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Private Full Day Jerash and Amman City Sightseeing Tour

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Private Half Day Jerash and Amman City Sightseeing Tour

From $166.67

Price varies by group size

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

8 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Witness the classical antiquities of Amman and Jerash on this 5-hour private tour. Traveling between the sites by air-conditioned minivan, take guided tours of the sun-burnished ancient ruins of Amman Citadel and see the city’s stellar Roman amphitheater, a 6,000-seater stadium from the 2nd century. Then, drive to the spectacular ruins of Jerash, one of the Middle East’s best-preserved Roman cities. Stroll around the semi-crumbled temples, fountains, column-ringed Oval Plaza and other relics as your guide tells fascinating stories of the city, once a prosperous outpost of the Roman Empire.

Half-day sightseeing tour of Amman and Jerash
See Amman Citadel and stunning Roman Theater
Explore the ancient city of Jerash on a walking tour
Marvel at its well-preserved theaters, fountains and arches
Stop for photos at its colonnaded street and intriguing Oval Plaza
This private tour ensures you see the best of the sights and receive undivided attention from your guide

What's Included

Hotel pick up and drop off
Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according number of participants
English-Speaking Driver
Local English-Speaking Guide for the classic visit of Jerash
Local English-Speaking Guide at Amman Citadel; (Spanish-French by request-availability)
Entrance fees to Amman Citadel with the Archaeological Museum, if option Jordan Pass not selected
Entrance fees to The Roman Theater & Popular Traditional Museum, if option Jordan Pass not selected
Entrance fees to Jerash Roman Ruins, if option Jordan Pass not selected
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

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

What To Expect

Begin your 5-hour private tour with a pickup from your central Amman hotel, and travel by comfortable, air-conditioned minivan to the hilltop Citadel that rises up over the Jordanian capital.

On route, hear interesting facts behind this rock-top collection of Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic ruins and head inside to explore. See the stunning Roman temple, colonnaded streets and other relics as a guide unravels the history of each monument.

Continue to Amman’s spectacular, 2nd-century Roman amphitheater, once part of the ancient city of Philadelphia that once stood on the site of today’s modern capital. Admire the scale and symmetry of the stunning, 6,000-seater arena, and hear from your guide how it was built to face north to shelter spectators from the fiercest heat of the sun.

Having explored here, sit back and relax as you leave Amman and drive to the archaeological ruins at Jerash. Soak up the views of the passing towns and desert landscapes, and along the way, hear the history of Jerash. Largely established by Alexander the Great in the 2nd century BC, this ancient city was one of the most prosperous in the Roman Empire, and was covered by sand for centuries until its remnants were discovered in 1806.

Head through the ancient city gate and walk around the well-preserved ruins as your guide tells you tales about the city in its heyday. See its arches, theaters and elegant colonnaded street and snap photos of the stunning Oval Plaza, the intriguing egg-shaped public square framed by standing columns.

After your walking tour, return to Amman where your experience finishes with a drop-off at your hotel.

The Citadel

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Temple of Hercules

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roman Theatre

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Jerash Ruins

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Oval Plaza

1 hour • 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.
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.

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4.5

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Must see! Highly recommended...

Diptanshu P, Sep 2017

Must see! Highly recommended. However tourism board's guide at the site was only interested in tips and started discussing tips right from the start of the tour.

What an amazing historical site...

Karen K, Jul 2017

What an amazing historical site! Absolutely amazing.....beautiful!

Tour driver was more than a half...

Edward_L, Apr 2017

Tour driver was more than a half hour late picking me up, and when I called the local tour operator number it was out of service, I had to call Viator for help. When I asked the driver how long it would take to drive to Jerash he told me a landslide had blocked the main road and it would take 2-1/2 hours each way, well more than the time I had just to drive to and from. I wondered if, had I not inquired, he would have just started driving me there anyway! He took me on a tour of Amman and some locations south of Amman toward the airport, from which he had picked me up on a private arrangement. The driver was not knowledgeable of the places he took me and I mainly figured out what I was seeing myself. Driver spent a lot of time on what appeared to be personal cell phone calls. While taking me back to the airport the driver pressured me to write, sign and give to him an evaluation while I was still dependent on him getting mew back to the airport in time for my connecting flight, so if he shows that as proof what a great job he did, it was coerced. I made the best of a bad situation. I still have confidence in Viator but would not recommend this driver or this local provider.

Excellent tour! This reminded me of...

Lorenext, May 2014

Excellent tour! This reminded me of Pompeii, but in the middle of the dessert! great tour guide!

The Amman City part of this tour was...

Adam T, Jan 2014

The Amman City part of this tour was not too great but Jerash made up for that. One of the better things to see in Jordan.

Top rating for such experience, one...

Vojtech C, Nov 2012

Top rating for such experience, one of the best guide and highly professional drive. Impressive historical site in perfect condition.

You get the loveliest travel guide...

Kartika C, Apr 2012

You get the loveliest travel guide if you manage to get Shaadi, in saying that Jerash is lovely, you will get a guide who expects a tip (as do most people in Jordan) but Amman, not much to see and glad we left it to the last day as we were a tad exhausted by that stage. Shaadi was accoomodating of our request to see the experience the real food of Jordan, went to a lovely restaurant serving local food and eating with the locals.

It was an Amazing, But I did not...

NKR Prabhu, Jan 2012

It was an Amazing, But I did not like the Tour Guide telling me he depends on tips to survive and demanding a tip from me. Very unprofessional and a complete turn off.

The Private Half Day Jerash and Amman...

Graham Walker, Nov 2011

The Private Half Day Jerash and Amman City Sightseeing Tour provides a dramatic insight into the extraordinary growth of two cities. Amman, the capital of Jordan, formerly known as Philadelphia, exploding from a small, sleepy town into a modern metropolis with 2.4 million people, almost half of the Kingdom’s population; and Jerash, a city of 30,000 at its zenith and one of the most important centres in the former Roman Empire.

Response from Host, Nov 2011

This review was written by Graham Walker, who wrote a complete summary of the Private Half Day Jerash and Amman City Sightseeing Tour (with video!) on the Viator Travel Blog.

I saw a lot and it was a good...

Natalie M, Jun 2011

I saw a lot and it was a good tour. I payed for the driver in this package. This tour was very expensive because I was by myself. I did not like the driver telling me he depends on tips to survive and demanding a tip from me. Very unprofessional and a complete turn off.

This was a nice tour of the ancient...

Trina S, Jun 2010

This was a nice tour of the ancient site of Jarash.. the city tour was good as well.

The driver picked us up on time and...

Christine K, May 2009

The driver picked us up on time and spoke good English. We loved Jerash and had a good guide, loved the chariot race and Roman legion show. I felt that everytime we passed something interesting in Amman our driver was on his cell phone. I guess they have 2 jobs.

We travelled throughout the Middle East...

Cheryl W, May 2008

We travelled throughout the Middle East and thought these were among the best preserved Roman ruins we saw. The gladiator show is billed as the only one actually held in a real hippodrome--extra charge. DO note that the driver is NOT your guide, and if you want a guide you will need to be prepared to pay a fee. Our driver selected an excellent guide for us. Not much to see in Amman City, however, so you might want to do that on your own.