The most beautiful trips from Aqaba
The best trips in the south of Jordan
In the very south of Jordan you will find the city of Aqaba – Jordan's holiday center. From Aqaba you can go on a trip to Tala Bay, visit Israel with the famous city of Eilat or go to the beautiful Wadi Rum desert. The Aqaba itself is worth a visit.
Trip to the desert of Wadi Rum
Dolomiti in orange desert
Amazing orange desert Wadi Rum is somewhat unjustly in the shadow of Jordan's largest tourist magnet – rock town Petra. For travelers with a romantic soul and admirers of fabulous rock formations, bridges and massive dolomitic peaks, however, it is even more attractive place than crowded Petra. Some people come here only for a few hours, but if you want to enjoy this place sufficiently, you need at least an additional day and night, but much better are two days. continue reading
Eilat and surroundings
A southern Israeli city on the Red Sea
Eilat is located in the south of the state of Israel, at the very head of the Gulf of Aqaba in the Black Sea. The destination attracts mainly in the winter months, when you can pleasantly warm up here at temperatures around 21C and swim in the warm sea (23C), where you can snorkel and discover the rich underwater life. Just outside the city are mountains, which you can go explore and comfortably navigate using tourist signs. This area belongs to the Negev Desert, which will give the place an atmosphere as if you had landed on Mars. continue reading
Tala Bay
Center of Jordan Riviera
Fifteen kilometers south of the center of Aqaba is Jordan's tourist residence – Gulf of Tala Bay. Five-star hotels surround here the yacht marina. Farther in the north there are large public beaches, where is far more privacy than in Aqaba. So women here do not have to be afraid to bathe in a bathing suit. Farther south there is only an industrial complex, refinery and border crossing to Saudi Arabia. Minibuses run from near the fort in Aqaba to Tala Bay or you can hitchhike there. You can go back the same way. continue reading
Tour around Aqaba
Metropole of South Jordan
A tour of the Aqaba in southern Jordan will not take much time. Among the biggest attractions that are located here, are the remains of a medieval fortress and a snow-white mosque. However, you can swim in the Red Sea, or take a trip on a glass-bottom boat to coral reefs. continue reading
