is a town and nearby caves in Amman, Qasr Al Abd (Castle of the Slave) is one of the most important Hellenistic ruins in Jordan. the name is related to the local legend of a slave who fell in love with his master's daughter. To win her hand, the master imposed the slave the condition to build her a palace unlike anything ever seen before.

Mount Nebo

1h
Admission ticket included

We later head south of Amman to visit Mount Nebo and the memorial of Prophet Moses and where he saw the promised land.

Madaba

Visit the town of Madaba and the St George Church which contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem on mosaic.

Shobak Castle

1h
Admission ticket included

Then we take a longer drive (around 2 hours) to reach the town of Shoubak, there, on the "royal mountain" Montreal or Mons Regalis as it used to be called, was the first Crusader fortress in a line of strongholds in Oultrejourdain, the territory East of the river Jordan. Baldwin I King of Jerusalem ordered its construction in 1115 to control the caravan routes between Syria and Egypt. Later we proceed to Petra for overnight.

Day 5: Petra

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel in Petra

Petra

6h
Admission ticket included

After breakfast, we are heading to Jordan’s crown jewel and travellers ultimate destination, the ancient lost city of Petra! The Nabateans carved this city in stone with simple tools 1500 years ago, and nothing will prepare you for the beauty and the sheer size of Al Khazna! Mark my words when it starts peeking at you by the end of the Siq (the pathway to Petra)!

Day 6: Little Petra - Wadi Rum

2 stops
Meals: breakfast, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight in your camp in Wadi Rum

Little Petra

2h
Admission ticket included

After breakfast, we go to visit little Petra, Like Petra, it is a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of the sandstone canyons. As its name suggests, it is much smaller, consisting of three wider open areas connected by a 450-metre canyon.

Wadi Rum

We proceed for a 90 minutes’ drive to Wadi Rum! we’ll go exploring the Martian like desert in a 4X4 pick up for a couple of hours, we visit Al Khaza’ali which is a natural rock formation that mimics the Siq in Petra, Lawrence spring, enjoy Bedouin tea with local Bedouins. We arrive to the camp (and we bet you’re hungry by then) for a Bedouin speciality dinner: ZARB. What’s that you may ask? Well, it’s a mix of meat like lamb and chicken, rice, potatoes and carrots, placed in a hole in the ground, which is filled with flaming coals. The hole is then covered, and after a few hours, the meat and rice are all smoked, steamed, and grilled, all at the same time! After dinner, you can enjoy a night of stargazing since there is no light pollution in the area. Overnight in your camp in Wadi Rum.

Day 7: Wadi Rum - Dead Sea

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in your resort in the Dead Sea

Dead Sea Region

Transfer to the Dead Sea to just relax after the trip, reflect on your experience, have fun and enjoy the Dead Sea.

Day 8: Departure

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Not included

Dead Sea Region (Pass by)

Transfer to the airport for departure

Location

Activity location

Amman
- Amman, Jordan, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Amman
- Amman, Jordan, Jordan

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