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Shaumari Reserve and Azraq Wetland Private Full Day Tour from Amman
Recommended for your Amman trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
8 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
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Overview
Visit a desert oasis that’s habitat for migratory birds on a private, 5-hour trip from Amman to Azraq Wetland Reserve. Enjoy the flexibility of a private driver and round-trip hotel transfer, then explore the wetland on your own or hire a nature guide onsite. Watch for raptors, eagles, and songbirds along easy-going walking trails, and experience a unique part of Jordan’s natural landscape.
- 5-hour, private trip to Azraq Wetland Reserve
- See Jordan wildlife and birds
- Enjoy a day away from the city
- Visit the reserve independently or hire a guide onsite
- Entrance fees included
- Round-trip, private transport from Amman hotels
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Meet a driver at your Amman hotel for an 8am departure, then make the 66-mile (106-km) trip to Azraq Wetland Reserve in a climate-controlled vehicle. You’ll be crossing the broad Azraq Basin along the way, once a large wetland that’s been reduced dramatically over the years.
Upon arrival at Azraq Wetland Reserve, you can walk around on your own—there’s a 1-mile (1.6-km) pathway through the marshes that offers a perfect vantage point on bird habitat—and nature guides are also available onsite.
The birds you’ll see vary dramatically with the season, with especially good birding from December to April. Starting in May, it’s possible to spot large flocks of raptors, and there are even a few buffaloes in the marshiest parts of the wetlands.
Following your time at Azraq Wetland Reserve, meet back up with your driver for the return trip to Amman, where this tour concludes.
Upon arrival at Azraq Wetland Reserve, you can walk around on your own—there’s a 1-mile (1.6-km) pathway through the marshes that offers a perfect vantage point on bird habitat—and nature guides are also available onsite.
The birds you’ll see vary dramatically with the season, with especially good birding from December to April. Starting in May, it’s possible to spot large flocks of raptors, and there are even a few buffaloes in the marshiest parts of the wetlands.
Following your time at Azraq Wetland Reserve, meet back up with your driver for the return trip to Amman, where this tour concludes.
Itinerary
Be picked up from your hotel in Amman to visit both Shaumari Reserve created in 1975 by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature as a breeding center for endangered or locally extinct wildlife, like the Arabian Oryx, Somali Ostriches, Persian Onagers, and Gazelles.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Proceed to visit the Azraq Wetland, a location of rich biodiversity, providing a natural habitat for numerous aquatic and terrestrial species, including the Azraq Killifish. A variety of birds’ flock to the reserve each year, stopping for a short rest along their migration routes, staying for the winter, or breeding within the wetland. The Azraq wetland is the only oasis in the Arabian Desert with a self-replenishing system that has allowed it to sustain itself throughout the years. Azraq Wetland Reserve established in 1978 is a wonderful and peaceful place worth a day trip from Amman. It was declared as an adjacent mudflat and a major station for migratory birds on the African-Eurasian flyway.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
The reserve was established to conserve the uniquely precious oasis located in the heart of Jordan’s eastern desert, between a limestone desert in the west and a basalt desert in the east. It is distinguished by lush marshland and natural water collections that form glittering pools and streams, giving Azraq its name, the Arabic word for blue. Azraq Wet Land provides great trail walks and it is also rich in history due to its location and water resources. It was used as a station for pilgrims and camel trains. Lawrence of Arabia was stationed in the Azraq Castle during the Arab Revolt.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
You will have the chance to visit the Ancient British Hospital of the time turned into a guesthouse. After enjoying these two unique wild lives, you will be taken back to Amman. You may have the option on your way back to visit the local community from 3 different ethnic backgrounds to learn of their lifestyles: Bedouin from the Desert, Chechen form the Caucasus settlers, and Drouze from Syrian Lebanese Tribes. Each with its distinctive beliefs and traditions making this place a pure magical station to meet the locals.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
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Product code: 2268P110
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