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THE MIDDLE EAST

DAY 11 • Luxor • Valley of the Kings DAY 14 • Petra • Controversial Topic: DAY 17 • Jerusalem
• Hurghada Jordanian women’s lives • Explore Madaba VERY ACTIVE DAY (five-hour walk on uneven
VERY ACTIVE DAY (four-hour walk on • Mount Nebo • Dead Sea surfaces and stairs)
uneven surfaces) Set a course for Madaba, known for its Byzantine- Head out on a walking tour through Jerusalem’s Old
Set off for the Valley of the Kings to exploring the era mosaics, including the famed map floor in St. City, including the Western Wall, the Church of the
burial site. After, visit a farm on the banks of the George’s Church. Following lunch at a local family’s Holy Sepulchre, and along the Via Dolorosa—where
Nile. Then, board a traditional felucca (wooden home, continue on toward the Dead Sea, stopping en it is traditionally held that Christ walked to his
sailboat) to cross this legendary river before heading route to ascend to the summit of Mount Nebo. This crucifixion. Re-convene with your fellow travelers
to the airport for your return flight to your ship. evening, meet two Jordanian women to talk about for a Farewell Dinner at your hotel this evening.
B,L,D — M/V Clio a Controversial Topic: What life is like for women in B,L,D — Inbal Jerusalem Hotel or similar
this traditional, yet evolving, country.
DAY 12 • Aqaba, Jordan • Disembark ship • B,L,D — Movenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea or similar DAY 18 • Depart for U.S.

Wadi Rum • Petra • Bedouin camp Transfer to the airport in Tel Aviv for your flight
Meet your Jordanian Trip Experience Leader for DAY 15 • Dead Sea • Bethany Beyond the home. Or, begin one of our post-trip extensions—
a panoramic tour of Aqaba, Jordan’s only coastal Jordan • Optional Amman tour Holy Jerusalem & the Ancient Ruins of Masada or
city. After, set off in jeeps through the sandstone Discover Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus New! Cyprus’s Coastal Gems post-trip extension.
mountains of Wadi Rum. After, you’ll travel to Little is believed to have been baptized by John the B
Petra for dinner at a Bedouin camp—accompanied Baptist. After, you may choose to swim in the Dead
by traditional song and dance performances. Sea or take an optional tour to Amman, Jordan’s
B,L,D — Movenpick Resort Petra or similar modern capital.

B,L,D — Movenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea or similar
DAY 13 • Petra
VERY ACTIVE DAY (three-and-a-half-hour uphill DAY 16 • Dead Sea • Allenby Bridge border
walk over unpaved, rocky terrain) crossing • Jerusalem, Israel
Visit the “Lost City” of Petra, a city carved Cross over to Israel via the Allenby Bridge, and
into sandstone cliffs, and Jordan’s greatest greet your Israeli Trip Experience Leader on the
archaeological treasure. There are over 800 other side. Upon arrival in Jerusalem, embark on a
monuments carved into the stone here. panoramic tour of holy sites like the Mount of Olives
B,L,D — Movenpick Resort Petra or similar and Mount Zion.
B,L — Inbal Jerusalem Hotel or similar

M/V Clio Features

• All outside cabins
• Private balconies on Sun Deck cabins
• Complimentary wireless Internet in all cabins
and common areas (connectivity is limited in
certain locations)

To view deck plans for this ship, visit
Witness the otherworldly landscapes of Wadi Rum on Day 12. www.oattravel.com/rde- clio

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