Things to do in Wadi Rum & Aqaba

Wadi Rum & Aqaba's must-sees

The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.

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   Aqaba Fortress

   The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort, also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century.

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   Aqaba Archaeological Museum

   Aqaba Archaeological Museum is the official archaeological museum of the city of Aqaba in Jordan.

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   Wadi Rum

   Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم Wādī Ramm, also Wādī al-Ramm, known also as the Valley of the Moon or Red mountains, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia and about 60 km (37 mi) to the east of the city of Aqaba.

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   Aqaba Flagpole

   The Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba, Jordan is a 130-metre (430 ft) tall flagpole. This height makes it the tenth tallest free–standing and eleventh tallest flagpole in the world.

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   Aqaba Church

   Aqaba Church is a historic 3rd-century church located in Aqaba, Jordan. It was unearthed in 1998 by a group of archaeologists and is considered to be the world's oldest-known purpose-built Christian church.

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   Sharif Hussein bin Ali Mosque, Aqaba

   Mosque in Aqaba between the market area and the shore, opposite Ghandour Beach, named after Sharif Hussein bin Ali, founder of the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz.

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   Ayla

   Aqābaʾ is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate.