Newsletter Year 6, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2013

Ahlan wa Sahlan - Welcome in Jordan!

A new year means a lot of new ratings and we

have seen a lot of them come by! Enjoy our

big countdown edition newsletter and

discover the best places in Jordan for your

own program.

We hope to welcome you soon in our

beautiful country!

The Jezra Travel Team

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�etra �ed and �rea fast is in the top !" of best

�&�'s in the whole Middle- East by TripAdvisor

Travellers’ Choice.

Congratulations! A famous saying from owner

�atricia:

“A few days ago I read a comment from a sweet

lady who never visited Jordan, she wanted to,

but wrote "going to Jordan is too much of a ris

now" ... very true ... as a tourist you ris being

robbed, bombarded and idnapped ... robbed

from all your preconceptions by the friendliness

of Jordanians, bombarded by the little sentence

"Welcome to Jordan" and idnapped by an en-

thusiastic �edouin who wants you to meet his

family and offer you a nice cup of mint tea. THAT

is the ris you ta e by coming to Jordan ! ;-) “

��� accommoda�ons in Jordan are rated ! ""#�$% reviews on TripAdvisor!

According to TripAdvisor:

Top luxur! Hotels in Amman:

2. Four Seasons Amman

!. Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel

6. Intercontinental Jordan

Top Hotels in Petra:

2. �etra Moon Hotel

!. Amra �alace Hotel

6. Seven Wonders Hotel

Top Hotels in Aqa a:

2. Kempins i Hotel Aqaba Red Sea

!. Double Tree by Hilton hotel

Aqaba

6. Movenpic Resort & Spa Tala

�ay Aqaba

Top Hotels Dead Sea:

2. Jordan Valley Marriott Dead Sea

Resort & Spa

!. Kempins i Hotel Ishtar Dead

Sea

6. Moevenpic Resort & Spa Dead

Sea

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National Geographic is a big fan of Jordan! Last year they presented their list with

best eco lodges world wide. Fe!nan Ecolodge is in the top ="!

“Jordan's Dana �iosphere Reserve covers 22> square miles, protec?ng rare wildlife

li e the sand cat and Syrian wolf. In !""=, to raise funds for the reserve and employ

local �edouins, Jordan's Royal Society for the Conserva?on of Nature established

this !>-room, solar-powered retreat with a mountain bi e trail system. The inn, a

model for Jordanian ecolodges, offers unprecedented access to �edouin life.”

A Roman holida! in the Jordanian sands

National Geographic selected Jerash to be in their top "2 ultimate destinations!

“A warm desert breeze whispers softly through Jerash’s hundreds of Roman col-

umns, the bruised and fallen, the proud and unbending ali e. It swishes about the

Cval Forum, witness to this city’s ancient glory. Just 6" miles north of Jordan’s capi-

tal, Amman, Jerash was a part of the Decapolis, a set of semiautonomous cities

that stretched across the Levant. With the visit of Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 2!D, it

became the temporary seat of an empire. A new city has arisen, but Jerash remains

home to some of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world.”

The Wadi Rum horse ack riding holida!s that we organize together

with Pferd und Reiter in Germany, are rated by their customers as %rd

est place world wide to enjoy a horsebac riding holiday! ECut of their

2F! destinations!)

We are really proud of this, and would love to welcome you on one of

our horsebac riding trips in Jordan! Contact us or �ferd und Reiter for

the latest departure dates.

Readers of the prestigious international magazine Condé Nast Traveler US

have selected the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea as one of the top re-

sorts in the Middle East for the second consecutive year. The five-star resort

too third place among the best hotels in the region with a readers’ choice

ra?ng of I=.I out of a poten?al 2"".

A total of !I,IF> Condé Nast Traveler readers voted in the !"2! edition of

the awards that assessed a variety of hotel criteria from dining experience

and location to design, rooms and service.

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New hotels in Jordan

Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea

Resort & Spa

This new loca?on of Crowne �laza facilitates K!"

rooms, including a �residen?al and Royal Suite, a

==""m6 swimming pool, private cabanas at the

Dead Sea beach, a 6"" meter long pool with infin-

ity views, a children's pool with shade and a

supervised Kids Club and promenade along the

Dead Sea.

Best Western Grand Hotel Mada a

A new KL hotel that facilitates F" spacious rooms,

fully equipped to the international standards. This

new hotel in Madaba has a great loca?on: The �est

Western Grand Hotel is located on a 2" minute

drive from Mount Nebo, and with the St. George

church and the Apostles church just around the

corner, this hotel is great for any trip!

New optional activities Jordan

Souk Jara Amman

Wal ing through the oldest streets of Amman, find your way through

Sou Jara. Here retailers are selling items Esome of them are ept from

the past) li e souvenirs, handicrafts, antiques or paintings. The Sou

Jara theather adds some more amusement to our visit, with perform-

ances from local bands, local talent shows, magicians and other stage

performers.

Available every Friday at Rainbowstreet Amman

Full da! Hiking Trip—Yarmouk Nature Reserve

From Um Mais you’ll start a !.= hours hi e in the Yarmou Nature Re-

serve. The reserve is under the protection of the RSCN and located in

the North– Western part of Jordan, at the border of the Golan Hill. The

nature reserve is host for flora such as different type of unique trees

and fresh water vegeta?on types and fauna which includes !" mam-

malian species, =I bird species and 2= species of reptiles. After the

hi e you’ll transfer to the Himma hot spring to relax at a swimming

pool Plled with mineral water from the hot springs. In the aQernoon

you’ll hi e from the swimming pool for 2 m for a nice view of the Jor-

dan– Israel border.

Guiding by Ahmed Alomari, overnight stay in Um Qays

Jeep Tour Wadi Ara a

Ta e a loo at one of the beautiful deserts of Jordan; Wadi Araba.

With white sands and beautiful landscaping it ma es a nice day out.

Jeep tour including nice prepared lunch by your local driver.

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;n �" and �% of August "2�% the annual meteor showers

can e seen again! Experience this special phenomenon

on one of the magical places of the world: Wadi Rum! We

have designed % programs for !ou which !ou can join or

use as inspiration for !our own tai lor made holida!;

Fl! & Drive- Meteor Shower Special :

During this I day program in August !"26, you’l l v is it a l l

the main highl ights of Jordan with your own rental car .

Spend the nights of 2! and 26 August in a private camp in

Wadi Rum, whi le you count the fal l ing stars!

Classic Jordan—Meteor shower group special "2�%

During this I day program you’l l be travel ing with an in-

ternational group and vis it al l the main highl ights of Jor-

dan. Cn the pea nights of the meteor shower you’l l be in

Wadi Rum so you can see a lot of showers coming by!

** We have arranged professional photographer Henk

Bos for these evenings in Wadi Rum, to give !ou an

optional workshop photographing the stars!

Horse tour special : Meteor showers "2�%:

During this I day program you’l l spend K days of horse-

bac r iding from �etra to Wadi Rum. EThe horsebac

r id ing wil l have an adjusted t ime schedule because of the

heat.) In the nights that you are in Wadi Rum, you’ l l be

able to see a lot of stars coming by!

We keep creating new programs in Jordan! Please take a

look on our website on our homepage and under ‘tours in

Jordan’ in the left menu for an overview of al l our

programs!

www#jezratravel#com

Meteor showers

"2�%

Special programs!

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NEWS!

New Emplo!ee: Qais Awadat

Jezra Travel is still growing, we now hired Mais ELeft one the picture) as

an all round employee: he’s wor ing on our horse tours, does the

accounting and he helps with ICT. Eand all the men jobs in the office ;) )

Attending New development programs in Jordan

Jezra Travel attended a new development program in Jordan, which is

put together to create a better Social Media strategy for tourism

offices in Jordan.

Jezra Travel and Hippo Trek on Flanders Horse Expo

Cn 2,! and 6 March Carmen is going to the Flanders Horse Expo in

Ghent, �elgium. Together with Anja Eexperienced horse tour guest)

they’ll give all the information you need about the horse tours. �lease

visit us at the Hippo Tre stand where we’ll be representing beautiful

horse tours in Jordan and also have a special deal for you when you

boo at the stand and with Hippo Tre !

New Jordan—Eg!pt com inations

Jezra Travel has been developing new programs with our preferred

partners in Egypt. Together With Stichting Hadi!a Reizen we have

developed a ! day module to visit the St. Catherine Monastery in the

Sinai. Together with Experience Nu ia we have developed two

Eexamples of) full holiday programs for you to create an optimal

combination holiday! Visit Cairo, Fayoum, Abu Simbel and other places

in Egypt!

Sind ad Group (re)opens new ferr! line Jordan -Eg!pt

In order to travel between Egypt there are multiple options for you to

cross borders. Sindbad Group opened a new ferry line between Jordan

and Egypt and has guaranteed departure every day!

Connecting daughters—a Womans Journe!

To bring people together who normally wouldn’t meet, 2! woman

traveling through Jordan, �alestine and Israel -following the ancient

routes- , show the world that another way is possible. During their

journey they’ll connect with diverse women wor ing for empower-

ment, for peace and for the community. Jezra Travel and �in Spirit

help them to organize their program. Join the movement on

www#connectingdaughters#com

%FM Serious Request collected �"#"$�#CCD euros for the Ba ies!

Remember Jezra Travel, in cooperation with care farm and practice

Intzadel in Holland, made a donation for the �abies in Africa? We

turned out not to be the only one and the total amount is more than

everyone expected!

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Not onl! in our guest ook people leave their feed ack a out our services, ever! now and then

we also find some nice reviews on sites such as TripAdvisor# We reall! appreciate this and would

like to ask !ou too if !ou could leave !our feed ack also on TripAdvisor!

“Great experience using Jezra Travel! ”

Jan "F, !"26, >:K2 �M on TripAdvisor

We just returned from a trip to Israel and Jordan. I contacted Jezra Travel

to as about help with transfers to �etra and a visit to Wadi Rum and

Aqaba. Tamara from Jezra was incredibly nice and always responded

quic ly to my ques?ons. She came up with a wonderful i?nerary for our 6

days in Jordan. She sent out a written quote and itinerary that was easily

modified based on what I wanted included, and the company was extremely well organized and

professional. The driver she arranged for us was wonderful - always on time and very safe. Every-

thing went flawlessly with our driver and the jeep tour she arranged for us in Wadi Rum. We did

�etra on our own and stayed at the �etra Moon hotel Ewhich was wonderful)! We loved �etra, but I

have to say I loved Wadi Rum even more and would love to return and spend more time there! I

hope to return to Jordan for a longer visit sometime, and would definitely use Jezra Travel again,

and I'd highly recommend them to anyone who wants to be sure of having a positive experience

during their trip to Jordan!

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