Jezra Travel is a Jordanian tour company that provides news and updates in their newsletter. This issue highlights top rated accommodations and attractions in Jordan according to TripAdvisor reviews. It also promotes new tour packages to view the meteor showers in Wadi Rum and combinations trips to Egypt. The newsletter concludes by encouraging subscribers to leave reviews and follow their social media for more travel information from Jezra Travel.

1. 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
The Big Countdown
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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Newsletter Year 6, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2013
Wetra ed and reafast is in the top of best
's in the whole Middle- East by TripAdvisor
Travellers’ Choice.
Congratulations! A famous saying from owner
Watricia:
“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 tae by coming to Jordan ! ;-) “
accommodaons in Jordan are rated
Ŧ reviews on TripAdvisor!
According to TripAdvisor:
Top luxur Hotels in Amman:
. Four Seasons Amman
. Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel
. Intercontinental Jordan
Top Hotels in Petra:
. Wetra Moon Hotel
. Amra Walace Hotel
. Seven Wonders Hotel
Top Hotels in Aqa
a:
. Kempinsi Hotel Aqaba Red Sea
. Double Tree by Hilton hotel
Aqaba
. Movenpic Resort Spa Tala
ay Aqaba
Top Hotels Dead Sea:
. Jordan Valley Marriott Dead Sea
Resort Spa
. Kempinsi Hotel Ishtar Dead
Sea
. Moevenpic Resort Spa Dead
Sea

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Newsletter Year 6, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2013
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 square miles, protecng rare wildlife
lie the sand cat and Syrian wolf. In , to raise funds for the reserve and employ
local edouins, Jordan's Royal Society for the Conservaon of Nature established
this -room, solar-powered retreat with a mountain bie 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 ultimate destinations!
“A warm desert breeze whispers softly through Jerash’s hundreds of Roman col-
umns, the bruised and fallen, the proud and unbending alie. It swishes about the
Kval Forum, witness to this city’s ancient glory. Just 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. , 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! %Kut of their
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 Wferd 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
rang of . out of a potenal .
A total of , Condé Nast Traveler readers voted in the 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 locaon of Crowne Wlaza facilitates
rooms, including a Wresidenal and Royal Suite, a
m swimming pool, private cabanas at the
Dead Sea beach, a 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 hotel that facilitates spacious rooms,
fully equipped to the international standards. This
new hotel in Madaba has a great locaon: The est
Western Grand Hotel is located on a 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
Waling through the oldest streets of Amman, find your way through
Sou Jara. Here retailers are selling items %some of them are ept from
the past) lie 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 Yais you’ll start a . hours hie 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 vegetaon types and fauna which includes mam-
malian species, bird species and species of reptiles. After the
hie you’ll transfer to the Himma hot spring to relax at a swimming
pool

5. lled with mineral water from the hot springs. In the aernoon
you’ll hie from the swimming pool for 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
Tae a loo at one of the beautiful deserts of Jordan; Wadi Araba.
With white sands and beautiful landscaping it maes a nice day out.
Jeep tour including nice prepared lunch by your local driver.

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Newsletter Year 6, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2013
Kn and of August the annual m eteor show ers
can
e seen again! E xperi ence t his speci al phenom enon Meteor showers
on one of t he m agical places of the world: Wadi Rum! We
have designed prog rams for ou which ou can joi n or
use as inspir ation for our ow n tail or made holida ;
Special programs!
Fl Drive- Meteor Shower Special :
During this day pro gram in August , you’ll visit all
the main highlights o f Jordan with your own rental car.
Spend the night s of and August in a private cam p in
Wadi R um, while you count the falling st ars!
Classic Jordan—Meteor shower group s peci al
During this day program you’ll be traveling with an in-
ternatio nal group and visit all t he main highlights of Jor-
dan. Kn the pea nights of the meteor shower you’ll be in
Wadi R um so you can see a lot of showers c oming by!
** We have arr anged professional phot ographer Henk
Bos for t hes e ev eni ngs in Wadi R um, t o give ou an
opti onal works hop photogr aphing t he st ars !
Horse tour s pecial : Meteor showers :
During this day program you’ll spend days of horse -
bac riding from Wetra to Wadi Rum. %The horsebac
riding will have an adjusted t ime sche dule because of t he
heat.) In t he nights t hat you are in Wadi Rum, you’ll be
able to see a lot of stars coming by!
We keep creating new programs in Jordan! Please take a
look on our website o n our homepage and under ‘tours in
Jordan’ in the left menu for an overview of all our
programs!
wwwŦjezratravelŦcom

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NEWS!
New Emplo ee: Qais Awadat
Jezra Travel is still growing, we now hired Yais %Left one the picture) as
an all round employee: he’s woring on our horse tours, does the
accounting and he helps with ICT. %and 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
Kn , and March Carmen is going to the Flanders Horse Expo in
Ghent, elgium. Together with Anja %experienced horse tour guest)
they’ll give all the information you need about the horse tours. Wlease
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
%examples 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, woman
traveling through Jordan, Walestine and Israel -following the ancient
routes- , show the world that another way is possible. During their
journey they’ll connect with diverse women woring for empower-
ment, for peace and for the community. Jezra Travel and Win Spirit
help them to organize their program. Join the movement on
wwwŦconnectingdaughtersŦcom
FM Serious Request collected Ŧ Ŧ 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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Newsletter Year 6, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2013
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 TripAdvisorŦ 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 , , : WM on TripAdvisor
We just returned from a trip to Israel and Jordan. I contacted Jezra Travel
to as about help with transfers to Wetra and a visit to Wadi Rum and
Aqaba. Tamara from Jezra was incredibly nice and always responded
quicly to my quesons. She came up with a wonderful inerary for our
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
Wetra on our own and stayed at the Wetra Moon hotel %which was wonderful)! We loved Wetra, 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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