Jerash + Ajloun Castle Tour
About This Tour
Northern Jordan packs two very different chapters of history into one green, hilly corner — and this private day tour covers both. The morning belongs to Jerash, the best-preserved Roman provincial city outside Italy: Hadrian's Arch, the colonnaded Oval Plaza, the chariot-rutted Cardo Maximus, the Temple of Artemis and the whisper-perfect South Theatre. With around three hours on site and no group to chase, you explore at exactly the pace the ruins deserve.
Thirty minutes west, the road climbs through olive groves and pine forest to Ajloun Castle, the 12th-century fortress built by Izz al-Din Usama, a general of Saladin, to guard the iron mines and block Crusader expansion. Inside, a maze of vaulted halls, arrow slits and spiral stairs leads to ramparts with sweeping views over the Jordan Valley — on a clear day you can see all the way to the West Bank. The contrast is the point: imperial Rome in the morning, the age of Saladin in the afternoon, and the greenest scenery in Jordan in between. Lunch at a local Ajloun restaurant can be arranged on request.
Tour Highlights
- Roman ruins of Jerash
- Ajloun Castle
- Jordan Valley views
What's Included
- Private car with professional driver
Not Included
- Entrance fees (Jerash 10 JD, Ajloun Castle 3 JD — or Jordan Pass)
- Licensed site guides (optional)
- Lunch
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities (optional)
Frequently Asked Questions
Hotel pickup around 8:30–9:00, about three hours in Jerash, a 30-minute drive to Ajloun with lunch options en route, an hour or so at the castle, and return to Amman by late afternoon.
