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Private Day Tour to Umm Qais from Amman with Optional Hiking Trail
Private Day Tour to Umm Qais from Amman with Optional Hiking Trail
Tour with Lunch
For KrisFlyer members only
Tour with Al Hreith Trail
For KrisFlyer members only
Tour & Al-Shreif Mountain Tail
For KrisFlyer members only
Tour only
For KrisFlyer members only
Highlights
Step back through history to visit Umm Qais, one of Jordan’s best-preserved archaeological sites on this private trip from Amman with your own leisure new vehicle and English – Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide. Travel through the Jordan Valley for a guided tour of Umm Qais’ ruins, the remains of the Greco-Roman city of Gadara, and once part of the Greco-Roman Decapolis league. With a local guide, stroll the paved streets; see the theater, mausoleum, and other relics; visit the museum to view artifacts from the site. Learn Gadara’s history as you explore, and admire the breathtaking views of the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. You can upgrade your tour to enrich your experience with 2 amazing trail at Yarmouk forest reserve.
Itinerary
Umm Qais
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeMeet your own private English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide at your central Amman hotel and board your comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. Then, start out on your full-day trip to Umm Qais, home to the ruins of ancient Rome’s Decapolis cities — a group of 10 situated on the frontiers of the Roman Empire in the Middle East. First, venture northward through Jordan’s green landscapes to the village of Umm Qais, overlooking the ruins of another Roman Decapolis city known as “Gadara”.Umm Qais
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeSoak up the views from here over the Sea of Galilee and Golan Heights to explore the Greco-Roman ruins, including the amphitheater, crumbled mausoleum, basilica terrace, as well as other theaters and treasures. Start the visit walking the "Docomanos" street that leads to the theater which is different than other roman theaters, since this one is directed west instead of north. Proceed to the basilica church to see its octagonal altar which was a temple. Continue to the main street "Cardomaximo" which means the main street. The direction of this street is from east to west, usually the roman streets are from north to south. Then, visit the town’s museum to admire some of the precious artifacts recovered from the site, including mosaics and marble statues. Admire the breathtaking view of the Sea of Galilee, Tiberias, and the Golan Heights. You day ends with a hotel drop-off.Umm Qais
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeUpgrade you tour with this easy self-guided hiking trail, with Al Hreith trail you will stops at the beginning of the passageway with a unique view of the fallen oak forest on the one hand and on the cultivated pine forest on the other. During the walk, the visitor can see some annual plants such as hawthorn, sweden, kandul, wild almond, and figs. Then the trail will leads you to the viewpoint, which is 308 degree above sea level, where you take a rest and enjoy watching the Lake of Tiberias, Tur Mountains and Golan heights. The corridor is one of the types of evidence of previous civilizations, which contains water channels used in the Roman era, sections of rocks and caves, some military trenches, and an artillery point used in the sixties of the nineteenth century.Umm Qais
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeUpgrade you tour with this moderate guided hiking trail, Al-Shreif Mountain trail starts from Umm Qays area towards the village of Al-Mukhaibah al-Tahta. The path begins easily through a semi-level mountain range with simple ramps and slopes, characterized by the presence of many plants, and trees (hawthorn trees, sweden trees, sycamores, Greek turtles), species of animals (Gecko gazelles and rocky mullet). Through the hike, you can take a rest and enjoy some old caves, rock formations and wells. Then the path will take you down to 85 meters above sea level, towards the Muntumra Valley, which is the end of the mountain path with tea break on the firewood.
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Zaid Tours and Travel
USD 189.91
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