Ajloun Travel Blogs

The second stop was Ajlun, a little village with several interesting sights, the most interesting being the towering castle Qala'at ar-Rabad, perched on the top of a 1250 metre high mountain overlooking the village and valley beyond. What was interesting about this particular castle is that it was …

After rushing from Umm Qays, we still had a long journey back to the south. Ajloun, located 70 km north from Amman and 25km wast from Jerash, along the plateau which still overlooks Jordan Valley. The view along the road is similar, green with pine and olive trees and hiily. The wind blew very str…

Traveling around Jordan, seeing the places and meeting good people. I'll write a proper review when I get more time.

Everyone goes to the Karak crusader caslte, you know, the one from Kingdom of Heaven, but rarely to people get a chance to visit a castle from the other side.  The Citadel at Aijoun was a Saracen stronghold preventing the march of the crusaders northward towad Damascus.  It's easy to see …

After leaving Jerash, our driver suggested that we drive "to see a castle in the desert."  Unsure of what he meant, but eager to see more of the country, we agreed.He ended up taking us to the crusader castle at Ajloun.  From the top of the hill, you could see Jerusalem and into Syria!&nb…

During May/June 2008, I took my first vacation to the Middle East area. Jordan was amazing - I got to see some historical sites such as Petra, Jesus' Baptism site, the Dead Sea and the Wadi Rum Desert. Then we moved on to Turkey where we saw the ancient Nemrut Dagi statues, the ruins of Ephesus, Oludeniz Beach (and some paragliding), Pamukkale white terraces, the famous rock formations of Cappadocia, and of course, the amazing city of Istanbul. The trip exceeded all expectations!

When the sun sets in the west...

A self-guided sightseeing trip through Jordan and Egypt