Ajloun Castle is a 12th century Islamic castle located to the north of Amman in Jordan. It is perched on top of Jabal ‘Auf and guards three surrounding wadis, or valleys which descend to the Jordan Valley. The castle was built by Saladin’s nephew, ‘Izz ad Din Usama bin Munqidh, and was built as a countpoint to the Crusaders’ castle at Belvoir in Israel.
Ajloun Castle featured a 15m moat, seven towers and its tower was home to pigeons who could fly messages to Damascus.
The castle was largely destroyed by the invasion of the Mongols in 1260, and a visit makes for an interesting combination with visiting Jerash from Amman.
This comprehensive privately-chauffered tour of Jordan takes you from tip-to-toe. If you are only planning on visiting Jordan once, then we suggest you give this magical destination two weeks to reveal its secrets.
We arrange totally bespoke trips and design an itinerary that is designed around you. You may have seen a suggested itinerary that we can base your plans around, or we can start with a blank sheet and paper and design something from scratch. You can leave a phone number and suggest a time to call you back, and we can also arrange to do this during the evenings or at weekends if you are busy during the daytime. We can also meet up with you in you fancy a coffee and are based in and around London.