Ajloun Castle Tours and Activities
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Built atop the ruins of a monastery between 1184 and 1188, Ajloun Castle (Qala’At Ar-Rabad in Arabic) sits on Jabal Auf hill overlooking the countryside in the north of Jordan. Arab general Azz ad-Din Usama, Saladin’s nephew, oversaw its construction in part to protect the region from Crusader expansion and to safeguard iron mines in the nearby hills. The fort was enlarged in 1214 but largely destroyed by Mongols in 1260. It was rebuilt almost immediately, and while earthquakes have twice caused significant damage, ongoing restorations have kept the castle in much the same condition as it stood in the 13th century.
During the Crusades, the hilltop fort was one in a series of beacon and pigeon posts that allowed messages to be transmitted from Damascus to Cairo in a single day. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the fort served as a garrison for Ottoman troops, and in 1812, when it was “discovered” by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, the vasy castle was occupied by a single, 40-member family.
Today Ajloun Castle houses a small museum with artifacts from its long history. Visitors can climb to the top of several towers for sweeping views of the Jordan Valley all the way to the Dead Sea.
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Full-Day Tour: Umm Qais, Jerash, and Ajloun from Amman
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Explore northern Jordan’s historical highlights on this private, full-day Jerash, Ajloun, and Umm Qais tour from Amman. Discover the Greco-Roman ruins at Jerash, seeing its Oval Colonnade, temples, and more; and delve into 12th-century Ajloun Castle, built by Saladin’s forces. Finally, explore the remains of Umm Qais, another Greco-Roman city. Your tour includes private round-trip transportation and Amman hotel pickup and drop-off. Admission fees and local guides at the sites at your own expense.
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Private Tour of Ajlun and Jerash
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Depart Amman North to Ajlun Castle, a Saracen fortress which is a mere 16 km from Jerash. The castle is located on the top of a mountain just outside the small city of Ajlun. It is an interesting maze of passages and levels, and offers a wonderful view of the surrounding area, northwestern Jordan, and off into Galilee. Continue to the ruins of Jerash, one of the Middle East's best examples of a Greco-Roman provincial city. At the entrance of the site, admire Hadrian's Arch, built in 129 AD to mark Emperor Hadrian's visit, and the Hippodrome, a partially restored Roman-era stadium. Once inside, accompanied by a private, local guide, wander the colonnaded streets and discover its most important monuments: Temples, Theaters, Baths, Oval Plaza, Nymphaeum, along with several Byzantine churches dating from the Christian era. Return to Amman.
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3-Day Tour from Amman: Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea
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Experience the best of Jordan with a private driver on a three-day tour for your group of up to 7 people. Immerse yourself in the ancient worlds of Jerash and Petra, sleep in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum, take a Jeep tour of the desert, see the Red Sea from Aqaba, then soak up the sun on a Dead Sea beach. With two nights of accommodations included and all transport by private car, this is a comfortable way to hit Jordan’s highlights, from pristine nature to fascinating culture and history.
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Experience Jordan Group Tour
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This is an 8-day tour visiting and experiencing some of the unique sites of Jordan and engaging with the people and culture.
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4-Day Private Tour of Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum, and Dead Sea from Amman
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See the very best of Jordan in four days, going from ancient cities to the shores of the Dead Sea in a private car. This private tour offers the flexibility and convenience of a personal driver as you tour Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and more, with accommodations provided. Customize the tour by hiring local guides at each destination or simply explore on your own, soaking up Jordan's vibrant cultures, landscapes, and traditions along the way.
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4 Day Private Tour: Petra Jerash Mount Nebo Karak Castle Wadi Rum Red & Dead Sea
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If itinerary planning is making your head ache, consider this comprehensive private tour that checks off some impressive natural and historical wonders in just four days. There are ruins: Umm Qais, Jerash, Kerak Castle, and Petra. There are landscapes: Mount Nebo and the Dead Sea. Plus, enjoy a camp at Wadi Rum, complete with Bedouin dinner, breakfast, and 4WD tour. Please note: entrance fees are at your own expense.
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Incredible Jordan - 7 Days
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We offer all our services with modern, air-conditioned and comfortable vehicles. The driver is a tactful, good-looking person who speaks English and provides assistance when needed.
Also offer Airport Pick-up and Drop-off, Jeep Tour, Hot balloon tour in Wadi Rum, Cruise in Aqaba, shops are selling original Dead Sea products, gifts, oriental antiques, touring programs around over Jordan and much more. You can email us or chat for more information.
Each tourist is allowed a small or medium-sized bag.
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Jerash, Ajloun, and Umm Quais Full-Day Tour
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Without renting a car, seeing Jordan’s sites of Jerash, Ajloun Castle, and Umm Qais in a day from Amman is near-impossible. Aimed at travelers who are short on time, this private tour whisks you with ease to the three antiquities, in the comfort of a private climate-controlled vehicle with a chauffeur. At each, choose to tour the classical or medieval ruins alone or with a local guide (own expense).
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$92.00
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5-Night 6-Day Highlights of Jordan Experience
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See the best of Jordan with this five-night, six-day tour. You'll start in Amman, with visits to the Roman architectural sight of Jersah, the mosaic city of Madana, the Dead Sea, and Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the promised land. You'll also get to explore the ancient wonder of Petra and spend an afternoon in the desert landscape of Wadi Rum during your tour.
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Discover and Taste Jordan - 8 Days
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Cover all the highlights of Jordan like camel caravans, impressive monuments, Roman amphitheaters, Christian mosaics and desert landscapes of Wadi Rum; definitely a trip to remember.
We offer all our services with modern, air-conditioned and comfortable vehicles. The driver is a tactful, good-looking person who speaks English and provides assistance when needed.
Also offer Airport Pick-up and Drop-off, Jeep Tour, Hot balloon tour in Wadi Rum, Cruise in Aqaba, shops are selling original Dead Sea products, gifts, oriental antiques, touring programs around over Jordan and much more. You can email us or chat for more information.
Each tourist is allowed a small or medium-sized bag.
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Best of Jordan in 7 Days (customizable)
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• We offer you a transportation to the best places around Jordan.
• If you have booked your hotels already, then the schedule is all yours, but if not (which we prefer) we will do it for you and advise you with the best hotels and camps, and we will do the 7 days tour in a perfect way to have enough time in each place.
• Our 7 days are very flexible to you, as if you choose where to start and where to end, we will be happy to do it for you, and if you want us to schedule it for you, then we will make sure we make it the best 7 days of your life.
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Jordan's Top Attractions
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This itinerary customized to let you walk through our list of destinations picked for you, so we can guarantee a safe, joyful, thus memorable tour in Jordan.
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Umm Qais, Jerash & Ajloun Castle Day Tour from Amman
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Journey out from the city of Amman to uncover the North Side of Jordan through a private tour with an English speaking driver. Discover ancient Jerash visiting the spectacular Forum, the Nymphaeum, Temple of Artemis and etc., The 12th century Islamic Castle in Ajloun built by the famous Islamic leader Salah Al-Din and as well as Umm Qais or Gandara to explore its theatre, mausoleum and more. This tour includes round-trip transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off from Amman City, as option the inclusion of the admission fees and local guide at the site.
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$99.00
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Private Tour: Full-Day Islamic Desert Castles and Ajloun Castle Trip from Amman
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Look beyond Jordan’s most celebrated attractions to see some lesser-known historical treasures on this private Islamic desert castle day trip from Amman. Head east to Al-Azraq, a castle that ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ once used as a headquarters, and then explore the fresco-painted masterpiece of Amra and Kharaneh castles. Finish at Aljoun, a hilltop medieval fortress built to defend against the Crusaders. Your tour includes private transport, hotel pickup and drop-off, and entrance fees.
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One Day Trip to Jerash & Ajloun Castle
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Rewind to ancient and medieval Jordan on this private Jerash and Ajloun Castle day trip from Amman. After a journey north, stop to visit Jerash, one of the world’s best-preserved Roman cities. Admire the colonnaded Oval Plaza, temples, plazas, and monuments; and then continue to Ajloun Castle to explore the fortress, built in 1184 by Saladin’s forces. Air-conditioned transport and hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with optional local guiding at the sites at own expense.
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$65.00
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Tour Around Over Jordan - 9 Days
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Cover all the highlights of Jordan like camel caravans, impressive monuments, Roman amphitheaters, Christian mosaics and desert landscapes of Wadi Rum; definitely a trip to remember.
We offer all our services with modern, air-conditioned and comfortable vehicles. The driver is a tactful, good-looking person who speaks English and provides assistance when needed.
Also offer Airport Pick-up and Drop-off, Jeep Tour, Hot balloon tour in Wadi Rum, Cruise in Aqaba, shops are selling original Dead Sea products, gifts, oriental antiques, touring programs around over Jordan and much more. You can email us or chat for more information.
Each tourist is allowed a small or medium-sized bag.
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$717.85
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Amman - Jerash - Ajloun - Amman ( With Lunch )
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Our Target: Join us to Explore the roman city of Jordan ' Jerash ' and the Rabad castle ' Ajoun '
Our Slogan: Discover the Beauty of Jordan
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$169.24
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$169.24
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Full Day Tour : Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais
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Explore Jordan's cities including Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais and enjoy this full-day trip with Jordan day tour and more team.
Itinerary:
1. Begin with pickup from your hotel in Amman, then travel to Umm Qais (also known as Gadara) one of the most brilliant ancient Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis.
2. Continue to the ancient city of Jerash, a Bronze Age settlement where you’ll find Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Artemis, and the Forum, a sprawling oval plaza surrounded by 160 Ionic columns. Learn how the city rose alongside a Greek federation of 10 cities, then lived through Christian and Muslim rule before falling during the Crusades
3. Make a final stop at Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century Muslim castle built on the remains of a historic monastery. Hear how this fortress helped defend against Crusader attacks, fell to Mongol invaders, then was finally rebuilt by the Mamluks. Climb into a tower for views of the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea.
4. Return to your hotel in Amman.
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$101.26
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$101.26
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Ajloun & Jerash Round Trip from Amman or Airport
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Depart Amman North to Ajlun Castle, an Islamic fortress which is a mere 16 km from Jerash. The castle is located on the top of a mountain just outside the small city of Ajlun. It is an interesting maze of passages and levels, and offers a wonderful view of the surrounding area, northwestern Jordan, and off into Galilee. Continue to the ruins of Jerash, one of the Middle East's best examples of a Greco-Roman provincial city. Return to Amman.
We also offer Airport Pick-up and Drop-off, Jeep Tour, Hot balloon tour in Wadi Rum, Cruise in Aqaba, shops are selling original Dead Sea products, gifts, oriental antiques, touring programs around over Jordan and much more. You can email us or chat for more information.
Each tourist is allowed a small or medium-sized bag.
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$99.99
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$99.99
Jerash, Ajloun & Umm Qais Private tour
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Your driver will pick you up and drive you to north towards Jerash, where you'll get the chance to explore the ancient ruins of Jerash which is one of the biggest Roman cities in the world, one of the 10 decapolis cities, and the most well preserved Roman ruins in the world, you will have your own time in there, no rush as we give our clients free time at all attractions.
And then from there you will be driven more north through the forests of Ajloun & Jerash towards Ajloun Castle, the ride will take 30 minutes, you will have a free time to explore the castle which has a beautiful view, it was built by SalahAddine on the 11th century.
From there after you finish your visit, our driver will drive you more north to Umm Qais (Gadara) another Roman city in the north, where you can see an amazing view for the sea of Galilee and the Golan heights, where you can end your tour by watching the amazing sunset over the sea of Galilee before our driver drive you back to your hotel in Amman.
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$216.86
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Private Luxury 8-Days Tour in Jordan, with a Licensed Tour Guide
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We provide professional and quality worldwide travel arrangements for individuals and groups. We specialize in designing and planning custom travel for all areas of interest.
Our role as your travel advisor is to take the complexity out of planning and to provide you with unique and imaginative travel experiences, and value far beyond the status quo and off most other travellers’ radar.
All trips are arranged with a licensed tour guide all the time, and 24-hour assistance.
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$3,200.00
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Amman/ Ajlun/ Jerash/ Amman
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You will be visiting the town of Ajlun with its fortress; one of the best preserved examples of medieval Arab military architecture in the entire Middle East, which was once governed by Saladin. Enjoy the magnificent view into the Jordan Valley. Proceed to visit the Greco-Roman City of Jerash, also known as the City of the thousand columns. Jerash showcases the grandeur of Imperial Rome (and is sometimes referred to as the Pompeii of the East). It is considered one of the largest, and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture in the World outside Italy. As the most pristine Decapolis City (meaning ten cities in Greek) in the modern world, Jerash’s prosperity can be admired in the colonnaded main street and lovely Oval Piazza. Return to Amman. (No accommodation booked).
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$135.90
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Explore Jordan's Glamour - 7 Days
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Looking for a luxury transportation with a best price
With us you will have the best services and prices too. You have an opportunity to visit tourist sites around over Jordan with a best service and price (24/7 service).
We offer all our services with modern, air-conditioned and comfortable limousine vehicles. The driver is a tactful, good-looking person who speaks English and provides assistance when needed.
Our services: Airport Pick-up and Drop-off, Jeep Tour, Hot balloon Tour in Wadi Rum, Cruise at Aqaba, shops are selling original Dead Sea products, gifts, oriental antiques, organise touring programs and accommodations around over Jordan and much more. You can email or chat us. Enquire Now!
Each tourist is allowed a small or medium-sized bag.
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$699.99
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$699.99
Jerash & Ajloun Private tour
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Your driver will pick you up and drive you to north towards Jerash, the trip will take approx. 45 minutes to reach Jerash, where you'll get the chance to explore the ancient ruins of Jerash which is one of the biggest Roman cities in the world, one of the 10 decapolis cities, and the most well preserved Roman ruins in the world, you will have your own time in there, no rush as we give our clients free time at all attractions, you will have the option to hire a local guide in there also, after you finish exploring Jerash, you will have the option to have lunch, and then from there you will be driven more north through the forests of Ajloun & Jerash towards Ajloun Castle, the ride will take 30 minutes, you will have a free time to explore the castle which was built by SalahAddine on the 11th century, and from there after you finish your visit, our driver will drive you back to your hotel in Amman.
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$139.00
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