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Private Tour Desert Castles Eastern Jordan with Shaumari Wildlife &Azraq Wetland
Private Tour Desert Castles Eastern Jordan with Shaumari Wildlife &Azraq Wetland
Private Tour Desert Castles Eastern Jordan with Shaumari Wildlife &Azraq Wetland
Private Tour Desert Castles Eastern Jordan with Shaumari Wildlife &Azraq Wetland
Qasr Azraq

Private Tour of Desert Castles Eastern Jordan with optional Azraq Wetland Visit

By Zaid Tours and Travel
8.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$197 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Discover three of Jordan’s famous Desert Castles in this trip from Amman. With your informative private English-Speaking Driver, learn about these fabled castles, built by the Umayyad rulers during the 7th and 8th centuries as you visit each one in the desert plains of eastern Jordan. Explore UNESCO-listed Amra Castle (Quseir’ Amra), famous for its 8th century fresco of hedonistic scenes before continuing to the Kharana Castle (Qasr Al - Kharanah) and the atmospheric Al - Azraq Castle (Qasr Al - Azraq), the latter used as military based by T.E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia during World War I. Upgrade your tour with a Guide. You can also add the Azraq wetland visit. Return to your hotel.

Activity location

  • Quseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Quseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

Check availability

Tour For Jordan Pass Holders
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Guided private tour of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman without Guide, entrance fees nor lunch.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$197.21 x 1 AdultAU$197.21
Total
Price is AU$197.21
Until Mon, 25 Nov
Desert Castles Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Tour to Desert Castles: Classic visit of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman without a guide
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$207.07 x 1 AdultAU$207.07
Total
Price is AU$207.07
Until Mon, 25 Nov
Desert Castles Tour with Lunch
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Desert CastlesTour with Lunch: Classic visit of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman without guide and with lunch at a local restaurant.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$236.65 x 1 AdultAU$236.65
Total
Price is AU$236.65
Until Mon, 25 Nov
Desert Castles Tour with Guide
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Classic visit of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman with guide.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$443.72 x 1 AdultAU$443.72
Total
Price is AU$443.72
Until Mon, 25 Nov
Tour with Azraq Wetland visit
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Classic visit of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman with additional visit to Azraq Wetland
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$315.53 x 1 AdultAU$315.53
Total
Price is AU$315.53
Until Mon, 25 Nov
Tour with Guide and Lunch
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Guided private tour of the Three Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan from Amman with guide and lunch at a local restaurant.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$473.30 x 1 AdultAU$473.30
Total
Price is AU$473.30
Until Mon, 25 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-Speaking Driver
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick up and drop off
  • What's includedWhat's includedAl Azraq Wetland Reserve Entrance Fees with Self-Guided Marsh Trail; if option selected
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according to number of participants
  • What's includedWhat's includedOn board WI-FI
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdditional Guide of Desert Castles, if option selected
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance to Amra Castle, Al Kharanah Castle, & Al – Azraq Castle; if option Jordan Pass not selected
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAll type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAll type of drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAll type of service charge (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal Expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAnything else not mentioned

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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.
  • If travellers select Jordan Pass option, clients should purchase Jordan Pass directly.
  • Indicate special dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Activity itinerary

Amman (Pass by)
After pick up from your central Amman by private, air-conditioned vehicle, relax as you journey out of the city and into the desert plains of eastern Jordan. Drive with your friendly informative English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide 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 or another castle you’d like to visit, at your own expense. Your tour is private, so the itinerary can be tailored to suit your interests.
Quseir Amra
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After about an hour on the road, pull up at UNESCO-listed “Quseir’ Amra”, one of east Jordan’s most famous castles. Once a hunting palace of the Umayyads, this splendidly restored edifice is graced with 8th-century fresco showing decadent scenes of nude women, wine, and parties.
Qasr al-Kharrana
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Continue to “Qasr Al -Kharanah”, an imperious 2-level fortress standing in a huge plain. Thought to have been built on Roman foundations, this evocative castle exudes intrigue and displays a rich array of Mesopotamian, Arabic, and Greek architectural influences.
Qsar Al-Azraq
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Finally, head for “Qasr Al-Azraq”, originally an Umayyad hunting retreat and once used as a headquarters by T.E. Lawrence, the 20th-century British soldier and Arab Revolt leader perhaps more famously known as Lawrence of Arabia. Wander around the sun-burnished courtyards, towers, and mosque to learn how Lawrence based his operations here during 1917 to 1918. After exploring here, relax on your ride back to Amman where your experience finishes with a hotel drop-off. Tour with Accompanied Guide: Upgrade your tour to include an Accompanied Licensed Guide from Amman to be with you for the visit of the 3 Marvellous Desert Castles.
Azraq Wetland Reserve
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Upgrade: Optional visit of the Azraq Wetland Reserve established in 1978 Water Buffalo for a self-guided Marsh Trail, which is a water nature reserve and oasis for migratory birds located near the desert castles covering 12 kilometres. Walk and explore on your own. Best time to enjoy the scenery is late autumn or spring.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESQuseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEQuseir Amra
    • Azraq, Jordan

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