Private Half-Day Tour to Jerash from Dead Sea

Walk the streets of a 2,500-year-old Roman city with your own guide

A private half-day tour from Dead Sea to Jerash, Jordan's best-preserved Greco-Roman city, with an English-speaking guide and driver. You're picked up from your hotel and driven in an air-conditioned vehicle to the ancient ruins, where you spend two hours walking through temples, theaters, plazas and colonnaded avenues that once thrived under Roman rule. The tour ends with a return to your Dead Sea hotel.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private half-day tour to Jerash

• Pick up from Dead Sea hotel
• Travel to Jerash by air-conditioned vehicle
• Explore Jerash temples, theaters, and plazas
• Visit Bronze to Abbasid period settlements
• Guided 2-hour walking tour of Jerash ruins
• See Oval Plaza and Temples of Zeus and Artemis
• Return to Dead Sea hotel

The experience

Your guide meets you at your Dead Sea hotel and drives you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to Jerash, one of the most prosperous cities of the Roman Empire. Once there, you walk through the original city gate and into streets lined with standing columns, past the Oval Plaza, the Temples of Zeus and Artemis, and theaters that still carry the shape of their original design. The ruins span more than 2,500 years of occupation: Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Abbasid periods all left their mark on the same ground.

Your English-speaking guide leads a two-hour walking tour through the well-preserved remains, explaining what each structure was and how the city functioned when it was crowded with Roman life. You choose which attractions matter most to you, so the route adapts to what you want to see. The guide handles the narrative. You handle the pace and the camera.

After the walking tour, your driver returns you to your Dead Sea hotel. The whole experience (pickup, drive, two hours on site, and return) fits into a half-day window, leaving your afternoon or morning free depending on when you depart.

What’s included

• Local English-speaking guide for the two-hour Jerash visit.
• private English-speaking driver.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private air-conditioned vehicle transfer.
• entrance fees to Jerash Roman Ruins (in the standard option).
• on-board Wi-Fi.

Options for this experience

4 options

Tour for holders of a Jordan PassGuide in English · 09:00Classic Jerash visit without entrance fees for clients who bought a Jordan Pass, includes pickup

Jerash TourGuide in English · 09:00Half-day classic Jerash visit from Dead Sea, pickup is included

Tour including Amman PanoramicGuide in English · 09:00Classic Jerash visit from Dead Sea, combined with Amman Panoramic tour, pickup is included

Tour with LunchGuide in English · 09:00Half-day classic Jerash visit from Dead Sea with lunch, pickup is included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats available

Operated by Zaid Tours and Travel

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want a private route through the ruins with a guide who can answer questions and adapt the stops to your interests, rather than moving through a fixed group schedule. The half-day length leaves the rest of your day open at the Dead Sea.

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is the Oval Plaza at Jerash?

The Oval Plaza is an egg-shaped public square framed by standing columns, one of the most recognizable structures in the ancient city and a centerpiece of the Roman layout.

How much walking is involved in the Jerash tour?

You spend two hours walking through the ruins on paths and streets within the city walls. The terrain is uneven ancient ground, so comfortable walking shoes are essential.

Does the tour include entrance fees to Jerash?

Yes, entrance fees to the Roman ruins are included in the standard tour option. If you hold a Jordan Pass, a separate option is available without duplicate fees.

Can I request a guide who speaks a language other than English?

Spanish and French guides are available by request and subject to availability. Contact the operator a day before your tour to arrange this.

What's included in the price besides the guide and entrance?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, private air-conditioned vehicle transfer, the English-speaking driver, and on-board Wi-Fi are all included. Meals and beverages are not, though a lunch option is available at checkout.