"The trip organisation by Daytrip was excellent with good communication throughout.
Our driver, Hamza, was great. He arrived at our hotel in plenty of time, he was friendly and courteous, and a safe driver.
We travelled from Amman to Petra stopping on the way at Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas and Shobak Castle. Hamza was happy to give us as much time as we needed at the various stops.
At our first stop we found the St George's church at Madaba, with its mosaic map of the world, a little underwhelming. Hamza then recommended a stop at nearby Mount Nebo, with terrific views towards Jerusalem, Jericho, etc. and some lovely mosaics inside the church there, which we enjoyed very much. Afterwards Hamza unexpectedly stopped at a 'Mosaic workshop' which was a bit of a tourist trap where we felt pressured to buy something.
Our second stop was at the Roman garrison town of Umm ar-Rasas. A lot of the buildings were so dilapidated that they were little more than piles of rocks. The saving grace was some absolutely superb mosaics in the Church of St Stephen, well worth stopping for.
Our final stop was at Shobak Castle. It's an impressive sight on top of a hill, but very dilapidated and crumbling away.
Overall the stops were interesting, and worth stopping for to break up the long journey from Amman to Petra, but weren't really major destinations in their own right."
"Ibrahim was absolutely excellent during our long day trip from Amman to Petra stopping at numerous stops along the way. He was extremely professional and he couldn’t do more to help. He was even kind enough to buy us some snacks! Ibrahim is a genuinely lovely person and made us feel so comfortable. I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone wanting a driver in Jordan and we would not hesitate to use him again. "
DAWN JULIE F.
United Kingdom