Private Full Day Tour to Umm Qais and Ajloun from Amman
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Umm Qais
Embark on a private full-day tour from Amman to Umm Qais and Ajloun. Discover the ancient Greco-Roman ruins of Umm Qais and explore the impressive Ajloun Islamic Castle. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transport and a private English-speaking driver.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Umm Qais - Drive with your own private leisure vehicle and English-Speaking Driver who doubles up as your guide to visit Umm Qais where the Ottoman Governor’s House has been restored and opened as a museum. Umm Qais offers beautiful views over the Northern Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the Golan Heights. Start the visit walking the “Docomanos” street that leads to the theater which is different than other roman theaters, since this one is directed west instead of north. Proceed to the basilica church to see its octagonal altar which was a temple. Continue to the main street “Cardomaximo” which means the main street. The direction of this street is from east to west, usually the roman streets are from north to south. Then, visit the town’s museum to admire some of the precious artifacts recovered from the site, including mosaics and marble statues It is a unique roman city different than Jerash, which is another roman city in Jordan worth the visit.
What's Included
- English-speaking driver
- On board WI-FI
- Entrance fees to Umm Qais Ruins and Ajloun Castle; if option Jordan Pass not selected
- Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according number of participants
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- All type of meals, unless option with lunch selected (Vegetarian meal by request)
- All type of beverages
- All type of gratuities (Tips to the Driver) – Recommended
- Personal Expenses
- Anything else not mentioned
- Local Guide at Umm Qais or Ajloun
Additional Information
Explore Umm Qais Greco Roman ruins and Ajloun Islamic Castle on this private trip from Amman, with round-trip transport included in private leisure new climate conditioned vehicle with private English-Speaking Driver. Venture north through the Jordan Valley to Umm Qais, where the ruined Greco-Roman Decapolis city of Gadara covers a hillside. Take a guided tour of the paved and columned Roman streets, see the theater, mausoleum, and other remains; peek inside the small museum. Later, visit Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century fortress built under Saladin to combat the Crusaders. Explore the stone castle and tiny museum, admire the spectacular views from the towers.
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
- Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
- For Jordan Pass holders that purchased tour activity with entrance fees, please inform us to reimburse the entrance fees in destination.
- Tour activity is provided in English. For other languages by request.
- Clients with mobility issues, please contact us.
- Strollers and car seats for infants, please contact us.
- Most local tourist restaurants in Jordan do not serve alcohol, if you do not want a dry restaurant that does not serve alcohol, please contact us.
- For Arab and G.C.C. nationals, please book Jordan Pass option; visits without entrance fees included, as reduced entrance fees apply. It is better for Arab and G.C.C. passport holders to pay directly in destination their entrance fees.
- Clients are advised to bring hats, sun screen, and comfortable walking shoes.
- If local guides are available at Umm Qais, your driver can assist in hiring the guide and payment can be done directly by traveler in destination.
Location
Umm Qais
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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John_m
Mar 8, 2023
Great Tour and Great Company - We actually signed up for this tour and a separate day tour to see Pella. Both tours were with the same company (Zaid Tours). Our driver recommended seeing Umm Qais and Pella together, and then seeing Ajloun the next day as this would reduce some travel time.
The driver/guide we had (Basel) was excellent. He was prompt, spoke very good english, and provided very interesting insights into the Jordanian culture and ways of life. We enjoyed that as much as the sights.
Our favorite sights were Umm Qais and Ajloun. The former was bigger than we expected and you can easily spend a couple of hours there. We would definitely recommend the tours and the company.
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Laksaman808
Mar 8, 2023
Great Company to Travel With - We actually took 4 tours offered by Zaid, and each one was very good. We were lucky enough to have the same tour guides for several trips so it allowed us to really get to know them. The service was very good, and the drivers/guides were prompt, friendly, spoke very good english, and provided us with interesting insights into the Jordanian culture and way of life. We really enjoyed our time on all the day tours.
As for the sites, our favorites were Ajloun and Umm Qais. The latter was bigger than we expected and you could easily spend a couple hours there.6
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Tsenita
Nov 5, 2019
Disappointed - My wife and I were quite disappointed in this tour for a number of reasons. First, emails sent to Zaid Tours were not answered, we had to call at our own expense to confirm. On the day of the tour, we were waiting right at the entrance to our hotel for our driver, but the driver did not find us - we eventually found him in the lounge, scrolling on his phone. The listing says that the driver is supposed to speak English, but he barely spoke English, and thus the hours of driving were spent in awkward silence. When we got to Umm Qais, we were informed that our local guide would not be there for another 45 minutes, and we could either wait or explore the site on our own. We didn't want to wait so we went inside on our own. We stopped at the visitor center - which was unmanned, and had no information about the site - only some brochures about Aqaba. Thus we wandered around with no idea what we were looking at. Also, we had gone to Jerash previously, and Umm Qais is shabby in comparison. Just go to Jerash instead, it's much better.
We did enjoy the visit to Aljoun Castle, which is why I give the tour two stars instead of one.
Finally, the last thing that annoyed us was the fact that for some reason, the driver did not allow us to keep the ticket stubs for the sites we visited. A small thing, but we like to keep them as keepsakes, and it was just one more issue on a bad day full of them.
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