Compare Golden Triangle Tour by Why Jordan Tours vs Langhe Bike, wine and relax by Find Your Italy
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| Duration | 5 days | 7 days |
| Price From | $ 695 | Check price |
| Price Per Day | $ 139 | Check price |
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| Trip Style | Self-guided tour | Self-guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Array |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Description |
With this tour you will discover the South of Jordan. Visit Petra, one of the seven world wonders with its beautiful golden and pink colors. Visit Wadi Rum desert beside golden sand you will also find other colors! And end your tour in Aqaba with a day of relaxing at the golden beaches. |
Bike among spectacular vineyards, hills and ancient villages Indulge in wine and food tasting in a territory renowned for its gastronomic tradition Get to know Neive and its medieval castle, the tower of Barbaresco and the Castle of Grinzane Cavour Discover Pollenzo and the university of Gastronomy Admire the spectacular view on Langhe area from La Morra terrace Treat yourself with a gourmet dinner in Bra – home of the SlowFood movement and famous for its good cuisine |
Day 1: Arrival Aqaba — Petra
Accommodation: 3* hotel in Petra
Arrival at Aqaba via airport, by land or by sea (visa is here free of charge). (Arrival Amman Airport is also possible, but then please note there is a supplement for the transfer from Amman to Petra and that the visa costs are not included). Your driver will be waiting for you holding a name sign.
Day 2: Petra
Meals: Breakfast
Full day to explore Petra, one of the seven world wonders. Entry by Siq and visit the Treasury, Street of Facades, Theater, Colonnaded Street etc. After lunch inside Petra you will still have time to visit the Monastery and/or the High Place of Sacrifice today. It is a lot of climbing but definitely worth the views! Overnight at a 3* hotel.
Optional activities for tonight: Petra by Night (each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening), Petra Kitchen cooking course, local Turkish Bath.
Day 3: Petra – Wadi Rum
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast drive to Wadi Rum Visitors Centre. Before starting with the jeep tour you could decide to enjoy a half hour camel ride from Wadi Rum Village to Lawrence’s Spring. After start with a half day jeep tour including a freshly prepared barbeque lunch. A jeep tour is the best way to discover lots of sites in Wadi Rum. The jeep will stop at each site giving you time to walk/scramble around and maybe even climb up on some of the beautiful natural formed bridges in Wadi Rum. Dinner and overnight at a campsite in Wadi Rum.
Sleep inside your tent or move your mattress outside and sleep under the millions of stars tonight.
Day 4: Wadi Rum – Aqaba
Accommodation: 3* hotel in Aqaba
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast you will drive to Aqaba for a free day and overnight. Relax at the beach, discover the town of Aqaba or book a snorkeling cruise including lunch.
Day 5: Aqaba departure
Meals: Breakfast
Departure from Aqaba via airport, land or sea.
(Note that departure via Amman is also possible but there will be a supplement for the transfer).
Individual arrival in Alba. Accommodation in hotel and overnight.
Day 2: Alba – Neive -Barbaresco -Manera (km 24/36)
Breakfast. Start your bike tour in Alba. The route runs entirely through the vineyards of the most famous wines of the region. Along the way you can make several stops in the typical villages of the
Langhe, in particular Neive with its castle and Barbaresco with its civic tower situated in a panoramic position over the Tanaro valley. Arrival and accommodation in hotel. Dinner at leisure. Overnight.
Day 3: Manera – The Romantic Route of Langhe & Roero – Serralunga (km 19)
Breakfast. An easy route today, almost entirely flat on the top of hills, with spectaculars views over the vineyards, following the “strada romantica delle Langhe e del Roero”, with nice village to stop for a break, and the castle of Serralunga which awaits for us at the end of the day.
Accommodation in hotel and overnight.
Day 4: Serralunga – Castle of Grinzane Cavour – Barolo – La Morra (km 22)
Breakfast. The day begins with a nice downhill to the Talloria valley; at the end of it, those who wish can climb up to the castle of Grinzane. The route continues first to Castiglione Falletto, then to Barolo, home of the most famous and appreciated wine of Piedmont, and possibly of Italy, where the castle houses an interesting museum of wine and finally ends in La Morra, a magnificent terrace nestled over the hills. Accommodation in hotel and overnight.
Day 5: La Morra – Narzole & Cherasco – Bra (km 31)
Breakfast. Today we exit from the Langhe, crossing the river Tanaro, and we head to Bra. Along the way we meet some towns rich in history, as Narzole and Cherasco, who will welcome you with its
old town perched at the confluence of two rivers. Bra, where we spend the night, is the home of the Slow Food movement and is renowned for its good cuisine. Accommodation in hotel and overnight.
Day 6: Bra – Pollenzo – Roddi – Alba (km 24)
Breakfast. We go back to Alba on the last leg of our journey. The path is now very easy and includes a visit to Pollenzo, an ancient Roman colony that is today the seat of the University of taste. In Roddi we can make a short detour to get to the historic center dominated by the castle, before arriving to Alba. Accommodation in hotel and overnight.
Day 7: Alba
End of services after breakfast, or extra nights.
