Excursão a Desert Castles & Azraq Wetland Reserve

Visiting three castles/forts in the middle of the desert gives visitors a sense of the geographical challenges those who came before us encountered, especially when you figure out you are very close to the borders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. A deep appreciation for the building and paintings of these structures is understood. A little more information inside each building would have been appreciated. As for the wetlands reserve, no animals could be seen. One or two birds flew overhead, but that was all. It would have been nice to know the best season for visiting this preserve, supposedly it is springtime. There was good information inside this center before visitors made their way outside to look for the animals and birds identified .

Anas was a wonderful guide. His English was excellent and he was very accommodating. The castles were interesting and manageable, and the Azraq Wetland Reserve was the perfect site for my birdwatching husband.

The information regarding this tour is misleading. It is not a tour, but rather it consists of a driver who transports you to the sites. He did not provide us w knowledge of the region or the sites. You would be better off simply hiring a driver that can be arranged by your hotel and is less costly.

Driver was nice and on time. However, he had never been to either the desert castles or the wetland reserve. In fact, he got lost and we were making circles in back streets in some small town off the highway. He had no water do he had to stop to buy some. And he offered no additional information on where we were going.

Our Guide Adnan Hamdan was very knowledgeable, he pointed all the best parts to see, gave insight of the places he brought us to see, we we're a group of 7. All enjoyed our day

Went with Ali into the desert to see the “castles” and Azraq Wetlands, nice experience, not much birds as its not the season

Amazing day tour! My driver Younes was the very best! Prompt pick up, offered me delicious Turkish coffee, gave interesting facts about the history and local life in Jordan, explained the day’s schedule well, played Arabic music and took photos for me! The Desert Castles were a sight to see! The Wetland Reserve had nice trails that anybody can enjoy! It was great experiencing so much in a day. I really had the best time in Jordan with Younes and this company. Thank you!

Best transportation service! Ramzi was the best driver. He was on time, kind and very helpful all the time! I definitely recommend this service!

The service was perfect! The driver arrived on time and he was very nice during the whole trip. I definitely recommend this service and I will take it the next time I’m in Amman.

Alaa was a wonderful driver. Everything went smoothly and the car was very comfortable. He was very flexible and did the tour in reverse order for us. We started in the Wetlands which were beautiful.after driving through the desert it was amazing to arrive at a place filled with water and vegetation. You walk along a well maintained boardwalk and trail through the wetlands and there is a large comfortable hide to sit and view birds. It is a peaceful place filled with bird song. The entrance fee was 6JD. Next we visited three sites, which for some reason are called ‘The Castles’. The first Quasr Al Azraq was a large fort. Then we went to see the Frescos at the baths of Qusayr Amra, a World Heritage Site. The third Qasr Kharana (another World Heritage Site) was an enormous hunting lodge with stables, courtyard and 60 bedrooms. All three were on the Jordan pass. Alaa took us into each venue to make sure we were comfortable and that there were no problems. He was waiting to greet us when we were done. We had plenty of time at each site. It could not have been easier.