Aqaba Tours offers the visitors information about this fantastic tourist destination. Aqaba, the capital city of Jordan, is noted for historical sights, exotic beaches and diving opportunities. This Jordanian city is situated in the south of the country across the border from Eilat in Israel. It the single place in Jordan, where you can swim in the sea. The city offers exotic beaches, where you can have the pleasures of snorkeling and diving. Apart from being a hot tourist destination for pleasure-seeking tourists, Aqaba is also a center of attraction for archaeologists and marine scientists with its rich historical sights and varied sea-creatures. Aqaba Tours helps you to explore this resort town in its totality.
Leaving behind the scorching deserts of Jordan, when you will reach the Gulf of Aqaba the indigo colored water of the Red Sea will greet you like anything. Tourists can take a stroll of the tranquil beaches and go for under-water diving to see the coral reefs. Here you will find different species of fish and plants. You can also opt for snorkeling, water skiing, wind surfing, fishing and a lots of other water sports including the popular scuba diving.
As part of Traveling to Aqaba, the historical sights in and around Aqaba can be toured. These sites are marked by human habitation dating back to 5,500 years. The ancient and medieval archaeological sites which the place reflects include early Islamic city called Ayla. The Aqaba fort was built by Mamluk Sultan Qansawh el Ghawri at the beginning of the 16th Century.
There is also a very fine museum at the house of Sheriff Hussies bin Ali, great grandfather of King Hussein. Enjoy Aqaba Tours of the ancient church. Recently, the archaeologists have discovered a church which belongs to the 3rd Century A.D. It is believed to be a little older than the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, both of which date back to the 4th Century.
Unlike many other cities, Aqaba is relatively calm and serene. It hosts nice hotels, restaurants, markets and malls but all lying very close. The city enjoys the status of Special Economic Zone and so the goods offered on sale in shops and malls are all duty free.
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