Private Full Day Mosaic Tour of Jordan with a Handcraft Experience
Amman, Jordan
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Trip Type: Private Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
If you are a Mosaic Art lover this tour is a must. Where you will visit three of the most popular Mosaic attraction in Jordan. Um Rasas, Madaba and Mount Nebo. Mosaic is the decorative art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, marble or other materials. This tour well also give you the opportunity to experience the art work involved in making these precious handcrafted unique pieces.
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If you are a Mosaic Art lover this tour is a must. Where you will visit three of the most popular Mosaic attraction in Jordan. Um Rasas, Madaba and Mount Nebo. Mosaic is the decorative art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, marble or other materials. This tour well also give you the opportunity to experience the art work involved in making these precious handcrafted unique pieces.You will be pick up from your hotel in Amman to start this tour by visiting Um Rasas, an archeological site in Jordan which contains ruins from the Roman, Byzantine, and early Muslim civilizations. The majority of the site has not been excavated. Among the portions excavated so far include a military camp and several churches. For its unique blend of civilizations, Um Rasas was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
Proceed to the city of Madaba known for its mosaics. The most popular and well known is the ancient mosaic map of Jordan and the Holy Land of the 6th century in the Saint George Orthodox Church, marked with the points of interest of some historical stories recorded in the Bible. Visit the Archeological Park of Madaba, an impressive mosaic treasure. Then climb up Mount Nebo where Prophet Moses is said to have died. Enjoy the view of the Holy Land and the Jordan Valley, and visit the mosaics found inside the church of Mount Nebo. Continue to visit the mosaic handcraft to experience the art work involved in making these precious handcrafted unique pieces.
Proceed to the city of Madaba known for its mosaics. The most popular and well known is the ancient mosaic map of Jordan and the Holy Land of the 6th century in the Saint George Orthodox Church, marked with the points of interest of some historical stories recorded in the Bible. Visit the Archeological Park of Madaba, an impressive mosaic treasure. Then climb up Mount Nebo where Prophet Moses is said to have died. Enjoy the view of the Holy Land and the Jordan Valley, and visit the mosaics found inside the church of Mount Nebo. Continue to visit the mosaic handcraft to experience the art work involved in making these precious handcrafted unique pieces.
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