Full Day Tour : Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais

Full Day Tour : Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais

Explore Jordan's cities including Jerash, Ajloun, Umm Qais and enjoy this full-day trip with Jordan day tour and more team.

Itinerary:

1. Begin with pickup from your hotel in Amman, then travel to Umm Qais (also known as Gadara) one of the most brilliant ancient Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis.

2. Continue to the ancient city of Jerash, a Bronze Age settlement where you’ll find Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Artemis, and the Forum, a sprawling oval plaza surrounded by 160 Ionic columns. Learn how the city rose alongside a Greek federation of 10 cities, then lived through Christian and Muslim rule before falling during the Crusades

3. Make a final stop at Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century Muslim castle built on the remains of a historic monastery. Hear how this fortress helped defend against Crusader attacks, fell to Mongol invaders, then was finally rebuilt by the Mamluks. Climb into a tower for views of the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea.

4. Return to your hotel in Amman.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Umm Qays, Umm Qais, Jordan

Visit Umm Qais to see the Governor’s House that has been restored and opened as a museum, here you will be able to see far reaching views over the Northern Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the Golan Heights. You will be able to walk the documents street that leads to the theater.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jerash Ruins, Jerash Jordan

Enjoy a tour of the Roman City of Jerash

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Ajlun Castle (Qala'at ar-Rabad), Ajlun Jordan

Visit the Islamic Castle of the 12th Century in the time of Saladin

Duration: 1 hour