Private Amman City Tour with Driver & Hotel Pickup

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Duration3h–7h

GroupPrivate

PickupAt your hotel

Four routes through Amman's history, one driver who knows them all

A private guided tour of Amman with hotel pickup and English-speaking driver, covering landmarks like the Citadel, Roman Theater, and King Abdullah Mosque. You choose the half-day route through downtown, the full-day version adding the Jordan Museum and Rainbow Street, or a full-day extension to either Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) or Madaba (mosaics and Mount Nebo). Private transportation and bottled water are included; entrance fees to sites are separate.

3h–7h

Step-by-step itinerary

Choose and enjoy Amman private tour

Start private tour from Amman
Visit Amman Citadel
See Roman Theater
Explore King Abdullah Mosque
Visit The Jordan Museum (full-day option)
Walk Rainbow Street (full-day option)
Travel to Jerash and explore ruins (Jerash tour)
Visit Madaba and St. George’s Church (Madaba tour)
See Mount Nebo (Madaba tour)
Return to Amman with private driver

The Experience

You get picked up from your hotel and driven to Amman's landmarks at your own pace, without the schedule of a group tour. The Citadel sits on a hill overlooking the city; the Roman Theater still hosts performances in its original stone seats. The King Abdullah Mosque, with its golden dome, is one of the city's defining sights. If you take the full-day option, you'll add the Jordan Museum—where the Dead Sea Scrolls and other major finds are housed—and Rainbow Street, the pedestrian quarter in downtown Amman where cafes and galleries line the blocks. Your driver handles the route and the timing; you decide how long to spend at each stop.

The two extended options push beyond the city. Jerash, about an hour north, is one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities outside Italy: you walk through colonnaded streets, past temples and theaters, all still standing. Madaba, to the south, is known for its Byzantine mosaics—St. George's Church holds a sixth-century floor map of the Holy Land, and Mount Nebo, the site where Moses is said to have viewed the Promised Land, sits nearby with views across the Jordan Valley. Both full-day routes include these sites plus Amman's core landmarks, so the day builds a narrative from one era to the next.

The tour runs with a professional English-speaking driver and private vehicle, so there's no waiting for other passengers or following a fixed group schedule. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, as is bottled water. You'll want to budget for entrance fees at the sites themselves—they're not part of the package. A private guide at individual sites is available as an add-on if you want deeper context on what you're standing in front of.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off.
private vehicle with English-speaking driver.
bottled water.
choice of four routes (half-day Amman, full-day Amman, full-day Amman & Jerash, or full-day Amman & Madaba).

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats available

Operated by We Guide Travel

Is this one for you?Book the half-day tour if you're in Amman for an afternoon and want the main landmarks without a full commitment; choose the full-day Amman route to add the museum and street life; pick Jerash if you want to walk a major Greco-Roman site, or Madaba if Byzantine mosaics and Mount Nebo appeal more. The private vehicle means you set the pace instead of following a group schedule.