Private Tour: Full Day Trip of Jerash, Umm Qais, and Pella from Amman

Amman, Jordan

Private Full Day Tour to the Best Preserved Roman Ruins of Jordan Um Qais Pella and Jerash from Amman

From $134.62

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

10 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Jordan is blessed with some of Middle East’s best-preserved classical sites, and this 10-hour private trip from Amman covers three in one day. Tour the Greco-Roman ruins at Umm Qais; visit Pella, where ancient relics intermingle with Roman monuments; and explore Jerash, one of the world’s most impressive Roman archaeological sites. Your trip includes private transportation, hotel pickup and drop-off, entrance fees, and local guides to show you Umm Qais and Jerash.

Private 10-hour trip to Umm Qais, Pella, and Jerash from Amman
Explore Greco-Roman ruins of Gadara near Umm Qais, including the on-site museum, Roman Theater, and main street
See the remnants at Pella, an archaeological site dating back 8,000 years and to Greco-Roman times
Tour the ancient Roman city of Jerash, one the best-preserved in the Middle East
See highlights like the Oval Plaza and Colonnaded Street as you learn about the city’s golden age
Guided tour to Jerash included
Private transportation, and hotel pickup and drop-off in Amman included

What's Included

Hotel pick up and drop off
Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according number of participants
English-Speaking Driver
Entrance Fees to the mentioned sites: Jerash and Pella ruins; if option Jordan Pass not selected
Entrance Fees to the mentioned sites: Umm Qais and its museum; if option Jordan Pass not selected
Local English-Speaking guide for classic visit of Jerash (Spanish-French by request-availability)
On board WI-FI

All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
All type of beverages
All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended
Personal Expenses
Anything else not mentioned
Local Guide at Umm Qais or Pella

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

What To Expect

Following Amman hotel pickup, venture north by private vehicle to the town of Umm Qais, near the remnants of the Greco-Roman city of Gadara.

After about two hours, arrive at the hillside ruins, where the antiquities lie mingled with an abandoned, 19th-century Ottoman village. Join a local guide, and learn how Gadara was part of ancient Rome’s Decapolis league — a group of self-governing cities on the empire’s frontiers in the Middle East.

Admire the hillside views over the Jordan Valley, Sea of Galilee, and Golan Heights, and visit the on-site museum in the restored Ottoman governor’s palace. Then, take a guided tour, following a timeworn street to the 3,000-seater Roman Theater. Continue to the Byzantine-era Basilica with its octagonal altar, and walk down the main Cardo Maximus street, passing other monuments as your guide charts Gadara’s history, including its golden age in the 2nd century AD.

Next, drive to Pella, the remains of a Hellenistic city, and earlier and later settlements. First mentioned as ‘Pihilum’ or ‘Pehel’ by the Egyptians in the 19th century BC, Pella prospered when the Romans arrived, building temples, theaters, and baths. See the antiquities, some dating back more than 8,000 years, and then continue with your driver to Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Middle East.

On arrival, meet a local guide for a tour of the site, often called the ‘Pompeii of the East.’ Learn how the city was built by Alexander the Great in the 2nd century BC, and enter through the main gateway, Hadrian’s Arch, to explore. Admire the Oval Plaza and Colonnaded Street, and see temples, theaters, baths, fountains, and other semi-intact buildings as your guide shares nuggets about the city’s history.

After discovering the main sites here, conclude with a hotel drop-off in Amman.

Amman (Pass By)

Jerash Ruins

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Oval Plaza

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Umm Qais

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Pella

1 minute • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.

Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages by request.
Clients with mobility issues, please contact us.
Strollers and car seats for infants, please contact us.
Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant that does not serve alcohol, please contact us.
For Arab and G.C.C. nationals, please book Jordan Pass option; visits without entrance fees included, as reduced entrance fees apply. It is better for Arab and G.C.C. passport holders to pay directly in destination their entrance fees.
Clients are advised to bring hats, sun screen, and comfortable walking shoes.
If local guides are available at Umm Qais, your driver can assist in hiring the guide and payment can be done directly by traveler in destination, Pella has no local guides at all.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Reviews

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Don’t book the full day trip to Jerash, Umm Qais and Pella

Elma_R, May 2023

The driver was very pleasant. However, the visit to Pella was a bust. It was closed. There was no one available and we turned around having spent about two hours traveling there. The only exciting part of the trip was Jerash. The guide was excellent and the visit therefore meaningful. At Umm Qais there was no guide. Other than the views of the surrounding area it also was very disappointing. I would have benefited from just visiting the citadel and Jerash on this day. I would NEVER recommend this excursion to others. In fact, it was a huge waste of time that could have been spent more productively closer to Amman.

Response from Host, May 2023

So sorry you found the sites of Umm Qais and Pella not up to your expectations. This is not in our control. I am glad you liked our services - guide and driver, and the visit of Jerash was fulfilling. Please note the other sites are up to clients request and booking; based on personal views, perception, and interest that are variable. To each his/her own! Thank you for your opinion.

Jerash tour was well worth it.

Patrick_W, Apr 2023

Our driver was excellent and very helpful during the tours. He was mindful of our needs and had a good attitude.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Great! Looking forward to have you and your family again with us! Thank you. ❤

So much fun because of the driver...

Georgina D, Jul 2016

So much fun because of the driver, Amr. The best preserved Roman ruins is not an exaggeration.