ISTANBUL – AMMAN – AQABA
Meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal. Departure to Aqaba on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight. (Our flight will make an approximately 1-hour technical/operational توقف in Amman; passengers will not disembark during this stop. )After the stop, we continue our flight to Aqaba. Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel by private vehicle. Overnight in Aqaba.
AQABA – WADI RUM
After breakfast at the hotel, we set out to explore the city of Aqaba, located on the Red Sea coast. During the glass-bottom boat tour we will take in the Gulf of Aqaba, we move through the clear waters of the Red Sea accompanied by views of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine; we have the opportunity to see reefs, coral rocks, and various species of fish. After the tour, we depart for Wadi Rum, Jordan’s largest valley. En route, we see part of the Hejaz Railway remains built during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Upon arrival in Wadi Rum, we carry out an approximately 2-hour safari tour with 4x4 vehicles suitable for desert conditions. During the safari, red sand dunes, massive rock formations reaching up to 1,750 meters, and rock paintings approximately 4,000 years old will be seen. Dinner and accommodation in tent camps in Wadi Rum.
WADI RUM – PETRA – MUTE – AMMAN
After breakfast, we depart for Petra Ancient City, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic city tour. During the tour; the Petra Ancient City, founded by the Nabataeans, located in Wadi Musa and famous for its rose-pink color, the Treasury (Al-Khazneh), the Royal Tombs, the Palaces, the Court House, the Colonnaded Street, and the Ancient Amphitheater are among the places to be seen. After our Petra visit, we head to Mute. On the Mute tour, the area where the Battle of Mute took place, the battlefield where it is said that Khalid ibn al-Walid (r.a) had nine swords broken, and the graves of Zayd ibn Harithah (r.a), Jafar ibn Abi Talib (r.a), and Abdullah ibn Rawahah (r.a) will be visited. After the tour, depart for Amman. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Amman
AMMAN
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for the city of Salt, one of the important centers of the Ottoman Empire in Jordan during World War I. Here, we will visit the Salt Turkish Martyrs' Cemetery, where Ottoman soldiers who fell martyr in the defense of the homeland were buried, and the Tomb of Hz. Shuaib (a.s), the father-in-law of Hz. Musa (a.s). Then we proceed to Old Amman and visit Amman Citadel. After seeing the Temple of Hercules, the Byzantine Church, and the Umayyad Palace within the citadel, we take a short walk through the historic streets. Afterwards, the Ancient Roman Theater of Amman will be visited and free time for shopping will be given in the Amman bazaar. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel.
AMMAN – DEAD SEA – AQABA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, we head to the Dead Sea (Lut Lake), the lowest point in the world. In this region where the People of Lot were destroyed, short free time will be given. Then, after visiting Aqaba Fortress, one of the Ottoman Empire’s last castles in the region, we will remember our martyrs. Afterwards, after having dinner, we transfer to Aqaba Airport. End of our pleasant tour.
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
‣ THY economy class flight ticket for round-trip Istanbul – Aqaba – Istanbul
‣ Airport taxes,
‣ Excursions and entrance fees specified in the program
‣ Airport meet-and-greet and round-trip transfers
‣ 3 nights half-board accommodation in 4* hotels and 1 night accommodation in luxury tents in Wadi Rum
‣ Aqaba Boat Tour
‣ Petra entrance fee
‣ Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
‣ Wadi Rum Jeep safari tour
‣ Turkish-speaking guide services
‣ Personal expenses
‣ Lunches
‣ Hotel extras
‣ International departure tax (150 TL)
‣ Tours and transfers not specified in the program
‣ Beverages taken during meals and breaks
‣ All expenses not stated as Included in the price
GENERAL TERMS
The general terms are an integral part of the “Tour Brochure” and the “Tour Registration Contract” and cannot be considered independently.
‣ Our tour program is arranged subject to a certain participation condition. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through the operations department.
‣ In cases where only category information is provided in the tour program without specifying names and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by our agency 48 hours before the departure of the trip.
‣ Tours may be combined with tours from other agencies. In such cases, our Agency is responsible for the guests of our Agency.
‣ This price list and program are valid until a new price list is issued.
‣ Our prices in all package programs are limited to quotas up to a minimum of 10 people, and for group sizes above this, there may be a price increase. Please ask for price information.
‣ If the passport issuance date in regular passports is more than 10 years ago, and in other passport types more than 5 years ago, the person participating in the trip cannot leave the country even if they have a valid visa, and visa processing cannot be done on the passport. Please check your passport information and details.
‣ When exiting Turkey through customs, passport police require a minimum validity of 6 months as of the travel date for all passport types, from Turkish citizens or foreign nationals, even if they have a passport with a valid visa, (Ordinary, Special Stamp, Service Stamp, Diplomatic). For this reason, our agency does not approve passports with less than 6 months of validity. Our Agency has no compensation liability towards the passenger due to the inability of passport holders with less than 6 months of validity to join the tour.
‣ Our Agency acts as an intermediary before consumers participating in the trip, and before all kinds of third parties and legal entities providing services related to ships, hotels, carrier companies and the trip. Therefore, consumers who register for the trip by applying to it know that, contrary to the agreements made between the Agency and the institutions undertaking transportation, there is no responsibility on the part of the Agency for not being present at the indicated vehicle programs, times, and places; for any delays of land, air and sea vehicles; for strikes, terrorism, war and the possibility of war, force majeure such as these or similar reasons; for any disruptions arising from the fault of the person using the means of transportation or from the personal faults of third parties or unforeseeable technical matters; for materially or morally damaged accidents; for insufficient accommodation or faulty services of the facilities; and that, since the Agency does not have the status of operator, it is not directly liable as the principal offender.
‣ For all customs-controlled international departures, it is necessary to be present at the relevant port 3 hours before the tour departure time on the day of departure. Guests who will arrive at ports or airports by domestic flight from other cities especially need to arrange their flight times according to the time they need to be at the port. For this reason, the responsibility for delays and/or inability to join the tour belongs to the passenger, and our Agency has no compensation liability towards the passenger. If the relevant airline has an online check-in website, it is recommended that they personally complete the check-in procedures 24 hours before the tour departure.
‣ Our Agency acts as an intermediary between the airline and our passengers and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. Flight times may change before departure. All flight times must be confirmed by the passenger 48 hours before the tour departure time. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change.
‣ Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are presented in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country being visited and generally with a limited menu called Continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
‣ Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding or couch beds, tour participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the room congestion and bed type that may be experienced in room reservations for the 3rd person and/or child. Child discounts are valid for only one child staying with 2 adults, matching the relevant age group.
‣ Due to the limited number of TWIN (2 separate beds) rooms in hotels, please check your TWIN room request before reservation.
‣ In cases where children under the age of 18, who are not considered adults, do not join the tour with one or both of their mother and father, the authorizations required for participation in the tour must be carried by the persons during travel.
‣ The panoramic city tour is a 2-3 hour tour organized to introduce the cities and may be organized on different days provided that its content does not change. It does not include museum or historical site entrances. Extra tours are carried out with the number of people determined by the tour leader, and their days may be changed by the tour leader according to the flow of the program. Tours may not take place depending on weather conditions. Tours or excursions that are not permitted to be visited or taken by local authorities for any reason are not carried out. Our Agency cannot be held responsible for the inability to carry out these excursions or tours.
‣ Participants must carry with them their health problems, pregnancy status, medications they use regularly, and reports related to these medications.
‣ On extra tours to be made along the way, our guests who will not participate in the tour will be directed by the tour leader to rest areas located on the route before entering the city, where they can benefit from public transportation vehicles.
‣ Tour – Field – Tour Leader - Hotel information will be sent by email by the operations department 48 hours before the tour departure.
‣ The passport is an official document, and if it is damaged or soiled in any way, especially if there are tears in the stitching or pages, passport police have the authority to refuse you entry into the country. In such a case, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
‣ For a visa application, a passport valid for at least 6 months from the end date of the tour and the documents requested by the consulate are required. There is no visa requirement for passengers with Turkish passports to participate in this tour. Having obtained a visa does not mean that entry into the country is possible. Passport police have the authority to refuse the passenger entry into the country. In such a case, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
Meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal. Departure to Aqaba with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight. (Our flight will make an approximately 1-hour technical/operational stop in Amman; during this stop, we will not disembark from the plane.) After the stop, we continue our flight to Aqaba. Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel by our private vehicle. Overnight in Aqaba.
After breakfast at the hotel, we set out to explore Aqaba, the city located on the Red Sea coast. During our glass-bottom boat tour in the Gulf of Aqaba, we move through the clear waters of the Red Sea, accompanied by views of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine; we have the opportunity to see reefs, coral formations, and various fish species. After the tour, we head to Wadi Rum, Jordan’s largest valley. Along the way, we see a section of the remains of the Hejaz Railway, built during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Upon our arrival in Wadi Rum, we take a safari tour of approximately 2 hours in 4x4 vehicles suitable for desert conditions. During the safari, red sand dunes, massive rock formations reaching up to 1,750 meters, and rock paintings approximately 4,000 years old will be seen. Dinner and accommodation are at tent camps in Wadi Rum.
After breakfast, we set off for Petra Ancient City, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Upon our arrival, we begin our panoramic city tour. During the tour; Petra Ancient City, founded by the Nabataeans, located in Wadi Musa and famous for its rose-pink color, the Treasury Building (Al-Khazneh), the Royal Tombs, Palaces, the Council Building, the Colonnaded Street, and the Ancient Amphitheater are among the places to be seen. After our visit to Petra, we head to Mutah. On the Mutah tour; the area where the Battle of Mutah took place, the battlefield where it is said that Khalid ibn al-Walid (r.a) had nine swords broken, and the graves of Zayd ibn Harithah (r.a), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (r.a), and Abdullah ibn Rawahah (r.a) will be visited. After the tour, we head to Amman. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Amman
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for the city of Salt, one of the Ottoman Empire’s important centers in Jordan during World War I. Here, the Salt Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery, where Ottoman soldiers who fell in the defense of the homeland are buried, and the Tomb of Hz. Shuayib (a.s), the father-in-law of Hz. Musa (a.s), will be visited. Then we move on to Amman Old City and visit Amman Citadel. After seeing the Temple of Hercules, Byzantine Church, and Umayyad Palace inside the citadel, we take a short walk through the historic streets. Afterwards, the Ancient Theater of Amman dating back to the Roman period will be visited, and free time for shopping will be given in the Amman bazaar. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth. There will be some free time in this area, where the people of Lot were destroyed. Later, Akaba Castle, one of the last fortresses of the Ottoman Empire in the region, will be visited and our martyrs will be commemorated. After dinner, we transfer to Aqaba Airport. The end of our enjoyable tour.