Mercury Holidays 2021-2023 Brochure

4 Enter the ancient depths of Petra Petra, Jordan The Great Ancient City of Petra, carved from rock and tucked into a hidden valley in the deserts of southern Jordan, home to a great empire that flourished 2,000 years ago and then for centuries only known to the Bedouin, is a city that shouldn’t even exist, and has to be seen to be believed. • See pages 200-201 5 Journey along the Garden Route South Africa The most sensational coastal drive in South Africa covers a relatively short distance but offers a spectacular range of scenery, stunning beaches leading into rolling hills and finally the sandstone cliffs of picturesque Knysna. • See page 206-207 3 Visit Jerusalem’s golden dome Jerusalem, Israel There can be few locations of comparable religious significance to Temple Mount, or Al Haram Ash Sharif, home to the gleaming golden Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque. Sacred to the three Abrahamic religions, this site is not to be missed. • See pages 199 4 6 5 6 Safari search in the Serengeti Serengeti, Tanzania The Serengeti is one of the greatest wildlife destinations on Earth. See lion’s stalking wildebeest and zebra migrating in unimaginable numbers, leopards and cheetahs, jackals and hyenas, and five hundred bird species all dotted across vast plains. • See page 204 www.mercuryholidays.co.uk • 0800 298 9865 195 Africa and the Middle East