Jordan Artist Tours (www.jordanartisttours.com) is the company I used for the trip I just came back from. I'm a single woman and did my first trip to the middle east. I am amazed by the service and hospitality I received from the people. I was treated as if I was one of the family. The head guide turns out to be the owner of the company and is a very well respected member of the community in the Petra area. The company went above and beyond for me and catered to any changes I wanted while I was there. My experiences were off the beaten path and I got to experience the non-tourist aspects of Jordan. this country and people mesmorized me and have made many contacts and friends for life. the guides name is Mr. Abdelazeez Hasanaat and please PM for any tips and his contact information. While on our journeys he helped many tourists we picked up along the way and was constantly on the phone helping other members of his community. I was fortunate to have a guide such as him and am even more fortunate to have this friend. by the end of my trip I now refer to him as Abu and not Mr. Hasanaat.
Steven and I also used Jordan Artist Tours for our trip to Jordan on Nov 2008. Our guide was also Abdelazeez. (Abu). I would definitely recommend this tour company. Steven and I have been traveling the world together for many years and this was one of our most interesting trips. And Abdelazeez was definitely a big reason for the success of this 7 day journey. Since he is a Bedouin and his family has lived in Petra for generations, he has first hand knowledge of the culture, politics, food, history, architecture, incredible scenery, ect. Some of the highlights of our trip were sleeping in a Bedouin tent with a Bedouin family, sleeping in a cave where Abdelazeez's family used to live, 4 wheel driving and camel riding in the desert, having 2 meals in a Bedouin home with authentic delicious local food, and much much more.
I just booked a trip with Jordan Artist Tours and wondered if you had arranged the camel rides and meals in the Bedouin homes in advance of your arrival ? We would be interested in doing these things and i am wondering if we have to make a specific request in advance.
Thanks for your help!
Hi kbeau,
Which trip itinerary did you book with them? I did the classic trekk and my camel and bedouin dinner was already included. This was actually the first of these "all arranged" type trips I've done and I usually do all of that myself. I was very impressed with them. I would email them and tell them what you want to do in advance just as a precaution. If you need some help with suggestions I can discuss with you and I can also email you my exact itinerary. I'll copy a version of it here. feel free to email me at lor280@gmail.com
8 Day Classic & Trekking Tour in JORDAN
Amman Airport – Amman – Irbed – Um Qais – Ajloon – Jerash – Madaba – Dead Sea – Kerak – Dana – Wad Dana – Fenan –
Wadi Araba – Wadi Namala – Beida – Petra – Wadi Rum – Amman
Day 1 (HB) Amman Airport – Amman
Welcome to Jordan! Upon arrival at any time, you will be met and assisted by our representatives there in Amman airport. After that we will be transferred to our hotel in Amman to stay overnight.
Day 2 (HB) Amman – Um Qais – Ajloon – Jerash – Madaba
After breakfast, we will be transferred northwards to Um Qais viewing the Tabaria Lake and the Syrian Borders. Then we will move to back to Amman through Ajloon and watching the castle viewing the Jordan River bank and then to Jerash to visit The Roman tourist features and where we will have our lunch. Then we will move towards Madaba for overnight.
Day 3 (FB) Madaba – Mt. Nebo – Dead Sea – Kerak – Dana
After breakfast in our hotel, we will act a visit to the Mosaic Christian Church and Mt. Nebo. Then we move ahead to the Dead Sea for some time on the shore. We will after that move to Kerak to act a visit to Crusader Castle there. We will also have lunch in there. Then we will travel along the Kings' Highway to Dana to stay overnight.
Day 4 (FB) Dana – Wadi Dana – Wadi Fenan
After breakfast in our hotel, we will begin out hiking tour starting from Dana Village through the Valley of Dana Village enjoying our way until we reach Fenan Village where we will stay in tents.
Day 5 (FB) Wadi Fenan – Wadi Araba – Namala – Beida
After breakfast, we will continue our way, ON CAMELS, for about 8 hours through the wide Wadi Araba towards Namala where we will be met by cars to transfer us to Beida near to Petra. We will stay there with the attractive Arabian Music in caves or on hilly rocks.
Day 6 (FB) Beida – Petra
After breakfast, we will move to Petra, which is very near, to act a full-day visit to the sight of Petra. We will stay overnight in Wadi Musa, the very nearest city to Petra, in a hotel.
Day 7 (FB) Petra – Wadi Rum
After breakfast, we will act a short round into Wadi Musa. Then we will move ahead to Wadi Rum to act a six-hour 4 X 4 JEEP tour into The Marvelous Jordanian Desert with its fascinating sand dunes. We will stay there in Wadi Rum in a tourist camp.
Day 8 (HB) Wadi Rum (Horse Riding) – Amman for departure
In the other day morning after breakfast, we will act a three-hour HORSE RIDING tour into Wadi Rum Desert. After that and having our lunch, you will be transferred to Amman Airport for departure.
kbeau, Also i had such a great time with the team that I ended up staying more in petra and throwing a dinner party for them. I would recommend definately doing the overnight cave sleep in little petra area
Lorliz-thanks much for all your help. We booked a different trip, a bit shorter, so I will ask if we can fit in the camel ride!
No Problem, I hope you have a great time. when are you going? If you do a camel ride on the wadi dana or wadi araba side of the country,
ask him to set it up with Musa. He is a great bedouin guy, not much english but was very kind
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We Just Came Back From several days tour with jordan artist tours, we are very disappointed from several issues, every day we have a different driver some of then was very
unpatience and very arry we miss apart of the trip plan, the hotel was the cheeper hotel in the 3 star category we have to mention to the manger of artisttours about entery
tickets that they have to buy for us and thet didnt include aticket for petra.
and it was very very expensive.
Hello for all
I back b4 days from Jordan, I made a great tour it's the best in my life , i visited amazing places ,,,like ( Petra , Wadi Rum & Jarash ...) ,and what wonder me for something there ? it's hospitality of Jordanian , really they good & nice people .
About our organized tour , it was by" Jordan Artist Tours " . they have good dealing with us .
So thanks "Jordan Artist Tours" for your organized , & special thanks for the guide Mr. Abd alaziz who made our tour very very nice & excellent .
Soon , I'll back to visit Jordan with " Jordan Artist Tours" & Mr abdalaziz .
Thanks advance..
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