You arrive in Amman and will be assisted by our airport representative in getting an individual visa, the cost is 20 JOD per passport. Transfer by car and English speaking driver to the hotel in the nice town Madaba. You check in the hotel. Madaba is a mostly Christian town and the center is in walking distance of the hotels.

You can visit the St. George church and we can recommend you a very nice Jordanian dinner at the local and unique style restaurant: Haret Djoudna. This is located in the same street as the church and the same street with nice souvenir and local shops. Overnight at the a nice 3* hotel near the center. 

At 08.30 am an English speaking driver will pick up all the guests/ riders from the hotel and transfer to Petra (about 3 hours). Upon arrival in Petra, we see if the hotel can already check in the guests with their luggage and after that the driver will walk with them to the entrance of Petra and organizes the entrée tickets and the private guide for the group!  The guide will go on a 3 hour city tour in Petra via the Siq, treasury, façade of tombs, the colonnaded street, until the location of the restaurants. Here he will leave the group to have free time. You can choose in which restaurant you would like to have lunch and spend the rest of the day as you like. You can also climb up to the monastery or even do the high place of Sacrifice. When you arrive back at your hotel, there is a Turkish bath nearby - a  great experience especially the steam bath, body scrub and soap massage. The buffet dinner in the restaurant of the hotel can be taken between 7 and 10 pm.

Around 8:30 pm your host/guide will meet you in your hotel and you can ask him questions about the tour. He will explain the program, discuss more details, ask for special wishes and diets and about the riding experience of each client, so he can select the correct horses suitable for each rider. Each rider receives a Jordanian scarf (Kafihe).

A transfer around 8.30 am will take you from the hotel in Petra to the stable (10 minutes drive). Please dress in horse riding outfit and take the needed things with you for the riding (helmet, sun cream and camera). We will provide water bottles for drinking. At arrival at the stable your host Rami or the guide will select a suitable horse for each rider. The horses are already brushed and saddled.

After all the riders have a horse and are mounted, the tour will start and takes you directly into the mountains with great views over Petra. The beginning is rocky area and we always recommend wearing a riding helmet on the first day. The first part this morning will be riding for 3 hours via the mountains, via the back of Taybet, through the beautiful Rajev village, where will be the first lunch under Prince Hassan castle, at an area with natural springs and tree gardens with amazing views over Petra and Wadi Araba. The support team is already there and laid out the mattresses and the ropes/chains for the horses. When the riders arrive; the horses receive care first with water and food and then the guests can relax and will be served lunch and drinks.

The lunch/rest will be for about 2 hours (depending on the time of the year with daylight)

After lunch the ride continues for about 2 -2.5 hours via mountain area, the viewpoint of Dlaaga and then descending down to Wadi Thugra with more possibilities for trotting and cantering - the riders will be used to their horses by now. We make camp in Wadi Thugra! When we arrive, again the horses are tied first and the saddles are taken off, the horses are given water and food, then the guests can set up their tents. Tea is already made and by the time everyone sits down, dinner will be served on a table (small buffet style). If there is wood, a campfire is made and the first evening under the starts can be enjoyed!

Day 4: Breakfast is usually served around 07.30 – 08.00 am, the guests take down their tent, brush and saddle their horses and the riding usually starts at 09.00 – 09.30 am.  The jeep will be loaded again and will catch up with the group later and drive towards the lunch location where they will all meet again. The riding will be via a small Bedouin village into a desert area, the riding will be about 2.5 hours until the 3 trees for lunch, the only shady place in this area. The rest for lunch will be about 3 hours and again, first the horses are taken care of, but of course the mattresses and tea is ready for the guests and soon after lunch is served. Most of the time after lunch the riders will take a short nap in the shade. After the lunch, everyone brushes and saddles his horses and the riding will be now via the town Humayma, here we cross the Desert High Way. We get off the horses and take them by hand. Because of the speed bumps the traffic is slow in the area and easy to cross. On the other side, everyone will get on and then we ride into the Kharaza area of Wadi Rum, the north area. Here is also a nice opportunity for a trot and canter. The riding is about 2 - 2.5 hours to the camp location.

The second night we always camp in a beautiful U shape rock and sand area with bushes. From here when it is full moon, you can see the moon rising over the mountains and in the morning a beautiful sunrise. Here for sure a campfire is made this evening and everyone is taken care off. The sand is soft and the horses love to roll in it. Also for the tents it is a nice area to set up.  Enjoy!

Day 5: After breakfast, everyone brushes and saddles the horses and the third day of riding begins in a very stunning part of the desert, also a part where it is not busy with tourism at all. Today we will see a small rock bridge, the "Mushroom", a nice path for cantering, then again 2 rock bridges and inscriptions. The riding will be 2 – 2,5 hours until the lunch location. We have made sure this is in the shade. Again it is time to relax, enjoy the lunch, maybe a small nap, or take your time to make pictures and enjoy the scenery. After lunch we cross into a sandy area with a nice long canter path. By now everyone knows his/her horse and can enjoy a nice long canter through the desert. In this area the sand has many colors and it is very nice for taking pictures while riding. The riding will be 2,5 - 3 hours until the camp location, this night we stay in a small canyon out of the wind and nice and sandy for the horses and the tents. Camp is made, the horses taken care of and then the dinner will be served and a campfire will be made.

After breakfast we brush and saddle the horses and ride via the mudflat, where we can do a gallop with the horses, 2 by 2. Again this is a beautiful area. We ride towards the desert village of Disi. There is a area with natural springs and this has made a beautiful oasis in the desert with high trees, grass, water and a small pond for swimming if the weather is good. Where the lunch is prepared the horses can be washes with the water hoses, they will enjoy the water after a few days desert and the horses love to eat the grass. Most of the riders enjoy this part very much. While the lunch is served the horses are drying in the sun. A small heaven on earth for all! After lunch we ride via the mud flat, where we can do a good canter! Then we ride into the last part of the desert; also with a nice gallop before we let the horses to walk to cool down before reaching the set camp for the last night. The camp is called Oasis Desert Camp, the horses are tight in the beginning area, while the guests can have a warm shower and a bed to sleep in tonight. Dinner is served and if wished, we can play music this evening. Have a nice evening, the last evening in the desert.

Breakfast is served this morning at the time discussed the evening before with the riders. The transfer for the horses by truck is organized and will be between 08.00 – 09.00 am. The transfer for the riders will be at 08.00 or 08.30 am. You will take the way to Dead Sea (the drive will be about 3.5 – 4 hours, this why we start early in the morning), where you arrive around noon at the 4* Dead Sea Spa - just in time lunch. The Dead Sea Spa hotel offers a great buffet and we have reserved it for all the guests, the only thing you need to pay for is your drinks. After lunch, you walk down towards the pool and beach area. At the pool area are changing rooms, and if you do not have your own towel, you can rent one for 2.5 JOD. Enjoy the facilitiescan stay as long as you want. The driver will wait for you. In summer time until sunset between 7 and 8 pm - in wintertime until about 5 pm. You then have the option to stay overnight at the hotel (supplement applies) or drive back to Madaba for the last overnight in a 3-star hotel. The drive will take you to Madaba via Mt. Nebo, a nice scenic way in the mountains. Check in the same hotel as on Day 1 and have a free evening in Madaba. Dinner is not included tonight, since the restaurant: Haret Djoudna offers great atmosphere, good food for great prices! And this is a nice location to finish a holiday with all the riders!  Rider that decide to remain at the Dead Sea ... there are very good dinner options as well.

The breakfast at the hotel will be served from : 07.00 – 09.30 am. The driver will pick you from the hotel about  3-4  hours before departure time of your flight and drop you off at the airport.

Day 7  This morning after breakfast we ride from Burdah bridge to the back of Um Fruth bridge and in this area we organize the lunch. The riding will be 2 – 2,5 hours this morning. After lunch, we ride from Um Fruth Bridge to Barrah Canyon and the riding will be about 3 hours. Tonight we will stay overnight in the 6 km long Barrah canyon. Dinner will be served and campfire is made, enjoy this silent part of the desert!

Day 8  After breakfast we continue to ride through the Barrah canyon and from there towards and in Siq Um Foos and Siq Um Atawaki where we will have the lunch.2 – 2,5 hours is the riding this morning. After lunch we ride towards the Disi area to the mudflat, where we can do a nice long canter or even a gallop. After riding 2.5 hours in the afternoon, we end in the Oasis Desert Camp.  The horses are tight in the beginning area, while the guests can have a warm shower and a bed to sleep in tonight. Dinner is served and if wished, we can play music this evening. Have a nice evening, the last evening in the desert.

Day 9:  Dead Sea   Breakfast is served this morning at the time discussed the evening before with the riders. The transfer for the horses by truck is organized and will be between 08.00 – 09.00 am. The transfer for the riders will be at 08.00 or 08.30 am. You will take the way to Dead Sea (the drive will be about 3.5 – 4 hours, this why we start early in the morning), where you arrive around noon at the 4* Dead Sea Spa - just in time lunch. The Dead Sea Spa hotel offers a great buffet and we have reserved it for all the guests, the only thing you need to pay for is your drinks. After lunch, you walk down towards the pool and beach area. At the pool area are changing rooms, and if you do not have your own towel, you can rent one for 2.5 JOD. Enjoy the facilitiescan stay as long as you want. The driver will wait for you. In summer time until sunset between 7 and 8 pm - in wintertime until about 5 pm. You then have the option to stay overnight at the hotel (supplement applies) or drive back to Madaba for the last overnight in a 3-star hotel. The drive will take you to Madaba via Mt. Nebo, a nice scenic way in the mountains. Check in the same hotel as on Day 1 and have a free evening in Madaba. Dinner is not included tonight, since the restaurant: Haret Djoudna offers great atmosphere, good food for great prices! And this is a nice location to finish a holiday with all the riders!  Rider that decide to remain at the Dead Sea ... there are very good dinner options as well.

Day 10: Departure  The breakfast at the hotel will be served from : 07.00 – 09.30 am. The driver will pick you from the hotel about  3-4  hours before departure time of your flight and drop you off at the airport.

2012 The New Year's Ride -   9 day tour though Jordan, with 4 riding days - 1 day visit Petra and Christmas dinner, then 2 nights in Aqaba with New Year's Eve party at 4* Marina Plaza hotel ... then transfer to Amman for departure.