Day tour from the Dead Sea to Mount Nebo and city Madaba

Mount Nebo.

wake up early in the morning then get ready to start a wonderful tour from your place of residence in the Dead Sea to Mount Nebo, which is about 33 kilometres from the Dead Sea, so it will take minutes by car to reach this archaeological place. when you reach this mount, you will see a very wonderful high place.

Mount Nebo is located at a distance of 41 km from Amman and it is a part of Madaba sightseeing so it will be wonderful that you will be able to visit it and take a wonderful tour from Amman or the Dead Sea.

Very easily, you will go up to the beautiful Mount Nebo, because anyone can with little effort climb to the top of this mountain. you will see a spacious place overlooking the Palestinian lands, so you can see the Dome of the Rock and the entire area and on Mount Nebo you have the chance to see the Dead Sea with its beautiful landscapes and southern Lebanon.

Why do visitors prefer Mount Nebo?

This mountain has great mass in the three religions because the Holy Qur’an mentioned Mount Nebo and also the Prophet’s Sunnah by mentioning the story of our master Moses in this holy place.

Concerning the Christians, they believe that the Prophet of God Moses, peace be upon him, died on this mountain and was buried there and before his death, he stood on this mountain with his people and saw the land that he had not reached.

On the summit of Mount Nebo there is a wonderful archaeological church. This church was built by Franciscan monks in the fourth century till the sixth century so this place has the Great Mass.

As for the Jews, it is a very sacred place because it is mentioned directly in the Torah, which shows that this place is a holy land and is not forbidden to the Jews. Therefore the Jews go to visit this holy place from all over the world.

What will I visit on Mount Nebo?

When you start your tour on Mount Nebo you will visit the wonderful popular markets there and you will see the beautiful malls on the road that connects Madaba to the Mount Nebo and there are wonderful archaeological sites on this mountain.

Start your tour by visiting the village of Khirbet Al-Makhit watching the mosaic sites and a number of ancient churches, such as the George Church, this church around which there are Byzantine houses scattered on the slopes.

Enjoy visiting Ayoon Mosa which are fresh water springs and this area is very beautiful and wonderful. When you look around this place, you will be dazzled by the picturesque nature and the beauty of the magical place and these springs are one of the most prominent archaeological landmarks in this place that attract many tourists from all countries of the world to visit and take Wonderful memorial photos next to it.

You will visit the Nebo Museum, this wonderful museum, which has beautiful rich and religious contents and contains a helipad as well as a place for cars. You will see the most beautiful monuments in this place.

Taking memorial photos on Mount Nebo so the background of your photos will be unique and you will go from walking on foot to explore the wonderful mountain to get to know the archaeological sites.

You go up to this mountain and see the archaeological and historical monuments inside it, such as the entrance rock and Site plate then you will go to the area of the Prophet, which the Prophet of God Moses struck his stick on the ground so the water came out according to what was mentioned in the Bible.

Continue your day tour to the famous sightseeing in Madaba.

After enjoying the magnificent tour in Mount Nebo you will go by car to Madaba city and it will take minutes to get to the most prominent monuments there. You will pass some archaeological sites, then you will find Madaba, which is the first city on your way.

Note the presence of Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics in the city of Madaba, as well as the mosaic map that dates back to the sixth century AD. This map includes Jerusalem and the Holy Land and a large number of local stones of bright colours, as well as drawings of hills and valleys.

wander in one of the most prominent landmarks there, which is Herod’s castle, which is very old castles, and in this place the head of the Prophet of God Yahya or John the Baptist was cut off after the dancer performed by Salomi.

Hamamat Ma‘in

Relax in Hmamat Ma’in which is a place with many rooms for recreation and bathing, and these rooms have hot, cold and warm water. Get down to the warm water and cover your head with water which makes you feel relaxed as well as this water has the properties of treating skin and chest diseases and you will find luxurious swimming pools.

Madaba Archaeological Museum.

Enter Madaba Archaeological Museum which is a wonderful museum. You will notice that this museum consists of a group of ancient antique houses covered with mosaics.

Two sections of the museum will appear, the Museum of Antiquities and the Folk Museum, as well as models of the traditional house in the material. It is nice that the museum’s holdings are known for their wonderful chronology.

Enjoy watching artifacts from the Bronze Age until the Islamic ages and you will see a number of crowns, altars and columns dating back to the Byzantine period and a number of pottery and glass pieces dating back to the Roman era.

The burning palace in Madaba.

Watch the burning palace in the middle of the city of Madaba. Enjoy watching the floors covered with mosaics that represent ancient Roman life and when you walk around this palace you will know that it was burned in the past.

This museum is connected to the archaeological park, and it is a splendid garden which has a beautiful design by the architects and does not stop walking in this wonderful place that contains many wonderful places.