Jordan > Aqaba > Aqaba
Aqaba
N 29°31.697', E 35°0.19'
2010-11-13
http://www.aqaba.jo
Our rating: 8.40
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Aqaba is the southernmost city of Jordan, a seaport and resort located on the Red Sea. It is a free economic zone. Because of this, the city is separated from the rest of the country with a border. The city is famous for the giant flag of the Arab revolution on the waterfront. The height of the flagpole is 136 meters, and the size of the flag cloth itself is 60x30 meters. Unfortunately, there are not many places where you can walk. There is a small promenade and a park in the downtown, and in fact that's all. Souvenir shops can be found around the downtown.
There are beach hotels and free public beaches in the city. However, because of the port, it makes sense to pay attention to the Tala Bay Resort, located 15 kilometers to the south of the center of Aqaba. We stayed at the Mövenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba (booking.com ). Nearby there are several hotels and luxury apartments as well as small infrastructure. It is a great place to relax. You can move 500 meters away from the hotel and you'll be all alone on the beach. Tala Bay is just 15 kilometers away from Aqaba, so you can take a taxi or a shuttle bus. There is a small coral reef near the hotels, but if you want to snorkel, do the following. Walk along the beach about 3 kilometers in the direction of Aqaba. You will find something like a public beach, and there's a large and beautiful reef nearby. You can take a taxi in Aqaba to get there.
Tala Bay resort near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Original lawns in Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Moevenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Friends Cafe in Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Tala Bay resort near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Funny mannequins in Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Moevenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Moevenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Moevenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Moevenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Rules of behavior on the beach in Aqaba :) ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Always take rubber slippers with you ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Red Sea near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Fugu fish on the beach near Aqaba ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: Regular bus service from Amman is provided by the companies JETT , Trust, and Alpha Daily Tours.
Tags, Jordan: beach , city Tags, all countries: beach , city
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help