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.
Posted By : Rebecca_T
Basel was an amazing driver full of information we wouldn't have found !elsewhere. He was entirely flexible and atune to our needs adding and deleting things as we requested! We enjoyed his company so much, we joined him for a second day!
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 08:02:52 
Posted By : Dennis_M
Hassan Alqurnih from Zaid Tours was an enthusiastic tour guide. Not only was he knowledgeable about the three sites but he wanted to make sure we saw every nook and cranny. The long drive to the sites from Amman provided a constant commentary about everything we asked. Considering it was Ramadan and he couldn't drink anything, we were impressed with his endurance and his great sense of humor.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 16:47:13
Posted By : Rhiannon_G
Amazing sites and the driver was great - punctual, friendly, and helpful when we needed it but otherwise let us explore on our own (we booked the non-guided option because we already knew a lot about the sites).
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Posted On : 2024-01-09 13:50:54
Posted By : Kent_B
For an additional charge, I was picked up at my hotel in Madaba rather than from Amman, which was nice. The driver (Amer?) was friendly and interesting to talk with, but frankly not a great (i.e. attentive) driver by Western standards. Anyway, the sites, particular Qusayr 'Amra with its amazing frescoes, were interesting. I did not hire a guide at Qasr al-Azraq, which was a mistake as there is no information available at the site and I had to find out about it online afterwards. Recommended if you want less than a full day tour (I was back before 2 PM) and have already seen Jerash and Umm Qais.
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Posted On : 2024-01-04 13:10:30
Posted By : Travel-Berg77
Azraq was an excellent driver and easy to talk with during the trip. He gave us all the time we needed to explore each Castle. This was a do it on your own trip so Azraq was not required to be a guide but he was happy to tell us what he knew about each castle.
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Posted On : 2022-12-05 09:21:24 
Posted By : Shashitha
No guide is provided. It is transport only but the driver, Basel, was knowledgeable in the area and made the trip a pleasant experience.
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Posted On : 2022-11-22 10:17:13
Posted By : Sutwil
Having a full day tour with Hassan was a real treat on my first day in beautiful Jordan (East Jordan - Desert Castles and Azraq Wetlands).
He is very knowledgeable, kind, patient, receptive to questions, trustworthy and open to itinerary customization. His English is excellent and he knows his country extensively.
I am very glad Zaid Tours paired me with Hassan for my first and second full day tours. I look forward to recommending him to friends for their future tours.
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Posted On : 2022-09-21 07:54:22
Posted By : Wraithlin
We booked the desert castle tour on a whim and we were delighted that we did so. The driver and tour guide were professional and arrived on time, and talked to us about the region throughout the trip.
The desert castles are fantastically well preserved and each has an amazing history attached. The full day trip has plenty of driving, as do all trips in Jordan, but nothing to strenuous and we enjoys a very nice lunch in a local restaurant. In terms of information, the sites have visitor plaques that provide significant details if you don't mind reading yourself, or the tour guide narrated to us as we walked the sites. At each site there is usually a tea tent where you have the opportunity to buy souvenirs, but this is standard anywhere outside of Amman base on our experience and the locals were genuinely friendly and relaxed.
The trip is closer to 6 hours than 4 hours unless you rush the site visits.
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Posted On : 2019-09-15 15:38:06
Posted By : Cynthia A
If I knew earlier, I would have booked all of my tours through Zaid Tours. Hasan was an excellent driver/tour buddy.
Posted By : SHARONDIAN_L
Some of the information was wrong. He did not seem interested in the tour.
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