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Aqaba City Tour - Wadi Rum Jeep Ride Tour - Wadi Rum Camp
Pick up from your hotel in Aqaba for a quick tour of the sole gulf city in Jordan which includes a visit to Mamluk Castle or Aqaba Fort, located in Aqaba, Jordan. The scene of a great Arab victory in July 1916 when this heavily defended Turkish stronghold fell to a daring Arab camel charge. Lawrence of Arabia rode triumphantly from here to Cairo to report the good news to an astonished General Allenby. The port of Aqaba became a major supply base for the advancing Arab Revolt . The castle was originally built by the Mamluk sultan Qansweh Al Ghuri in the 14th century. The fort is located next to the Aqaba Flagpole which carries the flag of the Arab revolt again the Ottomans. Adjacent to the fort is the Aqaba Archaeological Museum. The museum next to the fort was once the residence of Sharif Hussein.. See Aqaba's sandy beaches and coral reefs, they are the most pristine on the Red Sea. Then head to explore Wadi Rum on a 1.30 hour jeep ride into the Jordanian desert! Wadi Rum was best described by T.E. Lawrence as “Vast, echoing and god-like”, and by the locals as “Valley of the Moon”. Upon completion, transfer to your camp in Wadi Rum for drop off.