Good day!
At the end of August, and her husband decided to break out somewhere a week in warmth, to the sea in the framework of a limited budget.
The choice fell on Jordan, or rather the city of Aqaba.
From Moscow to fly 3.5 hours charter. Or from Amman to any convenient transport, through the whole country, so to see the most beautiful places of Jordan on the way.
About everything in order:
Aqaba and beach holiday near. In the city very many hotels of different levels, but only three of them have its own beach, everything else is a municipal beach. On the municipal beach is dirty, uncomfortable and it is poorly equipped, despite the fact that Jordan is quite expensive country with a high standard of living. Speak we came to walk along the beach, imprinted and delighted, that Hayatt chose))).
In addition to the natural coastline in Aqaba there are artificial beaches. Enoneling guys have stopped the channel, organized a system of pumps and so on, and now it circulates the purest sea driver, and on the banks of the canal multiplies hotels in one of which we lived.
Therefore, if you are traveling to Jordan for the beach holiday on the shores of the Red Sea, you choose hotels in Tala Bay (transfer from the airport to Aqaba is 20-30). Most hotels in the city have a private beach, there is also a municipal, it is much cleaner than the beach in Aqaba.
Weather Even at the end of August, it was still very hot! The thermometer column rose above 36 degrees at 10 am. I love to have breakfast on the street, but here it was a test. At the same time, the boat is cool and perfectly refreshed.
In general, I would not recommend people who poorly tolerate the heat, come here from the middle of May to mid-September.
Things to do? In the city of entertainment, there are not so much, I would say that they are not))), but there are all sorts of sea walks on a different type of boats yacht and so on.
Not far from Aqaba, closer to Tala Bay is a terrific coral reef. The history of creating / save will be told to you on the excursion, I just show a couple of photos through the glass bottom of the ship (we did not have Gopro with you, so only so).
I highly recommend to visit. Tip: Be sure to take a mask and flippers and swim with the guide, very beautiful, in addition to multicolored corals, we saw various fish and even Muren. Tip 2: Reef is as close as possible to the shore, so you can come to the beach a little further Tala Bay and swim on your own. Reef is fenced with buys, you will immediately see it.
Where else to go?
1. Wadi Rama desert, Marisanian landscapes of one of the same films were filmed there. as well as the famous Lawrence Arabian. Ride 30 minutes by taxi, then you will be offered a jeep safari. You can stay for the night in Kepe. Choosing from simple to Lukhari with all the amenities and parties.
2. Peter, just look at Google. To see Peter was my little dream. Ride 3 hours by taxi. I recommend to take a taxi that will wait. With the excursion group, of course, a little cheaper, but you will be limited in time (only 3 hours) and movement space. Maximum that you can see this gorge and the most famous building in Peter El Hazna. Taxi driver is ready to wait for all 5 or 6 hours)))
3. The metering sea, go far and expensive, I do not advise you to rush there from Aqaba.
By the way: in addition to excursions from the tour operator, you can find a large number of offers in VK and FB
Good journey to you.