DAY 1: Amman

Overnight in Amman
Wake up in sunny Amman, a city built on seven hills, and visit the museums, the citadel, the Roman Theatre, taste the local cuisine in downtown Amman and enjoy a stroll down Rainbow Street. Make sure to stop at Wild Jordan for one of your meals and take in the view of this incredibly old inhabitant city. Walk down the old steps into the city; listen and feel the heartbeat of this ancient land.

DAY 2: AZRAQ WETLAND RESERVE

Drive Northeast to Azraq and along the way visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Qusair Amra, one of Jordan’s many desert castles, with beautiful examples of both early Islamic art and architecture. If time allows, visit some of our other desert castles along the way. Then stop at the infamous black basalt fort at Azraq, the headquarters of Lawrence of Arabia during the Arab Revolt. Afterwards, take a tour of the Azraq Wetlands, a heaven for birdwatchers. While there, visit the museum and learn about the Azraq Killifish (Aphanius sirhani), the only true endemic vertebrate species indigenous to Jordan. Restoration work has been done on its habitat, in order to protect the species from extinction and has greatly increased the numbers of killifish in their natural habitat. Don’t forget your binoculars so that you can watch how the Azraq Water Buffalo interact and play in the water.