The question is whether or not he would like a visit to Jordan, since it is in an unstable area surrounding Israel. Jordan, also known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is located in the north of the Arabian Peninsula. The nation shares its borders with Syria in the east, with Iraq and Saudi Arabia, in the west with Israel, and of course; south with Saudi Arabia. A small part of the southern limit is washed by the waters of the Red Sea.
Madaba “City of Mosaics”, Jordan
Jordan – part of the Christian Holy Land; therefore, numerous places are located, in relation to the events described in the books of the Christian Bible of the Old and New Covenant. Among the huge list of places that are of interest to pilgrims, it is worth noting the mosaic map of Madaba (discovered in 1896) found on the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George.
The archaeological park that brings together in itself a series of remains of Byzantine villas and churches is rich in decorated mosaic panels. The abundance of mosaics in Madaba has given the name “City of Mosaics” to the Jordanian city. After the inspection of numerous monuments, you will be able to rest at the Dead Sea or Red Sea. An 8-day tour package priced at around $1,100 per person is available online on the OnTheGoTours website (onthegotours.com/Totally-Jordan) that includes a 7-day visit to Madaba.
Petra: An Ancient City Promoted in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Petra, an ancient rose red city near a discovered site known to be 9,000 years old, suggests that humans inhabited it in prehistory. Petra was lost to the western world until it was rediscovered in 1812 by a Swiss explorer named Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. The city is now a World Heritage Site since 1985 and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There are many fascinating buildings in Petra, carved out of stone from the rocky cliffs such as the Monastery, the Urn Tomb and the treasury. It is certainly a unique experience to visit the ancient city that may have been mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls as the city of Rekem. Regardless, Petra is a fantastic achievement of the ancient human civilization in the area.
A Petra trekking package can be found online at OnTheGoTours.com for around $1747 per person. It is a 9-day tour arriving in Amman on the first day and visiting the lost city of Petra on the fifth day. An alternative tour package could be taken from Israel. Now that the two countries, Israel and Jordan, have been at peace since 1994, frequent visits are possible. The one-day tour (Israeltr.Powweb.com/jordan.htm) is priced at around $145 per person and starts from Israel’s southernmost city, Eilat. Also note that the visa for Jordan must be acquired before arriving in Israel. Whichever way you choose to visit Petra, know that you will be entering a stunning setting, perhaps even a strange and mysterious city. So the answer to the initial question about visiting Jordan is that you would like to.