2012: £3,180 (deposit £300). This includes: scheduled air travel (economy class) with Royal Jordanian in 2011 (Airbus A310), and bmi in 2012 (Airbus A321); travel by private coach; breakfasts, 7 lunches (including 2 picnics) and 4 dinners (plus meals on flights) with wine, water, coffee; all admissions to sites; all tips for waiters, drivers, guides; all taxes; the cost of the group visa; the services of the lecturer and a Jordanian guide. Single supplement £420. Price without flights £2,780.

In Amman (3 nights): a modern hotel with well-equipped and comfortable rooms. In Petra (3 nights): hotel close to the site, modern but in part fitted out in traditional Arab style; comfortable, capacious and well-equipped bedrooms, several restaurants and cafés, swimming pool. In Sweimeh (2 nights): on the Dead Sea, an extensive hotel with buildings scattered through lush tropical gardens; shady lounges, antique or traditional-style furnishings, spa and health centre. Included dinners are good quality buffets.

Required for most foreign nationals. Passports do not have to be submitted in advance. A group visa is issued on arrival (the cost is included in the price of the tour as long as you are travelling with the group). Passports must be valid for six months beyond the dates of the tour.

This tour is quite demanding and you must be capable of walking all day over rough sites. Fitness and sure-footedness are essential. Average distance by coach per day: 72 miles.

We regret that applications from people aged 81 or over at the time of the tour will not be accepted.

Between 12 and 22 participants.