b'LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Scan here for the full JORDAN AND THE ARAB REVOLT itinerary28 OctoberHistorical Background7 November 2025Initially dismissed by critics as a sideshow, the Arab Revolt was one of the 616 October 2026 most successful campaigns of the First World War. Conceived and plotted 11 days by the Arab Bureau, a branch of British Military Intelligence, from their rooms in Cairos Savoy Hotel, Lawrence and his colleagues brought the idea of a Expert Historian: Bedouin uprising to life. Between 1916 and 1918, the Arab Revolt wrought Professor Nick Saundershavoc and destruction upon Ottoman-Turkish forces, from the deserts of Activity Level: 2 Arabia to the gates of Damascus. Subsequently called the first modern intelligence war, the Arab Revolt is the perfect example of what we In our opinion this is probably the finestmight today call asymmetric warfare. historical tour of Jordan. The central subjectUsing guerrilla tactics and superior is Thomas Edward Lawrence - a beguilingknowledge of geography and tribal 26-year-old Oxford archaeologist, sent toalliances, the irregular Bedouin forces, Arabia in late 1916, where he became a liaisonsupported by Lawrence, secured officer to Prince Feisal. Alongside tracing thenumerous dramatic victorieskeeping remains of the famous Hejaz Railway we alsotens of thousands of enemy troops tied get the chance to explore the countrys richdown in static garrison dutiestrove of classical history and archaeology.trying to defend their supply line - until The exotic mix of golden-red desert, dramatictheir eventual, triumphant entrywind-carved formations, massive sand- into Damascus on 1 October 1918.dunes and a night in the desert in a luxury tent will make this a trip you will never forget.Day 1Day 1: Arrival: Fly London to Amman or make your own arrangements tojoin the tour at the hotel Hotel in Amman - 3 nights Day 2 Amman Welcome meeting prior to a full day exploring Jordans capital (B,L,D)Day 3 Arab Revolt and the Hejaz Railway: Ammans Hejaz Railway station andmuseum, Martyrs Memorial Museum and Royal Tank Museum (B,L,D)Day 4 On to Aqaba! Following the Hejaz railway southward via Qatrana,Jerowf-Dawish and Qalat Aneiza stations Thence to Abu al-Lissan andAqaba (one night) (B,L,D)Day 5 Wadi Rum Subject to access, Arab Revolt museums in Aqaba and explorethe battle site Wadi Rum - Lawrence Springs, Lawrence House (one night luxury tented camp) (B,L,D)Day 6Deep Desert Exploration 4x4 travel following the route from Wadi Rum,former RAF base at Disi, camp at Tooth Hill, track-bed of the railway to the Saudi border via Ottoman forts and stations at Tel Shahm, Ramleh andMudawwara Petra (three nights) (B,L,D)Day 7Petra Full day at sitethe Treasury, the Royal Tombs, the Monastery,Qasr al-Bint and the Temple of the Winged Lion (B,L,D)Day 8The Railway War Wadi Rutm station, Batn el-Ghoul, climb Hill of Birds,landscape around Maan station (B,L,D)Day 9Little Petra, Crusader castles and Tafileh: Nabataean site at Siq al-Barid(Little Petra), Crusader castle of Shobek, battle site of Tafileh, Crusadercastle at Kerak Return to Amman for last two nights (B,L,D)Day 10Azraq and the Desert Castles Azraq Castle and Qasr al-Kharaneh(B,L,D)Day 11Depart: Fly Amman to London (B)ESSENTIALS Extension3-4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Day 11Jesus and Moses Drive to the banks of the River Jordan to Bethany, Elijahs drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,Hill caves and baptismal pools, Mount Nebo, St Georges Church in Madaba tour manager and expert historianContinue to Amman (two nights) (B,L,D)throughout, all internal travel, Day 12Jerash Full day at Jerash (B,L,D)optional travel from UK. Day 13Depart Fly Amman to London or perhaps extend your stay in Jordan (B)485926 TCE BROCHURE 2025-26_Aug25.indd 48 22/08/2025 13:35'