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amra castles
Day Tour Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve
Day Tour Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve
Day Tour Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve
Day Tour Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve

Day Tour Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve

By R&H VIP Transportation Services
8.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is S$187 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Jordan's Umayyad desert castles are beautiful examples of early Islamic art and architecture and stand testament to a fascinating era in the country's rich history. Take a private half-day tour and delve deep into the history of Jordan under the expertise of a professional and knowledgeable driver. The structures are called castles because of their imposing stature. The desert complexes once served various purposes as caravan stations, agriculture and trade centers, resort pavilions, and outposts that helped distant rulers forge ties with local Bedouins. Inside the castles, early Islamic art can be found. The fine mosaics, frescoes, stone and stucco carvings are inspired by the best in Persian and Greco-Roman traditions and reveal to us countless stories of the life as it was during the 8th Century.

AZRAQ WETLAND RESERVE
The wetlands were created some 250,000 years ago[3] as a result of being fed by aquifers that corresponded with geological changes

Activity location

  • Quseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Quseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

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Jordan Desert Castles
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Duration: 6 hours
Not included
Normal Saloon / Minivan
Jordan desert castles: You will visit the main 3 Castles 1-Qasr al-Azraq 2-Qusayr Amra 3- Qasr al-Harraneh
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30
Price details
S$186.54 x 1 AdultS$186.54
Total
Price is S$186.54
Until Sun, 17 Nov
AZRAQ WETLAND RESERVE
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Azraq is a unique wetland oasis located in the heart of the semi-arid Jordanian eastern desert.
Wetland and Desert Castles : You will visit Wetland and Desert Castles
Duration: 2 hours
Desert Castles And Wetland : In this option, you will visit Desert Castles and WetLand
Normal Saloon / MiniVan
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30
Price details
S$226.80 x 1 AdultS$226.80
Total
Price is S$226.80
Until Sun, 17 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish Speaking Driver
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport (hotel pickup and Drop-off, air-conditioned vehicle, on-board WiFi, Fuel Surcharge)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals, Service charge, Local guide at site, Personal Expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission Fees

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Quseir Amra
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket not included
Al-Mshatta Palace is one of the desert castles built by the Umayyads. Situated nearly 32 km southeast of Amman, this palace was built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid bin Yazid in 744 AD, and is surrounded by a 144-meter-long square wall comprising of 25 circular towers. Named Al-Harrana Castle as it is positioned in the Al-Harrana Valley; the square fortress was resurrected during the reign of Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The castle has been restored several times as a result of the constant invading empires. Located on the international road on the way to Azraq, visitors are encouraged to get medieval and explore inside the fortress walls. Built during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Yazid bin Abd al-Malik, who is considered to be the sixth caliph of the Umayyad successors, Qasr Amra is believed to have been a location to aid in hunting. With the preservation of castle carvings and fresco paintings the Qasr Amra is sure to be a castle experience unlike the others.
Azraq Wetland Reserve
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Azraq is a unique wetland oasis located in the heart of the semi-arid Jordanian eastern desert, one of several beautiful nature reserves managed by the RSCN. Its attractions include several natural and ancient built pools, a seasonally flooded marshland, and a large mudflat know as Qa’a Al-Azraq. A wide variety of birds stop at the reserve each year for a rest during their arduous migration routes between Asia and Africa. Some stay for the winter or breed within the protected areas of the wetland. An ideal spot for admiring the flocks in flight is bird watching reachable through a wooden path that runs along part of the marsh. The sensation of being immersed in this water paradise surrounded by the desert is unique. The oasis hosts also mammal species including water buffaloes, a species that is essential for the maintenance of wetlands. Guided visits of the site can be booked at the Visitor Centre

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESQuseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEQuseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

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