Egypt – Day 12
Roman ruins of Jerash
Today’s Itinerary
Upon arrival in Amman, the Odynovo representative will meet you and help facilitate all the formalities. After collecting your luggage, he will take you to meet your English-speaking chauffeur-guide, then drive north to explore the Roman ruins of Jerash with a local guide. You will visit the spectacular forum, Roman colonnaded street, the Nymphaeum, the Temple of Artemis, and South Theater. Afterward, return to Amman to visit the Citadel on the highest hill, the Roman Theater, and Archeological & Folklore Museums.
Breakfast at the hotel
Cairo – Amman, Egypt Air, Flight MS719 (Duration: 1 hour) flight leaves at 7:25.
Meet your driver at the lobby of your hotel, then head to the airport for the morning flight to Amman.
Nymphaeum
Completed in 191 AD, the Nymphaeum of Gerasa lies between the Temple of Artemis and the Temple of Dionysus, overlooking the Cardo Maximus. It is a very ornate monumental water fountain, in the form of an exedra, that was decorated with Corinthian columns, niches holdings statues, polychrome marble, and painted stucco, and topped by a half-dome.
Roman Forum
An impressive oval-shaped plaza that lies below the Temple of Zeus and marks the southern end of the Cardo Maximus. It measures 90 metres in length and 80 metres in width and is surrounded by a colonnade of 56 Ionic columns.
Roman Colonnaded Street
Constructed sometime around 106 AD, shortly after the Roman annexation of Petra. It replaced an earlier Nabataean track. Along the street you can still see the remains of the Upper Market, The Lower Market, the Royal Palace and the big temple.
Temple of Artemis
A place of sacrifice dedicated to Artemis and built in 150AD. Although small, the temple’s Corinthian columns soar impressively from the hilltop site; 11 of the 12 front columns are still standing. The temple’s inner chamber was originally clad with marble slabs and housed a shrine which probably contained a statue of the goddess.
Get Some Sleep!
Tomorrow Mt. Nebo!