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Private Tour: Exploring Islamic Desert Castles and Ajloun Castle from Amman
4.9
8 Ratings
Amman
Discover hidden historical gems on a private tour from Amman. Visit Islamic Desert Castles, including Lawrence of Arabia’s headquarters, and explore the medieval fortress of Ajloun.
Discover hidden historical gems on a private tour from Amman. Visit Islamic Desert Castles, including Lawrence of Arabia’s headquarters, and explore the medieval fortress of Ajloun.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Amman - After pick-up from your central Amman by private, air-conditioned vehicle with your own private English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide, relax as you journey out of the city and into the desert plains of eastern Jordan. Drive with your friendly informative English-Speaking Driver to experience the fascinating Desert Castles….
- Amman - After pick-up from your central Amman by private, air-conditioned vehicle with your own private English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide, relax as you journey out of the city and into the desert plains of eastern Jordan. Drive with your friendly informative English-Speaking Driver to experience the fascinating Desert Castles. The region is speckled with 7th and 8th century castles, many within a 15-minute drive of each other, that were originally built by the Caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty as rural retreats and hunting lodges. Hear tales about this powerful dynasty, the first Muslim rulers of the Arab kingdom, including fascinating snippets about their extravagance and debauchery. As you travel, feel free to tell your driver if there’s a castle you want to see more of. Your tour is private, so the itinerary can be tailored to suit your interests.
What's Included
- English-Speaking Driver
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according to number of participants
- On board WI-FI
- Additional Guide at the Desert Castles; if option with guide is selected
- Entrance Fees: Al- Azraq, Amra, and Al-Kharanah Castles; if option Jordan Pass not selected
- Entrance Fees to Ajloun Castle; if option Jordan Pass not selected
- English-Speaking Driver
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according to number of participants
- On board WI-FI
- Additional Guide at the Desert Castles; if option with guide is selected
- Entrance Fees: Al- Azraq, Amra, and Al-Kharanah Castles; if option Jordan Pass not selected
- Entrance Fees to Ajloun Castle; if option Jordan Pass not selected
What's Not Included
- All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
- All type of beverages
- All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended
- Personal Expenses
- Anything else not mentioned
- All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
- All type of beverages
- All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended
- Personal Expenses
- Anything else not mentioned
Additional Information
Embark on a journey beyond the well-known attractions of Jordan and discover less renowned historical gems on this private exploration of Islamic Desert Castles originating from Amman. Venture eastward on this extended journey to Al-Azraq, a stronghold once utilized as a base by Lawrence of Arabia, and after that delve into the fresco-adorned…
Embark on a journey beyond the well-known attractions of Jordan and discover less renowned historical gems on this private exploration of Islamic Desert Castles originating from Amman. Venture eastward on this extended journey to Al-Azraq, a stronghold once utilized as a base by Lawrence of Arabia, and after that delve into the fresco-adorned masterpiece of Amra and Al -Kharanah Castles. Culminate at Ajloun, a medieval castle perched atop a hill, erected to guard against the Crusaders. Your tour package includes exclusive leisurely transportation with an English-Speaking driver, as well as hotel pick up and drop off, and entrance charges unless the Jordan Pass option is not chosen.
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
- Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
- For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
- Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages by request.
- Clients with mobility issues, please contact us.
- Strollers and car seats for infants, please contact us.
- Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant that does not serve alcohol, please contact us.
- For Arab and G.C.C. nationals, please book Jordan Pass option; visits without entrance fees included, as reduced entrance fees apply. It is better for Arab and G.C.C. passport holders to pay directly in destination their entrance fees.
- Clients are advised to bring hats, sun screen, and comfortable walking shoes.
Location
Amman
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(8 Ratings)
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Kylie_s
Sep 24, 2024
A long day but an excellent trip to see an alternate part of Jordan!! - Mazen was excellent, punctual, patient, engaging and happy to share information about Jordanian culture, way of life and recent events throughout the day. It was a long day, but very enjoyable and I had as much time as I needed to see the sites and the landscape in between. Lunch and venue was excellent as well. Would highly recommend Mazen especially for female solo travellers as he was a gentleman.
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Amelie_m
Dec 10, 2023
My tour guide was Hasan.... - My tour guide was Hasan. He was a good driver, very nice, very knowledgeable. He also did the tour guide at Qasr al-Harranah and Quseir Amra. He paid for tea, offored water and fruits. He gave advice on things I would see on a later tour. He also had Wi-Fi but I can't comment on that as I did not use it but it was offered. It was a very nice experience that was accentuated by Hasan's knowledge and personality.
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Jan0we
Dec 13, 2022
Well organized yet adoptable tour - Well organized. Driver picked up at hotel in time spotless.
Good car, Driver talked very good English. Could guide a lot during trip.
Quite compressed tour due to distance but very interesting. Everything was adoptable according to whishes. I can strongly recommend this company ZTT international and this tour!!
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Beatriz_f
Mar 28, 2022
Amazing day tour with an amazing tour driver/guide - It was very easy to book, the driver Amer was so professional and also acted as a tour guide.
Amer was on time, ready to go. He helped me understand the history of the castles, as well as the history of the country! He was polite and respectful the whole day!
Amert took me to local restaurants and showed me the typical Jordanian hospitality! I would totally book another trip with him in the future, and in hindsight I should have done my whole travel with him!
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Mark
May 22, 2017
This is a long day. There are 4... - <p>This is a long day. There are 4 sites you visit. The first was probably a tavern, the next was a hunting lodge with amazing paintings on the wall. Although called castles they were not. The third site was a fort partly used by Lawrence of Arabia. It is then a long drive over to Ajloun castle, but this is an amazing castle right on the top of a hill. It has excellent views and an interesting small museum inside. As with Jordan you can have a guide picked up locally at each site. There are plenty of notice boards so this is not essential. If you do not want a guide they are not pushy about it and you can go round at your pace. My driver was friendly and let you have as long as you wanted in each place. Water was provided and is needed. If you want lunch you can ask the driver to pick a place, but it is not compulsory and I saw more by not having lunch which I felt was better.</p>
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Neralie_c
Aug 6, 2016
I loved this tour. There was just... - <p>I loved this tour. There was just our guide and us which was fabulous.<br/>
I loved everything about this day and the opportunity to travel east and then north west and the variety of castles we saw. <br/>
A wonderful snapshot of Jordan!</p>
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Jeanine
Mar 26, 2016
So enjoyable and off the beaten path... - <p>So enjoyable and off the beaten path. Driver/ guide excellent!</p>
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Yasmin_t
Dec 25, 2018
Full day desert castles tour - The tour though started behind schedule was good. The Qasr Harranah, Qasr Amra and Qasr Azraq though popular were not very impressive. Local guides behave arrogant with individual tourists and would stand in the midst of sites where others want to take pics. They deliberately stand with their group obstructing others from taking pics. The highlight was Qasr Al Ajloun. A very good site and the views from above are breathtaking. Not many tourists visit so there is no nuisance from local guides also. But the trip is worth the money and distance to be travelled. Go for it.
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