Jordan and Oman Tours & Travel | September 2021

The Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan is a small, landlocked nation with the exception of a tiny section of The Red Sea. It is mainly desert with around half of the country’s population living in the capital, Amman. Most of the population are of Bedouin origin. Arabic is the official language but English is widely spoken. Ancient Semitic settlements – more than 4,000 years old - have been identified by archaeologists around the Jordan River. Since that time, all the major powers of the region invaded at some stage, and the resulting culture is evidence. Originally siding with its Arab neighbours, Jordan now sits relatively peacefully alongside Israel after signing a treaty in 1994. Wadi Rum and Petra are her two best-known attractions but the country offers far more than this. 

Oman is an independent sultanate on the Arabian peninsular. Covering a strategic location on the Arabian Sea, Oman was coveted by the great powers which came and went. In the late 1400s, the Portuguese occupied much of the territory including the capital, Muscat. Almost 100 years later, The Ottomans drove them out and occupied the region for some 100 years. The Persians also came and went briefly. Since 1741, it has been self-governing. The country occupies just over 300,000 square km and has a population of over 4 million, with the overwhelming majority being of the Islamic faith. Oman is famous for breeding its Arabian horses. It is not widely travelled to by Westerners. Muscat, Oman’s port capital, sits on the Gulf of Oman surrounded by mountains and desert. With a history dating back to antiquity, it mixes high-rises and upscale shopping malls with clifftop landmarks such as the 16th-century Portuguese forts, Al Jalali and Mirani, looming over Muscat Harbour. Its modern, marble-clad Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, with 50m dome and prodigious Persian carpet, can accommodate 20,000 people. Blue Dot Travel’s Jordan and Oman tour, is a wonderful way to experience these exotic Middle Eastern destinations. 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

1. 1. Explore the beautiful Omani fort at Al Hazm
   2. Visit the UNESCO listed Museum of the Frankincense Land in Salalah
   3. Madaba, the city of mosaics, dating back to the 6th century
   4. Magnificent Petra, one of the new seven wonders of the world
   5. Visit the "Lost City of Ubar" (UNESCO World Heritage site)
   6. Visit the enchanting Wadi Bani Khalid desert oasis
   7. The monastery at Mount Nebo where Moses viewed the "promised land"