Explore Umm Qais and Ajloun Castle on this 10-hour private trip from Amman, with round-trip transport included. Venture north through the Jordan Valley to Umm Qais, where the ruined Greco-Roman Decapolis city of Garada covers a hillside. Take a guided tour of the paved and columned Roman streets, see the theater, mausoleum and other remains; and 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, and admire the spectacular views from the towers.

6-hour private trip to Umm Qais and Ajloun from Amman, with round-trip transport
Admire the far-reaching views over the Sea of Galilee and Golan Heights
Discover the maze-like chambers and climb the towers for breathtaking views
Explore the well-preserved ruins at Umm Qais, the remnants of the Greco-Roman city of Gadara
Stroll the column-lined Roman street and see the theater, tombs and temples
Take in views of the scenic Jordan Valley as you travel into northern Jordan
Visit Ajloun Castle, a 12th-century Muslim fort built to fight the Crusaders

What's Included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Private Transfer by air-conditioned leisure new vehicle according number of participants
English-speaking driver
Entrance fees to Umm Qais Ruins and Ajloun Castle; if option Jordan Pass not selected
On board WI-FI

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

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

09:00 AM

What To Expect

Umm Qais

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ajloun Castle

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
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.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Reviews

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Great Tour and Great Company

John_M, Mar 2023

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.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you. Looking forward to having you, your family, and friends with us again

Disappointed

tsenita, Nov 2019

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.

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Thank you for your comments, kindly note the local driver speaks fair proper English, the driver was at hotel at 9 am looking for you inside the lobby. We apologize for the local guide not being able to meet you when you arrived to Um Qais. Please note we are prompt to reply to all our clients unless there is time or week end difference or local bank holidays, clients have to call the emergency number to reconfirm pick up details. We always try our best for our clients to enjoy their experience and time with us.

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